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A lot of larger companies will self insure their fleet so its not that unusual. It looks like a good £5k worth of damage repair and repaint there assuming no internal panel damage going by my last claim which was for a 60mph badger attack that cracked my bumper (no other body damage) and cost nearly £2k.

I think your pictures probably show a 4" exhaust is 1" too big for UK speed humps. Not really surprising seeing my 3" occasionally drags.

the £ had largely done its collapse to $1.26 when I ordered

Supras don't break down. Must have run out of fuel.

I looked at them but their terms say if a part isn't available they will short ship which if you need all the parts for a particular job I'd imagine would be a nightmare. I use USA suppliers (Toyota Online mainly) who are the same price as Amayama but will only ship when the order is filled.

Got the OE parts through from the USA supplier with all the customs dues and the final delivered price is £602.03 which is slightly higher than the original estimate I put in of £596.44. Still its £350 cheaper than the 10% discounted price from Toyota UK, or 34%. Crazy. PS - Never did receive any quotes from Inchape Oxford or Burrows.

You'll find 2 of the three locating lugs fit so all you need do is file off the misaligned lug and all will be well as it'll still seat properly with the two remaining lugs. That's a lot cheaper option to sourcing the jspec bulb.

I don't think that does it. My car is now on a private plate but has the MOT history going back 10 years online, 3 on the new plate and the remainder on its former plate.

Absolutely the most expensive TT6 I've seen but it has no MOT history online (strange for a 1998 import) and the very low mileage car is being sold because the owner is driving high mileage though its only done 1500 miles since April. Anyone know this car? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TOYOTA-SUPRA-TWIN-TURBO-6SPD-MANUAL-RARE-WITH-VERY-LOW-MILEAGE-/331983793744?hash=item4d4bc6ae50:g:kz4AAOSwAuZX6qvV

Quite a few USA suppliers have the tank listed (7700114430) as available within 24hrs to 36hrs (Continental US) for between $580 and $650 a unit so there must be a few still kicking around the supply chain. Expect the UK price is probably £1,000.

I keep on trying but only ordered via him once as the other times he has been to busy to get around to quoting. Surprising since the orders I place aren't small ones. I know what you mean regarding security if there are issues but since the HOL ruling in 2007 that credit card purchases from overseas suppliers are covered by UK credit protection laws I figure it'd just be a claim against the credit card company if anything goes wrong or goes AWOL. There is a big difference between the Toyota UK dealer discounted (10% discount applied) quote of £952 with you go and collect to the US supplier quote (non discounted) including all shipping, duty and VAT of £596. That's a whopping 60% markup.

I hadn't but I checked their site. US$25 cheaper on parts via UAE with another US$40 less on freight. Worryingly though it says they will short ship if some parts aren't available which could well leave you high and dry on a job you had planned and ultimately out of pocket making up on parts elsewhere. I've used Toyota Online Parts in the past so I think I'll be ordering again from them. I'm stocking up on perishables or age wearing parts like door and valve seals seeing they won't be available as Toyota parts for much longer. Figure if I don't use them they will be readily resalable as NOS in a few years time.

Just asked 3 local suppliers for quotes on a few parts: Inchcape Oxford - 19/9 - Advised too busy to quote, yet Burrows - 19/9 - No response at all to emails W R Davis (Toyota) Shrewsbury - £952.69 collect with 10% discount. Toyota Online Parts (USA) - US$532.66 (£410.14) Delivery - US$83.14 Duty & VAT - £122.29 TOTAL - £596.44 Delivered Makes you want to cry.

I'd rather a car with original paint and judging from my car 20 year old Supra paint polishes up nicely.

I'm often amazed by used exhaust offer prices but there is always fresh amazement delivered or not

Prices are dropping on all performance cars. I'm looking at the moment for additions to my flock of cars and the prices of 'exotic' cars are tumbling or set on too high and not budging. Be it the winter effect or the Brexit effect doesn't matter to me as I tend to collect cars rather than sell them, but it might well be a good time to buy. Thinking of an E46 BMW M3 CS as a possible collectible but the frame cracking problem common with this car is putting me off a bit.

I had my mid life crisis early, bought my first 6 cylinder at 19 and had 6 or 8 ers ever since in the stable. Now I am entering mid life crisis era I'm thinking of buying a Nissan Leaf.

Brute force, the plate will naturally break where the hole has been drilled or tapped for the screws as that's where it'll bend. Two shreddies and go!

Never heard of a market in second hand spark plugs. The tail light sets usually only get around £35 when they appear on eBay auctions as there is a pretty regular supply with lots of people presumably upgrading to the facelift rears so you may not be in bargain territory with the offers.

When I once had self tappers stuck with no head on a number plate, many years ago, I ripped the old plate off which left the screw heads raised. Flattened opposite sides with a file and used a small spanner which removed them easily. No tidly spanners then a pair of electrical pliers or grips should do nicely.

it's not glamorous and some say they aren't even needed but I do have a majorly rust eaten backing plate on the offside front brake. The n/s is rusty but sound. So I'm wondering what to do with them the options are: 1. ignore and let them rust away naturally. 2. Replace which is quite an expensive job due to the labour 3. Replace with cut plates so the hub doesn't have to come off which cuts down the labour but clearly has a notch which reduces the protection afforded by the plate. What do people tend to do with these fairly useless bits of tin when they are in need of attention?

If you need to buy new on this the model number is Nippon Denso 471-1205. New prices are only around £200 which could be a wise investment over buying someone else's 20 year old compressor.

When I bought my Supra back in 1998 it was my only car and it remained my only car till 2003. Ever since then there have been other cars that have taken the strain of most of the miles. I have more cars these days than you can shake several sets of keyrings at so the Supra only does 1,000 miles a year while we have an Audi A3 diesel that does all the long haul journeys and pretty much all of the day work too for me or the wife. Even thinking of buying an electric car for the local commutes and shop runs.