Possible Newbie Here (Buying a Supra)

[drifterdude7]

Originally Posted by Isphius

Yes, Its called a block tester kit. You forgot to tell him the name of it lol. You can get them at napa, carquest, pepboys, etc. All that test is to see if there is combustion byproducts in the coolant tho, Its not a 100% solid test. But if it does test out, there is a good BHG chance.

ya but when i had my test done i made sure that it was straight water in the radiator to be definate....he can also get a compression tester and put it in the number one spark plug to see if it compresses at default...you can go onto supra stats.com and look into what the stats are for it.....

[Isphius]

Yes, compression test it, do a block test, look at the oil and coolant, do whatever you can. And if you have a friend who is a mechanic get him to do a leakdown test. Then youll see if the motor is up to par or not with compression. And if you can, run it on an exhaust gas analyzer (emissions test). Thatll tell you if something is wrong with the FI. Even thou supras are notorious for failing when something goes bad but then running great when its all ok...

[Monkey]

Originally Posted by Medrivfast

Hello, Tomorrow i'm going to look at an 89 Supra Turbo. I talked to a lady on the phone today about the car. She wasn't to informative about it since it was her uncles. But, she said it has 100,000 miles, New Altinator, New Water Pump, Targa & it's a 5 Speed. I have read through these forums breifly and the only problem i can find about the cars is the head gasket issue.
Other than looking at the basic things on the car like oil and water and belts. What major thing should i look for on this particular car?

They are asking $1700 for it.

I appreciate any help you can supply me....

Best thing i can tell you is take a certified mechanic with you or someone who's been turning wrenches for a while. Not someone who's tinkered around on a couple of cars before.

[bowy]

Originally Posted by Medrivfast

Hello, Tomorrow i'm going to look at an 89 Supra Turbo. I talked to a lady on the phone today about the car. She wasn't to informative about it since it was her uncles. But, she said it has 100,000 miles, New Altinator, New Water Pump, Targa & it's a 5 Speed. I have read through these forums breifly and the only problem i can find about the cars is the head gasket issue.
Other than looking at the basic things on the car like oil and water and belts. What major thing should i look for on this particular car?

They are asking $1700 for it.

I appreciate any help you can supply me....

check for rust under nethier like driver side and pass 100 miles huh

my dads 90 turbo supra with 112k on it frame needed pulled in front he got 3500 k so u might beable to re sell it if ur not happy but if u like a car that can take a beating or something with alil get up and go supras way to go but if u wanna take it easy and keep it around 3 grand rpms cars great on gas just keep out of the turbo lol but aleast if u put u no the powers there when u need it =P its a really fun car to drive i love it and all the ladys around me love the supra i drive =D

[Monkey]

Originally Posted by bowy

check for rust under nethier like driver side and pass 100 miles huh

my dads 90 turbo supra with 112k on it frame needed pulled in front he got 3500 k so u might beable to re sell it if ur not happy but if u like a car that can take a beating or something with alil get up and go supras way to go but if u wanna take it easy and keep it around 3 grand rpms cars great on gas just keep out of the turbo lol but aleast if u put u no the powers there when u need it =P its a really fun car to drive i love it and all the ladys around me love the supra i drive =D

I couldn't understand a word of this because your grammar and spelling is horrible. What exactally are you trying to say, here?

[Lypher]

I'm going to see a 88 turbo 5 speed in a couple days and its running for $1500. Should i be suspicious of why the price is so low?

[supramacist]

No reason to be suspicious. Just know going into it that at that price range you will be dropping another 2k into rather quickley and you should be safe.

You guys thinking about buying these cars should dig alot deeper than you have been if all you can find is the bhg issue. That just comes stock. There's an entire plethra of bs that comes along with a new to you supra.

The older it is the rustier bolts are and they snap on my 91 with hardly any pressure applied, just for example.

Dig deeper much much deeper, dismiss nothing.

I have right at 10k into my 91 7mge 5 speed and the bill is only growing.
I don't have to pay for anything at my dealership when I order parts because they know I am re-building.

It's kinda that bad.

[mk3supra909]

1500 not bad i paid 1800 for mine have dropped about 3 to 4 in it so far got some work 16" rims 2 in lips falken 512 uhp non turbo great driver every day only crapped out once due to dumb ass second owner who thought it was a drift toy lol idiot but its in great shape dont be to skepticala i mean be skep. but keeo in mind you cud pay f15 for one hooked up or add 12 to it and blow motherfuckers out the watter like what the fuck just happend i got mobbed on buy an old ass car lol most dont know oh supra fuck that ill get mobbed on thats why i love emm lol just maake sure you check for everything weve saiad if its all there ok still cool just as long as its not bad in all areas just makae sure engine is good with wide powerband and no slippage of the clutch if they dont ride with thry to grind it just a lil see how bad it sounds if its real bad it has prolly been rubbed mayb needs replacing but i think thats an ok price if it runs strong enough mayb bring a mini dino plung in thing for it so you can quarter mile it and hp test it i mean should be stock about 210 without turbo with turbo i hear its about 320 so ne were in the range 180 to 30 your great

Originally Posted by Lypher

I'm going to see a 88 turbo 5 speed in a couple days and its running for $1500. Should i be suspicious of why the price is so low?

[new supra guy]

All i'm gonna say is check the damn rear wheel wells to see if they are soft, if they are then you got rot under the factory undercoating, and it could be very bad. I just spent 3 days cutting out rot and welding in metal plates and still have to do the pass side. Not a fun time lol

[Grandavi]

Originally Posted by Monkey

I couldn't understand a word of this because your grammar and spelling is horrible. What exactally are you trying to say, here?

lol... sadly.. I dont think they teach grammar and spelling in school anymore. Why is everyone so worried about BHG's? If you got one, is it that labor intensive to fix? (or expensive?) I personally didnt worry too much about it cause if I have one on my car.. then it will get fixed properly. (I saw the "fix" in forums and I would rather have it done that way anyway)