MR-S IS BEST | MR2 SPYDER TOUGE TOY

[@NeilVegetaDang]

A lot has changed since this video. Keep up with my build by subscribing to my channel! :)

[@たつまき-k4n]

This car is very fast when modified. Because the car body is light. It is very popular in Japan now.

[@NeilVegetaDang]

It’s getting more popular in the U.S. now too. Such a great handling car with a well-built chassis

[@たつまき-k4n]

@@NeilVegetaDang Prices are rising in Japan. And good products are running out. I've been a fan since watching the MR-S in this video. It's very fast. kzbin.info/www/bejne/hKLEiKGda5KSmrc

[@NeilVegetaDang]

@@たつまき-k4n I saw the same video! That was the video that made me pick and buy the car haha

[@zahemi914]

Do you mean, even in Japan, MRS is becoming more popular back again? This means, I shall keep my (2001) MRS a little longer...

[@zahemi914]

@@NeilVegetaDang I own 2001 MRS, with the same color, same rim color (slightly different design tho), but without the roll-bar. Now that MRS is gaining back its popularity, I'd just keep it a little longer and see if the market value increases too

[@geralrodzlife4440]

I pick up mine nov 2019.. no regrets, just an amazing platform and now that has the 2zz swap it is just a joy to drive it

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Happy to hear! A swap is definitely something I’m looking forward to on mine

[@xenech]

Same, I got mine for £4k in 2019 with the car only at 60k miles. Was so worth it and am looking forward to swapping a 2zz into it. Only issue is insurance rates

[@Thefrostedslime]

Those seats look great, I'd probably look into getting those too! It does having surprisingly more storage than I expected with those compartments behind the seats

[@NeilVegetaDang]

I’ve actually changed out the seats since then abs have sold the red JDM seats haha. They were great but I’m running bucket seats now (peep my latest videos!) It’s definitely more practical the people think!

[@NeilVegetaDang]

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[@chasezebruh4860]

I just bought the mr2 june last year. This is a perfect summary of the vehicle. Thumbs up!

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Midship is the way! And thank you, glad you enjoyed the video! 🙏🏼

[@sammyeggnog]

Wow, 3 cupholders! Toyota really upped their game! My 86 mr2 had 0 cupholders

[@NeilVegetaDang]

😂😂😂

[@kdavid123186]

Wait til you drive s2000. Might as well not have any cup holders

[@holdshiftt2run308]

The spirit MRS is actually one of my favorites too.

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Legendary 💯

[@PlaneTMRS]

True words 🙏🏼 it's really crazy how the prices are going up right now. Here in Germany it is not that bad yet but you can still notice it. I just love that the MR-S seems to finally get the appreciation it deserved many years ago :)

[@NeilVegetaDang]

I’m happy it’s starting to get appreciation as well. Just not happy that all the aftermarket for it is now going up also haha. But just means we gotta work smarter and harder 😂

[@PlaneTMRS]

@@NeilVegetaDang agreed :D but it might also bring up new manufacturers with new parts

[@NeilVegetaDang]

@@PlaneTMRS Hope so! Haha

[@millersmr294]

Hey man! Love your MR-S! I noticed that your shift boot sat a couple inches below the bottom of your shift nob. I apologize ahead of time if this is solicited, but I had the same problem with my shift knob. To fix this, I put a rubberband under the shift boot, lifted the boot to the bottom of the knob and then slid the rubberband up to the top. It has worked really well for me and just wanted to share!

[@NeilVegetaDang]

I might just do that! Thanks for the tip! It never bothered me but I wouldn’t mind cleaning it up a bit haha

[@Bigyen510]

I live in Japan and I’m planning on picking one up in a few months, looking forward to seeing your journey with the MRS. 👌🏾

[@NeilVegetaDang]

That’s awesome! I’m hoping to visit Japan ASAP soon as international flights open up again. And thank you! A lot planned for this little thing 🙏🏼

[@evolicious-x]

I just bought one. Picking it up today. Few issues. But I couldn't pass it up. I'll try to post mine soon when I get it all ready.

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Hell yea! So evo x & MR-S? Awesome car combo!

[@igorga82]

Greate car and vid. I have very simmilar mr2, black, facelift red seats, rear roll bar. Except one thing, I swaped 1zz to Honda k20/k24 and it is another animal now) Good luck.

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Sounds like we’re twins! I’ve updated my interior and wheels since this video. I may swap for a 2zz in the future. Thank you!

[@wheresthemiata6625]

I just bought mine a couple of months ago and it's such a fun car around the canyon

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Fun at the track too! It even makes daily commutes more interesting haha

[@MR2-Salt]

Just bought an MR-S and enjoying the mods for it

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Helll yea. Enjoy the build!!

[@MR2-Salt]

Thanks dude. I am still trying to figure out which seats, side skirts and front/rear lips I want to buy.

[@NeilVegetaDang]

@@MR2-Salt Bride Zeta/Zieg or Recaro RS-G for seats. TRD lip kit 👌🏼

[@MR2-Salt]

@@NeilVegetaDang I tried looking for that TRD, lip kit but no luck 😞

[@rxrotaryguy7]

looks even better now with the lip kit!

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Looks proper now! Never liked how it looked without a kit tbh LOL

[@BilboBaggins-q8k]

Thank you young brotha !! Showing the car and sharing things about it I always loved these I can remember many moons ago when the dealer lots were scattered with these I am searching one out

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Thanks for tuning in! It’s a car that just keeps getting better the longer I own it. They’re still quite available on Facebook marketplace and OfferUp!

[@totallynotjom]

Dope car brother! Planning to get one. Hope It's as great as it seems! :)

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Thanks man! They’re loads of fun and extremely lightweight. I recommend checking out my newer videos too as I’ve made quite some changes to it since this one haha

[@shanebeaudrot777]

Very nice ride. I'm glad to see you enjoying it.

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Thanks! A lot of changes have been made to it since this video. Check out the latest video on my channel 👍🏼

[@iAmFAUST]

Kinda wish I never sold mine, but I had to at the time. I got it for $3k, so it really hurts to have to pay over $10k for one now. Maybe after I leave California and get my GT-Four.

[@NeilVegetaDang]

GT4 Celica or GT4 Porsche? haha

[@davidcollin7466]

Really good video I bought a mr2 last year and it handles so good put a Malian stainless exhaust on it such fun to drive

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Happy you enjoyed the video! And I agree, absolute blast to drive! I look forward to getting in it every day haha

[@AutomotiveAnatomy]

Dope! I didnt know that is how you opened the frunk lol

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Haha yep! Only opens from the passenger side glove box!

[@junitoortega8656]

I have prefacelift black with red interior for 3 years now! Such a fun car! Great video! You just got a sub! Looking forward to see where you take the car!

[@NeilVegetaDang]

I can’t stop myself from driving it lol it wasn’t meant to be a daily since I have a CRV 😂 And thank you! More to come soon!

[@kumingo]

The lip kit is it oem or rep? If rep how is fitment.

[@NeilVegetaDang]

It's a rep TRD kit from VIS. Fitment is actually very good.

[@kumingo]

@@NeilVegetaDang nice! Love your content.

[@NeilVegetaDang]

@@kumingo thank you! 🙏🏼

[@JimmyPtheman]

I love mr 2 spyders. I'm looking to buy another one for track only duty 😍

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Great platform for the track for sure! One year of ownership and I continue to love it more and more

[@blubbuh]

I cant wait to get one

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Yess 🙌🏼

[@ibeiannn]

Clean build bro!

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Thank you Ian! 🙏🏼

[@chr2246]

where did you get the trd lip kit ?

[@NeilVegetaDang]

I purchased it used off a friend

[@vinzanity68]

Looks exactly like mine. Don't know who came up with the silly Midship Runabout name but I'm pretty sure the folks at Toyota did not initially. I prefer Roadster to Runabout.

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Haha no idea either. And this video is a bit ancient. My car looks very different now. Check out my latest vlogs! Thanks for tuning in 🙏🏼

[@BaldwinNguyen]

The Gramlights look good!

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Thank you! I feel like they really suit the MR-S 🙏🏼

[@trerogers3808]

Great vid man keep them coming!!

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Thanks man! Definitely have more in the works!

[@slippinjimmy239]

all black car, all black drip, even had darth vader hyperventilating behind the camera

[@NeilVegetaDang]

😂😂

[@matthewosorio2500]

Where was the vid filmed l? Which canyon?

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Glendora Mountain Road & Azusa

[@matthewosorio2500]

@@NeilVegetaDang bruh it's next to Angel's

[@NeilVegetaDang]

@@matthewosorio2500 you mean angeles crest?

[@PhyFK8]

This car sure has grown on me. Beyond fun

[@NeilVegetaDang]

It’s grown on me too lol. Knew it had potential from the start.

[@bend17th]

Did you have to roll the fender to fit the wheel?

[@NeilVegetaDang]

I did! Got fender rolls to prevent rubbing

[@deejaypee7o2]

Paid 6,500k for my mr-s , it deserves to go up in price on how amazing it is :) , more videos on this car please 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@NeilVegetaDang]

More videos coming for sure 👍🏼 And I’m seeing them average around $7-12k at this time lol it’s crazy but it’s rare, handles very well and unique. Well worth it.

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Be sure to sub for future content!

[@strifu808]

I paid 7.5k and I’m crying

[@NeilVegetaDang]

@@strifu808 😂😂😂 Hope it at least had a 2zz in it at that price!

[@tanboi1105]

Why would you want it to go up in price? Shhh keep it underated and cheap🤣

[@cypriantaranek9950]

What kind of body kit is this? where can I get one?

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Hi! I mention in the video that it’s the TRD lip kit. You can find it on google. VIS and Duraflex makes the trd style lip kit as well. Hope you get a good set!

[@Venom-ri4yq]

Were did u get the seats am 2zz my mrs soon

[@NeilVegetaDang]

It’s been a while so I forgot. But it was from a JDM shop on EBay

[@jillypufff]

I love this car! So fun!

[@NeilVegetaDang]

I’m soo happy you can drive it 🥰

[@EdwinGarcia-jo1kt]

Clean! gotta disagree with the cup holders though- i always end up elbowing the rear cup holder while shifting & my water bottle flips out of the front ones 😂 What kind of knobs are those on the dash?

[@NeilVegetaDang]

I have short arms so that’s probably why it hasn’t been an issue for me haha. The HVAC knobs are from @MidshipGarage ! Gives it a modern touch and looks far better than the stock ones in my opinion.

[@EdwinGarcia-jo1kt]

@@NeilVegetaDang subbed 👍🏽 youtube doesn’t have enough mr-s content

[@NeilVegetaDang]

@@EdwinGarcia-jo1kt I’ll provide more 😎🙏🏼

[@mylenecanete6147]

Hi there, would love to know where you got the front lip? Thanks.

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Hi Mylene! I actually bought it off a friend. But you can google search “MR2 Spyder TRD lip” or duraflex & VIS. There should be quite a few available!

[@danifraa1033]

I love your MRS, its sick in black, my is red :( I have own it over 2 years as my daily I love how it feels. Most of the car guys denies my MRS I don't care about it. I wonder how come the value of MRS went up? (When most of people will go for S2K or Miatas)

[@NeilVegetaDang]

The MR-S is gaining popularity and trending because people are learning about its capabilities. That’s why the market value is going up. Becoming higher in demand

[@Atothen1234]

Neil just wondering how many miles were on it when you bought it if you don’t mind me asking…

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Don’t mind at all! About 80k

[@Gummymonkey79]

Do you have a link for the roll bar?

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Mine is the double diagonal, you can select which kind you want under options: twosrus.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=603

[@Gummymonkey79]

@@NeilVegetaDang thanks man really appreciate it

[@NeilVegetaDang]

@@Gummymonkey79 Anytime!

[@fujiwaratofucafe]

Ayyyeee , you gained a sub , good video editing :)

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Yooo!! Thank you man!! We need to get some content together. My car finally looks decent with a kit now LOL

[@luisdvg8432]

Looks amazing bro. What are the specs of your tires and wheels setup?

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Thanks man! Tires are 205/50/15 Federal RS-R’s. Wheels are Rays Gramlights 57dr 15x8 +35

[@Echizen32kMedia]

Love your car and trying to find a back one like yours. Quick question, what canyon road is that your're driving on?

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Thanks man! If you check out my latest videos my car looks very different now lol. Definitely get one if you find one, I love the MR-S platform. And the road is Glendora Mountain / Azusa in SoCal

[@reynosoasndres]

Always wanted one but hard to find where I live

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Keep searching! They’re worth it! 💯

[@thpunts]

this was such a good pick up man

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Absolutely! Thanks for helping me bro!

[@fabianvega8856]

which one you preferred the s2000 or the MR2S

[@NeilVegetaDang]

I love them both. But the MR-S just a bit more because it’s rare in comparison to the S, handles better, you can easily swap to add power to it for a better power to weight ratio that’ll still be less expensive than what an S runs for. Also the best part: 3 cup holders. None of which are in the shifters way

[@fabianvega8856]

@@NeilVegetaDang thank you for replying to my question. You’re truly convincing me to get MR2s ove that S2000. Your car looks so fly can’t wait to see more content. 🙌🙌🙌

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Thanks for the love! Still more to come for it for sure!

[@calebmayo6091]

Love the video! What wheel sizes are you running? You've got great fitment.

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Thank you for the love! My Gramlights are 15x8 +35. Tires are 205/50/15

[@derponica4806]

Wouldn't taking the spare tire out affect how it handles since the car is so light? Like, you just took out a lot of weight that was holding the front wheels down and shifted more of the weight towards the back. Maybe I'm just weaksauce, but spare tires are kinda heavy...

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Good question! I’ve never driven an MR-S with a spare in it so I have nothing to compare mine to. Mine didn’t come with one and none of my MR-S pals have one lol car has handled just fine and well regardless though!

[@derponica4806]

@@NeilVegetaDang Maybe it'll be a neat little experiment you could document. Chuck about 35 pounds of stuff in the frunk and note the handling.

[@CIRCUITDRIVERCARS]

Great looking car! 😎

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Thank you!

[@Julezaz]

Will you do more content about mr?

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Absolutely! I’m vlogging some more content tomorrow actually. Subscribe to stay tuned!

[@kayen2033]

Hey, where did you get your lip kit? Is there a website? Nice Ride btw

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Thanks! Bought it off a buddy. But you can search VIS, TRD, or Duraflex Lipkit for MR2 Spyder on google and a buncha links will show up

[@fortheloveofnoise]

@@NeilVegetaDang Ide love to get one...but we have too many speed bumps here and some are huge.

[@NeilVegetaDang]

@@fortheloveofnoise That’s a bummer! I have to drive diagonal over bumps and dips. I’ve gotten stuck on speed bumps twice and the second time had to get pulled out by a truck lol. But the car looks 10x better with a kit for sure. I never liked how it looked stock body personally

[@Shiinamusiclyricssubs]

you deserve more views

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Thank you! I appreciate that 🙏🏼 I’ll just keep making more videos haha

[@oswinlopez6109]

I got an Mr2 spyder a month ago, what first mod do you suggest?

[@NeilVegetaDang]

10000% Coilovers to drop the ride height. Then alignment after the coils are in

[@oswinlopez6109]

@@NeilVegetaDang thanks, appreciate it a lot, nice ride!

[@janmichaelchua9425]

What coilovers did you put bro?

[@JioniDrive]

Just bought one 1 week ago. The price have changed significantly. Where did you get the roll bar?

[@NeilVegetaDang]

I got the roll bar used off a friend! They sell it at “Twos R Us”. The brand is Hard Dog

[@JioniDrive]

@@NeilVegetaDang thank you! Nice MR2 by the way. Did you change the pre-cats?

[@NeilVegetaDang]

@@JioniDrive Thanks man! Not yet but gutting them next week actually haha

[@JioniDrive]

@@NeilVegetaDang pre-cats will be my 1st mod. Keep the MR2 videos coming!

[@cct3053]

What tire size?

[@NeilVegetaDang]

205/50/15. I’m now running Falken 615k+ but plan to switch to Falken 660

[@theregoesmiller389]

i love my 2zz swapped 01 spyder ! ! !

[@NeilVegetaDang]

2zz would def make mine more fun

[@theregoesmiller389]

@@NeilVegetaDang are you in the mr2 spyder fb group ?

[@NeilVegetaDang]

@@theregoesmiller389 What’s the name of it?

[@rikkmode]

NICE CAR... I want one now even tho I have an SW20 :P

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Thanks man! Haha I’ve had two friends that converted from SW to ZW and both have said the ZW handles better. But both are fun in their own way

[@TractionCtrl]

Hej Neil, it looks like you've upgraded your Brakesystem?! What Rotors and Calipers did you install? THX

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Hi! It’s actually stock rotors and calipers. The only thing done for braking are stainless steel lines and EBC Yellow brake pads!

[@TractionCtrl]

@@NeilVegetaDang Thanks for your quick response, the brake pads from ebc are really the best and I think they do a good job with the standard brake too, but unfortunately the small brake discs look really ridiculous so I put some good old steelys on my MR2 to hide it. I'm still searching for a cheap way to upgrade to a bigger rotor without spending a fortune on wilwoods etc. If anyone knows a solution plz dm me! Keep it up and greetings from Germany

[@АлексСтойнов-к6б]

great video man. Keep up the good work Subscribed:)

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Thank you! Will do! 🙏🏼

[@PorschePrestige987]

I own the same color MRS but with a. SMT Transmission

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Love it in black 👌🏼

[@mattrojanaracing7698]

Phym breathing like Darth Vader

[@NeilVegetaDang]

he out here struggling

[@eileendelro]

Super clean.. where did you score the trd lip kit? Just picked up mr2 this past fall.. garaged for now due to snow lol

[@NeilVegetaDang]

I got it used from a friend! And that's good, taking care of it as you should! Hope you get to drive it soon! :)

[@BlackjackLover777]

Bravo

[@turdferguson1021]

Just subbed bc MR2!

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Thank you! 🙏🏼

[@ezekielvaldez5517]

More mr2 videos plz

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Shot a new video today, will come this week!

[@DoctorFatherr]

can i get a list of the mods so I can copy lolol i needed some inspiration

[@NeilVegetaDang]

The car has been updated a bit since this video haha. You can check out all my current mods listed and described on Automotive Anatomy’s channel. “2002 toyota mr-s” feature 😁

[@DoctorFatherr]

@@NeilVegetaDang thank you

[@NeilVegetaDang]

@@DoctorFatherr I’ll make an update Vlog on my own account soon too

[@diegoceja7910]

Wheel size bro ?

[@NeilVegetaDang]

15x8 +35. Tires are 205/50 squared

[@tomomoto5385]

@@NeilVegetaDang Do these ever rub?

[@NeilVegetaDang]

@@tomomoto5385 I only rub a bit on front driver side

[@estevanperezz]

bro camera man at the hand having a panic attack

[@NeilVegetaDang]

😆

[@FireflyMT]

Cool！

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Thanks!

[@carlosmyers8806]

Put a small tail on it small something rubber 😎🤙🇵🇦

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Not sure what you mean. A tail as in GT wing? Check out my newer videos for updates on it! I’ve actually changed and added a few things including a wing.

[@carlosmyers8806]

I've always loved the mr2 the first generation when I was 18 i jumped, over this hill at 90 miles per hour, stupid acting out my Ferris Bueller's Day Off, awesome classic movie, but i remembered how it bounced twice off the ground, and i hit the breaks fast it stopped on a dime, it was a friends car he let me tast drive it from there i was hooked, your car is awesome, i like the convertible as well I think they got a bad rap they never really had a good chance to develop but all the aftermarket stuff makes up for did not get a chance to develop anyway super awesome car you got there put a small little tell to balance the car out a settle look something like not something super not obnoxious that just destroy the whole look of the car looking forward to see more of your videos have a good one😎🤙🇵🇦

[@carlosmyers8806]

@@NeilVegetaDang ok😎🤙🇵🇦

[@adamwuest3958]

3K is a steal there isn't very many of those over here and the ones that are, are alot more than 3K

[@NeilVegetaDang]

I got really lucky. Previous owner wanted $5k but was able to talk him down. This is before the mr-s market started to spike

[@gintokitoki3295]

Car had no cup holders for the previous models. Japan was like f it well put in 3

[@NeilVegetaDang]

So happy they did too 😂

[@j.chenmuas]

You should follow tougetime on KZbin and ig. He's a big auto cross guy with his mr-s, 👍

[@NeilVegetaDang]

I have been! And we actually talk a good amount via DM's lol. He's definitely the best MR-S advocate

[@j.chenmuas]

@@NeilVegetaDang Right on!!

[@bryanramirez6853]

Who’s that sleeping in the background. 5 min mark

[@tomaszicha9191]

swap with 2zz its actualy 25kg lighter than 1zz

[@NeilVegetaDang]

I didn’t know that! That makes it more tempting for me now haha thanks for sharing

[@bend17th]

👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️🇲🇾

[@NeilVegetaDang]

🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

[@scottshipley570]

I have a 2000 age mr2 with 35k miles on it 🤔

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Keep it 😌

[@scottshipley570]

@@NeilVegetaDang cost me £3700 😂 with hard top as well 😳

[@itheus]

K swap pls

[@NeilVegetaDang]

When my 1ZZ blows, that’s the plan!

[@itheus]

@@NeilVegetaDang it will be a while till it blows. Life is too short. I spanked my 1zz for 6 months to learn that

[@254cars]

the camera man can be heard breathing

[@NeilVegetaDang]

Lol we didn’t realize it til after everything was already done 😂🤷🏻‍♂️