Newbie went to see Rev 5 today - advice needed!

[raptor95GTS]

er it's her car, she doesn't give a flying hoot about the current MR2 market lol. Brilliant, love it

If the car was £500, i wonder whether OP would insist on giving her extra money as she was asking less than the IMOC massif deemed reasonable?

gets popcorn and fresh cold beer for this one

[androo007]

Well, duuuhh





Obviously

[QUOC2008]

Thats crazy to spend £1800 on a rev 5 with 160k ... i just sold my rev 5 for £1000 with 127k...

If you got that money for one buy rev3 turbo or rev 5 with under 80k miles

[Race Idiot]

Thats crazy to spend £1800 on a rev 5 with 160k ... i just sold my rev 5 for £1000 with 127k...

If you got that money for one buy rev3 turbo or rev 5 with under 80k miles

Ahhh yes, the magical sub 2k rev3 turbo. Surely thats not going to have any issues.

[QUOC2008]

Thats crazy to spend £1800 on a rev 5 with 160k ... i just sold my rev 5 for £1000 with 127k...

If you got that money for one buy rev3 turbo or rev 5 with under 80k miles

Ahhh yes, the magical sub 2k rev3 turbo. Surely thats not going to have any issues.

Yeah your right rev 3 turbo for £1800 might have issues but i rather that then 160k mile mr2 na you will defo have problems

[pistol pete]

Thats crazy to spend £1800 on a rev 5 with 160k ... i just sold my rev 5 for £1000 with 127k...

If you got that money for one buy rev3 turbo or rev 5 with under 80k miles

Ahhh yes, the magical sub 2k rev3 turbo. Surely thats not going to have any issues.

Yeah your right rev 3 turbo for £1800 might have issues but i rather that then 160k mile mr2 na you will defo have problems

Why would you defo have problems on 160K mr2?.. sure enough the one listed sounds like it needs some love, but i see no real issues with a high milage mk2.. the engines will happily take it..

[Race Idiot]

Yeah your right rev 3 turbo for £1800 might have issues but i rather that then 160k mile mr2 na you will defo have problems

Fixing a high mileage na is going to be much simpler than trying to fix a ropey tubby. Seeing as you can pick up decent 3sge motors for peanuts if the worst comes to the worst.

[SonicSW20]

Ahhh yes, the magical sub 2k rev3 turbo. Surely thats not going to have any issues.

Yeah your right rev 3 turbo for £1800 might have issues but i rather that then 160k mile mr2 na you will defo have problems

Why would you defo have problems on 160K mr2?.. sure enough the one listed sounds like it needs some love, but i see no real issues with a high milage mk2.. the engines will happily take it..

Indeed, my Rev4 had 145k on it before it was written off. It was mechanically sound.

[wilkie senior]

mine is currently just shy of 157k

running fine

[QUOC2008]

Yes but high milage cars are more likely to go wrong then low milage cars in general but i know wat you guys are says even mine rev 5 na was solid at 127k but for £1800 for it... it too much i think she was luckly to even b offered £1100 i would of offered £300-£500 rather not buy it to be honest unless im was gonna do a project on it

[Jam]

So basically the only good thing about it is it's a Rev 5?

Walk away.

[Draven]

Yes but high milage cars are more likely to go wrong then low milage cars in general but i know wat you guys are says even mine rev 5 na was solid at 127k but for £1800 for it... it too much i think she was luckly to even b offered £1100 i would of offered £300-£500 rather not buy it to be honest unless im was gonna do a project on it

this is all completely dependent on how they have been looked after.. a high mileage car that has had money spent is going to be more reliable that na low mileage car that has been treated badly.

Buy on condition NOT mileage..

[QUOC2008]

Yes but high milage cars are more likely to go wrong then low milage cars in general but i know wat you guys are says even mine rev 5 na was solid at 127k but for £1800 for it... it too much i think she was luckly to even b offered £1100 i would of offered £300-£500 rather not buy it to be honest unless im was gonna do a project on it

this is all completely dependent on how they have been looked after.. a high mileage car that has had money spent is going to be more reliable that na low mileage car that has been treated badly.

Buy on condition NOT mileage..

True but both are important

[gavsdavs]

My car is 130k miles +. There almost certainly isn't a perishable/suspension/rolling component on it which hasn't been replaced/renewed. Only really the body has actually covered those miles.
Is it still a 130k+ car ?
Buy on condition, not mileage.

[SonicSW20]

It's funny how hung up people from the UK are on mileage. In other countries, a couple hundred thousand miles on a car isn't a big deal as long as it's been looked after.

In the UK, a 200,000 mile car can have a book full of history and be absolutely immaculate, yet people will run away from it as if it's a grenade with the pin pulled.