the MR2 TF

aaronjb · June 26, 2006, 18:56

Not as Jinglish as the 'Man in Dandism' quote on Mk2's.. Now that is weird s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

Haslamr2 · June 26, 2006, 19:22

Quote from: "celmacmat"What we don't know, is WHY OH WHY DO YOU CEASE PRODUCTION...Mupets

s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

kanujunkie · June 27, 2006, 06:57

Quote from: "celmacmat"What we don't know, is WHY OH WHY DO YOU CEASE PRODUCTION...Mupets

i know why, to make ours more exclusive! s8)

s8)

heathstimpson · June 27, 2006, 07:28

Quote from: "kanujunkie"
Quote from: "celmacmat"What we don't know, is WHY OH WHY DO YOU CEASE PRODUCTION...Mupets

i know why, to make ours more exclusive! s8) s8)

Oh yes as more muppets write them off our little secret star 2 will become very rare indeedy s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

Anonymous · June 29, 2006, 19:02

Anyone interested?

celmacmat · June 30, 2006, 09:26

Quote from: "heathstimpson"
Quote from: "kanujunkie"
Quote from: "celmacmat"What we don't know, is WHY OH WHY DO YOU CEASE PRODUCTION...Mupets

i know why, to make ours more exclusive! s8) s8)
Oh yes as more muppets write them off our little secret star 2 will become very rare indeedy s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

That is true...

I think mine is fairly rare already so feel quite smug actually s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

I might have consider purchasing a TF300 if it was available in Yellow...Keep it in the guarage so in 10 years time it has done 200 miles and is still prestine and worth a lot of money....but as you know, it is not available in Yellow s:(

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Only Yellow will do for me s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

markiii · June 30, 2006, 12:16

though strangely 1 yellow one is listed on thatwebpage

edward.carter · June 30, 2006, 12:23

there is one that is scarlati red?

anybody?

tf150 if your asking

celmacmat · June 30, 2006, 13:40

Quote from: "markiii"though strangely 1 yellow one is listed on thatwebpage

s:shock: :shock: s:shock: Did not spot it first time round...but it is sold s:cry: :cry: s:cry:

philster_d · June 30, 2006, 16:21

Maybe they didnt make as many because they know they are only bought by mad lords.

markiii · June 30, 2006, 18:05

yellow always was special order.

theres very few of us with teh style to carry it off :-) :-) :-)

kanujunkie · June 30, 2006, 18:06

Quote from: "markiii"theres very few of us with the style to carry it off :-) :-) :-)

ooohh its so tempting to throw in a comment, must resist, must resist!!!! s:wink: :wink: s:wink:

markiii · June 30, 2006, 18:09

yeah I remember you telling me you wanted yellow originally but were worries you couldn't carry teh colour s:roll: :roll: s:roll:

kanujunkie · June 30, 2006, 18:17

s:lol: :lol: s:lol: s:lol: :lol: s:lol:

Silverman · July 23, 2006, 18:08

The Summer 2006 edition of 'if magazine' (The Toyota Magazine) - just out - includes an article about the MR2 entitled EXIT AN ICON.

"Weighing in at just under a ton, the MR2 was on a par with great sports cars such as the Lotus Elise."

Amazing MR2 tail pic on front cover. All very sad s:(

s:( s:? :? s:? s:cry: :cry: s:cry: .

celmacmat · July 24, 2006, 10:25

Quote from: "markiii"yellow always was special order.

theres very few of us with the style to carry it off :-) :-) :-)

I agree with you, it is easier for a girl to have a yellow car than for a boy (cough I mean a man s:lol: :lol: s:lol: )

Quote from: "philster_d"Maybe they didnt make as many because they know they are only bought by mad lords.

I think I have to agree with this as well, anyone who have met me think I am barking mad s:wink: :wink: s:wink: but ...

I am not mad, I am brilliant, you just don't understand...

Anonymous · July 26, 2006, 20:20

Quote from: "Silverman"The Summer 2006 edition of 'if magazine' (The Toyota Magazine) - just out - includes an article about the MR2 entitled EXIT AN ICON.

"Weighing in at just under a ton, the MR2 was on a par with great sports cars such as the Lotus Elise."

Amazing MR2 tail pic on front cover. All very sad s:( s:( s:? :? s:? s:cry: :cry: s:cry: .

Just back my hols and read this article and I really liked the closing paragraph:

"time has been called for this evergreen sports car - at least for now"

hopefully a hint that it will be recontinued some day?

Anonymous · August 25, 2006, 17:39

Created my first post earlier today on this topic only for the admin to lock it and point me in the direction of this thread, way behind all of you obviously having only read about it fairly recently.

Still does anyone know why production has stopped and if there's any alternative Toyota might have lined up.. from the reply to my first post i was informed that both the MR2 and the Celica are going..

red_leicester · August 25, 2006, 18:22

I think production was stopped because the 2 isn't a big seller. Maybe if they'd designed it with a boot more people would have been willing to part with £18k for a 'fun car'.

Not much official news on replacements, apart from the fact that it will replace both the MR2 and Celica (front wheel drive?) and will probably be a hard-top convertible and maybe a hybrid like the Prius.

I think.

kanujunkie · August 25, 2006, 21:06

the MR2 and Celica are to be combined and replaced by a new Celica. This will be a 4WD affair, front will be electric and rear petrol, the drawing i saw looked similar in shape to the new civic, quite bulbous s:(

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oh and it had an electric roof s:(

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bye bye to the good days of a proper sports car and hello to a 10ton brick s:evil: :evil: s:evil:

filcee · August 26, 2006, 00:00

Quote from: "kanujunkie"bye bye to the good days of a proper sports car and hello to a 10ton brick s:evil: :evil: s:evil:

Hello Mr. Honda/Mazda s:?: :?: s:?:

Chris_h · August 26, 2006, 01:30

Quote from: "filcee"
Quote from: "kanujunkie"bye bye to the good days of a proper sports car and hello to a 10ton brick s:evil: :evil: s:evil:
Hello Mr. Honda/Mazda s:?: :?: s:?:

I have to say that metal folding roof on the MX5 looks rather good!

I have read the same as Stu on a number of occasions in the motoring press - however, we can still hope. It certainly wouldn't be the first time they were totally wrong.

red_leicester · August 26, 2006, 07:00

Quote from: "Chris_h"I have to say that metal folding roof on the MX5 looks rather good!

Me too.

Shame abou the rest of the exterior styling though, not a patch on the MR2.

Anonymous · August 27, 2006, 09:19

Quote from: "gratz"Created my first post earlier today on this topic only for the admin to lock it and point me in the direction of this thread, way behind all of you obviously having only read about it fairly recently.

Actually, a lot of of us knew about the ceasing of the MR2 and Celica production for more than a year and there's loads of threads referring to it; this is just the latest one. Many theories and Toyota claims around but the general consensus is because the MR2 didn't make the numbers.

As for new MX5 (and a bit off topic) the more I see it the uglier it looks. The front just looks awkward and the rear is the same as ever. I would spend my money on a MR2 TF over the new MX5 anytime.

Chris · August 30, 2006, 14:25

well it looks like cystal silver is the unloved coloutr amongst the unsold TFs.. Interestingly, i wonder if you can pick what number you want, or whether it's spec driven as more likely, as i see that they haven't been sold in numerical order...