Got One
05-12-2014, 08:09 AM
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Got One
A long rollercoaster ride of a process.
Have an R home now. Won't be posting too many details, but thought I should let everyone know / because I was getting a lot of support and input from the community.
1998
-1 Owner
-21,070 miles
-Zero Winters
-Rain only a handful of times
-Bone Stock
Also, because its white (and we've all seen what a white R looks like) I figured I'd post some different pictures of the trip to get it (1700 miles round trip)
Enjoy
One of my favorite water holes (a short detour on the way)
The Funds
Mileage on the car when picked up
Following my buddy home (he's in my 2013 Civic Si daily driver (the daily is "lightly" modded)
At home with my 1 owner 30,000 mile MR2 Spyder
The Personalized Plate I bought in February (in anticipation of finding an R)
Have an R home now. Won't be posting too many details, but thought I should let everyone know / because I was getting a lot of support and input from the community.
1998
-1 Owner
-21,070 miles
-Zero Winters
-Rain only a handful of times
-Bone Stock
Also, because its white (and we've all seen what a white R looks like) I figured I'd post some different pictures of the trip to get it (1700 miles round trip)
Enjoy
One of my favorite water holes (a short detour on the way)
The Funds
Mileage on the car when picked up
Following my buddy home (he's in my 2013 Civic Si daily driver (the daily is "lightly" modded)
At home with my 1 owner 30,000 mile MR2 Spyder
The Personalized Plate I bought in February (in anticipation of finding an R)
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05-15-2014, 06:38 AM
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Wow that's awesome!!! Congrats on the purchase, I wish my R wasn't so **** kicked I'm still trying to get it running properly after the engine rebuild. I'm sure you won't be having any issues like that.
I love the plate, I have been thinking forever of something fitting for a custom plate but unicorn takes the cake for sure!
I love the plate, I have been thinking forever of something fitting for a custom plate but unicorn takes the cake for sure!
05-22-2014, 08:11 PM
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Greetings from Toronto! Congrats on the pick up. Your picture got me, my g/f has been looking for a white MR-S and she calls THAT a unicorn lol. I'm also jealous if that is in fact a Yaris in the garage haha...always liked that little car.
05-23-2014, 05:32 AM
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Its got the following:
-Coilovers
-front and rear upper strut braces
-front and rear lower braces
-rear anti-roll bar upgrade
-SSR Comp's
-custom intake manifold
-Corolla Throttle body
-Custom CAI
-Header
-Exhaust
-seats
-electronics
-bunch of other stuff
05-23-2014, 06:15 AM
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Wow that's awesome!!! Congrats on the purchase, I wish my R wasn't so **** kicked I'm still trying to get it running properly after the engine rebuild. I'm sure you won't be having any issues like that.
I love the plate, I have been thinking forever of something fitting for a custom plate but unicorn takes the cake for sure!
I love the plate, I have been thinking forever of something fitting for a custom plate but unicorn takes the cake for sure!
It does have its share of flaws and I've got some maintenance / restoration work to do soon.
One huge issue is that the Timing belt has never been done (in 16 years) and although its only got 20k on it, I'm gonna have it swapped out on account of age.
Look for pictures in the next post
Will