1988 Toyota MR2 Reviews, Pricing & Specs

This car is amazing. I just wish it didn't have T-tops. They are prone to leaking, although mine do not. And it loses a little headroom space for the supports. Toyota reliability in a mini-supercar package. For some reason, it doesn't seem as glued to the road as the MY84 MR2 I used to own.

Still turns heads, Getting rare now, 1.6 DOHC 16v engine more advanced than other engines from era, Redlines at just below 8000 revs, although limited power at low revs, Not really a performance sports car unless engine and handling are tuned, Low ride height and seating means it's fun to drive, Large removable sunroof great in summer, Cockpit interior design has lots of equiptment, Usual Toyota mechanical reliablitiy, Rust can kill them

Performance - You cant get anything that handles like this car for the same money. Brakes not quite so good in the fact that they try to kill you when you use them. Accelerations isn't blistering but some would say that 7.5 seconds to 62mph is fairly quick. The twin cam engine growls in low revs and screams once you get past 4800rpm. Build Quality- Well it's old now, but everything seems good, it is a Toyota after all. Appearance- Absolutely awesome retro styling. Cost of ownership- maintenace is low, mainly bodywork needed on the older models. Mpg on test is not as good as a volvo 2.5 v6 (personally think the test was flawed). I would say you get about 28mpg driving not too conservative. Fun Factor - Give me the name of a car that costs less than £5000...... This is more fun!

Supercharged MKI MR2s were fast and fun little go-karts for the street. They were quick but not fast and they handled well but were still easy to drive.

I've had this car for several years. It had 21,000 miles when I bought it and it now has 66,000 miles. I mostly drove it to work and around town during the summer months. But there were some high speed trips to Anchorage... I drove it in snow a few times when it snowed while I was on a trip. It handles very decently in snow with the right tires. It really drives well at high speed. It corners beautifully and has no tendency to break loose. I have totally enjoyed taking it on high speed runs as well as driving it to work.

Acceleration is awesome, brakes great, will out handle most cars on the road. High build quality. Is stock exterior, and interior. Cost of ownership is very low nothing needs to be replaced regularly. It gets 31 MPG being super charged.

the car is awesome, handles amazingly, like a little slot car, power feels good on s/c ones, even n/a ones aren't "too" bad. They look awesome. just great little cars. I would highly recommend this car to anyone, i especially like the gen 1s, and they're cheapish.

0-60 mph is 7.1 sec with 36 mpg, I love the car, put a fair bit of time into it and it was totally worth it. I've wanted one since I was 16 and now that I have one I will never let it go.

I didn't like the feel of this car. It was jumpy in turns, fun to drive at higher speeds but kind of boring in terms of lower speed acceleration (You always feel like your going too slow!) . The car is light in the front which can be unsettling in terms of handling, and the lack of power steering is jerky for precision driving at lower speeds. This car didn't rev my engine. And it kind of looks like a Hot Wheels car :)

Great value. The price for the condition was great.

alright car to be honest. rear weel drive so is fun as hell in the wet holds like anything in the dry and the removable roof is nice when the sun occasionally comes out. Full leather interiors comfortable and clean the main problem with the car is it is prone to rusting

The handling and performance of the SC MR2 is awsome and is very fun too boot around town in.