Supra is dead....

[sd88supra]

now that the old thread has been brought up...

i had a mk2 celica supra with 345k on it. still hauled ass. the engine dying was totally my fault. it still had a long way to go.

ive seen many japanese cars with 250k+ miles on it and still run excellent. the 86.5 n/a i had had 220k when i sold it and it still ran great. my sister's '97 chrysler sebring started having all these issues around 110k (has even more now at 121k), despite all its maintenence since 90k. my 87 n/a was evidently ignored by its previous owner(s), and i'll still take it to LA without fearing it will leave me stranded by the side of the road. im getting close the the rebuild point, but i know it will last forever after that.

btw, how much $$$ should i look into spending for a rebuild? ive been quoted $700 for labor. yay or nay?

[Isphius]

Newer (85+) american cars are shit bags, for the average car owner. But not the good old SBC I will def agree japanese cars will last longer, But its all a question of maintainance. Japanese cars last longer with average driver care, Which is basically having it fixed whenever the light comes on(and sometimes not) and changing the oil once in a while. If properly maintained, A typical american motor/trans/drive assembly is much less complicated and heavier duty than a typical japanese car, As long as they are properly maintained they will last forever, no matter who makes the car. But if you wana talk older cars, Nothing can beat the diehardedness of an american motor. Espeically the straight 6s and small block v8s. My dad when he was in his 20s ran his van without oil or a radiator by shoving snow in the front end and around the motor, all winter, and he eventually crashed it, and it still started and ran when he did. Same thing with a dodge he had with a slant 6, We started it, left a brick on the gas pedal, and went to work all day, We came home and it was off. It ran out of gas. lol. It started again and drove the next day. Now thats a well built machine. Try doing that to a honda haha.

[OfnaRcR]

I can vouch for the domestic cars not being all that bad. My parents have a 93 villager and its still going with 230k.
My dad's 89 econoline is still going with 160k and you have to practically floor it into 3rd because the tranny will not shift, and my dad doesn't even think aobut it so it sits up at 4000 for miles and miles in 2nd gear.
I have an olds eighty eight with only 120k but i havn't done anything to it since ive gotten it 3 years ago and i drove the shit outta it at times.
BTW ford sucks
I would say tho that 4 banger imports are the most reliable.
I can't really see a 7m being really reliable because of all the BHG/spun bearing stories i hear and at only like 120k. Maybe its all JDM"s fault.

[korrupt1]

<------79 Corolla...........330,xxx.....stils runs strong although it clunks a couple times when it starts up in the am only.....5 speed hatchback...learned to drive in it too...Love that car still to this day