New MKIII

Apocalypse · 02-08-2005, 01:43 AM

Hello all

Im a Supra and a forum Newbie and firstly id like to show my admiration to all here for having great taste in cars. The MKIII Supra is indeed a spectacular car due to its excelent design and craftsmanship, not to mention the power which can be achived from these beasts. Its good to see that some ppl have a keen design sence, and care about what the car looks like unlike those ppl with Ford and Holden Sedans.

But enough with the philosophical crap.

Im currently looking at an Australian delivered 1987 supra which has done 163,000kms.
It is a 7MGE (NA) which is good for me because im only 17 (same age as the car i want

) and the cost of insuring a 7MGTE is too high.
I would prefer a manual but unfortunately it is an auto, but the asking price at the dealer is $6,800 AUD (i would get it for around $6000)
The body and paint are in immaculate condition, and the Interior is reasonable for the age of the car.

I test drove the car, and couldnt hear any problems, but didnt get a chance to open her up properly because my parents were in the car with me.

What i want to know is, is this a good price for the amount of Kms it has done and also is their a great deal of power difference between the manual and auto versions of the car? Would it be worth getting a manual conversion in the future?

If i were to get the car what cheap mods (<$300 per mod) could i do to make her a little lighter on her feet?

---Thanx

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02-08-2005, 01:43 AM	#1
Apocalypse Stock Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 2	Hello all Im a Supra and a forum Newbie and firstly id like to show my admiration to all here for having great taste in cars. The MKIII Supra is indeed a spectacular car due to its excelent design and craftsmanship, not to mention the power which can be achived from these beasts. Its good to see that some ppl have a keen design sence, and care about what the car looks like unlike those ppl with Ford and Holden Sedans. But enough with the philosophical crap. Im currently looking at an Australian delivered 1987 supra which has done 163,000kms. It is a 7MGE (NA) which is good for me because im only 17 (same age as the car i want ) and the cost of insuring a 7MGTE is too high. I would prefer a manual but unfortunately it is an auto, but the asking price at the dealer is $6,800 AUD (i would get it for around $6000) The body and paint are in immaculate condition, and the Interior is reasonable for the age of the car. I test drove the car, and couldnt hear any problems, but didnt get a chance to open her up properly because my parents were in the car with me. What i want to know is, is this a good price for the amount of Kms it has done and also is their a great deal of power difference between the manual and auto versions of the car? Would it be worth getting a manual conversion in the future? If i were to get the car what cheap mods (<$300 per mod) could i do to make her a little lighter on her feet? ---Thanx