Kinda sad and cool... all at the same time...

[Grandavi]

I bought a 87 Supra NA hardtop about 2 years ago. Picked up a 7MGE to replace the one in it due to either a fallen valve or busted rod. Car is in really nice condition and I paid less than 1000.00 for everything.

Now the sad part is... I sold a knock sensor out of the car for 100.00. The tires have about 80% tread on stock sawblades and I could easily get 250.00 for the set of 4 wheels. The car is a gold mine in parts...

Cool that I can get my money back easily by tearing it apart... sad that the car is worth more in pieces...
(btw.. i will be reviving it and not parting it out.. decided that today, however.. its not the "smart" move...)

 

[scottiedawg66]

sounds like the perfect platform for a track car. lets see it.

 

[Grandavi]

Kinda hard to take a proper pic in the garage when its surrounded by tools/parts.. lol

 

[Grandavi]

This is when I bought it... (prior to garage dust...)



Would take a minimal amount of bodywork and paint to turn this into a pristine 87 Supra... full original leather interior (including the original stereo).
7MGE 5 speed

 

[emericaskater285]

I would love to find a cheap clean car for a daily, but here they either have too much rust, or none at all. Then you either dont want it, or dont want to drive it in the rain/winter.
I would also love to do a weekend track car. That would be a blast.

 

[Grandavi]

I am currently driving a 1990 AT MK3 (targa/turbo) that I picked up cheap. Interior is near mint.. and it is a good strong runner. I keep finding these cars for nothing and cant walk by without picking them up. My wife hates that... lol.



Currently own 3 MK3's.. 1988 (my baby) in the shop (be done this month) and the 1987 NA in the garage... (be done when I can afford it.. lol)

 

[Insidious Surmiser]

niiice... I miss my 87 hardtop... stolen

 

[supraguy@aol]

More importantly- WHO are you selling knock sensors to for a Benny-a-pop?
Does he need a dozen more?

 

[Silver MK3]

Its cool that you are going to fix it up. It looks good for only $1000.

 

[Grandavi]

More importantly- WHO are you selling knock sensors to for a Benny-a-pop?
Does he need a dozen more?

Someone in need. Remember.. Canadian parts are like 400% higher for OEM sometimes.. lol. Its incredible how expensive it can be if you dont have time to wait.
I think if I lived in the States I would be about 9,000 less in my 88 than where I am now.. just on parts.

In my dreams... 10 years from now.. the MK3 will be worth as much as a good MKIV... however... I think that may be a pipe dream : )

 

[te72]

In my dreams... 10 years from now.. the MK3 will be worth as much as a good MKIV... however... I think that may be a pipe dream : )

Heh, keep dreaming sir. Much as I might like to see it happen (if only to discourage stupid kids from buying them and destroying them further), I honestly don't see it happening. Cars tend to have a genesis and a pinnacle. The Supra's genesis was the 2000gt. Its pinnacle was the MkIV. Both of them have values that reflect those points I would say... Corvettes are the same way. A C1 or C2 are expensive, as are the C6 (and to a lesser extend the C5), but the C3 and C4? Not very many of them will ever sell for a decent amount again, and with good reason.

 

[Grandavi]

Yeah, but when people pour 40-100k into a MK3.. it would be nice to think that they could ever top 20k in value.. lol. I think the most I have seen a MK3 for sale for is 19k and personally I thought it was undervalued.
Just nature of the beast...