Who all has a beater for the mileage?
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94 altima 5speed.. black with tan cloth interior.. ~180k miles, runs great. Got it for $1200, put on a set of bridgestone potenza g009's and aligned it. had to put on new front pads n rotors for inspection (wagner edge pads are nice) waxed it up... had 2 injectors go (at different times) that i had to replace so i did the fuel filter too. ~30 mpg highway.. 24-26 around town. cant beat it.
Kai said:
The cost of owning a Supra and a beater can, in many cases, be cheaper than having a Supra as an only means of transportation. Especially in the cases of those with longer commutes to work.
I work 5/8's of a mile from my house. When the Supra is down, I take the drag car. When the drag car and the Supra are down, I walk. But, knock on wood, the Supra has not failed me once since May.
Kev
Kev
OneJoeZee said:
Every time I work on the supra a part has to be ordered(some random hose thats 20 years old). Noone ever stocks the parts so it takes time to get them, I got sick of having no car while waiting on parts lol.
I got a jeep as a DD, its nice being able to tear the supra down and not worry about how Im getting to work. I can take my time replace/order all the odd ball parts. On top of that I can drive through construction without worrying about killing the supra, seeing as all the roads are under construction thats a huge plus.
Move to the U.S OF A.......:biglaugh:Kai said:
We don't have top gear or the stig and we don't have narrow roads. We don't have pub's in every corner. lol
but it's the best :love:
For the record of the topic, I drove my NA supra DD, But now i have an 86, 2.8v6 camaro. Its no powerhouse and it doesnt get that good of mileage(18-20 average tops, 25 ish highway), but its easy to diagnose and maintain and parts are cheap. And it still has a good bit of fun factor. Will still spin wheels, and is at least faster than the non vtec hondas. It handles well too, on par or better than a mk3 in similar condition. Cant wait to get another supra tho!
Figit, my Geo may put down 35 HP to the wheels if I'm lucky. The four bangers can be made pretty quick with a turbo kit, so can the 3 bangers too as there are kits out there for both, not to mention that the ealier 3 bangers came turbo'd from the factory...
Joe, about $1300.00
Teamswift is the forum I go to for tech info on that car, they have links to a few other sites where you can have the head professionally built for high comp. (12:1 and up), turbo kits for both G10 and G13a and b motors, suspension shit, etc.
Gut the car, turbo it = pissing off people by beating them in cars making 5 times more power than yours
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Joe, about $1300.00
Teamswift is the forum I go to for tech info on that car, they have links to a few other sites where you can have the head professionally built for high comp. (12:1 and up), turbo kits for both G10 and G13a and b motors, suspension shit, etc.
Gut the car, turbo it = pissing off people by beating them in cars making 5 times more power than yours
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starscream5000 said:
Awesome power! I better watch the streets for those Geos.:aigo:
I might look into that...starscream5000 said:
IIRC the G10 1.0 3 banger has about 50-55 Crank HP...
Eh, I take it back, about 42 WHP at the least.
Eh, I take it back, about 42 WHP at the least.
MKIV
White
Black leather
Hard Top
Single turbo
Manual
Or to Supra Folks
2002 Golf TDI, 5 speed, White, Black Leather interior, Neuspeed springs, Bilsteen Struts, Best tank was 58 mpg, but "normal" mileage for me is 47mpg with the worst tank being 40mpg 90 hp stock with plenty of torque
White
Black leather
Hard Top
Single turbo
Manual
Or to Supra Folks
2002 Golf TDI, 5 speed, White, Black Leather interior, Neuspeed springs, Bilsteen Struts, Best tank was 58 mpg, but "normal" mileage for me is 47mpg with the worst tank being 40mpg 90 hp stock with plenty of torque
Figit090 said:
my 500cc honda interceptor has(edit: HAD) 75hp...now it has none because the carbs are seized. It was supposed to get 30-40mpg too!
Cadillac Eldorado repping the big Northstar V8. :biglaugh:
Unfortunately, this "beater" does not serve as getting better gas mileage than my Supra...They are about the same. :cry:
Unfortunately, this "beater" does not serve as getting better gas mileage than my Supra...They are about the same. :cry:
Heh Bob has too many mk2's.Sawbladz said:Beater is in front of Supra in sig. In the city she is ~24 mpg and ~30 on the highway. The blower hurts the mileage if you are having any fun. It's reliable and comfortable and that's all that matters.
If I were looking for a beater on a budget I would go for an 80's Celica. They have the rear wheel drive fun with the 4 cylinder economy. And when you get bored the 7M or 1J fits in there too.
EDIT: this is what I would buy... http://toronto.craigslist.ca/car/460818991.html
Oh and supra is my dd until winter. then i just usually walk places or borrow parents cars. They don't really do stuff at night when i need to drive anyway.
My canadian 89 Celica GT 5 speed hatch, I love it. somewhere around 30mpg, 135hp (no ac... it didnt come with it.. ) And some rust. I cant complain $700, GREAT investment.
