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> Which car looks better?, Only unbiased opinions please ...
Charles Deutsch
post Aug 30 2003, 04:29 PM
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The new, mid-engined Toyota MR2 or the Porsche 914?

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post Aug 30 2003, 04:36 PM
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The MR Spyder doesn't look goot at all. I've only seen a few, but I just don't like the looks
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post Aug 30 2003, 04:36 PM
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To me the MR2 looks like a scaled down Boxster that has been beaten with a 2x4 to flatten down some of the curves of the Boxster.

I'm sure the new MR2's are fun to drive, I wouldn't kick one out of my driveway if given one (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Aug 30 2003, 04:43 PM
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It is fun to drive but the 914 funner! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif)

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post Aug 30 2003, 04:53 PM
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I was surprised to read that the MR2 is wider and has a wider track than the 914. They also weigh almost the same.
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post Aug 30 2003, 05:41 PM
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I saw one in person a couple of weeks ago. Dealer was closed, but I walked around it.

Looked like a neat little car for 25k. Time will tell with durability, etc.

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post Aug 30 2003, 05:53 PM
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A 914 funner to drive?....ah, OK.
The mr2 spyder is a killer AX car.....stock classes.
If my gen II mr2 is any example, they will be as reliable as a brick. I just flipped over 110K miles....with the original turbo still pulling 12 psi.

Ugly litttle fucker, tho......humm, I've seen that term somewhere before.
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post Aug 30 2003, 06:07 PM
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I think Mueller..........about Pegged it! I thought about the Boxster as soon as I saw it! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/chatsmiley.gif)
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post Aug 30 2003, 07:42 PM
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Heh... I can't hardly count the number of times I've seen a Mister Spyder in my rear-view and though, "Hey, 'nother Boxster! ... I didn't think they were that ugly, though. Oh, right--it's an MR-2."

I'm told that they're great little autoXers. What I've heard is, "The only thing they need at all is a limited-slip diff." Hmm, I wonder if that's an option?

The automatic-clutch manual transmission sounds nifty. It doesn't get good reviews, though, because it always takes about a half-second to shift, whether or not you're in a hurry...

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post Aug 30 2003, 09:04 PM
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Geez, you really think you're going to get unbiased opinions here?

To join this club, you'd have to be pretty fanatical about our often-slighted 914s. It would take a lot to get anyone to turn around and say, "Know what, I never really liked those odd little cars anyway..."

I'm starting to think I'm the one who comes off as the asshole in this group.
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post Aug 30 2003, 09:27 PM
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Have you ever checked out the trunk room in an MR2?
There isn't any.

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post Aug 30 2003, 09:50 PM
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QUOTE(meursault @ Aug 30 2003, 07:04 PM)
Geez, you really think you're going to get unbiased opinions here?

To join this club, you'd have to be pretty fanatical about our often-slighted 914s. It would take a lot to get anyone to turn around and say, "Know what, I never really liked those odd little cars anyway..."

I'm starting to think I'm the one who comes off as the asshole in this group.

Unbiased was stated "tongue-in-cheek". I should have inserted a smilie.
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post Aug 30 2003, 09:55 PM
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I knew what you meant Charles...LOL


I dont like them "much".. but I do like them when they RICE them out with trick road racing body work/wide flares/wheels/tires. I think two of them are running in Speed Touring car challenge.



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post Aug 30 2003, 11:08 PM
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Sometimes it's hard to see sarcasm in text. Sorry, my bad.
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post Aug 31 2003, 02:30 AM
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QUOTE(Brad Roberts @ Aug 30 2003, 07:55 PM)
I knew what you meant Charles...LOL


I dont like them "much".. but I do like them when they RICE them out with trick road racing body work/wide flares/wheels/tires. I think two of them are running in Speed Touring car challenge.



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post Aug 31 2003, 05:49 AM
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I like the styling of the previous MR2 better (the "poormans Ferrari")
That one looks more like a car instead of a toy...
Never driven either, so I can't really comment on it though

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