Doat;1996906 said:See, now usually when you want to light something on fire you CONTAIN it and then you light it and you stand by with a fire extinguisher
And a brain
Doat;1996906 said:See, now usually when you want to light something on fire you CONTAIN it and then you light it and you stand by with a fire extinguisher
Grandavi;1996894 said:Helps to have bills for the parts.. helps immensely actually...
My 1987 NA MK3 got totaled off. I bought it for 450.00, bought an engine for 300.00, bought a clutch for 300.00 (no bill for the 2 parts) and then swapped the engines. My body was missing body trim and had a little rust starting on the quarter panels. I had classic insurance on my car and walked the adjuster through all the car and parts involved, quoting actual numbers (that were verifiable by online sources) and pointed out what was for sale and what it takes to get my car to where it was. (It helps that I have a huge folder of bills for my 88). In the end, they gave me 8700.00 for the car, let me buy it back for 800.00 because they acknowledged I was an "enthusiast". I was pretty lucky regarding this because the guy was a specialist on classic cars and knew how rare the cars are getting.
As a side note... MK3 owners are like beaten down kids that never get self confidence. They accept people's responses that... oh.. that car is only worth 3000.00. It kinda pisses me off. The wheels on a good Supra usually cost 1800.00 or more alone! All those mods and upgrades take time and money. No damn way I would accept that my car is worth 6000.00 cause its "mint". Fuck that! The sooner MK3 owners wise up and realize the true value of the car the better.
It may have its warts and flaws (all fixable btw), but the production numbers were FAR less than a Corvette. They were rare when new.. they are much rarer now.
The only point I will concede on is that the car has rust issues in certain areas and the "cheap" price leads to "cheap" builds which generally end up with pile of crap cars on the road. A properly built MK3 that was done right and clean just sold about 4 months in my area for 27,500.00. If anybody realizes the true value of the car, they will recognize... yes.. there are people out there willing to pay the money (and they actually understand the car) and no... people wont buy your car while there are better ones selling for dirt cheap.
... I saw a Dodge Dart that I could have bought for 500.00 when I was a teen... and had sit in the garage and been happy today with it... but hindsight is 20-20. Imagine... in 10 years...
blue book doesn't really apply to these cars. NADA doesn't go beyond 94 Supra (I believe.. not 100% familiar with that and don't know what other things adjusters use to come up with values). Talk to the appraiser and tell them what a sweet ride it was and then list everything you did to it (if you can back it up with bills and/or a very vivid description). Remember.. time also counts. If you keep your mouth shut.. they will do their job. (which is... save their boss as much money as possible)
oh yeah... a new engine is worth 4500.00. Even if you paid 600.00. I would argue that one to the end.. lol.
Sorry... old guy rambling. Just get a little buzzed when a Supra dies and a Supra owner potentially gets peed on. Tired of everyone walking with their heads hung.. when they should be walking straight and proud. We are a shrinking group... and should be proud of owing a car that people might see once or twice a year.. not every single day.
Doat;1996906 said:See, now usually when you want to light something on fire you CONTAIN it and then you light it and you stand by with a fire extinguisher
Grandavi;1996894 said:Tired of everyone walking with their heads hung.. when they should be walking straight and proud. We are a shrinking group... and should be proud of owing a car that people might see once or twice a year.. not every single day.
Silver MK3;1996995 said:One would think people would know this, but the vast majority of people are stupid.
Janch;1997096 said:cant wait to get my front bumper re-done. all the fog light screws are broken/rusted so cant install fog lights.
A-to-the-J hows the light after mod? not gonna blind others?
A-to-the-J;1997086 said:Did my fog light only mod
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BrandonW;1997133 said:Great weather today so I put these in and let my car run as I did that since its been garaged
Maybe winter will finally leave us... all this snow we have been getting here lol (think we are supposed to get snow again on tuesday :runaway: but at least that is my 4runner in the background
lol maybe it was feeling that way since it has been sitting in the garage but took advantage of the 65 degree weather to throw these on and let the battery get a chargeJanch;1997166 said:Brandon these headlights makes ur supra look a bit like zombie
Thanks! You have them also?Silver MK3;1997179 said:Nice, car. I see you have LED headlights as well. I like the 4Runner too.
BrandonW;1997249 said:Thanks! You have them also?
And yea its been a great suv, its an 2002 with 130k