2003 Toyota MR2 Spyder Reviews, Pricing & Specs

This is a great, fun car if you don't need any more than one person beside you in the vehicle. Handling is incredible, it gets 29-33 mpg even the way I drive it, and for only having 145hp the 1980lb weight helps it move very well. Upkeep on it is extremely cheap and I am going to the 2ZZ engine from the lotus Elise which is easily swapped into the engine bay for a 60hp boost over stock. I have owned the car for 2 years now and other than oil changes and routine maintenance have not had to change anything. It takes about 40 dollars to fill up with premium here in Tennessee.Aug 04, 2012

I purchased my 2003 Spyder in 2006, finding one spec'd out exactly how I wanted and with only 6,800 miles covered at that point. I had wanted one since 2001 when myself and 4 friends each rented one and took them to a track day and had a blast all day long running nose-to-tail trying to shake each other or get past. This car has served me well - it now has just over 50,000 miles and a lot of that has been fun trips through the canyons around Malibu, CA. It is an easy car to drive fast and deceptively quick because you can carry so much speed through turns and brake so late. It changes direction with the precision of a go-kart. A lot of people complain the car lacks space for luggage and packages. I've not had too much trouble fitting nearly everything I needed to into the car. There are compartments behind the seats that hold more than you might expect. Above that with the top up you will find a parcel shelf. Then if you don't have a passenger you have all that room, plus there is a compartment in the front of the car as well which you can expand by removing the spare tire. All in all, if you are looking for a fun and sporty car that is also fairly affordable you should at least give this little car a chance unless you just can't stomach the looks. Dec 30, 2011

Performance - Health in standard form, grea fun to handle aroun the roads. Now modified with morepowr on tap and even finer hndling. Build Quaity - pretty good and far better than the VW, Vauxhalls, and Fords i had before. Appearance - Love it, great looking inside and out Cost of ownership - Can you put a price on this fun car? When i can squeeze 48mpg when i want to, and it's a sporty car - that's astonishing. Never been serviced at a dealer, like all dealers i've ever used they're a rip off. Fun factor - That's what this car is all about, huge grin factor, very happy.Aug 03, 2008