First MOT in over a decade, will the Soarer pass??...

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The National day deadline is looming and today we are off in search of that elusive MOT and as always, its not all plain sailing.
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[@neiljones5780]

Well done James. Saving the Japanese classics one by one. You were right, it’s the MR2 National day, with a splattering of other Toyotas. See you there 😊.

[@Resto.Nation]

Chers Neil 😎. Catch you there on the day, try not to steal all the fame with the special (second most famous 😉) mr2

[@neiljones5780]

@@Resto.Nation 162 million watched it apparently. But there is a you tube music video with a MR2 mk1 that's got about 900m views!! 'Solo' by Jennie (a Korean girl i believe), and a UK number plated MR2. But the plates don't exist.

[@Resto.Nation]

@@neiljones5780 probably the third most famous then 😂😂

[@neiljones5780]

@@Resto.Nation 😂

[@Martin42006]

You could say the "get up and go" has got up and gone. 😅 Congrats on the MOT btw. Will see you at the national day, will be in my MR2 MK2 Have you thought about coming down the day before? A group of us stay in the field next to the show the night before.

[@Resto.Nation]

Cheers mate. Is that the v6 one I saw on instagram? I’m only 1.5hrs away so will drive with a mate but appreciate the offer. Catch you on the day 😎

[@Martin42006]

@@Resto.Nation yep it's the V6 you have seen. The MK1 of mine you saw at the nec a few years ago on its side is still in pieces. 😅

[@Resto.Nation]

@@Martin42006 nice! I’m looking forward to seeing it on the day, I bet it goes well! Haha I can let you off, I haven’t got much further with the garages 😂

[@stundexim5]

the ac head unit being a 90s Japanese car the led screen burns itself out over time my 91 soarer limited GT (v8) its AC screen is half burnt i can see the top of it and its suppose to glow at night but my has never done that and i have had my for over 10yrs u can get a aftermarket one with a 90s retro style touch screen by there hard to find and i believe from memory of looking into it they are a custom order and cost almost double to triple what a stock ac unit cost or u could if u are good with small wiring buy the LED screen and replace it with that nice too see others showing the soarer some love sad that they got left in the dark by the supra's fame cause of fast and the furious but it also helped keep the price from launching into the fucking moon like the mk4 supra in Australia can go anywhere from 70k to 250k like WTF but the soarer 1jz is anywhere from 20k to 35k and the soarer 1uz is anywhere from 12k to 24k

[@Resto.Nation]

Thanks for the in-depth reply. My screen has bled out at the bottom but I would expect the lights on the ac and screen demisters to still light up if the screen was bad? I doit get anything on mine at all. I will pull it apart soon and check the basics and go from there…

[@stundexim5]

@@Resto.Nation from what I've been told when the burn gets too bad or past a point the lights just dim and stop working like at night mine is pitch black almost and during the day all I can see is the top of the temp so I see Max cold and Max hot

[@Resto.Nation]

@@stundexim5 got you. I Will take mine apart and see just how bad it is and go from there. Thanks again 👍🏻