Got a Celica to keep Supra company! :)

MA70-3.0GT · 12-24-2010, 07:24 PM

lol love the hint, specially as the 1.8ST's 7A-FE motor kicks out 15bhp LESS than a bone stock ford escort 1.8Si estate...

what's the deal with that then anyone? 114bhp from a 1.8 multipoint Toyota lump running tubular manifolds (surely a hint at sporting credentials?) as stock???

Still I'm not complaining since the car's bone stock down to the unused spare & toolkit, cleaner than kleenex (line stolen from vanishing point for those who aren't true petrolheads haha), has virtually full service history for it's 122k miles including recent cambelt, oil/filters service, battery & tyres... In fact the only blemishes I can find are a fingernail sized scab on the left rear arch, typically small snag on driver's seat bolster & if I'm gonna be really really picky a couple of the alloy wheel centre logos are coming unstuck a little & the engine bay is a bit grubby

So, a car in that sorta condition over here seems to be routinely fetching upwards of ?1200 privately & ?1500 forecourt... soooo, what did I pay?

12-24-2010, 07:24 PM	#3
MA70-3.0GT 12psi boost Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Crewe, England Posts: 356	lol love the hint, specially as the 1.8ST's 7A-FE motor kicks out 15bhp LESS than a bone stock ford escort 1.8Si estate... what's the deal with that then anyone? 114bhp from a 1.8 multipoint Toyota lump running tubular manifolds (surely a hint at sporting credentials?) as stock??? Still I'm not complaining since the car's bone stock down to the unused spare & toolkit, cleaner than kleenex (line stolen from vanishing point for those who aren't true petrolheads haha), has virtually full service history for it's 122k miles including recent cambelt, oil/filters service, battery & tyres... In fact the only blemishes I can find are a fingernail sized scab on the left rear arch, typically small snag on driver's seat bolster & if I'm gonna be really really picky a couple of the alloy wheel centre logos are coming unstuck a little & the engine bay is a bit grubby So, a car in that sorta condition over here seems to be routinely fetching upwards of ?1200 privately & ?1500 forecourt... soooo, what did I pay? __________________ '89 MA70 Supra GT aero 3.0turbo JDM, Rebuilt motor, K&N intake, 3" stainless turbo-back. New turbo and braided line kit... '89 Honda NC27 400, NC23 cams, open pipe, PC36a shock & possibly Showa USD forks... '83 Yamaha 29R XJ750E-II, number 69 off the line, only runner in the country? Original except Koni shocks '95 Honda PC26 CB500R, Winter hack, hateful, trying to sell it I'm not paranoid, they really ARE after me!!!