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A massive value factor will be if it's a manual or automatic? Then it's about how it's suffered or not from sitting..........if all in order and it gets a good valet, then auto £20K and if Manual £30K would seem almost starting low prices these days?

I work in Woking and the Supra is currently here.......will bring the tool in tomorrow and see what it can do!?

James, you are in Surrey aren't you? I have a original toyota diagnostic tool, I bought it ages ago as a piece of nostalgia! not even sure I've tried it on my car but will try to tomorrow and see what it reads.

Seems the only way prices will crash now is if the economic conditions overall create a asset devaluation across the board ie everything gets hit and reduces. Has any car done a revival from the bottom of its depreciation curve and then subsequently plummeted back down? I'm sure there has been some classics that really peaked at a crazy number for one or two sales, but suspect they are still worth a lot just not to such a speculative amount? It would be interesting to know what car has yoyo'd hardest, I can't think of any of the top of my head!? Equally hard to see a car around now that gave us what the Supra did from 2000-2014 ish ie fast, reliable and good value/cheap.

Yeah, there are various options as like you say they are all small cases and so will swap around/can be rebuilt.......I just never seem to get the urge to do it, I have a bit of car disinterest at present......hopefully just a passing phase!

Amayama are saying out of production for the J spec springs but have a price for Euro/UK Spec ones 48131-1D611 (front) and 48231-1B160 (rear) Perhaps worth a go, £100 each + duty though.......

Bobbeh, still has his, I reckon 2000 or 2001 he got it? He's kept his one all the time I got through 10!

Jamie, I have a small case NA ratio/flange TRD lsd diff, it has odd driveshaft flanges (possibly larger diff/driveshaft sizes) so you'd need the ones from your current diff to swap in. Had visions of swapping it into my Auto TT, but would need to swap the flange (I have a TT one) and then the ratio will be a bit short, and I've had the car years with the open diff and haven't minded enough to be bothered to do all that yet, I know you er (ab)use it!

Eastwood plastic resurfacer is expensive but apparently very good. Mwilkinson is a doing a new parts nut and bolt diy restoration of his Supra and likes it.

Ideally another uk owner could compare speeds/rpm's You can jack up the rear and in Neutral rotate the propshaft/wheels and work the ratio out that way? From the link below it looks like a standard UK auto will be as near as damn it 3.5...... https://www.supraforums.com/threads/jza80-differential-info.608545/

At 70-85mph, what does your overdrive button (the lower down smaller button on the inside of the auto shifter) do. As long as you are not in manual mode pressing this in and out will shift you between 3rd and 4th and obviously you'll see the rev's change. So check/press "Manual" mode button does give a light up on the dash, if yes, then turn it back off. Get to 70mph driving slowly, the car should then be in fourth, press the overdrive button, you should get a dash "Overdirve off" light and the revs should increase as the gearbox drops to 3rd. It'll then rev out so get to say 85 and then press the button again and it should go into 4th and the revs drop. If it does all this ok then the gearbox is doing what it should. If the revs are high then it's looking at diff's and tyres (note generally tyre combo's if anything make the gear ratios longer ie are large rolling radius than stock so unlikely to be that giving you higher revs at a certain speed)

Ebay "Car Flexible Long Reach Locking Hose Clamp Removal Pliers Ratchet" These pliers are great for getting those clips off/on........sometimes the 'prongs' need a twist to locate but for a tenner these can save you time and stop clip slippage with normal pliers.

Yes that black facelift auto sub 20k miles and looked it, stock bar wheels and steering wheel....if the link is now dead

it's really hard to say, from memory and a quick google the spokes on these look to always be near flush to the outer rim which definitely helps your chances as does the 35 offset as it gives you a 15mm headstart. If you/someone has a stock 17" wheel you could take some measurements from the hub face to spokes on those and compare, as the clearance on 17's to UK brakes is small?

Just over £34K, I don't actually think that is that bad, but it would be hard to use it meaningfully, will I suspect largely just keep on sitting somewhere looking pretty!!

Not a Supra but the same mechanism, he's removed the disk to change it or for clarity.

Why can't you take the wheel off? Ideally jack up on the diff, and place stand under, remove both wheels. then in the rear disk there should be a rubber bung, screw driver that out then rotate the wheel so it's at the top (I think it's top), then shine a torch through the hole and you should see a cog. Then you use a flat head screw driver to lever it up or down to loosen or tighten (will try and look this up) the handbrake. If you have a helper with some experience you can adjust both sides say two clicks and perhaps sense if it's better or worse. Once you know you can keep going that way until both sides just drag and then back them off a bit and see how you handbrake feels then. The shoes are thin but for just parking up you don't need really any 'meat', they made/left this slot specifically for adjusting.

Rajah, can you get a pic of the bolt heads as sometimes they have a markings on which might help me find them in my misc nut box! Lengths might help too

No problem, I like to have it to quickly fault find if ever mine plays up but happy to lend out fo rothers for the same, I know it's no good for general use. If you ever sort yours out and know the capacitor/etc that's responsible let me know!

Also Chris in case it's useful I have a ECU that's perfectly good but it won't shift to 4th, I have leant it out before for fault finding, it's perfect for that or I spose track work but not for a road car as it is.

I think we are in a difficult period where officialdom ie insurance companies won't accept the advertised prices as partly the supply is so low that people as chancing their arm with asking prices. I'm not saying they are/aren't worth it just that insurers it seems are reluctant to accept this is the new norm. Anything not trashed being sub £10K seems a distant memory!

x2 £19K NA auto's (non aerotops) up now too, one in rare green......seems like the lower bar is being raised pretty sharply!

Yeah, I sad times, but I think for whatever reason if it comes to it then it was the right decision, tis just a car after all!

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-Supra-3-0-Aerotop-Targa-10-months-mot/184725534093?hash=item2b027ff58d:g:omsAAOSwqhFgW4j3

Ok full respray, otherwise tidy enough and all stock, but this is I think the highest priced NA I've seen? Although anything in Japan is perhaps the same to get on the road here? Be interesting to see if it gets a buyer as it's say no offers.