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toddzilla · 11-05-2014, 04:34 PM

Much thanx man!

I went and took a second look at the car today and it appears to be a very well kept, completely stock/unabused example! Body is arrow straight, interior is mint, and it sat outside and seems no t-tops leaking! It was pouring too..so that's a plus! Maintenance is up to date, and from the short (around the block) jaunt I did, it didn't throw up any red flags (it's uninsured right now)

I am going to get a day plate to take it for a good long drive Thursday or Friday to get a better feel for it.

Now the one thing that does concern me is that when he went to get it aircared a few months back, it failed one of the tests (I can find out which) The car is his sons and hasn't been insured for some time, so it has been sitting a while (his son moved away) So maybe sitting has left some exhaust build up?

My theory is it may just need a really good highway run to clear out the carbon build up from being parked? Are the cats known to fail at 225k? Or else maybe a bad 02 sensor? I am used to a '02 Civic SiR that idles super quiet and smooth, so when I did get in it, it did seem...'rowdy'? Do they all have a throaty/kind of raw sound at idle? I'd just assumed - being a Toyota - that it would 'purr' like a Camry? lol But then, I've read, the n/a's are a little aggressive sounding? It's all bone stock.

As far as that MR2 site, by the time I get registered and find a local to join me in a peek at it, it'll likely be gone. So I kind of need to act quickly, I think. It really is a great example of a rare car (black on black - no A/C or PS (which I don't believe any had?)

Well that was brief! haha

11-05-2014, 04:34 PM	#3
toddzilla I Fwap Fwap Fwap to RS Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Van. city Posts: 1,530 Thanked 84 Times in 16 Posts Failed 0 Times in 0 Posts	Much thanx man! I went and took a second look at the car today and it appears to be a very well kept, completely stock/unabused example! Body is arrow straight, interior is mint, and it sat outside and seems no t-tops leaking! It was pouring too..so that's a plus! Maintenance is up to date, and from the short (around the block) jaunt I did, it didn't throw up any red flags (it's uninsured right now) I am going to get a day plate to take it for a good long drive Thursday or Friday to get a better feel for it. Now the one thing that does concern me is that when he went to get it aircared a few months back, it failed one of the tests (I can find out which) The car is his sons and hasn't been insured for some time, so it has been sitting a while (his son moved away) So maybe sitting has left some exhaust build up? My theory is it may just need a really good highway run to clear out the carbon build up from being parked? Are the cats known to fail at 225k? Or else maybe a bad 02 sensor? I am used to a '02 Civic SiR that idles super quiet and smooth, so when I did get in it, it did seem...'rowdy'? Do they all have a throaty/kind of raw sound at idle? I'd just assumed - being a Toyota - that it would 'purr' like a Camry? lol But then, I've read, the n/a's are a little aggressive sounding? It's all bone stock. As far as that MR2 site, by the time I get registered and find a local to join me in a peek at it, it'll likely be gone. So I kind of need to act quickly, I think. It really is a great example of a rare car (black on black - no A/C or PS (which I don't believe any had?) Well that was brief! haha __________________ Can you hear me now? ...NO?! $#%&@!!