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Do you have a link to the car listing? It'd be easier for people to offer an appraisal if they could see it. From what I hear silver is not an easy colour to match, in fact one members car is fondly referred to as 50 shades of silver. Silver is possibly the least popular colour as there was so many of them 93 - 95. There is no harm looking at any car, the bad ones help you appreciate the good ones.

Started reminiscing there. I bought my first 6 cylinder coupe when I was 19. The reminiscing went something like, shit that was expensive to insure.

That's strictly for those whose partners do yoga. Mine doesn't.

As everyone says, its a waiting game. Needs someone wanting to sell at the time someone wants to buy and then the two might well be able to agree on a price as anyone not wanting to sell is either not going to offer their car for sale or they are going to want to much for it. importing is out of bounds as far as I can see at the moment with prices for a TT6 now starting at £20k to get here and on the UK road. So the choice is to widen the search to include other cars or adopt patience in the belief something will come along eventually and make the wait worthwhile. T2, I think you'd be surprised about the way pricing is going and its going in a good way if you are a current or future seller of a well cared for not trashed or dogged in Supra, but we can chat about that anyway on Saturday.

£25k+ would be for a TT6 around 100k km so around the same as your one. There are some real low use cars listing at the moment or recent past with one under 30k km but that was auction start price over £40k FOB Japan.

Anyone who monitors the Japanese auction and estimate prices will have seen the recent big jump in prices for clean and unmolested TT6's now running at £40k for low milers. I have contacted a few importers with a view to potentially importing a TT6 and been told that would require a budget of minimum £25k which is to far over current UK market values to make it a financially attractive proposition to import. I'm thinking of switching my car search to a R35 GT-R as they can be had for £40k+ in the UK and will almost certainly also be a vehicle with enduring appeal. I was advising people at the NEC Classics show that unmolested TT6's will be fetching £35k - £45k within seven to ten years, it seems it could well be sooner. If anyone here owns or has owned a R35 GT-R please PM me as I'd really appreciate a chat with someone who knows the car inside out.

Just talked to Keron. None in at the moment but there might be a second hand set in a little while if a breaker comes in. Said the brakes would be second hand (front and rears) £650 for callipers and rotors if in good nic. New would be close to £2k and he hasn't stocked new for over a year due to the price and no one wanting to pay that much.

Where? I've only ever seen kits including pads and rotors for around the £1k mark so the callipers must be around £600? I'm in the market for UK fronts and rears (callipers and rotors) and will buy new so any info on sources and prices is good.

Did you mean to post this in the BMW forum?

The mileage history is good so apart from the colour, that's just me, it could well be a good Supra. Its not that easy a buy these days as so few come up for sale but its always good to drive more than one of any specific car before choosing. Back in 1998, I ended up buying the 6th I looked at and it must have worked out OK as I still have that car today and its been 100% reliable. So the best advice I could give is unless its a steal or so good you would be mad to walk away is don't buy it until you have had the chance to look around a few. Maybe some members in your area could let you come see and talk over theirs before you head to see L208 MJB?

I wouldn't be certain it fits a UK RHD car unless you know for definite it does or someone on here knows it does. Megan Racing write up only says good for Euro and US spec which are, as far as I know, both LHD only. This could possibly be why it has never been fitted. You may have more joy advertising on some FB sites to reach Euro spec Supra owners.

I never heard if the you do need or you don't need backpressure to improve bhp discussion ever reached a conclusion. People still argue over that on various forums. Probably needs someone to go dig out data but people sometimes don't like data and just go with what looks best so the 4 inch will win every time.

I thought it was a few bags short of the SP complete bush kit that also includes the diff bushes. It was the full kit bit that confused me. Its the diff bushes I'd be most interested in so sorry, not for me. http://www.mvpmotorsports.com/superpro-suspension-parts/superpro-complete-bushing-kits/jza80comp/i-2275575.aspx

Its still a current product. http://www.meganracing.com/products/product_detail.asp?prodid=308 Not suited to jspecs

Would it be possible for you to list the bush SPF part numbers as they cannot be read from the bags.

As a side note on carpets I was looking at a car that has had a colour change (dyed) and looking at carpet options to revert back to the original colour. The OE carpets have been discontinued and the only residual stock I tracked down for new was black and in the USA for $1.2k which did not include the boot and has the foot mat on the other side. There is a site that I found can do carpets in just about any colour you could ever want for $300. For anyone looking to bespoke their interior it could be a solution and you never know they may be open to switching the foot mat to the other side. http://www.andysautosport.com/carpet_kits/toyota_supra.html

There are one or two of us here with vintage Mustangs, have a 65 fastback myself. Dropping in the 2jz means you probably have the most economical vintage Mustang in the World. Be interesting to hear what running gear you put in line with it.

I have to move my chargers around a lot at this time of year so am wondering if I buy a dozen smart chargers it'd take the rotation out of things. There is a thread from 2011 saying how good they are. The CTEK ones for around £60 (they were £45 in 2011) look to be a good choice but look to come on a Euro plug. Anyone have any good experience and recommendations?

You might find this useful reading http://www.verderflex.com/fileadmin/files/verderflex/documents/Verderflex_Chemical_Compatibility_Guide/Verderflex_Chemical_Compatibility_Guide.pdf

I have a jspec with an illuminated rocker on the panel by the right knee. I would not want that ugly switch on the dash but its handy and effectively invisible (except when on and glowing) where it is. It probably comes down to how aesthetic your switch is, to blend in with the dash, and whether you would prefer to cut into the dash panels or the out of sight kick panels.

Try one of the breakers. Keron is a usual place to start. I have someone checking out their OE condenser against a technical drawing for a condenser manufacturers part and if that comes in as a match (it is supposed to be the actual OE part - just direct from the manufacturer rather than via Toyota). I'll post a thread with the part number if he comes back and confirms the diagram dimensions and mount positions match his condenser. In the meantime, start off with contacting Keron who is one of the traders on here.

My head is a little sore this morning so my patience is not at its best. You have stomped all over this thread like a toddler in full on tantrum mode. Its a technical post, with technical information and even some data thrown in too. Your input across a good number of post has absolutely no technical merit, none. If you have chosen to ignore the facts or cannot comprehend them that is no justification to be both rude and very immature. There will for certain be owners running on Toyota brakes who will find the technical aspects covered within this thread very informative. There will likely be for owners running Toyota brakes an element of reassurance. There is even some useful information and caveats for those undertaking a larger (better) brake upgrade. What's not to like? You really need to look to and calmly reassess your own involvement in this thread, none of the technical input has been provided or enhanced upon by you in any way. If any moderators happen by on this exciting first day of the New Year I think we can conclude this thread has all the technical content it needs and is likely to receive so it could well be time to close it down. The only braking going on appears to be a members apparent impending breakdown.

Its clear you knew precious little about better brakes before this thread but your arrogance is such you still cannot accept you probably now know a little bit more. Pleased to be of service. Happy New Year.

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I think CW has poured some water on the subject as I doubt any of those unable to accept the word of journal and magazine experts and data from testers over their own multi-car experience will be able to bring themselves to call Chris a c*** or suggest he may well have just arrived today from planet Zorg. The inability of some to receive information and knowledge is worrying when they are handling powerful bits of kit on the road. Thank god most employ the services and advice of specialist tuners who take the guesswork out. This thread was never for those who know what they were doing wrt brakes. It was for people like me who know nothing maybe finding out somethings they didn't know. If that saves people money, stops them making bad front only choices its been worthwhile. I'll do a wheel and tyre size choice thread if I can get my head around all the variables there as it appears to be a much more complex area. That aspect is like a chain reaction of change this and that changes a whole shit load of other things. I'm sure there will be some that rather just not know.