How much have you spent on your MkIII
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GrimJack;1762913 said:
Well said, I stopped counting after I spent my first thousand.
However, I do know that it will take about $15,000 to finish it. :nono:
1SLOMK3;1774778 said:
You get what it is appraised at (they take into account money put in) + 1500.00 for parts on top. However, the appraised value of a vehicle generally decreases in proportion to what is put into it as the total raises. Face it.. you can put 70,000 into a MK3 easily if your going for quarter mile times... however, the car isn't going to appraise out at more than 25-30,000 simply due to reality. So.. once you peak the appraisal value.. everything put into it afterwards is a bit of a risk when it comes to recouping your input.
That said... you can go buy a car for 35,000.00 today and drive it for 7-10 years and its going to be worth what a normal beat up Supra is worth today after 20'ish years. And I only pay 7.00 per month for insurance (full insurance).
After 5 years, my total insurance cost for my car is 420.00. Thats about 3-4 months for a new car.
on all combined... shoot it's gotta be up near $20k if I had to guess I'd say about 18... I really don't want to think about it though... it's rather depressing since most of that work/money was simply stolen
About $65,000 for its lifetime. And 5 motors
$34,000 since august on one build that had to be done twice
$34,000 since august on one build that had to be done twice
Turbo Habanero;1910841 said:
Holy hell.
I've probably got 17 into mine. Not to mention I had to buy another car and sacrifice it to save mine.
The work i'm currently doing i'm over 20K when i'm done with the interior and other things 25-30k maybe
I imagine this thread was geared more toward modification and improvement cost than regular maintenance, upkeep and repairs, but i bought my 86.5 in 1991 for 8k.
It was my only vehicle for 8.5 years and I put about 24k miles a year on it. I paid the dealership for 3 sets of brake pads, paid a mechanic for a valve cover replacement, a clutch and the drive shaft bearing. Also paid Toyota a new radiator. Besides those things there were 2 sets of tires, light bulbs oil changes and gas. There was never a repair done to the car that required I leave it overnight. Total cost for repairs was about 900 bucks. After that time I sold it to my boss who rebuilt the motor and then killed the transmission. I traded a leaf blower for the title and got it back. I picked up a new W 58 and have it installed. Grand total for all repairs since 1991 is less than 3000 dollars.
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It was my only vehicle for 8.5 years and I put about 24k miles a year on it. I paid the dealership for 3 sets of brake pads, paid a mechanic for a valve cover replacement, a clutch and the drive shaft bearing. Also paid Toyota a new radiator. Besides those things there were 2 sets of tires, light bulbs oil changes and gas. There was never a repair done to the car that required I leave it overnight. Total cost for repairs was about 900 bucks. After that time I sold it to my boss who rebuilt the motor and then killed the transmission. I traded a leaf blower for the title and got it back. I picked up a new W 58 and have it installed. Grand total for all repairs since 1991 is less than 3000 dollars.
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I'm sitting at about 3K since July. Car costs me $4,600. Most of that is the 1JZ and swap parts though. Will be closer to 4k by the time the motor goes in.
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Turbo Habanero;1910888 said:
It was actually 9k, fat fingers + cell phone... It was a leather TEMS 5speed, probably stickered 24ish.
I traded a free and clear 1984 tbird for 2500 and financed 6500 for a $121 a month payment which was the world when I was 21. I thumbed through the auto trader that morning looking at dozens of 87's and found the 86.5 at a second tier dealer. It had close to 70,000 miles at the time which was twice what most Supras had and was subsequently pretty cheap compared to the rest that were out there, though not outrageously so. The MK4 never really hit that depreciation mark. They just weren't around long enough to be replaced.
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I bought my crashed j motor mk3 and a targa shell to swap over june 2012..car is running(probably driven about 500 miles so far)...$13k and climbing as I order more parts...
I thought 10k would have the car complete and painted. car isn't painted or standalone yet...ive wanted this car since 89 though, and its my first so..
I thought 10k would have the car complete and painted. car isn't painted or standalone yet...ive wanted this car since 89 though, and its my first so..
hmm... since i got my 92 in 2010... about $7300. and i barely got the motor to where i want it. still need AEM and bigger injectors.. and thats still with pulling parts to use off my previous 87 supra. and now i wrecked the front end... so gota rebuild all that and still needs paint.
what a waste of money...ugh
what a waste of money...ugh
Flateric;1910914 said:
Really? Was that the one that sat in a toyota dealership in Calgary?
If I won the lottery I would have bought it lol
I keep meticulous records, so I COULD add it all up.
This is not something I ever plan on doing: ignorance is bliss.
This is not something I ever plan on doing: ignorance is bliss.
AbsoluteSpeed;1911018 said:
I think he is talking about when they were new cars. That one in the dealership is amazing, it should definitely be kept like that.