Hi everybody

Hi

Kieran here, 22 from surrey. Just joined the forum as i am considering buying a supra as my next car. I'm driving a 1.6 205 GTI at the moment, great fun to drive but getting to the stage where things are going wrong and its going to cost more to fix than its worth.

The plan is to possibly buy a nice N/A supra thats been well maintained (recent clutch, cam belt etc) and isn't going to cost a bomb to keep on the road (turbos).

So thats me, i will try a search and try not to ask any stupid questions that you have all heard a million times, hopefully i will decide to buy a supra in time and meet some other owners soon.

Welcome! You will find everything you need to know on here ^^

Welcome to the club, just to warn you any supra costs a bit to maintain and run fella.

Welcome to the club, just to warn you any supra costs a bit to maintain and run fella.

Cheers for the welcome. I realise about the costs i just see the 205 turning into a bit of a money pit now so i think i need to quit while i'm ahead. Its going to be new engine and suspension soon and i am struggling to justify it. Thanks for the warning though, still looking into maintenance costs to get a better idea of things. Definatly not wanting to buy blindly.

The search buttons your friend, also check out the traders section for cost parts. IIRC n/a plug leads are up £90

Oh yes it is, loads of great info on here. My mistake with my first 205 was i bought it and then joined the forum (big mistake). This time if i do commit to buying a supra i will be fully aware of what to expect

there is shed loads of info on here also buying guides in the technical section its worth paying the £10 to be a full member and a whole lot more will open up to you

Thats the plan! Will pay up tomorrow and try and get to a meet soon. Never been in a supra either so i need to try and wingle a passenger ride out of a couple of forum members i think.

Where in surrey are you mate? Few members around surrey who can lend a hand if you decide to look at any cars!

While your buying this is something a member said to me last week and is very true... It might have a toyota badge on it but a supra has the running cost's of a porche

While your buying this is something a member said to me last week and is very true... It might have a toyota badge on it but a supra has the running cost's of a porche

Hence why they were 45k new

Hi welcome to the club

Welcome aboard....

Notice you paid your membership already without actually having a car yet, so you are definitely keen

I know people have mentioned running costs, but they are good reliable cars usually (especially the NA's)

I'm just down the road from Guildford in Godalming. i know a supra isn't going to be the cheapest car in the world to run but i would love to own one. I only drive 6 miles a day to work and back so its not going to run up any massive mileage.

Paying the membership seemed like a good plan. Its well worth the tenner and the welcome has been great so far. As i have said previously, if i am going to buy a supra i want to find out as much as i can first, before i take the plunge.

Welcome to the Club. I pick up my TT tomorrow and can definately agree it's work joining the club beforehand.

Hi and welcome

Where in surrey are you mate? Few members around surrey who can lend a hand if you decide to look at any cars!

Don't take him out in yours.....he won't want an N/A anymore:d

Anyway mate, if you only doing 6 miles a day the running costs aren't going to be that steep, I remember when I had my old N/A at one point I was spending £150 a week in petrol:blink:, I was doing rediculous miles though, but there are a few common faults on them like the crank pulley, but not that many 'expensive' fixes on N/A, it's when you have a TT that things start to get more expensive and then REALLY expensive when you go single.

There lots of helpfull people on here and plenty of advice to be given, be prepared to lose the 'chuckability' of a 205 though.

Don't take him out in yours.....he won't want an N/A anymore:d

 

Anyway mate, if you only doing 6 miles a day the running costs aren't going to be that steep, I remember when I had my old N/A at one point I was spending £150 a week in petrol:blink:, I was doing rediculous miles though, but there are a few common faults on them like the crank pulley, but not that many 'expensive' fixes on N/A, it's when you have a TT that things start to get more expensive and then REALLY expensive when you go single.

 

There lots of helpfull people on here and plenty of advice to be given, be prepared to lose the 'chuckability' of a 205 though.

Yeah i'm not going to be doing loads of miles so less wear on the car, less money spent on fuel etc. Of course i would love a twin turbo but i can't really afford 7-10 grand right now. Or the huge bill if things go wrong. Plus i have no experience in 200+ bhp rwd cars, so a nice n/a will do fine for now.

Yes i will mis the drive of the 205 but i think it will be worth it.

Saw this today http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=212286

looks amazing, could well be one to have a look at.

Don't agree with the comments on the running costs of a Porche. They are not cheap to run that is for sure but you see the thread with the price of drive shafts for a Porche. Or brake disks etc for one .....

Had mine 9 years now and as long as you keep it serviced it ain't too bad cost wise

Well thats good to hear! I work at a garage which will take a bit of the cost off servicing etc, unless servicing is recomended at a jap garage? Still so much to learn!!

nar you will be able to do the servicing its a piece of cake. hi and welcome mate

Nice one, thanks for the great welcome. You all seem like a freindly bunch!