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Originally Posted by serialk11r
If you lower it, in certain colors the look grows on you a bit, especially the earlier ones. The 03+ ones made the front bumper uglier.
The MR2 is a car that needs a lot of love (read: modification) to unlock its potential, but even stock it's just so much fun. My FR-S, Porsche Cayman, they just don't compare.
The issue is that all over the car there are these little things that you as an owner will itch to fix/upgrade, because they suck and there are generally relatively cheap fixes. Stock suspension rides so high it's a joke. The chassis groans from flex. The soft top sucks and should have been a hard top. The power steering should not be there. The frunk is horribly designed. The gearbox needs another gear. The exhaust system is horribly restrictive and heavy. The engine is wimpy.
The replacement parts are generally cheap, but putting them on is generally frustrating. For example, unless you have elf hands, you're going to have to take off the whole front bumper to get the headlamps off to change the bulbs. You get used to leaning over the car awkwardly to do anything in the engine bay, and coming up with creative ways to get to the stuff under the firewall. Yes, under. Thanks for making the car a ragtop Toyota.
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Yeah, the suspension is ridiculously high for a car that sits so low. Body roll is no freaking joke. Had the car for about a year myself and deciding on coilovers or just do a full Sportivo kit since the FRS already is a little too racecar so the comfort is nice. I personally like the soft top for the fact that it is manual.
Luckily I have elf hands though so while still a PITA I can leave the bumper on to swap the headlight bulbs lol.
With all that said I love the damn car and can't wait to put a little money into mods and see how it reacts. I highly recommend LSD as well. Driving a buddies compared to mine feels way more like the car is trying to kill me vs the controlled slides I get.
I am currently debating the 2zz/6spd vs turbo 1zz and am constantly going back and forth. Really want to drive a 2zz swap to see what its like. CARB is a big deal also since I am way to lazy to swap every 2 years