Just bought a 2001 with 79000 miles. $10k out the door. Not much rust on mine. Love the car!

@leedfollow

21 күн бұрын

Cool stuff. I was just unlucky with mine I guess. Lived its whole life near the sea.

I own a black MRS with black soft top, I always know having a red soft top would make it look even more like a Boxter...👍

@leedfollow

2 күн бұрын

Totally :) Pretty sure Toyota positioned the MR2 as a cheaper Boxster alternative.

Owned mine new since 2001, only 9,000 miles. Only take it out on sunny days. Best sports car I've ever owned.

@leedfollow

11 ай бұрын

They are awesome!

I'm new to your posts and pretty impressed so far. Best of luck Kieran Kelly

@leedfollow

8 ай бұрын

Thanks so much!

I'v got 2 of these. I absolutely love them. One is stock which I daily and the other is k20 turbo swapped. On the hunt for a 3rd one so I can do a k24 NA setup. I don't want to drive anything else.

@leedfollow

Жыл бұрын

Cool stuff. I’ve seen K swaps are becoming very popular now and people are having great results. Happy hunting for your 3rd car!

@rampantflemish678

11 ай бұрын

You're a legend 👏

They are very cheap still in the usa. Bought mine for 3k. Did need some work but it was drivable. Still very underrated car here. I don't see it catching much popularity at all. But it's nice to see it as a hidden gem kind of.

@leedfollow

8 ай бұрын

Totally agree. I hope one day the MK3 gets the praise/recognition it deserves.

@ronniepereira6196

8 ай бұрын

Cheap bro where? Lowest I’ve seen is 5K and most are 10K

Can't imagine living in the UK and having my cars rust away under me.

@leedfollow

10 ай бұрын

Sad but true :(

I'm picking up a 70k mile 53 plate FL tomorrow - good info here!

@leedfollow

Жыл бұрын

Cool stuff! Happy new car day!

Love my MR2 Spyder. Almost done with doing a built Honda K24/20 swap into it.

@leedfollow

11 ай бұрын

Cool swap! Kudos

Stock form , they are a seriously fun track car.

@leedfollow

11 ай бұрын

Totally agree!

picked one up in 2019 only 38000 miles 04 plate its a minter 6 speed box and no rust.

@leedfollow

Жыл бұрын

Congrats! Great to keep good examples on the road :)

I think so far 2ar engine better than 2zz . Love and peace from Australia

@leedfollow

11 ай бұрын

2AR is becoming very popular now thanks to frankensteinmotorworks!

My biggest problem with my mr2 spyder is a weird smell and the brakes pulse slightly.

@leedfollow

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like a bad pad/disc. Is the brake fluid clean? If so I’d replace the discs/pads.

@NickVetter

Жыл бұрын

@LeEdFollow I'm assuming it's the rotors. I had an inspection done when I bought the car, and the pads and fluid were fine. They kept telling me the brakes were fine, but the issue is still there.

@koral5226

Жыл бұрын

weird smell can be caused by dirty softtop drains

As we mentioned I find it shocking to see the state cars get in in the UK as well as th US and Canada. We're astounded to see the shots of the undercarriages of cars just a few years old over there. Salted roads don't cause just corrosion. It's abrasive and causes wear to rubbers and even metal joints. I really feel sorry for you. My parents removed me to Australia. man years ago. My 2000 MR2 has not a spec of rust anywhere. I have Jags as old as 40 years and more the same.

@leedfollow

10 ай бұрын

We’ll be out in Australia to film some things for LeEdFollow. Cant say exactly when, but it’s definitely going to happen! :)

@B_-.-

9 ай бұрын

Salt is a big factor, but there are some other factors: - The UK is surrounded in salty water. You can't really get more than 100 miles from an ocean. - Many people in the UK simply don't know anything about car care. I've known people who don't even know what a service is. Canada is cold as hell. Can't comment on the US. I live in the south west and I think I can count the amount of times I've encountered road salt on my hands. If you can avoid busy routes you can avoid salt.

Found a bargain 03 with an smt

@NickVetter

Жыл бұрын

How many miles and how much did it cost?

@leedfollow

11 ай бұрын

Cool stuff, hope you are enjoying it!

@slimeplayz164

11 ай бұрын

@@leedfollow it's still up just saving for it

Got one with 120k miles

@leedfollow

11 ай бұрын

Cool stuff. 120k is nothing on these cars. I'm sure the engines go on forever if taken care of!

Wow the rust was really bad on you're example, much worse than any mk3 I've seen (even uk spec ones).AC is must if you use the car on long roadtrips in the summer though, when it's like 30 degrees outside with full sun you won't be driving a lot with the roof down (way too hot) but it can get extremely hot inside very quickly, much worser than other cars i've driven. AC with a 2zz is no problem btw, the compressor just bolts up to it and is plug and play with the celica 2zz ecu.

@leedfollow

Жыл бұрын

If its 30 degrees out the roof will never be up :)

Funny, I got two pre facelift cars with no rust, that hole looks terrible!

@leedfollow

4 ай бұрын

Luck of the draw I guess. Probably a lot of it has to do with this car being used all year round and lived near the sea. All that sea/road salt.

I bought a 02 Toyota mr2 mk3 with 13k miles she is mint.silver i paid £2800 for it then sold the hard top and fitting kit for£1400 as the soft top is like brand new. And i only use it in sunny days. Uprated discs and a full cobra stainless steel 4 into 4 exhaust on it. Toyo proxy tyre's all round. Great wee motor 👍

@leedfollow

11 ай бұрын

Very nice! Thanks for Sharing!

@chasermalloy7406

10 ай бұрын

Well you guys have done well. Prices are heading north in US too with no sign of slowing down right now.

That car has basically hardly any space for luggage which I think is its biggest problem. What's it like for towing?

@leedfollow

8 ай бұрын

As far as I know, nobody makes towbars for MR2’s. Its too small/light to tow anything.

@cdogvlog5557

8 ай бұрын

pity. Seems can't adapt it for my needs then@@leedfollow

Just picked up an 02 1 owner 57k full Toyota history for £1800 not a face-lift but hey.....

@leedfollow

Жыл бұрын

Cool stuff, congrats! Pre-Facelifts are still very cool. I’m sure it’ll be perfectly fine, but even if the worst happens and the engine does fail then there are plenty of good cheap used facelift engines to replace it with… and you’ll probably then also get the 6speed box too!

Anybody looking to buy one, look under the frunk. Suspension tower corrosion happens.....but this car is really bad. Also the front subframe...... it's a weld-in a used one job. Pre-facelift were 975kg. Addition of safety features meant they get heavier.

@leedfollow

2 ай бұрын

Yes we’ve already done videos on everything you mentioned.