maintenance on average in a year

[turtle*]

So i've been reading all the complaints on here about repairs well trying to aleast. I catch a couple of bigger threads a day and skim thru the FS threads often.

Given the fact that i should be able to do 9/10 repairs needed. Minus items requireing lifts.

Metal Head gasket with head bolts. $500 would that be fair to say in parts when it comes down to replacing all the gaskets needed.

Parking brakes, seems like a rear cables just needs replace or adjust. Worst case i think it will need rear brakes and cables -$200.

Targa leaking- new seals- ???


Any MORE THEN COMMON problems i'm overlooking. Obviously things like clutchs, brakes, rubber anything is more of a 50/50 on the cars but the BHG and the rear brakes seems more like 75% of the cars for sale needs it.

 

[honestabe]

New targa seals are $120 new from Champion Toyota IIRC. Royal PITA to remove the side seals because of all the sealant crap. Good investment though, and it looks really nice once it's all done.

Adam

 

[foreverpsycotic]

Given the fact that i should be able to do 9/10 repairs needed. Minus items requireing lifts.

not too much requires lifts, just space and some jackstands.

 

[CRE]

am i the only one who constantly has little stupid shit go wrong with the supra?? i love my car more than anything (ive always wanted a turbo targa supra) but it gets real annoying and downright depressing sometimes. but i guess its worth it when it works......

You're definitely not alone. The way I've been feeling lately I may very well be driving something else next spring.

 

[honestabe]

not too much requires lifts, just space and some jackstands.

2nded. I do 99% of the work on my car in the back of a parking lot with no power tools, just a good basic set of wrenches (reverse wratcheting wrenches), a good set of sockets and socket wrenches (3/8" drive works for almost everything, although 1/2" drive is needed here and there) and extensions, along with a good breaker bar (small jack handle works great, I put mine over my 3/8" socket wrench all the time), and of course a good set of screwdrivers and a jack and 4 jack stands (trust me, 4 stands is a live saver at times).

Adam

 

[Poodles]

honestly... it's been in the 4-5K range...

but I'm anal about fixing things RIGHT so they last another 20 years...