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not sure i should come in here its so bitchy but its entertaining so here are my thoughts. my previous supercar e55 went from £18000 to £13250 in 10 months and 10k extra miles.it made me sick seeing it drop so i sold it then i bought a not so super car audi a8 for £5 K which i ran for 8k and sold foR £5300 (true) It was a good car but not like the merc so i sold it to get the same performance back in the supra.if you want awesome performance you pay the price in running and depreciation and in this respect the toyota supra offers great value even if you lose a couple of grand a year. my supra gives me the same sence of occasion as my freinds £30K BMW M5 AT A FRACTION OF THE PRICE UK TT 49K HKS PIPE INDUCTION 19" SPLIT RIMS EIBACH SPRINGS(BILSTEIN SHOCKS FULL DECAT THOR FCD NCK PLUGS GREEDY BOOST CONTROLLER AND BLITZ BOOST GAUGE IN GARAGE AND POST READY FOR NEXT WEEK HE HE HE ) I THOUGHT BUY AN ALMOST STANDARD UK TT LOW MILES BUY THE BITS RUN MODDED THEN RETURN TO STANDARD AND SELL BITS ON HERE TO MINIMISE DEPRECIATION CAR COST 8850. BPU ABOUT 1200 JUST IN MY 10K BUDGET IF I KEEP FOR 5 YEAR AND SELL AS A MINT 80K MILE UK FOR £3500 THEN THATS ABOUT 1250 A YEAR DEPRECATION THATS MY PLAN IF IT WORKS IT WILL BE A 400BHP SUPERCAR BARGAIN. IF IT DOESNT THEN I DONT CARE NOW ANYWAY. LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO CRY ABOUT A BIT OF DEPRECIATION. SORRY FOR WAFFLING GOT TO BE BETTER THAN BITCHING Richard

are these ebay ones easy to fit? ive just ordered one so i hope so

count me in it will be my first meet i love to come along:thumbs:

ok whats the verdict fmic or not . i must have reliability .a lot of my miles are in town. no track work.a few short high speed blasts.my temp gauge is in dead centre at present and never moves .rad loks good. dont want to spend more money on fluidline rad or additional coolers.nothing more than the fmic.should i or should i not opinions differ i am confused

hi why not check out club member `bolts` car just what your looking for silver aero tt. nearly bought it myself looks sound to me with lots of money recently spent.

thanks for your reply. my car is already lowered with eibach springs and ive decided to go with bilstein sport shocks its cost effective and the same set up as my previous german motors which gave v good handling with a fair ride possibly a better bet with my roads ,rides but thanks anyway.

hi am looking to uprate suspension would these be rock hard for road use or ok.does torn rubber require repair for use or is it just cosmetic.do you have a pic?.not really sure what worth. what you looking for? have some cash burning for suspension . Richard

hi, loving the car being modded next week uk decat ,tfcd,iridium plugs,boost controller, already hks cat back and induction. im new to all this could someone answer. what would be best boost controller? dont want a complex multi monitering thing as i am not really a gadget man. also i know that most controllers have base boost when switched off then two further boost settings to be set but what is the purpose of the balance control and what effet does it have on driving, power etc. cheers

sorry bit new to this not sure how it works wont do again.

hi has anybody had cooling probs after fitting fmic mines a uk auto and have been told things could get pretty hot with the rad being covered by the front mount? would it be easy to fit extra fan? where can i get something suitible or will everything be fine? thanks

hi, dont need the turbos mate but could you tell me what boost your uk car acheives without cats did you need restricter ring or did the waste gate cope .what ebc settings,what bhp? and was everthing reliable or has something broke hence the big single?.am decatting next week + tfcd cool plugs , fmic ,already hks catback and inductionkit .am hoping base boost will be about 0.95-1 bar then 1.1 and 1.2 on the ebc for reliability does this shound right? thanks

are the coilovers still for sale

hi ,as i said in my opening post veiwed this motor monday and it looks great goes awesome. soooo nearly bought it but got swayed by a late model low mile uk model it was bloody close, my mate thought i should have bought bolts but you have to go with your feelings and im well pleased. anyway good luck with sale wish mine had those hybrids

hi, thanks chris 389 bhp just as i thought hope mine will perform as well.good to hear about Norwich meet, cant wait ive always driven German v8`s great cars but never been in a car club of any sort( ever heard of an audi a8 owners club. no neither have i) This site is mega helpfull and it beats talking to people about your car when they havent a clue what its about. cheers

hi, again dont forget front mount intercooler shoulsd raise bhp a bit as car is uk it shouldnt need walbro pump correct me if wrong this is why i thought 390 bhp well wishing anyway. cheers

hi all. just picked up my new car. love it !:ecstatic:THANKS to those of you who e mailed me regarding sale of your own cars. sorry i have not got back to you thanks anyway. this site has been a great help for me in deciding what car to get i went along feeling very clued up. buy the way it was a close call between my car and member bolts(aerotop) car which i veiwed on the same day it really is an awesome looking car mechanically perfect and seriously fast. hope i made right desision .any way what do you think? 96 uk spec car has been repaired but to an unbelievable standard. auto 49k miles full history lightly modded hks catback pipe induction kit eibach lowered. new 19" split rims after much research on this site i have purchaced thor fcd cooler plugs and decat pipes from whifbits and a fmic from ebay £336. my car has always ran standard boost and intend to go to a max of 1.2 bar.should be fine on low mile motor and uk turbos.shouldnt need restricter ring but may need boost controller. hoping for 390-400 bhp at hubs and long term reliability. car is already faster than my previous merc e55 amg 354bhp.