NatsupraTT Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Really? It'd be nice to have a low mileage supra. Not seen a low mileage supe for ages. Low as in below 5000miles here is a low mileage that was just sold within a couple of week of being imported this is same place i got mine. wonder what grade this is. went for £8,495 link http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Toyota-Supra-Twin-Turbo-With-Great-Looks-NOW-SOLD_W0QQitemZ300274980192QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item300274980192&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Mine says grade 4 but on the site says with few scratches and dents but mine has not got 1 scratch or dent on the body but the dash has couple of light scratches so has the gear stick. would that be why its a grade 4 ? Grade 5 means pretty much new, it'd be almost unheard of to see a supra like this now. Grade 4 is very wide ranging IME, I've seen some right sheds that have the Jap grade 4 documents, but others which have been mint with the same. Some might well be duped by false documents which is why I'd only ever use a specialist importer now if getting a car from Japan. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Mine says grade 4 but on the site says with few scratches and dents but mine has not got 1 scratch or dent on the body but the dash has couple of light scratches so has the gear stick. would that be why its a grade 4 ? grade 4 is very good grade can include - minor faults it can be either dents, minor scratches, interior marks, mechanical work needed small... to be a grade 5 car has to be limited use car and mint ie almost factory conditon and with under 10,000km.. these cars cost mega bucks.. but on another another note some grade 4 cars should be grade 3 and some grade 4 should of been 4.5.. grade 4 does not automatically mean your car is mint but it means its at a very good condition for its year and miles.. every grade 4 car will be different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 hmm interesting.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 here is a low mileage that was just sold within a couple of week of being imported this is same place i got mine. wonder what grade this is. went for £8,495 link http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Toyota-Supra-Twin-Turbo-With-Great-Looks-NOW-SOLD_W0QQitemZ300274980192QQcmdZViewItemQQptZAutomobiles_UK?hash=item300274980192&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=66%3A2%7C65%3A1%7C39%3A1%7C240%3A1318 It shows 62... km on the odo yet is advertised as a 25k mile car... Sadly most of these cars are clocked prior to import Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 the TRD3000 gt we sold with under 9600km... superb car i seen this at auction and a dealer beat me to it and then i bought it of dealer in Japan.. this car was only grade 4.5.. for referance here it is.. http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=138675&highlight=trd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Wasn't there quite a bit of fraud going on in Jap auction houses 2-3 years ago when considerable bribes were being taken for up-grading cars? I'm sure someone on here mentioned a tale about a 4.5 gunmetal Supra that turned out to have a twisted chassis. ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 that supra says 62 on clock which is 38k in miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatsupraTT Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Grade 5 means pretty much new, it'd be almost unheard of to see a supra like this now. Grade 4 is very wide ranging IME, I've seen some right sheds that have the Jap grade 4 documents, but others which have been mint with the same. Some might well be duped by false documents which is why I'd only ever use a specialist importer now if getting a car from Japan. The man i had my car from is a specialist importer he actually went to Japan himself he is from kent. The link i posted is the man who imports the cars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Wasn't there quite a bit of fraud going on in Jap auction houses 2-3 years ago when considerable bribes were being taken for up-grading cars? I'm sure someone on here mentioned a tale about a 4.5 gunmetal Supra that turned out to have a twisted chassis. ??? yep there was a lot of young guys getting bribed by car dealers in japan to make their cars look better on paper give them higher gradings...a lot of bidders with out guys there to check were bidding on what they thought was a safe car.. you need a guy there to check them.. we still get cars here grade 4 and sometimes they still need small issues resolved-which we do before they leave us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 The man i had my car from is a specialist importer he actually went to Japan himself he is from kent. The link i posted is the man who imports the cars got a website see who it is ?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 This place is a pleasant learning curve IMO Yes it is a 1993, and when I went to see it, I couldn't believe the condition. Everything was minty clean and the owner drove like Miss Daisy, and did oil/fluid changes ridiculously often, almost obsessively! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supra_aero Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 This place is a pleasant learning curve IMO It is,.. we have gone way off the original topic of uks vs jdms though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatsupraTT Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 It shows 62... km on the odo yet is advertised as a 25k mile car... Sadly most of these cars are clocked prior to import Where does it say 62 ? i couldnt see that looked at all the pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 This place is a pleasant learning curve IMO Yes it is a 1993, and when I went to see it, I couldn't believe the condition. Everything was minty clean and the owner drove like Miss Daisy, and did oil/fluid changes ridiculously often, almost obsessively! Yet you will still get some utter cretin asking why yours is £XXXX more than the POS 3 miles away when you come to sell it. For reasons I've yet to understand they'd rather buy a £3k TT that needs £12k's worth of work than shell out £6-7-8k in the first place for a minter and just drive the thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 this the website ?? http://www.prodriftuk.com/ he is just an importer there is tons out there loads out there some are ok /good/bad.. the word specialist is used a lot a mean i even get called a specialist importer.. yes i have been to japan before and i like to think my stock is better quality and we go the extra mile.. it all depends what does the word specialist mean ?? we stock nice clean high performance/modded jap cars.... also am very picky on what we stock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 This place is a pleasant learning curve IMO Yes it is a 1993, and when I went to see it, I couldn't believe the condition. Everything was minty clean and the owner drove like Miss Daisy, and did oil/fluid changes ridiculously often, almost obsessively! like a said earlier if you get a nice clean grade 4 genuine car like yours and its well maintain, these cars can not be beaten for condition in the UK.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 It is,.. we have gone way off the original topic of uks vs jdms though... Whoops, sorry. What was the question, again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 Yet you will still get some utter cretin asking why yours is £XXXX more than the POS 3 miles away when you come to sell it. For reasons I've yet to understand they'd rather buy a £3k TT that needs £12k's worth of work than shell out £6-7-8k in the first place for a minter and just drive the thing. i have to explain this a lot, if i got £1 for every time i explained it i would be a millionaire:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatsupraTT Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 got a website see who it is ?? yes its http://www.prodriftuk.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 i have to explain this a lot, if i got £1 for every time i explained it i would be a millionaire:) You mean to say you've spoken to at least a thousand people? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 It is,.. we have gone way off the original topic of uks vs jdms though... answer to this is UK are better equipped as stock car..but VVTI 6 speeds are not far behind.. performance they are on par.. in todays market (been out for over 15 years ) what will be the best condtion car for its age..this most likely will be a JDM car thats been in the UK for no longer than 3 years.. anything in this country for over 3 years then the condition will be determined by how the owners have looked after it ie (weather and servicing) am sure there is plenty of mint UK spec cars in here.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 You mean to say you've spoken to at least a thousand people? a million lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatsupraTT Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 this the website ?? http://www.prodriftuk.com/ he is just an importer there is tons out there loads out there some are ok /good/bad.. the word specialist is used a lot a mean i even get called a specialist importer.. yes i have been to japan before and i like to think my stock is better quality and we go the extra mile.. it all depends what does the word specialist mean ?? we stock nice clean high performance/modded jap cars.... also am very picky on what we stock. The man seemed really good he had some really nice cars there mine had service history with it and it looks well looked after too i went round it to find a scratch i couldnt see 1 only on the dash but nothing much hubby also gave it a thorough look over too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jurgen-Jm-Imports Posted December 15, 2008 Share Posted December 15, 2008 The man seemed really good he had some really nice cars there mine had service history with it and it looks well looked after too i went round it to find a scratch i couldnt see 1 only on the dash but nothing much hubby also gave it a thorough look over too yep his stock looks nice:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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