what did you pay for your mk3?

turbonicsperformance · 05-06-2010, 02:38 AM

i havent noticed a thread doing a search or just looking around and i figured it would be fun/interesting to see what kind of deals people have been getting on their mk3's whether they be good or bad...

86.5 mk3 160,000 miles edit: has had the engine replaced before i got it
5speed
tems
auto air
ps
pw
pl
electric seats
full interior in great shape minus dash and center console lid
16" alloys (stock)
very little rust only on hatch
decent paint
electric radiator fan
2.5" exhaust with fartcan muffler
needed a coil plugs and wires

575.00 plus tax tag and title total was 875.00 on the road plus about 100 in parts

supraflymkiii · 05-06-2010, 03:56 AM

1st Supra- '87 Turbo Targa 5 speed. Blown engine solid body with some minor dents and dings, 89 taillights and climate control. $800

2nd Supra- '89 Supra Targa N/A Auto. Missing engine and engine harness and chassis harness for the front. Engine caught fire and burned everything. Mint blue interior, rusty rear wheels wells, also had been hit in the front and the frame was repaired but looked like shit. Ended up using everything good off this car and put it on my 87 and junked the body. Think I payed like $650.

3rd Supra- '87 Turbo Auto dealer installed sunroof. Pretty solid body with some major dents on rear quarters, good interior. Ran good for about a week then ended up pulling the engine and parting it out then junking it. Think I paid about $800 for that one.

4th Supra- '91 N/A 5 Speed factory sunroof. Basically mint condition but missing some interior stuff. Had shadow gray interior. Dude started parting it out thats why it was missing some interior. Paid $300 for it because it didn't have a title. Ended up selling it last summer for $300 after doing some mods to it.

5th Supra- 1988 Toyota Supra Turbo Targa 5-speed. Few minor dings a little bit of surface rust around rear wheel wells. Descent condition leather interior, engine had very bad rod knock. Also came with a brand new aluminum racing radiator and dual fan kit. All for $1200.

btwilson86 · 05-06-2010, 03:57 AM

Supra 1- $150.00: 87 N/A, Auto, Targa, Sport Package. Bad paint, broken windshield, bad interior, dented rf fender, 4 bad tires, blown trans (I blew the motor shortly after)

Supra 2- $150.00 and my 37" LCD TV: 87 Turbo, 5 Spd, Targa, ABS. Was running like crap (previous owner did NOT know supra's), ran great for a week, it broke down and had to park it in a turnout. I was gettin the money for a tow (we're talkin 3 days) someone pushed it off a small cliff

Supra 3- Traded an ignitor for an 85 Celica GT-S Coupe for it: 88 N/A, 5 Spd, damaged front end, bad motor, everything else is cherry

As you can see in my sig, I only have supra 3 now

joshtexican · 05-06-2010, 05:25 PM

1st Supra: 375.00-86.5 NA- Damaged front end, very little rod knock, pretty decent interior 190,000 miles on it, tokico shock and spring set, Lexus 16" wheels.

375.00 + 88.00 tags and title = 463.00 on the road.

2nd Supra: Traded an alright running Dodge Dakota and an 86 250x quad for:

Fully built 7mgte (only motor) with forged pistons, bored .20, arp supporting hardware, redone head, front facing intake, everything to asemble back together other than gaskets and arp head studs, And an 89 na completely stock with the best body I have ever seen.

3rd Supra: Junked/Parts car-380.00!!-88 7mgte- hole the size of a dollar coin in block, no rear end, almost complete interior, I got the complete working turbo system off it (worth the 380.00 I spent on whole car) Targa top.

Only have the 1st Supra, built motor, and 3rd Parts car.

jcastro · 05-06-2010, 05:58 PM

1rst 88supra $800 1,200mi N/A 2nd supra 87 turbo 5spd targa 89,000mi good condition minor issues for $3,000

907mge · 05-06-2010, 07:39 PM

I think the real question should be not what you paid for the car but what you put into it after you bought it?

kadinz · 05-06-2010, 07:53 PM

bought it, 500bux..replaced head gasket, ripped a rod out of the motor 2 days later.. blah blah took forever to find an engine, 350bux for the engine...all in all, 1500bux for the car and its running smoooooooooooooooooooooth, high idle problem soon to be fixed by connecting all the vacuums!

a400tool · 05-06-2010, 11:05 PM

$0.00, was my dad's.

91 Turbo stock, 103,000mi

New head gasket, radiator, rear diff, new track rod ends and lower ball joints.
Runs as good as the day it came out of the showroom, maybe better!

Sellenzz · 05-07-2010, 12:18 AM

Tsk Tsk on me. I paid $5000 for mine. I have a 91 single turbo JZE. It was owned by an old man and sat in his garage for 6 years. It has 70k on it and everything looks mint. The issue being after 6 years in a garage things started to dry-rot. Drove great for one year now my turbo is billowing smoke

. I have been thinking of fixing it for 3 years but I really dont know where to bring it or how much it would cost. For now it sits waiting for the day we hit the road again. Im stuck driving my damn accord V-tec 6 with no power stearing, reverse or 4rth gear.

cre · 05-07-2010, 01:21 AM

$300 and I'm not going to admit just how much I spent to end up with a car I could have bought for $5,000....

I intend not to make that same mistake with my next car.

05-06-2010, 02:38 AM	#1
turbonicsperformance 3" Exhaust Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: sarasota fl Posts: 194	what did you pay for your mk3? i havent noticed a thread doing a search or just looking around and i figured it would be fun/interesting to see what kind of deals people have been getting on their mk3's whether they be good or bad... 86.5 mk3 160,000 miles edit: has had the engine replaced before i got it 5speed tems auto air ps pw pl electric seats full interior in great shape minus dash and center console lid 16" alloys (stock) very little rust only on hatch decent paint electric radiator fan 2.5" exhaust with fartcan muffler needed a coil plugs and wires 575.00 plus tax tag and title total was 875.00 on the road plus about 100 in parts Last edited by turbonicsperformance; 06-07-2010 at 03:56 AM. Reason: new info on car

05-06-2010, 03:56 AM	#2
supraflymkiii 3" Exhaust Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Menasha, WI Posts: 63	1st Supra- '87 Turbo Targa 5 speed. Blown engine solid body with some minor dents and dings, 89 taillights and climate control. $800 2nd Supra- '89 Supra Targa N/A Auto. Missing engine and engine harness and chassis harness for the front. Engine caught fire and burned everything. Mint blue interior, rusty rear wheels wells, also had been hit in the front and the frame was repaired but looked like shit. Ended up using everything good off this car and put it on my 87 and junked the body. Think I payed like $650. 3rd Supra- '87 Turbo Auto dealer installed sunroof. Pretty solid body with some major dents on rear quarters, good interior. Ran good for about a week then ended up pulling the engine and parting it out then junking it. Think I paid about $800 for that one. 4th Supra- '91 N/A 5 Speed factory sunroof. Basically mint condition but missing some interior stuff. Had shadow gray interior. Dude started parting it out thats why it was missing some interior. Paid $300 for it because it didn't have a title. Ended up selling it last summer for $300 after doing some mods to it. 5th Supra- 1988 Toyota Supra Turbo Targa 5-speed. Few minor dings a little bit of surface rust around rear wheel wells. Descent condition leather interior, engine had very bad rod knock. Also came with a brand new aluminum racing radiator and dual fan kit. All for $1200. Last edited by supraflymkiii; 05-06-2010 at 07:48 PM.

05-06-2010, 03:57 AM	#3
btwilson86 Super Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Billings, Montana Posts: 1,034	Supra 1- $150.00: 87 N/A, Auto, Targa, Sport Package. Bad paint, broken windshield, bad interior, dented rf fender, 4 bad tires, blown trans (I blew the motor shortly after) Supra 2- $150.00 and my 37" LCD TV: 87 Turbo, 5 Spd, Targa, ABS. Was running like crap (previous owner did NOT know supra's), ran great for a week, it broke down and had to park it in a turnout. I was gettin the money for a tow (we're talkin 3 days) someone pushed it off a small cliff Supra 3- Traded an ignitor for an 85 Celica GT-S Coupe for it: 88 N/A, 5 Spd, damaged front end, bad motor, everything else is cherry As you can see in my sig, I only have supra 3 now __________________ 1989 7MGTE R154 Targa Top White Package w/Blue Interior Driftmotion 57trim CT26, Upgraded Intercooler, 2.25" Hard Pipes, 3" Turbo Back Exhaust with Test Pipe, HKS VPC w/GM 3 bar MAP sensor, APEXi S-AFC, Walbro 255lph fuel pump, ProSport EVO Series Boost / Fuel Pressure / AFR gauges, Lotek a Pillar Gauge Pod, HKS Type 0 Turbo Timer, Eibach Lowering Springs, Tokico Illumina II TEMS struts, custom powder coated Motegi Racing TrakLite wheels Last edited by btwilson86; 05-06-2010 at 05:31 PM.

05-07-2010, 12:18 AM	#9
Sellenzz Stock Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: New York Posts: 14	Tsk Tsk on me. I paid $5000 for mine. I have a 91 single turbo JZE. It was owned by an old man and sat in his garage for 6 years. It has 70k on it and everything looks mint. The issue being after 6 years in a garage things started to dry-rot. Drove great for one year now my turbo is billowing smoke. I have been thinking of fixing it for 3 years but I really dont know where to bring it or how much it would cost. For now it sits waiting for the day we hit the road again. Im stuck driving my damn accord V-tec 6 with no power stearing, reverse or 4rth gear.

05-07-2010, 01:21 AM	#10
cre Toyota Racing Development Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 5,038	$300 and I'm not going to admit just how much I spent to end up with a car I could have bought for $5,000.... I intend not to make that same mistake with my next car. __________________ If something breaks or you need to contact a member of the administration please post HERE. Unless it's a private or administration matter please post it on the forum. It benefits no one else if car related questions aren't posted for future users and takes away from the time I'm able to spend helping on the rest of the forum. If you're so inclined I'm always more than happy to accept tips via PayPal. Tip Jar --->

05-06-2010, 05:25 PM	#4
joshtexican 3" Exhaust Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: NC Posts: 136	1st Supra: 375.00-86.5 NA- Damaged front end, very little rod knock, pretty decent interior 190,000 miles on it, tokico shock and spring set, Lexus 16" wheels. 375.00 + 88.00 tags and title = 463.00 on the road. 2nd Supra: Traded an alright running Dodge Dakota and an 86 250x quad for: Fully built 7mgte (only motor) with forged pistons, bored .20, arp supporting hardware, redone head, front facing intake, everything to asemble back together other than gaskets and arp head studs, And an 89 na completely stock with the best body I have ever seen. 3rd Supra: Junked/Parts car-380.00!!-88 7mgte- hole the size of a dollar coin in block, no rear end, almost complete interior, I got the complete working turbo system off it (worth the 380.00 I spent on whole car) Targa top. Only have the 1st Supra, built motor, and 3rd Parts car.

05-06-2010, 05:58 PM	#5
jcastro 3" Exhaust Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: El Centro Posts: 113	1rst 88supra $800 1,200mi N/A 2nd supra 87 turbo 5spd targa 89,000mi good condition minor issues for $3,000

05-06-2010, 07:39 PM	#6
907mge 20psi boost Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Harrisburg Posts: 759	I think the real question should be not what you paid for the car but what you put into it after you bought it?

05-06-2010, 07:53 PM	#7
kadinz 3" Exhaust Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: lansing, il Posts: 53	bought it, 500bux..replaced head gasket, ripped a rod out of the motor 2 days later.. blah blah took forever to find an engine, 350bux for the engine...all in all, 1500bux for the car and its running smoooooooooooooooooooooth, high idle problem soon to be fixed by connecting all the vacuums!

05-06-2010, 11:05 PM	#8
a400tool 3" Exhaust Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Arizona Posts: 56	$0.00, was my dad's. 91 Turbo stock, 103,000mi New head gasket, radiator, rear diff, new track rod ends and lower ball joints. Runs as good as the day it came out of the showroom, maybe better!