Find or Sell Used Cars, Trucks, and SUVs in USA

1987 Toyota Mr2 T-bar, Manual 2-seater Sports Car on 2040-cars

US $5,400.00
Year:1987 Mileage:88909 Color:
Location:

Palo Alto, California, United States

Palo Alto, California, United States

For sale: a 1987 Toyota MR2 T-bar, manual 2-seater sports car.

Mileage: 88,xxx.

Location: Palo Alto, CA.

Condition: very good.


The car is in great working order - it has a few small cosmetic defects, but it runs beautifully, and just passed it’s CA smog test.  It’s a fun, sporty car to drive - it clings to the road like a limpet.  Gets good gas mileage (EPA-rated as 26 city/32 highway).  I’ve owned this since it was new, and it’s served me well, but I’m buying a new convertible, so sadly I need to let it go.


Clean title; one non-smoking owner. VIN JT2AW15J4H01200754.  Classic first-generation MR2 model AW11.


EXTERIOR

- Original “super white” paint in great condition except for some small dents in the back left panel resulting from an interaction with a hedge.

- Original rear spoiler and T-bar roof (including storage bags).

- No sign of rust. No collisions/accidents - apart from that hedge.

- Original spare tire, that has never been used.

- Power windows, door locks, mirrors.

- Aluminum alloy wheels.


INTERIOR

- Original blue cloth interior with “performance interior package” and floor mats. Still in great condition.

- New Toyota shift boot and trim.

- New Sony CD/radio.

- There’s a couple of places where sunlight caused the plastic to get brittle, and suffer some cosmetic damage: (1) the cover for the mechanisms in the T-bar tops; (2) two small slits on the dash; (3) the surround or the rightmost dash air vent.  None impair functionality.

- Steering wheel has a leather cover added; the original underneath is a little rough.

- Cruise control.

- A/C and heater work great.


ENGINE

- Stock original engine: 4cyl 1.6L 16 valve dual overhead twin cam; not turbo-charged.

- 5 speed manual engine

No check engine lights! Its a healthy engine with no issues.

- Newish battery; recently-replaced brake master cylinder.

- Regular maintenance and service carried out as per Toyota guidelines. I have all the maintenance records if you want them.


EXTRAS (all included)

- a custom fitted car cover

- Toyota maintenance and electrical manuals

- tire chains (almost never used).


More pictures here: https://plus.google.com/photos/+johnwilkes/albums/6027949246034688353


I found several MR2s listed for about $6000, so I’m looking for $5400 obo.

You can email me directly at john at e-wilkes.com; include a phone number where I can reach you.


Thanks for looking. No trades, serious buyers only.

Auto Services in California

Windshield Repair Pro ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Windshield Repair
Address: Lodi
Phone: (209) 505-5999

Willow Springs Co. ★★★★★

Automobile Parts & Supplies, Automobile Parts, Supplies & Accessories-Wholesale & Manufacturers
Address: 4040 Manly Rd, Willow-Springs
Phone: (661) 328-0881

Williams Glass ★★★★★

Automobile Parts & Supplies, Glass-Auto, Plate, Window, Etc, Automobile Accessories
Address: 655 Bridge St, Grimes
Phone: (530) 953-2687

Wild Rose Motors Ltd. ★★★★★

Used Car Dealers
Address: 3901 E La Palma Ave # A, Atwood
Phone: (714) 260-4867

Wheatland Smog & Repair ★★★★★

Auto Repair & Service, Automotive Tune Up Service, Automobile Inspection Stations & Services
Address: 407 Main St, Linda
Phone: (530) 633-0271

West Valley Smog ★★★★★

Automobile Parts & Supplies, Automobile Inspection Stations & Services, Emissions Inspection Stations
Address: 1880 Sinaloa Rd, Somis
Phone: (805) 581-0550

Auto blog

Hyundai, Kia, Genesis and Subaru clean up in IIHS 2018 safety ratings

Thu, Dec 7 2017

Hyundai, its partner Kia and its Genesis division are the big winners in the latest vehicle safety ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, accounting for six of the 15 models that earned the Top Safety Pick+ awards for 2018. Subaru was right behind with four, Mercedes-Benz had two, and Toyota, BMW and Ford each had one. Another 47 vehicles earned the Top Safety Pick designation, where Toyota had 10 vehicle models, with Hyundai recognized for nine models. All but one of the seven vehicles in Subaru's lineup, the BRZ, qualified for one of the awards. IIHS strengthened the criteria for the Top Safety Pick+ award for 2018 to require headlights to earn a "good" rating — an "acceptable" rating was previously enough to notch the "plus" award — and good or acceptable passenger-side protection in the small overlap front crash, which replicates a crash involving just the front corner of a vehicle. It also required vehicles to have acceptable or good headlights for the first time to earn a Top Safety Pick award. Most of winners for both awards qualified on the basis of optional upgrades. IIHS in October began evaluating the passenger side of vehicles in its small overlap front crash test after it said it became clear that automakers were neglecting that side of the vehicle as they focused on improving driver-side protections. IIHS first began conducting driver-side small overlap crashes in 2012. It began measuring both how well low and high beams illuminated the road and the amount of glare they produce for oncoming vehicles as part of its ratings in 2016. The Top Safety Pick+ winners are listed below. The list doesn't include any minivans, pickups or minicars, which don't appear on either list of awardees. Small cars Kia Forte Kia Soul Subaru Impreza (sedan and wagon) Subaru WRX Midsize cars Subaru Legacy Subaru Outback Toyota Camry Large luxury cars BMW 5 series Genesis G80 Genesis G90 Lincoln Continental Mercedes-Benz E-Class sedan Midsize SUVs Hyundai Santa Fe Hyundai Santa Fe Sport Midsize luxury SUV Mercedes-Benz GLC The full list of Top Safety Pick winners is available here.Related Video: Image Credit: IIHS BMW Genesis Hyundai Kia Lincoln Subaru Toyota Safety Crossover SUV Wagon Sedan crash test

Here's the 2017 Toyota 86: Don't call it a Scion

Fri, Feb 5 2016

After we heard the bells toll for Scion yesterday, we told you that the Scion FR-S will transform into a Toyota. That's right: just a rebadging. The practical question is, which badge? The philosophical question, which we can't answer yet, is where it'll sit in the pantheon of front-engined, rear-drive Toyota sports cars, of which the Supra was the last one to visit our shores, from 1992 until 1998 in its fourth generation. And as if summoned by this conversation, this camouflaged prototype appeared. Our best guess is that this is going to be the US-bound, Toyota-badged version of the Subaru BRZ and all the other 86-badged variants: the Toyota 86 (in Asia, Australia, New Zealand, South America, and South Africa), Toyota GT86 (in Europe and New Zealand again), and Toyota FT86 (in Nicaragua and Jamaica). For simplicity's sake, let's call it a Toyota 86. Peer into the 86's swirly camo, and it looks like the car is going in for a light refresh. The lower intake in the front fascia, if it's representative of a production part, adopts a different shape and is considerably wider and narrower than either the BRZ or FR-S units. It also appears that the turn signal and its surround are reshaped, different than any of the current variants. Changes out back appear mild. The area around the license plate seems to be smoother, and there is likely a predictable light restyle of the bumper skin and defuser under the camo. We don't expect a significant power increase, and certainly not a turbocharger (sorry!), but crossing fingers wouldn't do any harm. Related Video:

Toyota i-Road is no less strange in the flesh

Tue, 05 Mar 2013

We've seen plenty of three-wheeled creations in our day, but none quite like the Toyota i-Road Concept. The "personal mobility vehicle" offers seating for two with driver and passenger positioned in a tandem position. While that may sound more like a motorcycle than a car, the closed cockpit means riders don't need a helmet. The design also takes a page from the 2008 Peugeot HyMotion3 Concept with an articulating front suspension that allows the driver to lean through corners thanks to "Active Lean" self-balancing technology. Unlike the funky Pug, however, the i-Road is a fully electric plug-in vehicle.
While there are just five-horsepower on hand from an electric motor, the i-Road should serve up a range of around 30 miles thanks to its lithium-ion battery, and Toyota claims the cells can be topped off in three hours with a "conventional domestic power supply." Sounds majestic. Take in the full press release below.