[MR2] MR2 news from Top Gear

[Joel]

as per fleet of vehicles, this is NOT current...  but, at one point in 
the not to distant past, my wife and i owned the following all at once.

hers:
1985 mr2 stick na
1988 mr2 stick supercharged
1986 mr2 auto na (daily driver)

mine:
1986 mr2 stick na
1982 starlet stick na (carb'd)
1987 corolla gts stick na (yes, rwd)

ours:
1988 alltrac celica stick turbo

someone with keen whit might notice a theme. :)

though, our current fleet has shrunk...

her:
1985 mr2 stick na
1988 alltrac camry stick turbo (YES, they do exist and YES the AWD is 
factory - the turbo is a 3sgte swap)

me:
1986 mr2 stick na (currently going thru a 1st gen 3sge swap)
1999 subaru impreza 2.5rs (engine is stock 2.5L na)

- joel -



Bob Schultz wrote:
> I have an unusually fleet:
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> Lexus SC430
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> Cadillac Allante
>
> Mr2 Turbo
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> Pontiac Transport
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> Out of the three, the Lexus is the quietest and probably the best for a long
> drive but honestly, the 88 Allante, though far from a stripped down car, is
> still the car I chose just for the ease of driving.
>
> It has the basic options; power windows, mirrors (power locks died a few
> years back and I was unable to find a reasonably priced switch) but I just
> find it like an old pair of shoes.
>
> I have had it since 1991 and I just fit in it.
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>  
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> If I could find a clean Mk1 5 speed with cruise and power windows I would be
> tempted to add it to the fleet again.  
>
> I miss the simple-ness of that car.  An Mr2 Spyder would probably be a more
> practical choice just because they are newer.
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> From: James [mailto:seawa.anon at gmail.com] 
> Sent: Monday, January 25, 2010 11:21 AM
> To: Jeff Richter
> Cc: bob-schultz at comcast.net; mr2 at mr2.com
> Subject: Re: [MR2] MR2 news from Top Gear
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>  
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> Yeah, I can see how it might sound a little hypocritical; but I think the
> point is that there's a few things that, at least some of us have come to
> accept as basic equipment/conveniences - such as electrically adjustable
> mirrors, electric door locks, and cruise; and this is as opposed to things
> like cars that brake by themselves, etc.  
>
> James
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>  
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> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 8:08 AM, Jeff Richter <jrichter2 at wi.rr.com> wrote:
>
> bob-schultz at comcast.net wrote:
>
> I hear what you say and honestly I kind of agree with you. My LS430 has
> radar cruise but when the Yaw Sensor gets out of sync (something like a $600
> part) the cruise dies so the drive back from Yosemite was a problem. 
>
> I just find it ironic that in the same thread where various people are
> bragging about how they refuse technology
> in their vehicles (e.g. the lack of a diagnostic plug, or complaining about
> seat heaters), someone could use the term "problem" for driving without
> cruise control.  Really?  That's a "problem"?
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