Originally posted by Muddy
I am sure those 200k+ autox cars are FAR better maintained than a $1000 mr2, Jesse. Just because someone that is well known in autox has done something, it doesn't mean that it applies in real life. Good luck with the car, be prepared to have stuff break.
It's still a 15 year old small car and WILL come with the problems of a 15 year old car. Little stuff has come up on my 11 year old car....something about mud getting stuck everywhere, no idea....
The motor is known to be a reliable engine when well maintained. With a basic tune up, and doing a leak-down test on it prior to buying, I think it might be a good start.