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chewbacca888

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Anyone know of any longterm problems with the Spyder that could end up costing a lot of money?

I am looking at a 2000 Spyder and it's fantastic to drive and in great condition but has there been any major issues or concerns with a 10 year old Spyder?

This particular one has had a new gear box 12 months ago and also a new electronic circuit board that controls the SMT installed by Toyota 12 months ago as well. So sounds like gear wise, its all good

Any and all advice would be greatly appreciated

Thanks

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  • 2 months later...

I bought mine in 2009 and had never had any problems mechanically except for a leak that floods the rear storage cabin

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just wondering are there any other cons of the spyder( particularly 2002 and up with the 6 speed SMT) ? like is it true that to change the timing belt on the spyder that the whole engine needs to be removed? if so how much extra does it cost compared to a normal car with engine in the front

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just wondering are there any other cons of the spyder( particularly 2002 and up with the 6 speed SMT) ? like is it true that to change the timing belt on the spyder that the whole engine needs to be removed? if so how much extra does it cost compared to a normal car with engine in the front

It doesn't have a timing belt but a timing chain which doesn't need changing as often. It does have a belt for the air con.

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Terry at Road and track is a super specialist on them, or jump on spyderchat.com it a forum full of details!

Anything particular you'd like to know about them?

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