Toyota MRS!!!!!

[DR78]

don really like d design that much.. how much is the new ?hyundai in d latest fast n furious?? looks kau kau la... mrs or elise..hmmm elise la..

 

[KeV-TEC]

mrs... ok lo...
why not supra or gtr!!!

 

[PocketRocket]

S15 getting more n more common...one day i was in usj,withing 5-10 mins 3 diff S15's passed...just get a GTR

 

[koolspyda]

no a bad looking car.. performance should be okok nia loh i think...but sure a headtuner..last time at mamak...the fella (drive white MRS purposely park at roadside) where the road only 1 way street..everyone was looking at his ride..he like lan lan ci ci go to the table... btw everyone admire the ride, not him lah, perasan sial...

that one is porsche wannabbee la:shades_smile: hahha . btw how you know he's lanci when you dont know him?? MRS purposely park at roadside? So when i couldnt find parking , i put my ride in a convienient places means I also tayang?? hehee. I wouldnt call tayang la, i do that because I dont trust parking in lame alleys. what to do..:regular_smile:

 

[koolspyda]

wahahahahaha..
so u're.... kent?

halo, didnt you know the news, barbie dumped kent la (its official), it's now new shag shop aussie surfer dude :shades_smile:

here's Ellis driving barbie to his bachelors pad. (doesnt barbie look like paris "hit'on"???) :shocked: >raggee music background http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y96/koolspyda/MRZ_Ellis.jpg

picture shows the SMT 2003 black MRS with 18" wheels. heheh

 

[faisal]

What's the market rate for a manual MRS these days?

same basic layout as an elise. roughly same power to weight too (130bhp rite vs Elise's 118 but lighter weight )

and TOYOTA relaibility.... wouldn't mind one.

 

[koolspyda]

the revise elise i heard will also get the 1ZZ powerplant to replace the rover K series (2ZZ for the premium elise). I think the 1ZZ is relatively lighter then the K series engine (yota's 1st aluminium injin)

to say MRS = elise is doing unjustness to elise. MRS will not be elise & vice versa no matter how much $$$ is put in but as faisal said, the same thought principal is put into both this cars. a sports car with lightweight body & delicate enough to have a clean crisp handling. they (lotus & toyota) both embark on this on a different path but clearly in keeping colin chapman's philosophy.

theres one (black mrs) that is seems to be hovering a shade under 100k. (needs a bit of work). else there are a 6 speed manual in region of RM125K++(blue paradise in MT)

for you faisal, stay away from SMT.... no wait, ask OKB for elise la. I'm sure he has jalan for you. just slap in a K20 or a 2ZZ!! dream wheels then

 

[faisal]

Yeah, Lotus plans an entry level Elise using the 1ZZ.

No la, not planning to buy, just curious. An Elise is just too focused and not a daily driver. An MRS is more realistic.

Is there any link to find the variants.etc 5 spd/6spd etc etc

Neways thanks for the info. Time to start saving..

 

[faisal]

S15 getting more n more common...one day i was in usj,withing 5-10 mins 3 diff S15's passed...just get a GTR

haha. yesterday in Shah alam within 5mins I saw three 3 different GTR34...

 

[AsianBookie]

MRS looks like porsche

but performance wise is not that great

u need to test drive urself

but 100k over looks hmm is not worth it

 

[faisal]

What other 2 dr 2 seater mid engine sportscar can you buy that is not over 5 yrs old within that price bracket.

To say the MRS not worth it is kinda unfair.

 

[koolspyda]

i cant understand why & how MRS can be or look like platypus porsche. Have you seen side-by-side comparison???
mine parked next to one boxster (even a Z4) & nobody considered'em alike. well, it is not worth it for those looking at an EVO, subaru, DC5, GTR R33, Nissan 340, etc

it a whole different platform to begin with but i guess it will never be understood.


faisal ~ here's one for you storage.
http://northwestmr2.com/incoming/dutch/video/nightspyder.wmv

well at least the MRS didnt make it here, (rather unfortunately to some) Not_Impressed:
http://www.leftlanenews.com/2006/07/11/top-10-gay-vehicles-named/:

 

[koolspyda]

Yeah, Lotus plans an entry level Elise using the 1ZZ.

No la, not planning to buy, just curious. An Elise is just too focused and not a daily driver. An MRS is more realistic.

Is there any link to find the variants.etc 5 spd/6spd etc etc

Neways thanks for the info. Time to start saving..

well faisal, when it comes. (stringing together for a strict 2). keep the 86.
Evolution of the Mk3 MR2, changes by model year. ~ applicable to europe & 90% japan/US
http://www.mr2roc.org/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4807

 

[koolspyda]

haha a funny outlook/outake on sportcars (not mine but in another non-malaysian forum)

Did 125mph(201km/h) driving on I-90 to Chicago in my MX-5 Miata before I supercharged it. I'm using the MX-5 Miata as an example as it's very close to the MR-S in terms of horsepower, which pretty much determines your top end speed unless electronically limited.

Mind you that that was done on I-90, which is a VERY long and straight interstate highway, and it still took quite a while and most of the straights to get it up to that speed. We simply do not have enough straights in city streets 2 do 200km/h in a 138HP MR-S. In a much higher-powered car, maybe.

However, if you're a true sports car enthusiast, you shouldn't even be obsessed with top speed, cuz a sports car is NOT about top speed, despite what the magazines tell you. Top speed is only about speed in s straight line, which is no fun. Top speed numbers are only used to sell cars and magazines to enthusiast-wannabes and poseurs, not true sports car enthusiasts.

A sports car should be about being out there carving corners at the limits with the top down and the wind in your hair. It's about the thrill of rowing though the gears, revving your engine speed to redline each time before you pop the clutch and snick the shift knob into a higher gear.

It's about carving bends and corners at break-neck speeds, the satisfaction of heel-and-toe downshifting: stepping on the brakes and popping the clutch whilst blipping the throttle to match your engine speed and flicking into a lower gear, and experiencing the g-forces whilst accelerating out the corner.

Important rules for sports car buyers:

1. NEVER buy anything other than a REAL manual transmission. By real, I mean one that actually comes with a real stick-shift and a real clutch. 50% of the fun in a sports car is found in the shift knob and the clutch. For the life of me, I can never understand people who buy automatic/"assisted-manual" "sports cars", cuz to me, they're not sports cars at all. To me, it's like they're paying full price for the car, and then flushing half down the drain.

Any monkey can put his right foot down on the accelerator pedal and floor it. It requires absolutely no skills at all. What fun is that? Think about it: if you're letting your car do ANY of that fun stuff FOR you, how much fun could there be left??

2. For performance upgrades, look to getting a supercharger or an engine swap. If you know how turbos work, you'll know that NO MATTER how well managed, you'll still get SOME turbo lag, ANY of which is no fun at all in the corners. Only superchargers and engine swaps can give you linear acceleration.

3. Do NOT be a poseur. I see all those riced out abominations out there with their bodykits/skirts/huge spoilers/fart mufflers/jumbo decals/super-sized wheels/neon lights, and I wonder what goes through their mind. Too much of the pathetic "The Fast and the Furious" in their blood??

First of all, those things add weight to your car, which adversely affects the performance and handling of your car. Especially big wheels, which adds unsprung weight...and you definitely don't want that.

Secondly, no matter how you think it accentuates your individuality, or how good you think they look, they're ugly and BENG to anyone except bengs/lians, unless you can make them look tastefully stock. However, unfortunately, most bengs/lians tend to think that their cars look tastefully stock. More unfortunately, most bengs/lians do not realise that they are bengs/lians. Proof that money can't buy taste. Do yourself a favor and put that money towards performance upgrades, so that the rest of us wouldn't be exposed to such eyesores.

4. Put the top down! For God's sake, you have a sports car! I see so many sports cars in the streets with the top up, even in perfectly beautiful weather. Pretty much defeats the purpose of getting a sports car/opentop. *Sigh*...we are cursed with way too many poseurs around...

 

[KeV-TEC]

haha. yesterday in Shah alam within 5mins I saw three 3 different GTR34...

then fairlady sure very rare kua...
but expensive even 2nd hand!

 

[koolspyda]

GTR 34 very popular monster car. it is quite a sight. me probably see at least once a week in full flight overlooking highway in the night. (same goes with some guys "testing power" their FI'ed rides)

btw faisal, the video of the 2ZZ spyder weights 983kg+- (full tank) . 2ZZ/6spd is only 9kg heavier then 1ZZ/5spd (engine/trans).

 

[gohkokeng]

lol logic leh dudes.....

the more expensive = the more rare la....

cheaper car = common lo

 

[mango8866]

lol logic leh dudes.....

the more expensive = the more rare la....

cheaper car = common lo

LoL.. agree with this... :X-:

 

[KeV-TEC]

cheap car also depends what...
those 70s 80s car... few thousand can buy liaw also no1 interested... hehe

 

[lil_piggy2]

Not always true lar.... Take my car for example... my car is a very rare '97 Honda Prelude BB8 Sir.... and I can say its not very expensive ler... but it is damn kow kow rare.... perhaps more rare than the S2000.... the previous owner checked with the JPJ before i bought it that there is only 8 units registered in Msia... hehehehe.... so....
THe more expensive = the more rare is not exactly accurate lar...