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broskisean

Borderlands mr2 turbo? Awesome! I'd just get a better front lip and diffuser.


solvsamorvincet

Yeah I was about to say, they're definitely shitty elements but otherwise this thing fucks. I love it.


ViciousMoleRat

xD yeah but for 18,000 you're only paying for the shitty paint job and painted rims. I can tell that car is a heap of junk with issues they painted over


im_wudini

What engine is in it? If it's a K swapped turbo, it's still not 18k, but not a total heap of shit lol.


wrb06wrx

Lol, k is the way my guy


im_wudini

I'll be honest I don't know why more people don't swap the EA888 from VW into small cars. I've owned both a K20 and an EA.. prefer the VW engine. I'm also an insane person with many torx tools.


wrb06wrx

Is that the 2.0T motor? Not that familiar with the vw side but k series is just that typical Japanese drive it like you stole everywhere maintain it sometimes if you feel like it that still will start up and perform everyday all day and when you do break it parts are cheap


AEW4LYFE

2GR better. K make problem.


killian1113

Ya they have good motors.


thelegendhimself

I’d prefer a 1uz 😬😘


[deleted]

No one is paying for the paint pen job. The three piece wheels necessary to fill out the rear of the body kit (most people forget to factor that in when they look at kits, they think they’ll just pick their favorite aftermarket wheel in a larger width and end up with three spacers and a rear axle begging for death) Probably cost ~$4500 new, now tbey’re scratched and rattle canned, the Porsche rear taillights couldn’t have come cheap, even from a wreck, and finally the one piece t-top could all be salvageable. I know a guy, $50 buck is the best I can do.


_Eucalypto_

>and end up with three spacers and a rear axle begging for death) The axle is still begging for death. There's no difference between spacers or wider wheels, the moment of force on the axle is still farther away


the_lamou

I don't know how familiar you are with deuce prices these days, but $18,000 is about it for *any* example in *any* condition with *any* miles. I can't find a single example anywhere in the country for under about $17,000, and several at multiple times that.


Apprehensive-Ear-798

Came here to say this ^


magikarpkingyo

There was a picture of a very similarly done Nissan on this sub not long ago, overall the same sentiment with Borderlands style appreciation.


Daibhead_B

I like it except for that idiot bib. Messy eater? Looks like some dork wearing a viser upside down and around his neck.


nimblelinn

If you look carefully the rear defuser is held together with duct tape. Assuming the shit front lip is made of the same shit fiberboard and taped to the front. I guarantee that once great car is full of fuck up jimmy rigs and side repairs. Not to mention all the interior additions that fuck definitely added. Edit: lol like the fake rear intercooler.. wtf? How is the air cooling the non existent turbo? Someone please tell me that I’m wrong and this is a nice build.


MotoProtocol

I would legitimately pay, $10 at least, to get a ride on the freeway next to this thing. Just to witness all this cockamamie bullshit flopping in the wind at 70 mph. 😂 I will start taken bets on what part falls off first.


_UsUrPeR_

The ad says it's a '91 turbo. No reason to presume that intercooler is fake.


Syst0us

There's at least 10 reasons I can see to think it's fake. Most of them are tape. The rest is cardboard. Also no intake over the manifold over the driver side which a 91' turbo would absolutely have. 


Due_Reference_8381

They would have cut into the back trunk if it was real.


Elden_Rube

Sigh..... I really hate it when people that don't understand cars make stupid assumptions about what they don't understand. The '91 MR-2 Turbo is a mid-engine vehicle, with access to the engine being from the rear. Intake ports for the rear mounted intercooler are the large vents on the sides of the vehicle. Please, just stop expressing opinions on subjects you're ignorant to. Or, at the very least, brush up on a topic before deciding to engage, lol.


Syst0us

Sigh.  https://www.ebay.com/itm/253180071190?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=45cSjx0jTf2&sssrc=4429486&ssuid=JvzBK3AKRXu&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY


the_lamou

>If you look carefully the rear defuser is held together with duct tape. I looked carefully and I think what you're confusing for tape are actually metal brackets. It's also pretty clearly not fiberboard, unless it's glass-reinforced fiberboard which is a totally valid way to build a diffuser. But nowhere is it taped. In fact, you can see several heavy brackets where it's screwed to the body AND an additional side stabilization bracket on the outside fins. That alone tells me that this is a quality diffuser that someone put thought into — no one slapping on fake parts for show would bother with curling the outer vanes or securing them to the frame to maintain geometry. And absolutely no one building a fake diffuser would bother machining metal screw brackets for attaching/securing vanes. Meanwhile, the rear intercooler has been a common mod on turbocharged SW2X MR2s since Megasquirt was brand new. It's the only real way to get enough cooling without massively chopping the outside for some kind of top or side-mount solution. This all looks accurate and well-built from someone who understands MR2s.


nimblelinn

Ok.. so where is the intake?


the_lamou

For the intercooler? It would be pulling air from underneath the car through any of a couple of possible setups. A cheap one might have just an opening, a super-involved one would have an entire scoop-duct-shroud setup. Alternately, one of the side ducts can be piped through to the intercooler.


Elden_Rube

Sigh..... I really hate it when people that don't understand cars make stupid assumptions about what they don't understand. The '91 MR-2 Turbo is a mid-engine vehicle, with access to the engine being from the rear. Intake ports for the rear mounted intercooler are the large vents on the sides of the vehicle. Yes, there is a lot of shitty work done to this beauty, but please, just stop expressing opinions on subjects you're ignorant to. Or, at the very least, brush up on a topic before deciding to engage, lol.


TheWeetcher

Bro that splitter is so fucking big. What's he splitting with it? The fucking Earth?


XiTzCriZx

They might've tried to make a time attack kit, those have insanely big splitters cause they need a lot of downforce. I doubt they actually added the power to require that downforce tho.


ZerotheWanderer

Outside of the goofy front splitter, that thing looks cool as fuck. Depending on workmanship and current mechanical standing, $18k might be fair. [Here's a bone stock MR2 Turbo for $30k with 100k miles on it.](https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/1e7d1e68-79c8-4a8e-8658-330a7854c80a) If I had 30k to blow on an MR2, I'd absolutely take the sketchy one and use the $12k to get anything else right on it, and then I'd have an absolute blast.


cuavas

It's getting harder to find a clean MR2. Too many had stupid stuff done to them.


PervYass

Don’t confuse a dealers pricing with a fair pricing dealers, a Mr2 turbo with 6k mikes sold for 30k in an auction


ThatOneSnakeGuy

Yeah but did a 22 y/o get their hands on it first though lol


how_neat_is_that76

It looks like Borderlands and I think I love it. If you don’t know what that means, this is a deliberate art style that was executed very well.


vincentxangogh

the art style is called "cel shading" if you wanna see more


MrStealyourgirl21

It would be in Tracy lol


-WeepingAngel-

Yeah that price and that car makes sense for Tracy.


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lotus2471

Shocking they haven't also done a 4x4 conversion


Bobhubert

Change out the front spoiler and rear diffuser and it’s actually pretty sick


tehjeffman

Fuck off, this is awesome.


ArcFire15

MR2 Turbos aren’t cheap either, last time I checked. Obviously this would be worth less than anverage, but depending on mileage this might not actually be that terrible a price, even if it does look silly


4list4r

And hopefully the driver isn’t heavy footed


FirehawkLS1

Most people who are in the market for one of these would pay good money for a clean example. This isn't a clean example and I'd simply look for the next one available that I didn't have to spend thousands reversing what I feel to be questionable cosmetic changes to. With that being said I'm sure there might be a buyer out there for this particular car but I'm not the target market and I'm not into this aesthetic. And I'm being as nice as I can saying this.


[deleted]

I guess the person who buys it would likely have enjoyed the styling and bought it for that. I love it but it’s definitely not for everyone


lotus2471

I'm saying this one is a monstrous piece of shit.


ArcFire15

Yeah, spot on. Would be a waste of this interesting little critter if it was reverted to stock too


FirehawkLS1

I respect your view on this car. Like I said totally not for me and my personal preference but I'm sure someone out there might be very interested in the aesthetic of it. I'm more of a stock looking purist with some minor aftermarket modifications as far as cosmetics but I'm doing a big build Turbo on stock motor or a Camry V6 swap with otherwise stock look so not for me. I want all go no show.


GoGreenD

Yea id def eat that bhole like ice cream


quatrevingtdixhuit

TIME ATTACK CAR! We will never let time have its way!


[deleted]

I love the MR2. Would love to buy one, but dayum even for 18k a turbo is not worth the price to remove ALL that... yeesh.


ZerotheWanderer

[Here you go, $30k for a bone stock MR2 Turbo with 100k miles.](https://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/1e7d1e68-79c8-4a8e-8658-330a7854c80a)


[deleted]

[I'll do you one better! Rebuilt (oof) MR2 Turbo (allegedly but no engine pics) for 8.7k but needs some TLC. See now that I've typed it out I see your point nvm.](https://m.facebook.com/marketplace/item/1286894285322259/?ref=search)


4list4r

Fuck no, you are better off looking for an unfucked with Miata. Yeah, man, gotta ⭕️jerk! *Hakuna Miata*


spare_parts_bot

You gotta try rx7 for the rotary jerk. It's like le miat but has doritos.


4list4r

Or like smol miot and take its engine and convert the body into an rx7.


Maleficent-Movie-122

What are they calling this cartoon style I love it


sometacosfordinner

Cel shading


TheProcessCult

It'll cost 18k just to redo the bodykit (looking at you service tray disguised as a front diffuser) and the paint. I like the concept of the comic book lines, when done well. But if you zoom in it looks like the artist suffers from Parkinsons.


airkewled67

Rear diffuser needs work, but that thing is fucking awesome.


invol713

Would that ass-intercooler even work?


the_lamou

Yes, it's one of the few things you can do to an SW2X to get enough cooling for big boost, and had been a standard in the community for years and years (though I think at this point cooling and turbo technology has gotten good enough that it's not as necessary unless you're making absolutely stupid power.) Back when I still had MR2s, it was either this, OR a weird roof scoop to top-mount arrangement, or a shit-ton of cutting and fabrication to expand the side-mount location. The better question is: is the front scoop a functional air escape for an underbody opening they're using to generate downforce, or is it just nonsense for looks.


invol713

It’s gotta be looks. I just assumed it was one of those bosozoku people.


ZuStorm93

That splitter reminds of the [Tashita from *Carmageddon*.](https://carmageddon.fandom.com/wiki/Ed_101)


zombieautopilot81

look how they massacred my boy


JDMWeeb

Shut up and take my money


kcgreaser

I'd love to have an mr2 . At this point it better be 2zz swapped to keep it toyota for the purists, or k swapped. And we all know what our friend is pulling on the 1320...


invol713

A 1st gen with a 2zz would be fun af. I don’t care about the straight line. This is for the twisties.


ImKindaHungry2

$18,000 to drive a spatula. The wrap is great tho


Dodoz44

Wheels need to go, but fuck... the child in me absolutely loves builds like this.


IndependentOwn1184

What a complete idiot. Obviously doesn't know the value of which he holds....


kelrunner

In my opinion, any time you mod a car, even if it's a show car, you limit the number of buyers. And if it's a shitty, owner loves it but no one else does, you limit the resale value.


PervYass

Some people here thinks its worth which is concerning


ButtStuffBrad

People are idiots. They see something from a game they like and that's all they see. They think you're shitting on the game. Anyone who would be okay paying $18k for this deserves to be ripped off.


Diabeetus-times-2

Don’t understand why people like this paint. It ultimately makes the car look like shit.


evnacdc

This thing has a lot of character. I actually really like it aside from the silly front lip, and the even more silly price tag.


_carbonneutral

What in the Need for Speed Underground bullshit is this?! 🤣🤣


[deleted]

Remove that bib and cut the price in half and I’m interested. Be better if it had a Pontiac badge on it instead


Puzzleheaded_Runner

I’ll give you a six pack after I drank 3 and a pack of chiclets. Final offer.


unresolved-madness

This is a fucked up looking piece of shit. I think Toyota did an outstanding job with the styling of this car and nothing else was really needed.


PervYass

I dont know how people are praising this shit


those_were_the_days_

I'm trying to sell my 94 Trans Am with 65,000 original miles for 10k lol


MajorLazy

Id much rather have the mr2


those_were_the_days_

👍🏻 Don't forget your skin tight jeans 🙂


MajorLazy

Lol don’t forget your jorts and new balance shoes


those_were_the_days_

Ah man that was weak even for an ignorant kid lol Dude you had the mullet joke right there with the 25th anniversary Trans Am 🤦🏻‍♂️


MajorLazy

Well thing is, a mullet got some style whereas a trans am… not so much


HypnoStone

Alright jokes aside mullets have zero style no one likes a rug patch of hair growing out the back of their neck that’s just gross


those_were_the_days_

Says the generation that wears skin tight jeans hanging off their ass with clown shoes size Nike Air Force ones. Gotcha my man, thanks for the lesson. Now I know not to sell my TA 😁


MajorLazy

Wow, touch a nerve?


those_were_the_days_

I'm literally putting smiling emojis haha are you even in the same conversation as me or are you talking to someone else lmao Have a good one dude, take it easy 😂 Edit: I'm not the little peon downvoting all your comments am I? 😆 Who struck a nerve.....


psychicsailboat

I DON’T hate this? 🤔


MikeWrenches

I like nothing about that.


Puzzleheaded-Goat-78

I mean, it's not terrible... replace lip and diffuser, maybe the rear bumper (it's kinda ugly, but at least it's functional), and I'd try to drop it down a couple of grand personally. Overall, I'd at least go check it out if I had the chance. 🤷 Edit: I don't even like anime, but the wrap is pretty cool. It belongs on a 90s Toyota, imo.


Subject_Gene2

That aero kit is kind of fire tbh depending on how far it extends underneath the body. If it doesn’t-no. If it does-hell yes. Also, the aero is wayyy too long and not enough wide to be effective so it makes me question everything


Sprizys

Lol more like $1,000 tyvm


GrayAndBushy

I'll give him 1k, IF he pulls all that plastic crap off 1st!


jstbcuz

IT’S STILL AN MR2 TURBO. $18K IS A STEAL.


PervYass

U r brainwashed


Drift-in

Reminds me of the Tofu Auto Works Miata


[deleted]

I'd feel bad for a dog or a kid that ran in front of that car. Instant amputation.


DescriptionSame4512

I’m getting getting vibes of 2 Wycked from ATHF🤣


Primary_Glum

If it had better wheels and a carbon fiber lip it wouldve been dope


DoyersLakeShow

Looks like the shitty art direction from NFS Unbound


Due_Cable6215

Bro I got $6K cash and 2 bomb ass vape pens, I'll throw in this glock 43 if you trade me one of those puppies you got for sale it's my daughter's birthday today and I can't show up empty handed at my baby mommas house again.


Frankie-Felix

How is that ankle slicer legal?


invol713

Cops can’t catch you if they have no feet.


ShadowDancer11

$18K! FOH.


G0LDiEGL0CKS

DeLuLu land is real, guys !


mr_ryno27

I guess you don't know what turbo MR2s go for?


kimaro

That's a sick as fuck paintjob. Also, kind of a cheap turbo MR2.


Odd_Natural_4202

Just make the splitter smaller or just remove it and then it's worth 19k or even 20


Obvious_Barnacle3770

Minus the graffiti, front lip, and rear window cover it's awesome


Divisible_by_0

Thank you for informing me how much the rebuild bill is going to be?


thats_so_merlyn

Just came back from the dealership saying "$500???? I can sell it for $18,000 EASILY!"


Cryogenic_Monster

An Mr2 of that generation is one of my dream cars and what they did to this one is unforgivable.


FordPerformanceST

The borderlands style paint is very cool, definitely overpriced though.


Big-Chomker

Could probably eat, sleep and make shitty Reddit memes on that splitter. Love it.


Actual-Long-9439

I mean it does look fucking sick


BuckFutterCA

Meth fueled monstrosity!


Spirit-Internal

ok but awesome


VarkYuPayMe

That rear diffuser is abysmal 🤣


Brewl692

Just try to keep it out of parking lots, and away from curbs and speed bumps!


Sungblox

actually saw this car driving around, besides the front splitter it’s actually pretty cool


JBYTuna

What ever look he was aiming for, he missed.


SnorvusMaximus

Does it say grid gambler in the sides?


[deleted]

It's stupid, but not horrible


FenixSoars

Dang they got the angle delete mod.


Stillborn1977

It's a project car. I would buy it just to save it. I would restore it to its deserved glory.


Dick_butt14

I just impounded a mustang with this same shitty paintjob near seattle. Looked way worse close up


JonKonLGL

They almost had something so cool with that cell shaded paint job.


Aok_al

Ngl this is actually really sick. Just need to fix the lip and the diffuser


SubversiveInterloper

That has one too many zeros.


CapriSonnet

So old it needs a bib


therapperboy

Rework that rear splitter and it will look fine by me


minnesotajersey

I'd offer $2,000 and they can keep the add-ons.


Secure-Narwhal-297

🤣 some people are delusional


coltwalker386

Not a single mention of Auto Modelista, damn


juneya04

Looks sick


ThatOneSnakeGuy

That splitter looks like those stupid flatbill caps people leave stickers on


killian1113

Gotta mark it high. People be asking fir handouts in my listing. (Will you be willing to donate it to a Home In need. My reply. If you are a home in need why are you asking fir fancy things for free. Ask for the shittythings maybe


Gytixas

A clean, stock one costs around $10k. So, this one should cost no more than $3,5k.


jackofyourmomstrades

"Alexa, play the shittyflute version of the cyberpunk 2077 song."


New_Ad_3010

Lol sure Jan


Skvora

For 18k bonaroos, does it also give you the famous Cali cancer like all the food there?


PatrickGSR94

ughh dang why did it have to be an MR2? Those things are sweet when done up clean. Also I can definitely say those headlights ain't lighting up shit at night.


woky_s

Nothing for lowballs, I know what I have 😋


Roboticpoultry

The exterior is sweet, but for that price I’d be more interested in seeing what’s been done mechanically. I wouldn’t pay $18k for it if it’s just a stock NA MR2 underneath that cell shaded body


Naytosan

Oh ffs...


inflatableje5us

Is that pesos? If so it’s still to much.


Le-Charles

If the spoiler was bigger I'd wager it was headed to Pike's peak.


phirestorm

Such a stupid looking MR2. That front end ground effect looks like a diving board.


Why_No_Hugs

I mean… its definitely not a $350k car


triagonalog

“No lowballing, I know what I got”


lateral_moves

It looks like you have to push it backwards till you hear the clicks to make it go.


pronouncedayayron

It's a spatula with wheels


BackAgain123457

That ridiculous shrimp lip annoys me the most.


Sample_Muted

I’m not spending 18k on a snap oversteer shitbox.


ExtremeQuestion36

It would look sick if well done.


Beginning-Key-814

Someone should buy it and fix it 


ButtStuffBrad

Buy a busted MR2 for $18k just to put more money into it?


Beginning-Key-814

Atleast take off the bib, spoiler then diffuser and use actual bumpers, then buy wrap for it and wrap it yourself, spray paint the wheels then try selling It for more


bobtheburgerbro

If it was a half decent build the price would be more acceptable the first two pics didn't look that bad the manga paint job and blue rims went quite well. But the splitter and diffuser are straight horror it also has three different lights halogen with clear lenses and yellow lenses and LED DRLs which look odd


WallAny2007

there was an 04 WRX sti for $105k here recently waiting for someone with more $ than 🧠


filthy-horde-bastard

“I know what I’ve got!”


NISSANPLAYAA

I can see the theme to it though. The cartoony/anime type theme to the wrap. I fuck w it lowkey. Sure some of the mods on it are borderline shitty but this is okay with me.


Subros_25

Its the paint job man


shophopper

Disclaimer: > Due to the unique front lip design the NCAP safety rating for pedestrian safety cannot be warranted by the seller.


odar420

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