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Old 03-05-2021, 11:59 AM   #31601
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Did they not sell these in mainland Europe? Why are they all RHD?
They did sell them in Europe. i gess you get more street cred for RHD.

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IMO, at this point in time, the NC Miata has a much better bang-for-the-buck ratio out of all the Miata generations. A 2.5L swap bringing the output to 170-ish hp and tq is quite simple. There are also very few reliability issues with the platform as well.
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Old 03-05-2021, 02:00 PM   #31603
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A decent amount of car for around 2 grand, stick too.
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Old 03-05-2021, 03:16 PM   #31605
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A decent amount of car for around 2 grand, stick too.
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Selling my 1999 Nissan Maxima V6. Rare as it is a 5 spd manual (Most of these are automatic). Equipped with the legendary VQ30 motor which was rated one of the best engines of all time, especially when it comes to reliability. 190hp. Body is in decent shape with no rust. Interior is in MINT condition, no cracks in the leather. Comes equipped with factory BOSE speakers and an Alpine double din head unit. This was the last year of this body style before the face-lift.


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Old 03-05-2021, 05:30 PM   #31606
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If this is real, it's one of the most beautiful sedans ever made and IMO better looking than any M5. Especially in British racing green. But you'd have to be the kind of guy who would be a glutton for punishment to maintain that thing!

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A little suspect with no front plate in the photo but could be legit. Though ad is old...

Jaguar 1998 XJR 4 litre vee 8 supercharged with 370 HP. Very clean throughout, immaculate trunk and engine compartment. 6 CD player
British racing green with grey interior. New tires. Brakes are about 50% front and 70% rear
Great paint, alloy wheels and fair interior. Liner is sagging. Brand new steering arm assembly and alignement. An overall very presentable car with only the headliner to make a show car for its age and rarity
Priced to sell as have new one
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Old 03-05-2021, 05:50 PM   #31607
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low key want a 08-09 lr3
this is a bit earlier but quite affordable

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Old 03-05-2021, 06:11 PM   #31608
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Old 03-05-2021, 11:57 PM   #31609
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Old 03-06-2021, 12:19 AM   #31610
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Old 03-06-2021, 10:43 AM   #31611
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big bucks... but canadian LHD SW20 MR2 turbo T top..
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Old 03-06-2021, 12:51 PM   #31612
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The only bad thing about the rx8 was the motor, which the NV obviously doesn’t share. Everything else handling wise was always praised about the rx8 so I don’t see how that’s a downside. Also ford isn’t that bad, I’m sure they didn’t share interior
Handling on the NC can be twitchy as it's considerably shorter, and the stock suspension is crap.

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I had a 2008 NC and a 2003 NB and liked/loved the NC way more than the NB. The NB is really for the purists who want the most barebones car while the NC has enough livability that driving one for a few hours isn't a pain while still being a total blast to drive (I enjoyed driving it more than the NB as well - basics like proper pedal placement were better on the NC).

I last drove a NC a couple years ago and it was still magic to me and didn't feel like an old car. I regret not buying the one I drove a couple years ago and regret even more selling my 2008 back in 2015.
I don't fit well in a NA/NB so the NC was great. It was also quite livable unless you need to do a lot of 120km/h driving. The short gearing is a little tiring.

I sold mine in 2018 and I miss it.

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IMO, at this point in time, the NC Miata has a much better bang-for-the-buck ratio out of all the Miata generations. A 2.5L swap bringing the output to 170-ish hp and tq is quite simple. There are also very few reliability issues with the platform as well.
My old NC is getting the 2.5 treatment as I sold it to a friend.
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Old 03-06-2021, 04:01 PM   #31613
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big bucks... but canadian LHD SW20 MR2 turbo T top..
i don't really follow this market, but it seems like a lot.

buuuut there's not really any comps so - if this is what you want, this is how much it costs.

wonder what he paid for it in 2016? - under 10k i bet (my brother paid about 4k in 2014 for his LHD turbo car)

EDIT: lol. - i guess there are comps

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Old 03-06-2021, 06:39 PM   #31614
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i don't really follow this market, but it seems like a lot.

buuuut there's not really any comps so - if this is what you want, this is how much it costs.

wonder what he paid for it in 2016? - under 10k i bet (my brother paid about 4k in 2014 for his LHD turbo car)

EDIT: lol. - i guess there are comps

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So few clean, non-totaled, turbo MR2's out there.

Anyone here comment on the differences in driving a mid engine vs front engine?
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Old 03-06-2021, 07:44 PM   #31615
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Not unrealistic. Friend got paid $19K for a write off on his very clean white T Top turbo. Got hit by a spare tire on the hwy smh.

No parts available, forced a write off.

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So few clean, non-totaled, turbo MR2's out there.

Anyone here comment on the differences in driving a mid engine vs front engine?
Using the Alfa Romeo 4C as an example (because that is what I have driven before, and it is also small and light light the SW20 MR2), dynamically, an MR is a lot more responsive and intuitive to drive in an enthusiastic manner (compared to an FR, for example), and that makes it a joy to drive. At the same time, more rapid response gives you less time to correct or recover from your mistakes. Comparatively, oversteering in an FR can almost feel like it is happening in slow motion by MR standards.
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I feel that MR cars are harder to save..... everything happens much faster when shit hits the fan, but the cars generally have good forward visibility with low hoodline and usually have very nice turn in and steering feel. MR2 felt tricky to drive during my ownership, but the Cayman was a million times more forgiving at the limit. I suppose it really boils down to the car.

But once you drive MR sports cars regularly, its hard to turn back to a front engine.
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With MRs (and RRs) I feel you can get a much better drive out of a corner because you're not having to balance the rear end as much. You also seem to get better braking into a corner because there's more weight at the back.

The down side is that you have to carefully balance characteristics that make the car push under power to those that would make it snap over steer.

I've seen an MR2 do a 180 at high speed and ram the armco ass first. A decent FR just wouldn't bite you like that.
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If this is real, it's one of the most beautiful sedans ever made and IMO better looking than any M5. Especially in British racing green. But you'd have to be the kind of guy who would be a glutton for punishment to maintain that thing!

https://vancouver.craigslist.org/nvn...251745885.html


The maintenance thing, there was a guy with an xjs coupe at mission drags. Small block chevy swap, damn cool. I'd swap it for a modern ls/lt but the whole package still over 1000lbs heavier than a foxbody stang.
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Some years of the supercharged XJR’s are stone axe reliable, they’re really not bad at all... do your research before buying though not all years are created equal and I been out of that game too long to remember which ones are which.
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Not unrealistic. Friend got paid $19K for a write off on his very clean white T Top turbo. Got hit by a spare tire on the hwy smh.

No parts available, forced a write off.

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$19G is good money, was this recently?

So many used mr2 parts in the UK, he could have easily bought the parts online but the shipping. I was looking for an upper bumper support, there's always about a dozen listed on Ebay UK at all times but I was too cheap to pay for the shipping. I finally overpaid for for the first one to pop up for sale in the states. It arrived this past wednesday with very little shipping damage, sonova b.
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Using the Alfa Romeo 4C as an example (because that is what I have driven before, and it is also small and light light the SW20 MR2), dynamically, an MR is a lot more responsive and intuitive to drive in an enthusiastic manner (compared to an FR, for example), and that makes it a joy to drive. At the same time, more rapid response gives you less time to correct or recover from your mistakes. Comparatively, oversteering in an FR can almost feel like it is happening in slow motion by MR standards.
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I feel that MR cars are harder to save..... everything happens much faster when shit hits the fan, but the cars generally have good forward visibility with low hoodline and usually have very nice turn in and steering feel. MR2 felt tricky to drive during my ownership, but the Cayman was a million times more forgiving at the limit. I suppose it really boils down to the car.

But once you drive MR sports cars regularly, its hard to turn back to a front engine.
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With MRs (and RRs) I feel you can get a much better drive out of a corner because you're not having to balance the rear end as much. You also seem to get better braking into a corner because there's more weight at the back.

The down side is that you have to carefully balance characteristics that make the car push under power to those that would make it snap over steer.

I've seen an MR2 do a 180 at high speed and ram the armco ass first. A decent FR just wouldn't bite you like that.
I've heard a lot about the oversteering issue.

Friend of mine had one and had not much experience with MR, spun his shit around in a corner when he lifted off the gas, lol.

I assume the correct move would have been either A) Slow down on entry because you can't brake in a MR car during a corner then gas as you hit the apex, or B) Eased off instead of complete lift off of the throttle?
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I've heard a lot about the oversteering issue.

Friend of mine had one and had not much experience with MR, spun his shit around in a corner when he lifted off the gas, lol.

I assume the correct move would have been either A) Slow down on entry because you can't brake in a MR car during a corner then gas as you hit the apex, or B) Eased off instead of complete lift off of the throttle?
I wouldn't say the behaviour (lifting while the car is in a turn) is limited to MR, although it is certainly a lot trickier to recover from in an MR. Weight transfer is weight transfer. If it is abrupt enough, it will upset the balance and send the rear end outward.

The textbook technique in an FR or MR is to brake in a straight line before taking the turn at the right speed. Depending on the situation, even a partial backing off on the throttle could be enough to send the rear end spinning.
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