retiring the supra...

[mkiii222]

Hate to see another Supra owner give up. Compared to my 85 Celica the Supra isn't very high maintenence at all. Most of the problems we have are because of the age of the car, not the fact that the Supra itself is high maint. Especially an NA.

So far I've owned my 87 Turbo for ~18 months and spent ~$7k. Most of that cost has been new fuel injectors, power steering rack, lower control arms, bhg(of course), new turbo(newer than factory CT-26), and various hoses/clamps...

And I still need to replace the IC pipes, BOV(recirc, not vent), wheel bearings, new seats, and get a ding fix/paint job.

All in all it will cost me about the same as my 95 Celica did in 99($20k after financing costs and mods), and easily be one of the fastest cars in SE Tennessee.

You just have to examine how much you will spend to get the Scooby(including mods you will want) vs how much it will cost to complete the Supra.

 

[Mr.SelfDestruct]

well, thats exactly the thing. because its old, and the people before me didnt take proper care of it, most of the maintenince has been done as a side note, when my car had something major break on it. as in: oh, the diff mount fell off? guess I might as well change the fluids while I'm down here.


and the subie doesnt need much in order to be ideal for me, since its already turbo, all it really needs ia an upgraded suspension, bigger turbo(w/ supporting mods)-thats eventually, and a fmic. I can just throw in some aftermarket springs, a couple strut bars, and maybe some poly bushings, and I'll be set until I have the car paid off, I mean yes, I'll throw in some other small mods while I pay it off, just to keep the tuner-bug at bay. but it also comes w/ all the parts for a RHD conversion, so I'll be able to keep myself busy w/ putting that in and re-learning all of my shifting techniques.

 

[s383mmber1]

mmm......RHD ='s $$$

 

[Mr.SelfDestruct]

? $from who?