Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Jul 25, 2006, at 10:25 AM, Adam Maas wrote: > > >>If you haven't worked on most post-1980 cars, which are the vast >>majority of FWD designs, you probably shouldn't be commenting as an >>authority on servicing FWD drivetrains. Because you aren't an >>authority >>as your experience predates 90% of the designs to hit the market. > > > LOL ... I did say I worked as a mechanic in the 1970s right at the > beginning of this dialog. > > >>And comparing servicing costs on two relatively exotic cars is >>probably >>not a good method for making assumptions on anything (Yes, the MR2 is >>fairly rare and exotic despite being a Toyota with a relatively off >>the >>shelf driveline). That's the notional equivalent of commenting on the >>last generation Celica's reliability based on your experiences with a >>Lotus Elise 190 (Same basic driveline there too) > > > Come now, that's rather more extreme than is warranted. I don't know > where you live, but MR2s are a dime a dozen around here. There are > six of them parked in the lot I just parked in, within 60 feet of my > car. The MR2 is hardly an "exotic" ... it's a Corolla with the engine > stuffed in the middle rather than the end, both sold and serviced by > Toyota anywhere. > > I just looked under the hood of a Prius. Now there's a complex little > devil: I think there are more electronics under the hood than there > is engine by a factor of 10. > > Nice car to drive, however. > > G >
Godfrey, You live in California. MR2's are a lot less common elsewhere. Here in Toronto (Which is exotic car central in Canada) I see more Lamborghini's than I do MR2's. I can't recall the last time I actually saw an MR2, and I'm a car buff who is always on the lookout for little gems like the MR2. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
