Soon to be Mk3 owner!

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AaronB

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Hey guys, I'm Aaron. I'm 18 years old and live in NY. Suddenly fell in love with the mk3 one day and I'm currently saving up a decent amount for own! I'm reading up on lots of threads in here and currently adjusting my budget (want this done right, not half-assed) Got myself a mechanics book, not a tsrm but a start, as I want to be able to work on it myself (do some basic mechanic work already). Luckily I found this place, and i'll be sure to ask the experts here if I run into trouble. Look forward to be involved in the community!

-Aaron
 
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AaronB

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Well currently i share a daily with my mom (99 sebring, she may be switching cars soon). She rarely uses it so I have almost constant access.
 
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kysus

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gunna need the daily ;) ahah
but welcome ! when you get a chance share some photos or list of features youd love !

hope to see you around the forum !
 
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S.A. supra

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I'll be honest with you these cars suck and always need a lot of work. Run away, run away, never look back. Definitely need a daily trust me I know, I found out the hard way. But if you still want one, my advise it to find a unmolested, very clean one with nice interior with a blown head gasket or one that needs engine work. Down here you can find them for $1000. And go from there. Pull the engine and get it rebuilt with a mhg that will put you back $3000. So for about 4000-5000 you should have a nice supra. Then from there you can mod it as you please.
 
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AaronB

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Haha oh trust me, I know the world of frustration im in for. Maybe its because i'm young (or insane) but i'm prepared for all the expected work, and probably couldn't be happy without owning a mk3.

Specs wise i'm not to picky, if life was perfect i'd like a 5-speed 89-92, in black. A blue interior, or shadow grey if i could find it. My plan for the car is all money first towards reliability. I'm not using it as a track car, so I want it to run as well as I can first, than consider if a hp boost is neccesary or wanted. Also I'm mapping out to immediately retorque or get metal head gaskets as first maintence.
 
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kysus

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I'm guessing you want 89+ because of body pieces ?
And such see I love my 87 no e testing hehehe main reason I went with that and then looks wise I can just swap all the parts hehehe
 
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AaronB

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Yup i prefer the 89+ body styling, but they're all nice! I'm actually pretty lucky in my area theres quite a bit of Mk3s and 4s on craigslist, so I have pretty good pickings. Now that you mention no e testing, maybe an 87 sparks my interest hehe
 
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MK3Supra17

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AaronB;1863572 said:
Yup i prefer the 89+ body styling, but they're all nice! I'm actually pretty lucky in my area theres quite a bit of Mk3s and 4s on craigslist, so I have pretty good pickings. Now that you mention no e testing, maybe an 87 sparks my interest hehe
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Depends what the emission laws are in your area. In Ontario cars year 87 and earlier don't have to do an emissions test. Oh and Welcome :D
 
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