adman Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Evening all..... Well, after waiting a few years, I can finally afford to splash the cash, p/x my 318iS and get me the car I've always wanted.... this is the mkiv ford fiesta website right.......?!?! Honeslty tho.... I want, or I need, a Supra in my life... that'll make it just that little more happy! As its gonna be my first Supra, I'm gonna think up some questions I'm hoping you guys can answer to help me out in deciding what to go for and what not to get. Anyways... I'm also a part time photographer so was thinking of taking pics for people at meets and stuff for the site (that's of course you dont already have one)... any comments would be appreciated... what you think? I'm off to think of my questions.... so you better start studying and hopefully it'll provoke some (friendly) discussion..... Cheers all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 i'll get in there first.........try the search button and THEN ask us! welcome btw and good luck with the search Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Welcome to the forum mate, the FAQ section will have the answers to most of your questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDriver Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Welcome I like photography too, but spend my cash on a car in stead of some decent material to take photo's Greets, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adman Posted April 10, 2006 Author Share Posted April 10, 2006 Just been looking through the FAQ pages and I can now say I'm bricking it when it comes to the looking for faults.... and I repair aircraft for a living!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 there's not that much to worry about mate, supras are pretty much bombproof if maintained properly. just take things slowly and don't be rushed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 hi adman where in notts ya from im from alfreton area if u know it! oh and welcome to the club! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adman Posted April 10, 2006 Author Share Posted April 10, 2006 alrighty taylor, im in the mapperly park/sherwood area of notts... cheers for the warm welcome.... i'll be looking out for your soop.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 well if you need any help or advice you will find everything you need on here. i aint seen a problem yet that somebody dont know the answer to, just check the faq or use the search button first as a lot of that same uestions get asked and it upsets some peaple!!!lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR.B Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Welcome mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 how old are you adman? what are you looking at an uk tt or a import t or n/a Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adman Posted April 10, 2006 Author Share Posted April 10, 2006 I'm 23 in a few weeks and at the same time I'll qualify for 4 years no claims (fingers, toes, testicles crossed...) so I'm happy going for a TT but there are few things I need to consider.... Ideally I would want a TT manual UK spec but as i only have about 6k to spend I'll be limited as to what's available (I can always dream...). I'm also wanitng a completely standard car, perhaps with a nice little s/s exhaust on it, but nothing too fancy or done up... The main issue i have is that I might be starting a new job which would require about 400 motorway miles a week... being Scottish I drink like a fish but I reckon the Supra would drink me under the table.... what do you all reckon the running costs would be per week...?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 i dont think you will get a manual uk tt for that as they are pretty rare anyway. maybe an import if your lucky. you will need bout £80 a week in petrol for that milage as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adman Posted April 10, 2006 Author Share Posted April 10, 2006 what about for an N/A auto? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 all n/a are imports, i got my manual n/a for 4k so you would get a realy nice one for 6k, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun. Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 Welcome to the club and happy hunting for a car mate. Shaun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adman Posted April 10, 2006 Author Share Posted April 10, 2006 nice one.... cheers for the info.... what do you reckon it would cost to run an N/A for 400 miles a week? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 as i say i reckon it would be about £80 in petrol, mine does about 180 on 40 but i do a lot of small trips, if its motorway it will be better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 well I find it's differs hugely... I have an auto N/A and I can get 380 motorway miles from a tank (and I don't drive slow! it's a Soop, you can't) or... about 265 driving 'round the houses'.. it's 65 litre tank, which costs about £55 to fill.... oh, and by the way.. good luck with the search.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taylor Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 you really have to think about what you can afford tbh i decided i would rather have a half decent n/a that i could afford to run, than a poor tt and struggle to run it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
markssupra Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 to the club, mate. I managed about 30 mpg last week, but that was motorway, off boost 95% of the time and keeping it to about 60mph. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S Posted April 10, 2006 Share Posted April 10, 2006 & Hola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KatieC Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 to the forum..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piehound Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 ive just got 270 from about £40 in my tt but im running the sod in and aint been over 2.5k revs since the rebuild,a lot of that on cruise con on the motorway at about 70, 230 miles to go till service and then bring number 2 tubby on line and flick my iccle switch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 Welcome!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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