Extremely Rare Manual Transmission Without A Clutch. on 2040-cars
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I PURCHASED THIS 2002 TOYOTA MR2 SPYDER IN SEPTEMBER 2003 AS A TOYOTA BUY BACK (LEMON LAW) WITH 3900 MILES. THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE PROBLEM WAS REPAIRED BY TOYOTA BY REPLACING A COMPUTER CHIP. I NOW HAVE 177,676 MILES ON THE VEHICLE WITH NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS A SEQUENTIAL MANUAL TRANSMISSION THAT CAN BE SHIFTED ELECTRONICALLY BY A SELECTOR LEVER ON THE FLOOR OR PADDLES ON THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SYSTEM CAN'T BE SWITCHED TO AUTOMATIC! IT'S TOTALLY MANUAL. THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER/ EXHAUST SYSTEM AND IT HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE OIL PAN PLUG HAS BEEN STRIPPED AND THERE'S SLIGHT BODY DAMAGE ON THE CAR. THE CAR IS IN GOOD CONDITION OTHER THAN THOSE PROBLEMS MENTIONED.
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We've reached out to Toyota for comment on this development and are awaiting a reply. We'll update this post if and when we hear back.