hi guys just signed up, so go easy on me, ok im in the market for a clean mr2 gt-s turbo, non t-bar, im not that fussy on colour, or year, mods are a bonous but if you have a clean non modified one id be happy to take a look, i would have cash waiting for the right car upto 4grand or so, now im buying as a weekend car, so im not looking for somthing to trash around in, on a day to day basis, so id be hopping id find one clean and well cared for. drop us a line if you have or now where i might get my hands on one, thanks in advance guys

Welcome aboard.

Turlock is selling his, seems to fit your requirements. Its a good clean car and he is a decent honest guy. Very fair price.

See link to his ad;
www.mr2.ie/index.php/mr2-forum/6-buy-swa...1998-rev-5-mr2-turbo

Good luck!

What a bargain!!

Oh Eggie, forgot to mention this....

mr2.ie/index.php/mr2-forum/5-irish-event...at-18th-sep-book-now

Where are you based by the way?

Welcome aboard eggie.. sometimes the right 2 can take a while to find but hang in there.

I'd be tempted to buy the Rev5 Turlock is selling but the wife would kill me.... (and I'd have to change the colour to SMG lol)

based just outside galway city but dont mind if i have to travell to get the right one

I'm living in Galway City.

went to look at a sweet mr2 gt-s yesterday, everything was going perfect, till we noticed a nasty rattle from the bottom end bearings at around 1800rpm!!!!!! lucky escape for me i think. oh well the hunt continues

eggie99 wrote:
went to look at a sweet mr2 gt-s yesterday, everything was going perfect, till we noticed a nasty rattle from the bottom end bearings at around 1800rpm!!!!!! lucky escape for me i think. oh well the hunt continues

Where was it advertised, post up a link if you can just to help anybody else out.

Stay positive, the right Two is just around the corner.

cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1343580 just incase anyone else was going to look at her. car is mint other wise but the bottom end is goosed in her, so for the money its just not worth it

eggie99 wrote:
cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/cars/1343580 just incase anyone else was going to look at her. car is mint other wise but for the money its just not worth it


10th Anni tubby ... I didn't think there as such a thing. Could be a conversion and if so then you would want details of who done the work etc

Never think of importing 1 from England/N,Ireland ?
There is a rev2 for sale on this site in Belfast

is there not a hole lota hassle with gettin the plates changed over not to mention the cost????

eggie99 wrote:
is there not a hole lota hassle with gettin the plates changed over not to mention the cost????


VRT does add cost but opening up your search area gives you more choice and you might get a bargain which would end up costing the same at the end of the day.

EG the link below is for a rev2 tubby that is being sold in Belfast for £2k

www.mr2.ie/index.php/mr2-forum/6-buy-swa...-mr2-turbo-gts-t-bar

Its actually really easy to "import" a car. My GF and I went to Belfast to buy her Celica. Got a nice one on the road, VRT'd, new plates, ready to roll for 3.4K euro (year 2000). Closest clean one here at the time was 5K plus. Anything less than that was a junker. Just go to the VRT office or use this link for an idea upfront:

www.ros.ie/VRTEnquiryServlet/showVRT

SWAGGER wrote:
Its actually really easy to "import" a car. My GF and I went to Belfast to buy her Celica. Got a nice one on the road, VRT'd, new plates, ready to roll for 3.4K euro (year 2000). Closest clean one here at the time was 5K plus. Anything less than that was a junker. Just go to the VRT office or use this link for an idea upfront:

www.ros.ie/VRTEnquiryServlet/showVRT


and the exchange rate is still in your favour at approx. €1.20=£1 .... not so long ago it was closer to €1.60=£1

EDIT:
The VRT for my rev3 tubby works out at €1100. You could allow roughly £1000 on any price you see for a car in the north for a directly price comparison. If you end up looking at cars in England then I would allow an additional £500 again on top of this for flights, boats etc

I too am in Galway city. Looks like there is a few of us here. Anyone know how we could put up a map or something to show where each of use are based?

VRT is slightly lower on Jap imports, but then insurance can be a little bit higher.

UK cars are usually in great nick with nice extras and are usually well looked after with decent history. Only possible down side or thing to look out for, is rust. This is because the UK use salt on the roads instead of grit during the winter months and the salt is corrosive, not metal friendly. There can be rust under arches and sills etc unless previous owners washed the car regularly and thoroughly to remove salt deposits.

Sorry, I know most people know all that, but some newer members may not.


Also, Punky, that is not likely. Best thing to do is print off your own map and mark in member locations yourself, should they wish that info to be known. Some people don't for obvious reasons. This is a publicly accessible forum and all info here can be read by anyone.

Punky1968 wrote:
I too am in Galway city. Looks like there is a few of us here. Anyone know how we could put up a map or something to show where each of use are based?

I'd be a bit careful with giving away exact locations of where your're based on an open forum. You can never be too careful nowadays

If you want to arrange a mini-meet, I'd suggest dropping a pm to the guys around Galway, Mayo and see where they are based and if you then decide on a place for a meet, maybe put the meet location up on the site.

Folks, I wasn't expecting people to put in their addresses but maybe the county that they reside. This doesn't give away much but help other members connect in their locality. What say ye?

We were just referring to the map suggestion, just might be a bit too much, unless you blank out the whole county.

As for a list of owners v counties etc, already done:
What county has the most twos?

ok i finally bought my mr2 gt-s shes a cracker, ill put up pictures as soon as i rob a camera from some one, its currently under cover in my garage waitin for me to insure it today, jesus i cant wait to go for a propper spin in it!!!!!! thans for all the help guys with your links and posts they were a great help

eggie99 wrote:
ok i finally bought my mr2 gt-s shes a cracker, ill put up pictures as soon as i rob a camera from some one, its currently under cover in my garage waitin for me to insure it today, jesus i cant wait to go for a propper spin in it!!!!!! thans for all the help guys with your links and posts they were a great help

Good stuff, well may she wear, looking forward to seeing the pictures.

Well done Eggie, here's a karma click for good luck - drive safe!

glad to hear you found your dream mr2. can't wait for the picture.

eggie99 wrote:
ok i finally bought my mr2 gt-s shes a cracker, ill put up pictures as soon as i rob a camera from some one, its currently under cover in my garage waitin for me to insure it today, jesus i cant wait to go for a propper spin in it!!!!!! thans for all the help guys with your links and posts they were a great help

Well wear Eggie! We'll defo have to organise a mini meet in the West

Good on ya man, well done. Enjoy it.

Im glad to see a possy building up in the west, you lot should be able to get together at least once a month for a Galway mini meet. Maybe some surrounding counties could pile in too.

Welcome aboard. I'm also based in Galway city so get some photos up so we can see what you got.

struggling to upload pictures but here is one to get you guys started!!!!

stupid thing wont let me upload now!!!!!! grrrrrrrrrrrr