wezz313

Thanks for the feedback guys. I unfortunately can't double my budget or save the money fast enough in the next 3 years to get a tt. But I do hear where you're all coming from by saying that if I get a n/a I should not mod but instead save that money and when the time is right then get a tt. My thought pattern was to get the n/a and then save up for the 2JZ-GTE engine, ecu, loom, 6 speed manual gearbox, diff and import those then rebuild the engine and keep it tt until I have the money and experience to go single turbo 400-500 whp. This was the 5 year goal. I'm very "handy with spanners" as it's said, I've rebuilt 4 cars already and 3 of their engines too, I've replaced gearboxes, fixed electronics, rebuilt and upgraded suspensions etc. I'm lucky enough to have a good understanding of cars and fixing them, I love learning how to solve new problems and how to improve on cars original designs so that's why I wanted to go this route. Thank you all so much for the advice. I think I'll go the n/a route and enjoy the car. Maybe I'll get a big enough raise in the next month (evaluation is coming up) to put that money away for a nice tt while enjoying a n/a for now.

Hello everyone I'm Wesley and living in Kent here in the UK. So a little about me... I'm 26 and finally in a position to get/afford a Supra MKIV. I currently drive a BMW E46 323ci (soon to be sold) haha yes my blinker fluid bottle is empty. So as I'm 26 and I am probably one of the younger members on the forum but hey we all have to start somewhere. I'm a 90's kid from the "PlayStation generation" (I like the Xbox more:whistle:) who grew up watching the Fast and the Furious movies and playing games with this iconic car, and I was bitten with car enthusiasm from a young age. I used to help my dad work on the family car (VW Golf MK1) and from there I've learnt how to rebuild engines and bring cars back to life just like my current BMW is proof of that as it was dead when I bought it. I've owned a FWD VW Jetta MK3 2.0 (it was killed by someone hitting me) and then moved to RWD with a BMW E36 325i (had to sell as I immigrated) and my current BMW E46 323ci (only selling as I want the Supra more). Now I feel is the right time to move onto my dream car the MKIV Supra. Now onto the subject of getting a Supra. I have a budget of 5000 pounds to spend on a car. Yes not much but hear me out. In the past 2 years I've noticed the prices of Supra's climb at a fast rate and I don't want to wait another 2 years and they become more expensive and that means wasting money because I didn't get one now. Because of my limited budget I'm only in the price range of the n/a 5 speed or auto Supra's. My current BMW is auto and I feel that it's not as much fun as the manual I had before it. Now there are 2 nice auto Supra's in my price range but I don't want to feel disappointed when driving my dream car so the question for you guys who have driven or owned both manual and auto is, is the auto as much fun as the manual? I want to buy this Supra as my forever Supra so I'm not worried about it being UK or J-spec, I want to build it to the car I want it to be because I love building cars and feel heart broken having to sell them. But I'd like a hardtop as it has that extra chassis stiffness. Some other details about what I plan with my Supra. (In the years to come) - Change the 2jz-ge with a 2jz-gte and convert it to single turbo I want between 400-500whp - Change to a 6 speed manual (from a manual 5 speed or auto) - Change to an LSD diff - Might do a half cage for safety - and many many more when I decide what route I want to go with styling. Thank you all for reading this and giving your input. When I get my Supra I'll let you all know and post it here.