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MR2 Spyder Wheels...Honda ripoff!

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Old Dec 15, 2000 | 07:38 PM
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Anybody taken a close look at the MR2 wheels? They look like a cheap ripoff of the Honda wheels! Man I hate that car...I think I'm gonna have to go aftermarket...
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Old Dec 15, 2000 | 08:33 PM
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hrmmmmmmmmm.






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Old Dec 15, 2000 | 08:34 PM
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actually looks more like Miata knock offs than s2000 knock offs.
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Old Dec 15, 2000 | 09:56 PM
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There's an MR2 on display at a local mall. It really looks cheap compared to our cars. The color of this one reminds me of when I was a kid and we bought olio margarine. It was a pasty white color and you got a little packet of dye to make it look more like butter (Any old-timers here remember that.) Well, that's the color of this MR2. The build quality looks pretty cheesy, too.
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Old Dec 16, 2000 | 02:29 AM
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Granted in the pics it doesn't look as aggressive as the S2K but it's not all that bad.

I'm sure some people will get immense driving pleasue out of owning a vehicle like that.

The headlights look a little Porsche-like to me.
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Old Dec 16, 2000 | 03:01 AM
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I don't think that the S2000 is the first car to use 5-spoke wheels. The MR2 is a fun, quick little roadster and a much lower price point than the S2000. As far as MR2 styling - it's really grown on me, and as we say when our favorite roadster is panned on its bodywork, beauty is a subjective thing.
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Old Dec 16, 2000 | 03:36 AM
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This car looks pretty decent IMO, especially from behind, and I've read that it's also a really pleasant vehicle to drive

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Old Dec 16, 2000 | 05:32 AM
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One parked next to me at the supermarket. I didn't know what it was at first cuz the guy replaced the hood emblem with some horse image and took the decals off. I looked it over pretty good and it seemed cheap to me up close although it looked quite nice styling wise from a few feet back. I know a guy on another board that has one and he loves it to death so I'm sure its a fun car.
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Old Dec 16, 2000 | 08:22 AM
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I dunno man..the rear looks fine but to me the front looks like the car is a 'four eyes' ..Like coke bottle glasses or something..how much hp does this thing have again?? 150??
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Old Dec 16, 2000 | 08:36 AM
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When I saw one in person, I thought they looked horrible, IMO. As for them having a glass rear window, sometimes it seems almost out of place on any car that has a ragtop, whether it be a Jag, BMW, or Toyota. I don't have any problem with the plastic window we have, just gotta take care of it a little more.
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