Quick hi

22nd August 2004, 03:45 PM

Hi Guys, I am new to the world of Supras. After years throwing money at a Sapphire Cosworth to get it to 360 bhp, I was utterly destroyed by a Supra earlier this year and have been hankering after one ever since.

Having now sold the Cossie, and releasing some funds I have ?12k to spend on a Supra, preferably a manual. Can anyone tell me a good place to start looking.

TIA
CB

EmmaG · 22nd August 2004, 03:49 PM

Hi and ?

Take a look in the for sale section, there are some nice Supra's in there at the moment, not sure if they are manual's though.

good luck in your search for a Supra

Martin F · 22nd August 2004, 04:21 PM

Also check the links section for some of the importers.

Aslo coming from Fords i think its fair to say, welcome to the world of Jap reliability.

22nd August 2004, 06:22 PM

LOL , Cheers guys, I am going to miss changing head gaskets and listening to piston slap.

alex h · 22nd August 2004, 06:41 PM

For 12k you should be looking for a 1996+ facelift Manual. Try Newera Imports for a fresh import...otherwise the Forsale section here or good ol' Autotrader.

22nd August 2004, 07:40 PM

Thanks guys, what colours hold there value best. There are do's and don'ts with Cossie's and I wondered if the same applied here?

Martin F · 22nd August 2004, 07:56 PM

Hmm no hard and fast rules on that one, however there is one colour which is not liked by the masses and can be hard to shift on if the needs be.

Its goes by the name of Bronze, Anthracite, Golden Brown or MSB.

Any of the other colours seem to be all down to personal taste, however silver seems to be very popular.

EmmaG · 22nd August 2004, 08:00 PM

The darker colours seem to be the best when selling on, I would have said Black, Quicksilver, Storm Blue, Silver, Red, White.

EmmaG · 22nd August 2004, 08:09 PM

Royal Sapphire Purple is a very nice colour and quite desirable (see Rico's gallery for pics)

chiefgroover · 22nd August 2004, 09:26 PM

IMO If you are going to tune the Supra, keep in mind that UK cars have steel turbos that are reliable @ BPU (UK often give 420 to 450bhp @ 1.1bar) and have bigger injectors, better cams, better fuel pump to name but a few things. Guessing that you want solid performance with reliability, a BPU UK car would be the easy way. If you can get a decent import vvti for that money and can settle with a modest power increase, (standard about 340bhp? correct me if need be) running almost standard boost then that would be a good option. With good servicing repairs should be a rare thing. Good luck I hope your Supra dreams come true!.

22nd August 2004, 04:21 PM	#3
Martin F Administrator UK Spec - Manual Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 10,226	Also check the links section for some of the importers. Aslo coming from Fords i think its fair to say, welcome to the world of Jap reliability. __________________ Martin UK6TT + Bits & Bobs 'Remember folks, the inside lane isn't just for Xmas' MSOC FAQ MSOC Members Discounts MSOC Resources

22nd August 2004, 06:41 PM	#5
alex h Old Timer Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: East UK Posts: 887	For 12k you should be looking for a 1996+ facelift Manual. Try Newera Imports for a fresh import...otherwise the Forsale section here or good ol' Autotrader. __________________ Regards Alex H

22nd August 2004, 07:56 PM	#7
Martin F Administrator UK Spec - Manual Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 10,226	Hmm no hard and fast rules on that one, however there is one colour which is not liked by the masses and can be hard to shift on if the needs be. Its goes by the name of Bronze, Anthracite, Golden Brown or MSB. Any of the other colours seem to be all down to personal taste, however silver seems to be very popular. __________________ Martin UK6TT + Bits & Bobs 'Remember folks, the inside lane isn't just for Xmas' MSOC FAQ MSOC Members Discounts MSOC Resources

22nd August 2004, 09:26 PM	#10
chiefgroover Senior Member Single Turbo - Manual Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Norn Iron Posts: 821	IMO If you are going to tune the Supra, keep in mind that UK cars have steel turbos that are reliable @ BPU (UK often give 420 to 450bhp @ 1.1bar) and have bigger injectors, better cams, better fuel pump to name but a few things. Guessing that you want solid performance with reliability, a BPU UK car would be the easy way. If you can get a decent import vvti for that money and can settle with a modest power increase, (standard about 340bhp? correct me if need be) running almost standard boost then that would be a good option. With good servicing repairs should be a rare thing. Good luck I hope your Supra dreams come true!. __________________ T04Z 676BHP 6 speed Lambo Griglo Avalon AEM by Dimitri, custom JIC magic, Rotora BBK & super sweet sounding Tanabe Touring. www.bigsupra.co.uk "If they can mass produce it- it will change the nature of our world"- BMW M Power Development team in 1991 on seeing the prototype MkIV Supra.

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22nd August 2004, 03:45 PM	#1
Guest Posts: n/a	Hi Guys, I am new to the world of Supras. After years throwing money at a Sapphire Cosworth to get it to 360 bhp, I was utterly destroyed by a Supra earlier this year and have been hankering after one ever since. Having now sold the Cossie, and releasing some funds I have ?12k to spend on a Supra, preferably a manual. Can anyone tell me a good place to start looking. TIA CB

22nd August 2004, 03:49 PM	#2
EmmaG Old Timer UK Spec - Manual Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Essex Posts: 1,934	Hi and ? Take a look in the for sale section, there are some nice Supra's in there at the moment, not sure if they are manual's though. good luck in your search for a Supra

22nd August 2004, 06:22 PM	#4
Guest Posts: n/a	LOL , Cheers guys, I am going to miss changing head gaskets and listening to piston slap.

22nd August 2004, 07:40 PM	#6
Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks guys, what colours hold there value best. There are do's and don'ts with Cossie's and I wondered if the same applied here?

22nd August 2004, 08:00 PM	#8
EmmaG Old Timer UK Spec - Manual Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Essex Posts: 1,934	The darker colours seem to be the best when selling on, I would have said Black, Quicksilver, Storm Blue, Silver, Red, White.

22nd August 2004, 08:09 PM	#9
EmmaG Old Timer UK Spec - Manual Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Essex Posts: 1,934	Royal Sapphire Purple is a very nice colour and quite desirable (see Rico's gallery for pics)

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