im in it because i love the body styling. i chose this car over an 89 Trans Am GTA 5.7 TPI because this car already Has a turbo on it. the GTA, i had plans for a crate 350 built for boost with a 144ci blower... then shit can the blower and manifold, switch to a dual plan and 850cfm boost-carb with a hat and twin turbos... but again, my first mk3 was the same price as the GTA and already had the turbo. plus, it had a 5sp where the 5.7 GTA's were auto only. plus, i saw a MK3 put down almost 300rwhp with just a Defcon downpipe in 2001.
only AFTER i bought my 91 did i realize the Targa-ness, awesome seat design, driver-oriented dash layout, 8 speaker stereo, digital climate control, auto-adjusting suspension, V8 power (from that era) from a 3.0 liter. Thats when i officially became hooked.
however, the more i do to this car, the more i realize a better fiscal decision would have been an MKIV. it wasnt an option back then but it is now. i think im going to get an MKIV next since it already COMES with a bullet-resistant transmission, fool-proof motor, big brakes, a little less weight, factory projectors, aluminum hood, bullet-resistant rear end, ability to fit 11" wide wheels out back and 10" wide wheels up front w/ virtually no body modifications and timeless styling lines.
in reality, the lines of the MKIV are 40 years old but no one can place it as being "dated" or "old school". however, you look at a sports car form the 80's and you IMMEDIATELY can tell, with 99% assuredness, that it was produced IN the 80's. compare the Toyota GT and the mkiv, its uncanny how similar they are yet no one says that car looks old. people cant even Beleive that its a Toyota when you tell them thats what the MKIV is. they also cant beleive that its a 10-15 year old car either... i hear about it so often from my friends, its silly.
i just love that the supra is above all else from its time period and even some newer cars. it takes quite a bit of dedication from a company to put that much effort into a car that doesnt die out after 5 years.
Always makes me proud of the work ive put into it. [even though it isn't much] I just love the payoff from the downtimes or upgrades. 
