Used Car of the Day: 2004 Toyota MR2 Spyder

by Tim Healey

Published: December 26th, 2023

used car of the day 2004 toyota mr2 spyder

Today, in the dead of winter, we present to you a convertible. It's a 2004 Toyota MR2 Spyder.

This one has a five-speed manual and has 78,600 miles on the odometer. The fluids have been replaced, as have the struts and brake pads. The front rotors have also been replaced.

Other new or replaced items include the spark plugs, ignition coils, and rims. The factory speakers have been replaced with new ones, and there are new LED headlights and LED front side-marker lights. The seller claims the car is running well and is good enough condition to daily drive reliably.

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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Doug on Dec 28, 2023

Well - In my past I owned both a used Boxster and a used MR2. Yeah, the Boxster was a more fun car to drive. But....The MR2 never saw the inside of a repair shop. The Boxster was a Repair Shop Queen.

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Wolfwagen on Jan 02, 2024

IF only I could find a 2nd Generation with the wide body kit in the same condition and price

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