1986 Toyota MR2 Reviews, Pricing & Specs

this car was fast, triangular, and handled better than your mom. I wish i still owned it, because it completely owned so many others who tried to race it. The 4age ran perfect all the way to the 75000 rpm redline, not to many other cars can say that; however maintenance was a whole other issue. Headgasket went out, and parts for that car are hard to come by.

love the car more than my girl friend. awsome handeling around corners, very styling and amazing on gas. probly the nicest car toyota made in the 80's. fun to drive with real wheel drive and mid engine. wishing there was more room inside the car but overall awsome car to own and is a teenagers dream come to.

Nippy little 2-seater. Nice high rev engine with sufficient power. Excellent handling for an old standard car. Most fun in curvy tarmac country roads. Drives almost like a go cart. I had this for three years and I´m really wanting to buy another but with supercharged engine someday.

Awesome car. Very reliable so far, especially for its age. Very fun to drive. Handles well and it's easy to drive. This is my first car with a manual transmission. I have replaced the parking brake cable, clutch, wheel bearing, headlights, air filter, clutch, valve cover gasket, and oil cooler hoses. Upgrades include leather aftermarket seats, aftermarket steering wheel, stereo, rims, exhaust, and a rear sway bar. I painted the calipers and valve cover red. I plan to add a remote locking system and eventually turbocharge it or do an engine swap.

possibly the greatest car ever built. The handling quality is unmatched and makes up for the lack of horse power. The gear ratios are perfect for a mid engine car. The little 4age behind you loves revs and there's nothing like having that thing screaming behind you. It gets amazing gas mileage. The car is also amazingly unique unlike the run of the mill hondas or anything today. In my opinion it looks better than the two generations after it, one must respect it. There is nothing like carving a corner in the first generation midship runabout

There is nothing that come close to drtiving a nimble, mid engined, rear wheel drive car. That is the closest you come to a real racing car, it feels like the engine is bolted to your spine, and you and the car are one.

It's not the fastest, it's not the most expesive, nor the most exotic car in the world. For the money, the size, and what is was built for, it is the best car money can buy. Handles like its on rails ! Great acceleration, awesome braking ! The fit and finish is awesome ! Everything fits perfect, no clutter, no usless nonscence in the driver seat. What you need, and nothing more Great on gas, powered by the tiny (and famous) 4AGE Toyota engine (same one that powers the RWD mid-80's carolla's) Very little servicing needed. I said it once and I'll say it again; Pound for pound, dollar for dollar, best car money can buy for fun factor and just plain old coolness !

One of the best handling cars of the mid-80's. And even though marked it as ugly i love the wedge shape.

My wife bought me an 86 a few years ago and i sit and watch Overhauling all the time thinking what it would be like to have a "perfectly" restored MR2. Wow, if i could drop a 6 in it, digital dash antilock brakes and bring the life back into it. I just drool at the possibilities. Mr2 is the affordable Racecar. Sitting in it feels right, nomatter how old and run down it gets. I will never get rid of it just because it represents Toyotas passion for fine driving performance!

Out of all the car's I have owned this was probably the worst. It was a dog all round. What I loved about the MR2 was iits styling I have a real love of the classic eighties wedge and pop up lights. The car was fun to drive, nice slick gear change engine revved to around 8000rpm (very impressive for something from 1986). The car was rear wheel drive which was fun but you always have the feeling if you push it too hard it could kill you. Mid engined rear wheel drive cars have a savage reputationfor this. The signs were not good from the start in terms of general condition. Signs of a little rust starting which took over a dodgy respray. It started to leak in water, eventually to a grand scale which lead to an embarrasing episode for one of my friends upon borrowing it (Jonny u know the story, if youre reading this). The reserve tank is non existant either as I found upon a daily commute and found myself out of fuel at the side of the road. Overall not the greatest of experiences but the car was 20 years old at the time and it ticked the box in terms of fun driving.