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Originally Posted by Dragonitti
And wasn't there a 3S-GTE MR2? Was the SW20 MR2 cheaper than the 3S-GTE MR2? Could that not have been a move to offer the car at a cheaper price for those who still wanted an MR2 but couldn't afford the turbo version?
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Are you kidding me? Wow...
S=Engine code in the car, in this case the 5SFE (NA, Camry sourced as well!) and the 3SGTE (turbo)
W=Chassis code of the car
20=Generation
SW20= 2nd generation MR2.
Now the history lesson. Mid-model this car got a reworked rear suspension because people were wrecking. User (noob) error, but the car and enthusiasts pay the price. Honda did this with the S2000 as well.
As for you being all super hard-core and modding your car, good for you. That's what everyone wants to do! I want to install my own LSD in every new car I get! Maybe I'm spoiled with the Supra whereas all the fundamentals are already there (LSD, strong bottom-end and transmission, indestructible axles, suspension geometry with built-in camber gain...) Yes the FT/R-86/S is not going to be an expensive new Supra. But the handling fundamentals should be there, without having to spend time and money up front, to fix excessively 'safe' understeer, and 'safe' one-tire fire. Having the fundamentals lets me enjoy the stock car for a while so I can save for later mods.
There are a lot of exiled Toyota enthusiasts out there that this car can bring back. And we have higher standards up front than FWD tC noobs that believe the marketing hype.
As for the PTuning money thing:
http://www.ptuningscion.com/subdir/ta_sciontc.cfm
Under sponsors, first one after themselves is a Scion dealer, probably more than a buck from them.