Modding priorities

[Petrus]

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[Petrus]

@Petrus

Have you got a complete list of all the things you have removed?

Beejeezes, thát would take a while and even thén I would forget a few thinagmies. I think it is nicely summed up by me having taken off the little bracket for the nappies on the lower engine mount...

[Joesson]

Even at "ON SALE" price it is still "Just a bit of bloody carpet."

Oh come on, think about the weight saved and you ´save´ over 200$ too.

If I were t be tempted along this endless path I'd go for the full Monty Spartan look and NOT have the kit at the full $595!

[Joesson]

@Petrus

Have you got a complete list of all the things you have removed?

Beejeezes, thát would take a while and even thén I would forget a few thinagmies. I think it is nicely summed up by me having taken off the little bracket for the nappies on the lower engine mount...

@Petrus has to be the weight saving Master/ Meister, even his significant other passenger/s help out with minimal apparel.

[Petrus]

If I were t be tempted along this endless path I'd go for the full Monty Spartan look and NOT have the kit at the full $595!

I top you; I´d take the seat and áll of the carpeting out for free myself and thén the heavyweight soundproofing as a bonus.
I bet it is a shocking lot heavier than the miserly harvest from the MR2.

[Zxrob]

Following responses about functionality and in the US ´ricer´ in connetion with modifications had a quick look at the various MR2 subjects on several fora where the distinction was easy. The relative ´priority´ (the amount threads):

Appearance:             3   

Performance (engine):   6

Handling/ suspension:   1

Power given twice the attention appearance get, which gets three times the attention the handling gets.

Does the above equate to, I want to get there as fast as I can with my car looking good, fast as in a straight line. You know the old saying "power is nothing without control"

Each to their own

Rob

[Petrus]

Does the above equate to, I want to get there as fast as I can with my car looking good, fast as in a straight line. You know the old saying "power is nothing without control"

Each to their own

Rob

Indeed each to their own so I draw no conclusion.

[Bernie]

Modding is a journey and dependant on what your end game is, so a Track focussed car will be entirely different to a fast road car, budget and taste also have influence

For me I was lucky to purchase at the time a mechanically vastly improved car, with sufficient performance for my occasional road use so Appearance became my driver to put my stamp on it and make it unique.

I am in the process of a final change, might not meet with everyone's approval but my car my way, watch this space

[Petrus]

I am in the process of a final change, might not meet with everyone's approval but my car my way, watch this space

Good for you!!
I bow to thát, regardless.

[Ardent]

I am in the process of a final change, might not meet with everyone's approval but my car my way, watch this space

Tell me your not going to wrap in custard. Like an inverse B6.

I'm on the edge of my seat now.

[Bernie]

I am in the process of a final change, might not meet with everyone's approval but my car my way, watch this space

Tell me your not going to wrap in custard. Like an inverse B6.

I'm on the edge of my seat now.

At the body shop as we speak 😀

[Ardent]

my vanilla mind is in melt down.

Vents in the front wings
My wing is bigger than your wing
Macdonalds - pizza hut - KFC decals
Atom esque space frame weight reduction
Grease lightning flames down the side
4 Cibies mounted to the style bar
two tone paint job

[Bernie]

my vanilla mind is in melt down.

Vents in the front wings
My wing is bigger than your wing
Macdonalds - pizza hut - KFC decals
Atom esque space frame weight reduction
Grease lightning flames down the side
4 Cibies mounted to the style bar
two tone paint job

I'll give you a clue "Holy Grail" 😀

[Petrus]

I'll give you a clue "Holy Grail" 😀

Badass exhaust???

[Bernie]

I'll give you a clue "Holy Grail" 😀

Badass exhaust???

All will be revealed in good time 😀

[puma2]

I'll give you a clue "Holy Grail" 😀
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this i got to see, yes i understand your car and do what you want its such a good looking 2 i would be nervous.
now we wait to see the Holy Grail

[Beachbum957]

Modding is a journey and dependant on what your end game is, so a Track focussed car will be entirely different to a fast road car, budget and taste also have influence

Best answer so far. 

Building a nice touring sports car where comfort and adequate performance is important is going to have very different priorities compared to building a track car.  Our MR2 is driven mostly on back roads where the driving can be pretty aggressive, so power and handling are much more important than appearance.  Driver preference comes into it as well.  My wife ranks power slightly above handling, and I prefer handling slightly over power. 

But as she puts it, you can't see the outside from the drivers seat, so who cares much about appearance.  (Her previous daily driver was a Mazdaspeed 3 which she thought was seriously ugly)

[Petrus]

My wife ranks power slightly above handling, and I prefer handling slightly over power. 

My one gf prefers power over handling too. The other two prefer perfect handling.
Me, I am leaning increasing towards the latter as age moves on ;-)