Toyota Mr2
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From: Orange County, NY
Originally Posted by FrestyleFC3S' date='Nov 10 2003, 01:02 PM
anyways...dan im looking around spring to summer...this rebuild took all the money i was planning for suspension and a daily driver 
My plans are probably *hopefully* going to be mild for the mr2. Just lower it on nice rims, make it look purrdy, etc. I would love to have an Mr2 for the sake of the mr2 meets and community though...I never met up with them...sucks.
When CrimsonMKII came to check out my Turbo for a potential buyer he let me drive his NA, it was pretty nice, I was impressed.
Can't wait to have FD and MKII....ahhh next year's gonna rock. We'll def. meet up in the spring bro...or perhaps sooner.
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From: Orange County, NY
Originally Posted by Srce' date='Nov 10 2003, 03:02 PM
I'd rather have a C5 or MKIV targa style roof.
Targa is cool but when you have it on you can't see through it.
The T-tops are awesome cause if you have them ON your mr2 (when it's too cool out) , you can take the sunshades off and still have all of this viewing space to let light in and look up and out at the sky/stars (oops, shouldn't do that while driving but yea...)
When you take t-tops off...you have one small bar in the center...who cares...I think the fact that when you have the tops on you can still have a "sunroof" effect outweighs the bar "disadvantage" compared to the Targa.
I still love sunroof though, cause the other 2 (targa and ttops) are a chore to take off and on. Sunroof/Moonroof (powered) is so simple. But that doesn't have the same affect as ttop/targa either.
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Originally Posted by PhoenixDownVII' date='Nov 10 2003, 01:34 PM
I wouldn't....
Targa is cool but when you have it on you can't see through it.
The T-tops are awesome cause if you have them ON your mr2 (when it's too cool out) , you can take the sunshades off and still have all of this viewing space to let light in and look up and out at the sky/stars (oops, shouldn't do that while driving but yea...)
When you take t-tops off...you have one small bar in the center...who cares...I think the fact that when you have the tops on you can still have a "sunroof" effect outweighs the bar "disadvantage" compared to the Targa.
Oh, and might I add the Targa makes the MKIV very weak (chasis flex) because there is no Bar..not sure if every targa is like that but that bar does more good than bad i suppose.
I still love sunroof though, cause the other 2 (targa and ttops) are a chore to take off and on. Sunroof/Moonroof (powered) is so simple. But that doesn't have the same affect as ttop/targa either.
Targa is cool but when you have it on you can't see through it.
The T-tops are awesome cause if you have them ON your mr2 (when it's too cool out) , you can take the sunshades off and still have all of this viewing space to let light in and look up and out at the sky/stars (oops, shouldn't do that while driving but yea...)
When you take t-tops off...you have one small bar in the center...who cares...I think the fact that when you have the tops on you can still have a "sunroof" effect outweighs the bar "disadvantage" compared to the Targa.
I still love sunroof though, cause the other 2 (targa and ttops) are a chore to take off and on. Sunroof/Moonroof (powered) is so simple. But that doesn't have the same affect as ttop/targa either.
It's just so much more open with the ttops and targa's. Also its open on both sides above the doors when you put the windows down.
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Originally Posted by Dramon_Killer' date='Nov 10 2003, 05:50 PM
[quote name='PhoenixDownVII' date='Nov 10 2003, 01:34 PM'] I wouldn't....
Targa is cool but when you have it on you can't see through it.
The T-tops are awesome cause if you have them ON your mr2 (when it's too cool out) , you can take the sunshades off and still have all of this viewing space to let light in and look up and out at the sky/stars (oops, shouldn't do that while driving but yea...)
When you take t-tops off...you have one small bar in the center...who cares...I think the fact that when you have the tops on you can still have a "sunroof" effect outweighs the bar "disadvantage" compared to the Targa. Oh, and might I add the Targa makes the MKIV very weak (chasis flex) because there is no Bar..not sure if every targa is like that but that bar does more good than bad i suppose.
I still love sunroof though, cause the other 2 (targa and ttops) are a chore to take off and on. Sunroof/Moonroof (powered) is so simple. But that doesn't have the same affect as ttop/targa either.
Targa is cool but when you have it on you can't see through it.
The T-tops are awesome cause if you have them ON your mr2 (when it's too cool out) , you can take the sunshades off and still have all of this viewing space to let light in and look up and out at the sky/stars (oops, shouldn't do that while driving but yea...)
When you take t-tops off...you have one small bar in the center...who cares...I think the fact that when you have the tops on you can still have a "sunroof" effect outweighs the bar "disadvantage" compared to the Targa.
I still love sunroof though, cause the other 2 (targa and ttops) are a chore to take off and on. Sunroof/Moonroof (powered) is so simple. But that doesn't have the same affect as ttop/targa either.
It's just so much more open with the ttops and targa's. Also its open on both sides above the doors when you put the windows down. [/quote]
umm yea. Thats why I said they don't have the same effect as the ttop/targa though...because of the bars on the side. I consider t-top/targa/convert in a league of its own since it basically changes the "code" of the cars chasse as to what it is.
Nobody says "Look its a sunroofed model"
If its a convert or targa car they denote it so, sunroof is just another cool option....
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Mr 2 handles great. Its the weight distribution that makes it an oversteerer (like a 911). If you add some balast to the front to get it closer to 50 50 and work out the suspension sway bar/spring rates you can reduce the oversteer effects.
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From: Schofield Barracks, HI
Originally Posted by dcrasta' date='Nov 17 2003, 05:37 PM
Mr 2 handles great. Its the weight distribution that makes it an oversteerer (like a 911). If you add some balast to the front to get it closer to 50 50 and work out the suspension sway bar/spring rates you can reduce the oversteer effects.
the car has 49/51 weight distribution