Buying a supra, need help with pricing, repairs.

acetmi · 05-07-2005, 05:51 PM

I'm looking at buying an MKIII, but it has a few issues with it, and because I'm a newbie, I do not know what will be the rough estimates to get things fixed. I plan to do the work myself, I guess I just need prices of parts, what might be a long/short job, and what might be a major/minor issue. The car's a '88 Supra Turbo, hard top, 5 speed, 140k miles. Body is in good condition. Interior is decent. But there's a bit of work to be done on the car:

Problems/Needs:
Battery
Front and Rear Brakes (Rotors and Shims)
(4) tires (the ones on the car are nearly bald), will need to buy stock size tires
L/rear strut blown
Both upper and lower ball joints very loose
Power steering rack seals blown
Outer tie rod ends
Cooling system is very rusty; needs total flush (hopefully only that)
Needs clutch soon / grabs all the way at the top
Sunroof doesn't work

Good:
New engine and turbo, ~20k miles
It's a stock car. No mods.

What would be the value for a car like this? (US$ please

Thanks for the help.

->acetmi

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05-07-2005, 05:51 PM	#1
acetmi Stock Join Date: Apr 2005 Posts: 4	I'm looking at buying an MKIII, but it has a few issues with it, and because I'm a newbie, I do not know what will be the rough estimates to get things fixed. I plan to do the work myself, I guess I just need prices of parts, what might be a long/short job, and what might be a major/minor issue. The car's a '88 Supra Turbo, hard top, 5 speed, 140k miles. Body is in good condition. Interior is decent. But there's a bit of work to be done on the car: Problems/Needs: Battery Front and Rear Brakes (Rotors and Shims) (4) tires (the ones on the car are nearly bald), will need to buy stock size tires L/rear strut blown Both upper and lower ball joints very loose Power steering rack seals blown Outer tie rod ends Cooling system is very rusty; needs total flush (hopefully only that) Needs clutch soon / grabs all the way at the top Sunroof doesn't work Good: New engine and turbo, ~20k miles It's a stock car. No mods. What would be the value for a car like this? (US$ please Thanks for the help. ->acetmi