Hey Guys, Total Newbie Here

Hey everyone,

I'm Richie and from Darlington, I drive a Citroen Xsara VTS at the moment (I know it sound poo but it is really a good car and 180bhp surprises a lot of people )

I don't currently own a supra but am looking into buying one (now that the insurance isn't stupid ) I really don't know too much about the car (yet) and decided this would be the best place to find out.

I will probably be looking at getting a NA at the moment as a TT is a little out of my budget and this will be my first RWD car.

I've noticed from reading a few threads that a Supra isn't as simple as NA or TT, what are the differences between the models/specs and also, what are the differences between the UK and Imports?

Obviously I want to find out as much as possible before buying and the autotrader adds are very vague so any info will be great

Hi Richie, welcome to the forum

Check this thread here for a guide as to the differences within the different models of Supra.

Essentially, you get Japanese Domestic Market models and UK spec models.

The UK specs are all Twin Turbo, offered as automatics and also manuals.

There are variants to the J-Specs...SZ, SZ-R, RZ, RZ-S, GZ The SZ and SZ-R are the non turbo (NA). Again, auto or manual available. The rest are the TT models which have different available features.

There are also facelift versions (J-Spec only for facelift, all UKs are non-facelift). The facelift NA model SZ-R offers a 6 speed gearbox on the manual model compared to the SZ's 5 speed. The facelift SZ AND SZ-R are both 5 speed.

Rather than basically re-writing the guides for you, best to have a read through to gather the info for yourself.

Enjoy!

Welcome Richie

Hi and welcome richie

As what HateEvent said, click on his link, there is everything you need to know about Supra's on here.

Hi Richie

One thing to keep in mind is that UK spec Supras are quite a bit less to insure than imports.

However, there wasn't a UK NA...... But you may find that a UK TT is less to insure than a import NA anyway

Its worth ringing around the insurers (Sky is the club's pet insurer but there are others out there, do a search) before deciding which model to go for.

Also, the later facelift manual NA cars come with the 6 speed box, which is ideal for a later TT engine swap

Hi and welcome

Hi Richie

 

One thing to keep in mind is that UK spec Supras are quite a bit less to insure than imports.

 

However, there wasn't a UK NA...... But you may find that a UK TT is less to insure than a import NA anyway

 

Its worth ringing around the insurers (Sky is the club's pet insurer but there are others out there, do a search) before deciding which model to go for.

 

Also, the later facelift manual NA cars come with the 6 speed box, which is ideal for a later TT engine swap

something new i learned there..!!!

Welcome

Does your VTS have a blower on it? 180bhp seems optimistic and very well rounded

Everything else has been said, best of luck

Welcome Richie.

Check the Supra Classifieds under Forums. Some good cars there. Members tend to look after their cars and know more about them. Plus you get history.

We also have a very good importer here Jurgen who supplies top quality cars.

As said, have fun bud.

Hi and welcome

Cheers for the warm welcome everyone.

Wouldn't it be a lot cheaper to get a NA to start with and then to replace with a TT in a few years rather than an engine swap? Is the engine the only difference between the NA and TT or are suspension/ARB's/Drive shafts etc different?

Thanks for the link HateEvent, I found that thread about 5mins after posting lol.

The VTS is 167bhp as standard and I have done a few mods to mine (Induction, Decat, Exhaust, PBV and Advanced the Cams) It is a 2.0l NA engine (same as the 306 GTi6 but without the horrible 6 speed box)

I think the one I'll be looking at gettin as my first supra would be the SZ-R as I prefere manuals but if there is not much within my budget (pretty much whatever I can get for my car + a bit extra) then I'm sure I wouldn't be too put off by the auto box.

I'm not too bothered about whether its UK or J-Spec insurance wise as I got a quote I am happy with for a J-spec TT and NA (not much difference which I was very suprised about considering i'm only 23) Din't get a quote for the UK as the Import NA would only be £20 more a year than my VTS to insure.

Hi and welcome to the club richie:)

Hi

Cheers for the warm welcome everyone.

Wouldn't it be a lot cheaper to get a NA to start with and then to replace with a TT in a few years rather than an engine swap? Is the engine the only difference between the NA and TT or are suspension/ARB's/Drive shafts etc different?

 

Thanks for the link HateEvent, I found that thread about 5mins after posting lol.

 

The VTS is 167bhp as standard and I have done a few mods to mine (Induction, Decat, Exhaust, PBV and Advanced the Cams) It is a 2.0l NA engine (same as the 306 GTi6 but without the horrible 6 speed box)

 

I think the one I'll be looking at gettin as my first supra would be the SZ-R as I prefere manuals but if there is not much within my budget (pretty much whatever I can get for my car + a bit extra) then I'm sure I wouldn't be too put off by the auto box.

 

I'm not too bothered about whether its UK or J-Spec insurance wise as I got a quote I am happy with for a J-spec TT and NA (not much difference which I was very suprised about considering i'm only 23) Din't get a quote for the UK as the Import NA would only be £20 more a year than my VTS to insure.

You can get a SZ with a 5 speed box, will be cheaper to buy than the 6 speeded SZ-R

having owned a 5 speed N.A i can confirm they are great:d

Thats what I'm lookin at gettin at the moment Raven, an SZ. I'm hoping to get about £2500-£3k for my car which would be spent on a supra and thats all I can find within my price range. I'll be looking for a TT in a year or so when I can afford one but a NA is better than no supra at all lol