2000 Toyota MR2 Spyder User Reviews

Great Fun. — The MR2 was very reliable and looked great with it's mini supercar looks. The hanling was excellent, but could be a little twitchy in the wet around English country roads, which added to the fun for better driver, how ever you need the tracking and tyres to be spot on all the time is this really makes a difference to how the car drives, much more than in most cars. The acceleration is lively and the free-revving engine sweet joy. The build quality is excellent, but if you need the handbrake cable renewed half the interior has to come out so beware .Love the racey interior styling, but hard plastics could be improved to add a quality feel. No squeeks or rattles with this well made roadster. The light weight body with it's Boxter-esk styling aid economy. General cost of ownership is very cheap, unless you have issues with the handbrake like I did. Too summarise the MR2 provides unparalleled fun on a budget. Loved it.

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Absolutely Great Sports Car That's Exactly What A Sports Car Should Be! — As an older guy now in my '60's, I've owned my fair share of sports cars. In high school my sister and I jointly purchased a 1961 Triumph TR3; our first real sports car. I've owned an MGB (unfortunately), a TR6-GT, a Saab Sonnet and a Datsun 2000 Roadster. I purchased my MR2 Spyder 2 years ago and it now has a little over 70,000 miles on the odometer. The original owner took very good care of the car following the scheduled maintenance and changing oil every 3,000 miles. God bless this man. I drove the car home from San Francisco to where we live on the Southern California coast- what a beautiful drive! Top down, awesome response and handling, great fuel economy and...people's reaction to the car was amazing. I actually bought the car because I knew it was a reliable Toyota product that was fun, fast and economical, but I never expected the reaction I received at almost every stop. And I want to say this about the storage problem most people are concerned with. My wife and I traveled from Santa Barbara to Portland and back and never had a problem with storage- we even packed food for our picnics. It requires some forethought, but after living out of a Westfalia camper during our kid's surf careers; packing our MR2 was easy- we simply utilized the space available- problem solved! This car is absolutely the very best car I've ever owed. After two years and many trips around the West Coast I still hear myself saying - God, I love this car... and I do!

Primary Use: Commuting to work

Superb Handling, Great Drive Highly Recommend — Never thought much of these cars before, regularly telling people not to touch them... I now feel guilty because the second I drove it, I thoroughly enjoyed it and made me want one immediately.

Fun Car.. — great acceleration and braking;v responsive,feels like its "glued" to the road! just dont be too hard on it! looks great-both inside and out. very comfortable. pretty good on the petrol, economica enough. car is great fun to drive.

Primary Use: Sport/fun (spirited driving, track racing, off-roading, etc.)

2 Much Fun — Where do I start... The mid engined convertible was purchased to recover from my mid-life crisis. I needed something outrageous but still affordable. The car had to sacrifice the trunk so that wheel base can be larger for balanced handling - great stuff, all the wrong reason to buy the car. The tiptronic gearbox was great until I thrash the hell out of it on race tracks, skidpans and winding mountain roads... so I sold it before major 80,000km service and replacing parts on the sequential gearbox. I've done everything that I needed to do with the car, including AFL parade, club runs and track days. I would buy another one if I have more room in the garage.