i love my mk3
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My first car was my 88 that I drove about an hour to check out. It wasnt the first MkIII I had looked at, but it had some decent enough mods done to it. $2600, my life savings at 15 years old. I didnt get to drive it home as a "just in case" (also, big ACT clutch), but that was one of the best days of my life.
It was a total mess, and because of that, still is. To this day, it has remained my dream car. I just want to fix everything and have it running as is again, then later, put on a 35R etc. I am never selling it though, never.
It was a total mess, and because of that, still is. To this day, it has remained my dream car. I just want to fix everything and have it running as is again, then later, put on a 35R etc. I am never selling it though, never.
My love for the MK3 Supra started back when I was 5 years old. I remember riding my bike in my back alley and always seeing this mint 92 Turbo 5 speed parked in a neighbour's garage and continuously stopping to stare and admire. One day the owner came upto me (my dad was with me too) and asked if I wanted to go for a ride. I looked up at my dad and he agreed to let me go. This was back in 95.
I remember the kick from the torque of that turbo'd 7M (even though it was stock). It was like nothing I'd ever felt, put me back into the seat and the sound was just intoxicating. I never forgot that ride. Last year when my trusty Honda started to die I had an opportunity to fulfill a 16 year old dream. So I began to look for a Mk3 Supra after a few months of searching I found my 89. She had a mint body, but the drivetrain was poorly maintained and the PO didn't know much. I bought her and now have since swapped in a 1JZ, lowered it on H&R Springs, and am aiming for a decent 700HP next year.
Though people tell me to sell it as any money just goes into my car, I will never do so. I daily drive my supra because I love it and because everytime I have a bad day at school or work I take the long way home and everything goes away. Nothing else I know is able to do this to me.
I remember the kick from the torque of that turbo'd 7M (even though it was stock). It was like nothing I'd ever felt, put me back into the seat and the sound was just intoxicating. I never forgot that ride. Last year when my trusty Honda started to die I had an opportunity to fulfill a 16 year old dream. So I began to look for a Mk3 Supra after a few months of searching I found my 89. She had a mint body, but the drivetrain was poorly maintained and the PO didn't know much. I bought her and now have since swapped in a 1JZ, lowered it on H&R Springs, and am aiming for a decent 700HP next year.
Though people tell me to sell it as any money just goes into my car, I will never do so. I daily drive my supra because I love it and because everytime I have a bad day at school or work I take the long way home and everything goes away. Nothing else I know is able to do this to me.
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MNBmk3T;1861502 said:
You know they were out of production for two years by then, right? Jan 86 is when they were new. Not 1995.
The 92 I got a ride in was three years old. I was talking about 92s. Not the entire generation, should have specified. I know that 86.5 was the first MK3. Just a bit of confusion in how my story was interpreted.
Yea the last MK3 was 92 wasn't it? After that it was the MK4 from 93 or 94 til 98 I think.Nick M;1861548 said:
Doat MK4 production was 93-98 in the US. 94-96 only in Canada; and 93-2002 in Japan.
I know I have made a mistake, but IMO a couple years old for a car (when talking about a 92) isn't that old. I was simply sharing one of my fondest memories when it comes to my MK3 Supra as 1995 was the year when I fell in love with it. We are after all sharing our stories about that very happening as per what I have read on this thread.
I know I have made a mistake, but IMO a couple years old for a car (when talking about a 92) isn't that old. I was simply sharing one of my fondest memories when it comes to my MK3 Supra as 1995 was the year when I fell in love with it. We are after all sharing our stories about that very happening as per what I have read on this thread.
I've been obsessed with Mark 3s since I was. 16 (21 now) and have always thought they were the best supras in every way. Right before I turned 20 I just wanted a supra so bad that I accepted the consequences of owning two vehicles as a young age. So then I started the hunt. First one I've drove was a black 89 n/a 5 speed with 190k on the odometer. It wasn't fast at all but I fell in love. The feel of the car, the looks, inside and out and the handling all had me hooked. The second one I looked at was a red 90 built 7m, body and interior was redone. Clean as all hell. Drove 2 hours through canyons to go look at it. Test drove it and couldn't believe how bad I wanted it. The power curve with that huge turbo was amazing. Straight piped 3 inch and turbo / external wastegate gave me eargasms. Then the owner let me turn up the boost...... From 12.. To 22! That shit hit violently! It was scary. The ass end would whip out and I immediately let off. If I would've had $9000 that day thatcar would've been my way home. Winter came and I stopped looking. Spring came around and I saw a listing for a white 89 5 speed with 178k miles. I and a 1jz swap, big single and huge front mount. I went up that next day. The body definitely showed its age, but when he took me for a ride and heard the sound of a jz thru a big exhaust with my own hears and then he floored it, chirping tires and pulled as hard as the built 7m. I knew I had to have this car. Withdrawed $6500 and off I went. About 30 minutes later and about half way home it was cutting out. I pulled over furiously and called his ass up. Asked me if I put premium in it and said well its never done that. So I limped it home as it started spew white smoke like crazy and barely ran. Stopped by a guys house that has a 10 second Gran national and asked what he thought. He said it was a bhg. I almost shat myself. Days later while driving it short distances and decided it was fine now so I drove it to get the title. Long story short it started coughing and stuttering and died. Left it over night behind a flower shop in a not so good part of town. Called the PO again and talked to him and said 'oh maybe that ecu died too' said he already replaced it once and told me about drift motion and their cap service. Got the ecu back and it still wouldn't start. I thought it was done for and bought a stinger from Aaron :banghead: turns out the fuel pump died on that last drive. So after I've showed the car tender loving care it started to love me back and I started to enjoy it like I imagined I would. And we'll. I love it more and more everyday. 
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Good to know, and welcome to the forum!beachmaster;1861231 said:
Glad to see I'm not the only one who does that.MNBmk3T;1861502 said:
Hey man, everyone falls in love with these things once. Or, well at least everyone on here.jetjock;1861543 said:
If you don't mind my asking, what are you driving around in these days, other than airplanes?
Yea, I know. Just the idealism of youth is funny to behold. The odds are overwhelming 99% of the "I'll never sell" crowd not only will but be happy to see it gone.
Infinity G37 Coupe...
Infinity G37 Coupe...
jetjock;1861743 said:
Probably because most people think that it can be a daily driver. Its a 20 year old sports car, it cant be a daily driver, unless you have a lot of time on your hand and you dont go anywhere far. I think that owning a car like a mk3 is a hobby.
Huh? I daily drove mine for well over 20 years. Ran like a watch right up until the day I crushed it. Didn't require a whole lot of maintenance either. Course, having control of it since day one helped.
Im daily driving my car without any hitches so far. It just took a while to get it to the point where I could daily drive it.
I am the exact same way, the few times I drove the MK3 to school before I tore it down the last two times I drove it I had a shitty day at school but when I was walking up to the car, the sun shining on the hood and the pearl white glistening just made my anger melt away then driving it made me smile.MNBmk3T;1861502 said:
I see what you mean, but I still regret selling my first one, finding them in that kind of shape for decent money (I paid $1000 for it) is hard to do these days... I think hindsight is a close friend of karma haha.jetjock;1861743 said:
Nice choice on the G37, I imagine the experience to be very similar to the Supra. I think it may have already been asked before, but if your car was running good and in such good shape, why crush it? Unless it were in an accident, which I would totally understand.
I've been using mine (the 88, the 84, and the 89 I now drive) as daily drivers since late 2005, my total time driving something OTHER than a Supra is probably about a year total, spread over different chunks of time when the Supra did need some work.mjsn1;1861777 said:
Your tags are expired.Nick M;1861826 said:
I kid of course... I like the plate I had on mine when I registered it in AZ, but I don't have a picture on this computer or on my photobucket. Said "BHG LOL". Go figure, blew the head gasket the day before the plate came in the mail. :rofl: