Toyota MR2 1985-
  • Economy

    Value

    2 out of 5 2.0

    Fuel consumption not that bad for a sports car with an average of 30mpg around town, costs of servicing can be horrendous with very expensive parts!

    Costs

    2 out of 5 2.0

    As I said above, if you use Toyota main dealers for servicing and parts, beware. One service I had threw up a few problems with the car and cost me nearly £1000! Scarey but true!

  • On the road

    Driving

    5 out of 5 5.0

    Excellent fun to drive, brilliant at cornering and far better composure on the road than the MK2.

    Performance

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Pretty damn good for a 1.6 litre engine, the engine is as sweet as a nut at high revs, if you keep the car in 3rd and accelerate up to 50 miles an hour you can noticably hear the engine note change as the car propels you up to 80 miles an hour!

  • Living with it

    Reliability

    5 out of 5 5.0

    In the five years of ownership the car never failed to start once, the engine is pretty indestructable with usual Toyota reliability.

    Image

    3 out of 5 3.0

    Probably fairly dated and angular in many people's eyes, but that adds to its character which is far greater than the MK2!

    Comfort

    4 out of 5 4.0

    The seats are very comfortable with all the usual supports, not many toys to play with due to age of car, stereo etc. but who needs them when your bombing around in this car?

  • Security and Service

    Security

    3 out of 5 3.0

    Non-standard immobiliser fitted, car was never tampered with, probably not seen as desirable enough.

    Service

    3 out of 5 3.0

    Generally the servicing was very good with all faults fixed first time, but costs at times were pretty expensive so ended up going to independent garage instead.

  • Problems and Ownership

    Problems

    Engine

    Very reliable and robust.

    Other

    Brake discs, pads and calipers needed replacing, expensive problem.

    Ownership

    Did you buy the car new?

    Used

    Would you buy the same model again?

    Yes

    Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?

    Yes