paul2supra Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I've never actually posted before! Despite owning 2 Supra SZs in the past, both manual, both silver, both pretty stock...it's nothing personal of course, just I've never got into these forum things yet. Guess I have now! I'm just after some advice really. I've tried the sensible route since my last Supra: Mazda MX-3 - awful - lasted 3 months, and my current 4th UK Prelude 2.2VTEC. Awesome car really for what I paid with low miles and full history, and does everything I need it to, but...and it's a big BUT: I can't get bl**dy Supras out of my head! So, do I go the sensible route and buy another SZ (thinking sathorburn's old one now up for sale again, or similar), go the whole hog and find a reasonable RZ/GZ in the region of 7k, or compromise with an SZ-R? If anyone has owned both an n/a and a tt, what sort or diffs in running costs are there between the 3, assuming they are all running pretty stock? Help, before the missus brains me for my indecision... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 Get a TT you won't regret it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul2supra Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 I guess it could be a case of ask a stupid question...think it's one of those itches that won't go away until I've scratched it, so perhaps I should get a tt now while there seems to be a few decent ones to choose from! Like a lot of people, I'm a little scared of the unknown, and have never owned a turbo car ever - always avoided them, despite owning roughly 1 car a year for the last 10 years or so! How resilient are the Supra's turbos? I know the JDMs are ceramic and the UKs are steel, but which is better/stronger? How often should/could they need rebuilding/reconditioning? And one last question (for now!) - what can I expect for £6-7k in terms of condition/mileage/expected further costs in your expert opinions? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt k Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I've never actually posted before! Despite owning 2 Supra SZs in the past, both manual, both silver, both pretty stock...it's nothing personal of course, just I've never got into these forum things yet. Guess I have now! I'm just after some advice really. I've tried the sensible route since my last Supra: Mazda MX-3 - awful - lasted 3 months, and my current 4th UK Prelude 2.2VTEC. Awesome car really for what I paid with low miles and full history, and does everything I need it to, but...and it's a big BUT: I can't get bl**dy Supras out of my head! So, do I go the sensible route and buy another SZ (thinking sathorburn's old one now up for sale again, or similar), go the whole hog and find a reasonable RZ/GZ in the region of 7k, or compromise with an SZ-R? If anyone has owned both an n/a and a tt, what sort or diffs in running costs are there between the 3, assuming they are all running pretty stock? Help, before the missus brains me for my indecision... It depends on how much milage you do, is it going to be a daily driver etc, if you can resist modding the a gz/rz might be a good idea.........but i doubt you'll be able to resist and it will take all your money....at least that's what happened to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul2supra Posted January 28, 2008 Author Share Posted January 28, 2008 My mileage a day is 50 miles, but that's shared with the missus and her car. She has a Micra (!!) so I've "negotiated" that IF I buy a(nother) Supra, we can use her car 3 days a week and mine 2. So, with odds and s*ds at the weekend, say about 150 a week. Always ends up being more though of course I'm a bit of a geek when it comes to cars/modding - I really only go for stock (or near as dammit) cars, so I doubt I'll go down the big tuned route. Happy to be proved wrong though of course, money permitting! I actually texted R1george today re his red GZ, which looked sweet (ok, it has a few mods, but LOOKS pretty stock!) for around 6.5k, but it's met with an unfortunate accident so may not be available for sale. Gutted Not as much as him though I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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