hi, any tips on buying a second hand supra?

[Bill UK]

Sorry just read your post again “3-5 thousand maximum ”. That’s a MKIV you’re looking at. A MK III 3.0 Litre Turbo in really good condition would be 3 thousand GB Pounds max, if you could find one that is. Personally if I had the choice again I would go for a MKIII 2.5 1990- 1992 twin turbo with targa roof, which where only available as an import. No problems with BHG`s put the parts are more difficult to obtain and again not something that you see advertised on Autotrader every day.

[spongybeanz]

wow thanks for the inout there, i think i really need to do a bit more research on this :S

and yes i was looking at the newer ones (are they not more reliable?)

i am someone who would love to tinker with cars and replace stuff (if its cheap that is) but i wouldnt know where to begin, but i am also looking for a car that is fantastic fun to drive around but has that reliability so that i dont have to think "will it start today?"

thats one of the reasons that i love my mx5 so much, i dont really drive it that fast because its not a fast car but i love to get the tail out every one in a while, and the next day i dont even think about if something is going to break

[Bill UK]

I don’t know much about the MK IV apart from they don’t suffer from blown head gasket as do the MK III. Plenty of MK IV forums around the world where you could obtain more info, there's a section on this forum for the MK IV. Have a look on autotrader etc for prices, as for the different models; I think the MK IV was only available as a non-turbo in the UK but you may find some turbo imports if you decide to go for turbo.

[Bill UK]

This is a good staring point see post 1.

[kamikazemkiii]

ive seen mk4's with BHG's aswell, just less rare than the mk3

[Green7mgte]

whats this about a TT mk3.. tight

[cre]

Originally Posted by Green7mgte

whats this about a TT mk3.. tight

1JZ-GTE (2.5l) and 1G-GTE (2.0l)

The MKIV is a very solid vehicle, but you still have to be careful and check things out thoroughly when buying... people tend to beat on them quite a bit.