Congrats Jim!
I am sure you made another buyer very happy.
I guess I was not so patient after all! Funny that I didn't even test drive the car and made the deal! When I felt the cleanliness of the wheel wells and saw the perfect front and rear valences I knew I had to buy this car.
The MR2 caused quite a stir with the garage staff and a few of their industry colleagues. An auto body shop owner came by to check out the car while it was on the hoist and was in disbelief. He has never seen a 26 year old toyota without a spot of rust anywhere on the body. Not even on those screws under the front bumper, etc etc.
I put about 200 clicks on it last Friday night and Saturday. The wifey seems to have accepted the mr2 after hearing all the glowing comments from everyone else other than me. She even parked her car outside to keep the MR2 out of the rain. Another plus is that it seems to get about 8l/100 even with a lead foot. I had to crank the tokicos down to 2 to eliminate the side ways hop in turns on bumpy roads though.
Rest assured that the car will be well cared for.
All fluids and belts are being changed with OEM parts if available. Evans waterless coolant will be used along with an OEM water pump change even though the existing is fine. OEM door hinges (still available at $100 per side!) arrived and will swap out the drivers side. The passenger side is perfect as is and will have a spare hinge. Brake lines will be changed out to braided stainless to stiffen its feel. The clutch will either be adjusted or master cylinder changed to smooth out and raise the release point. New enkei 92's and dunlops are on order and will let me preserve the original tear drops. Rear visor and fog light switch are coming from Paul Sims. And a few misc. OEM parts ordered to bring the car to 110%. I even ordered a jar of zymol rouge for the red paint... I'm not letting any detailing shop touch the single stage paint.
Thank goodness this did not turn out to be another project. The above work is really just maintenance compared to my other cars.
Now the problem is that this car is too nice to drive unless it is sunny and dry. Thoughts of getting another NA daily driver are brewing... But that will likely lead to a divorce!