1997 Mr2 Glimited???

[solitaire]

http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=506364124

I'm not an expert but im not a novice either - based on the indicators, firewall chassis code (60,000), trick fog lamps, rear tail lights and engine bay I would say that's a pre'94 mr2... only thing that has me wondering is the side skirts, exhaust and end caps.

so has this car incorrectly been registered as a 97 or is it some crazy domestic variant do you think?

Either way it looks to be in great nick.

[GDII]

According to this it's a December 1991 model.

http://www.toyodiy.com/parts/q?vin=SW20-0060642

[jacobrjett]

its happened before, my mum bought a "1997" bluebird, it was clearly a ~1992 bluebird but she didnt believe me because it said 1997 on the rego

[MAC_HATER]

its happened before, my mum bought a "1997" bluebird, it was clearly a ~1992 bluebird but she didnt believe me because it said 1997 on the rego

yeah man didint you know - the rego card over rules any chassis codes on the car

[Leon]

It's date of first registration anywhere in the world, not date of build that import cars go from. Random factoid for you.

So potentially it *might* have been in Japan and never registered for road use until 1997.

However odds are that somebody just read paper wrong and/or wrote it down wrong.

[GDII]

Well it's a 91 so it could have easily be confused as 97 if the handwriting was poor.

[Bling]

+1 to that theory.

[Akane]

I'm just wondering why is Chalkie looking at MR2's.

[solitaire]

I'm just wondering why is Chalkie looking at MR2's.

Because I miss them

I should clarify, I miss a gen 4....

[rollaholic]

its happened before, my mum bought a "1997" bluebird, it was clearly a ~1992 bluebird but she didnt believe me because it said 1997 on the rego

yeah man didint you know - the rego card over rules any chassis codes on the car

try telling that to someone who has put up an auction like the one above though