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That's a good list thanks - if any free online translatable sites come up I'll be sure to post a link.

I'm trawling for a second TT6 at the moment and you see lots of UK and Japanese ads for jspec Supras claiming very low mileage for the year. In Japan there are even a couple of 30k km cars for around £50k. Does anyone know if Japanese car km are verifiable and how you would you go about getting the verification? My own car was imported when 2 years old with 38k km on the clock. I must own the only Supra in the entire World that has ever been driven on Japanese roads with 19k km annual average before it was imported to the UK. it all looks a little unusual all these very low mileage Japanese cars commanding a strong price premium. It'd be useful if there is a Japanese site like the MOT history check there is here that could be referenced.

The R32 as far as I know was never available as a new car in the USA so there is not going to be a recycled parts demand either. Whereas the USA was a large market for new Supras with eleven thousand sold there. That's going to make for a whole different story come recycled parts demand.

Why don't you put a write up into the Classified section?

In USA ads you already see $100k TT6's. that's a long way North of the prices here.

I wouldn't want to sell to a North American buyer as they just don't do driving with RHD cars so any movement there with j or uk cars is going to end up stripped for parts. They are already importing into the USA as I purchased a jspec fuel rail and injectors from a US scrapper only a month ago. The 25 year rule is to register cars for road use, there is no such rule to bring in cars to break for parts.

I'd suspect your suspension knock could well be a transmission jump due to tired diff bushes seeing you have replaced the struts.

Topic came up on a classic car forum but seeing more and more owners are parking their Supras up for extended periods this might be interesting information, or it might not be, on how the fuel composition changes on sitting in a vented tank over time and what impact that can have on air/fuel ratios. I was surprised at the data but there is no information around storage conditions of delta around the ambient temperature so its a limited in its scope. The shelf life of fuel in sealed solid (not transparent) containers is reckoned at around a year. BP fuel - Petrol life in vehicle tanks

Outside of the serial number, if you have original seat belts then the label has the year of manufacture printed, which if they are like mine are faded so its really difficult to read. But that might just be my eyesight has got itself older along with the label? One of the old bits of advice that went around was always check the belt label and chassis year tie up to cover things like a rolling shell rebirth or a VIN plate swap for those who couldn't be bothered to look around for the various places and labels the original VIN was stamped or printed.

You can buy a replacement cheaply - with a working light. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/282347461890?lpid=122&chn=ps&adgroupid=42305674521&rlsatarget=pla-278515759189&adtype=pla&poi=&googleloc=1007072&device=c&campaignid=738081070&crdt=0

Few US sites still quoting on the parts, but that doesn't always mean they have them sitting on the shelf.

With the standard jspec hole cut out of the rear bumper you are going to be taller than 140mm. From memory and that is fading these days its more like a 165mm but its easy enough measured. I prefer the 330mm plate at the rear which just covers the usual hole myself preferring the car colour over yellow plastic slab but everyone is different.

Go for the highest on the scale on the blue scale and ratchet down till you get a reading. No resistance means you have no circuit. If the scale is too high it'll still show a response just wont register a meaningful number till you get on the correct scale.

One of the previous threads on this car.

There has been a couple of people post about this car already asking for advice re purchasing it. Seems neither took the plunge for whatever reason. Probably end up with a new milometer and be sold in six years time as a low mileage stock UK.

The car has been relisted in spite of gaining several bids on the last auction, maybe the shill bidding didn't work or he just got let down? Kind of weird it keeps on getting an immediate bid on a long auction though. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Toyota-supra-RZ-big-single-turbo-/222399802223?hash=item33c80fab6f:g:8Y8AAOSw9GhYghiv

I'd imagine the big issue here is if LED your a/c controls you'd need to LED the entire interior otherwise it'll be like a bright beacon in the cab. I've only done LED on instruments where the old 2.2W bulbs are like candles at a thousand paces. You did say you prefer the stock carbon fibre look so whichever you choose I'm sure plenty will love it and no one is going to hate it which is the main issue with mods. Why alienate some of your prospective market were it ever come to time to sell?

Speed is never an issue, its that people firstly think they are better drivers than they are and secondly don't anticipate that every other driver may well not do what they are expected to do in certain situations. I've been speeding for almost 40 years and never had a ticket. Everything has its time and its place and if people drive safely at speed with a good nose for PC Panda then fines should be nothing more than an unfortunate anomaly.

Seeing I only pay myself £7,800 a year to be just above the NI threshold I quite like this new system of fines set relative to weekly salary. Doesn't mention anywhere that they calculate in dividend income. So company owners and those who are self employed should be all good with this.

A is more stock so guess which floats my boat. If you are doing LED panel lights and struggling to decide colours you really should go for variable mood LED lighting in the foot well then you can change it whenever you feel the need to. http://www.instructables.com/id/Car-Interior-LED-Lighting-Multicolor/

There are usually a few for sale in the USA with the larger 220mm option but not cheap - circa $3k. So I'd guess at £4k landed duty paid. Have you asked Keron if he has any sitting on his shelf or about to come up from a fresh break, he might do a trade in price for you on your unit.

Any additional bits of advice on this subject. I've got a set of SGS struts ready to go.

There are a couple of NA manuals just been listed on fleabay. A 93 red and a 96 black. the Black one looks OK.

I was looking last week at the prices of Supras in Australia and they seem quite keen relative to Japanese current prices. Would the fresh imports into SA normally come via Japan or Australia? Anyway, you should check out the Aussie prices as that could be a good way to get hold of a Supra.