100,000 Milestone!

Not a great deal to report on my car recently; it’s been a rubbish month in regards to personal issues, but I’m still making the most of it with my MR2 in our surprisingly nice summer weather. It makes owning a T-Bar so worthwhile!

And of course the point of this blog post is to commemorate my MR2 reaching a nice big milestone – 100,000 miles! Admittedly, only 14,000 of those have been in my ownership the last (almost) 4 years, but it’s worth a mention!

2013-06-11 17.10.22

Take care!

Sunny Weekend? Time for a Clean!

Just a quick update with some bang-up-to-date images of my MR2. A rare sunny June weekend in the UK gave the perfect chance to spend a few hours giving it a quick clean. Enjoy!

2013-06-01 17.46.50

Continue reading…

Taxed, Tested and Ready for 2013

With a fresh 6 months tax and a clean bill of health from the MOT centre, my MR2 is now back on the road for 2013!

As I’ve previously mentioned, this could well be the last year of my MR2 ownership. I wasn’t being completely honest when I said that an impending Impreza was the sole reason for me wanting to sell the MR2. Truth is, I rather badly damaged my back in ridiculous circumstances two years ago and the road to recovery is taking a lot longer than I envisaged.

As you can imagine, driving a lowered sports car with low profile tyres and heavy power steering is doing me no favours at all. Even now, driving on my short daily commute is getting tiresome, and I can no longer enjoy the MR2 as I once used to.

But enough of the sob story, I’ll move on to some real updates worth mentioning.

Continue reading…

Moving on to Pastures New?

There comes a time in anything where one has to consider the future. In my case, I now need to do some serious thinking as to the future of this gorgeous MR2 in my ownership.

Continue reading…

Never Park Your Car. Anywhere. Ever.

Fu**ing sh**ting c**ting bollocks.

It’s hard to put into words the feeling of anger mixed with sadness mixed with rage, but the sentiment above is a mild explanation of how I’m feeling right about now.

Continue reading…

Back on the Road for 2012!

FINALLY!

After many months waiting in anticipation for the weather to start getting pleasant again, my MR2 has now been released from the clutches of storage and is back on the road!

Continue reading…

Tucked Away for Winter

With the harsh winter months now upon us, and after having braved the last 2 winters in my MR2, I decided it may be wise this year to invest in a cheap dedicated winter car.

So I present to you, my Audi A4 2.6 Quattro!

Continue reading…

Photoshopped: MR2-based GRMN Sports Hybrid Concept

So, a few months back Toyota announced they were revealing their “MR2-based GRMN Sports Hybrid Concept II” car. To put it bluntly, I think it’s pig-ugly. So I thought I’d see if I can improve it somewhat.

Continue reading…

Santa Pod – Fast 5 Promo Event

Firstly, a massive thanks to Jimmy over at Fueltopia for the organisation and execution of this event… and of course for letting us know about it!

The location: An eerily desolate Santa Pod Raceway…

Continue reading…

5 New YouTube MR2 Videos!

Sooo, just to expand the presence of my MR2 among the world-wide-web, I’ve created its own dedicated YouTube channel.

>> http://www.youtube.com/JDMR2DOTCOM

Continue reading…