Should I get this as a project car?

[BlackMKIII]

1990, Turbo, Burgandy with Grey interior. 5-speed transmission, TEMS suspension. Hood needs painting. His kid overheated it, and it's got a BHG. Guy wants $1000. I'm actually considering it. Either call me an idiot, or tell me to jump. Just asking for advise here.

 

[SevenMKIII]

Do it. Same scenario, my car had a BHG, 77k orig. miles, an HKS turbo, VPC, EVC, tems, 5speed for $1,000 and I jumped all over that. Hows the body besides the hood? Any rust? How many miles?

 

[BlackMKIII]

230k on the chassis. New rear struts, good tires, no rust, and it also needs a slave cylinder.

 

[SevenMKIII]

Yikes, wait for someone else to chime in before you buy it lol I've never had a car with over 90k miles.

 

[HIDPLANET]

I would go a little lower than 1k. Bought mine with similar problems but with 145k miles for $500

 

[BlackMKIII]

I already told him 800, but he shook his head at me.

 

[SupraMario]

Yikes, wait for someone else to chime in before you buy it lol I've never had a car with over 90k miles.

These cars will go for a long time with many more miles than that, so long as its got basic maintence.

 

[mk3713]

WOW the bushings must be beat to death if they are the originals. Thats a lot of miles for a supra, the suspension must be worn out by know. If i ever got a car that beat up i would change all the suspension bushings and also everything else you expect when you get an old car. Like belts ,hoses, spark plugs , flush and fill of all the fluids. Its really up to you. How deep are your pockets and how far do you want to take this project? Thats the real question.

 

[SevenMKIII]

/\ /\ /\ My first thoughts, suspension, bushings, brakes, drivetrain, etc...

 

[BlackMKIII]

We put a used engine in it 5 years ago. Probably about 100K on the motor by now.

 

[7Mboost]

Let $800 sit for a while he may bite, but 230k is a lot of mileage and a lot of worn out parts.

 

[BlackMKIII]

Saw the car, it's super raw.

CANCELLED!

 

[dbsupra90]

1k i would have bought it without looking at it. 90 turbo is all i needed to know.

you can part it and make easy 3x that. use that money to buy a nicer one.

 

[MK3Brent]

Saw the car, it's super raw.

CANCELLED!

What does that mean?

 

[suprastanger507mgte]

there is a black 89 MKIII avaialable for < $500 per the owner. Not a bad deal ....

 

[BlackMKIII]

there is a black 89 MKIII avaialable for < $500 per the owner. Not a bad deal ....

Good shape? What's it need? Let me know!

What does that mean?

Imagine a car, that hasn't been driven in 10 years, and has been sitting in a dirt lot. Yeah, right. Guy got a BHG in 97, hasn't driven it since. No thanks.

 

[MK3Brent]

Sounds perfect for me. :dunno:

 

[OneJoeZee]

Imagine a car, that hasn't been driven in 10 years, and has been sitting in a dirt lot. Yeah, right. Guy got a BHG in 97, hasn't driven it since. No thanks.

What were you expecting from a "project car?"

 

[BlackMKIII]

What were you expecting from a "project car?"

No, I mean everything was rotten, and the guy almost threw me off his property when he head "five" come out of my mouth.

 

[MK3Brent]

What exactly was rotten?

The shell was rusted to dust, and all the axles were frozen?