Anyone spend much time with the new MR2? My mom wanted to get one till we went to look at the trunk. There is none. I thought I had it bad with a fiero. The new MR2 has a bay under the hood for the spare tire, if you take that out you might be able to fit a bowling ball bag. Does anyone know if the old MR2 had any space where the fiero does?
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Posts: 15810 From: N. Wilkesboro, NC, USA Registered: Nov 1999
I don't know about the 2nd generation MR2 (ask AusFiero about that as he owned/owns one) but the 1st generation had a decent sized (compared to the Fiero) trunk in the rear and a slightly larger-than-the-Fiero one in the front. I'm pretty sure the front trunk was finished off a little better than the Fiero, too.
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Posts: 4156 From: greensboro, nc Registered: May 99
i looked at one last winter and was shocked by the lack of room to even put your breif case somewhere! i mean, if i'm buying a sporstcar, any car, especially my elise in 2003 it will have room for that little bit.
Yeah, that's about the only reason I didn't get one. I couldn't believe it!
BYW, they're getting a sequential tranny this yeat too, but it's not been rated well by the mags, they all say it's better for stop-and-go traffic, but not for performance driving...it's like MoPar's auto-stick, I guess...slow and mushy.
Is it just me, or even when we do get a decent car, do they have to come with warts, standard?!
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MM's a trader to the fiero world hehe .. he's a mr2 lover..
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Fformula88 Member
Posts: 7891 From: Buffalo, NY Registered: Mar 2000
I remember when the MR2 first came out, that they were planning on having a deep rear trunk similar to what we have in our Fiero's. However, the desire to have a low emissions vehicle one out and they filled the space with Catalytic Concerters instead. Your groceries will have to ride in the seat next to you!
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btoth Member
Posts: 1284 From: Berea, Ohio Registered: Jun 2000
2nd gen MR2s have nice trunks. Shallower than ours, but deeper. (And they don't leak! ) Plus, there is room behind the seats and storage bins behind the seats, too.
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Fformula88 Member
Posts: 7891 From: Buffalo, NY Registered: Mar 2000
I test drove one during the late Summer. I was surprised; it handled like it was on rails and it is VERY light so the power is put to good use. About the storage, there is a compartment behind the rear seats where you can store two medium dufflebags. I like it and if I could afford a third car and another payment, then I'd get one. It's as fast or faster than a stock Fiero GT. P.S. the VVT-i engine revs forever.
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btoth Member
Posts: 1284 From: Berea, Ohio Registered: Jun 2000
The new MR2 spyders have a trunk behind the seats... it's actually pretty decent size, i thought i remembered. i thought they had one in back to, or maybe the front... i don't remember. I took one for a ride a lil while ago at the dealer on Grand River and Drake... it was pretty fun.
it will have room for that little bit.
hehe .. he's a mr2 lover.. 
) Plus, there is room behind the seats and storage bins behind the seats, too.
Are you talking about two different dimensions? Or is this an MR2 Paradox? 
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About the storage, there is a compartment behind the rear seats where you can store two medium dufflebags. I like it and if I could afford a third car and another payment, then I'd get one. It's as fast or faster than a stock Fiero GT. 
