Wonga Spar

Even with all the ridiculous prices I've seen lately on Supras, this genuinely seems like a bargain. Absolute beauty, would sell an organ for it.

From a few of the videos I've seen, there appears to be a response-delay when shifting, can anybody verify/dispel this? Or would it depend on who fitted it? It seems interesting, but not something I'd want to use all the time, can you just use the auto installed if you don't fancy flipping paddles around?

It's been dropped to £7,500... Still on the high side I reckon.

For what it's worth, I've been checking a handful of classifieds 2 months. Your car still being around on them has been confusing me for a while! Perhaps the tiptronic throws people off a bit? I've nearly contacted you a few times about it, but it's sadly a bit out of my range at the minute. Best of luck selling it!

Some interesting cars here, PM'd both of you, and thanks for getting in touch!

Wow, that was an emotional journey! Honestly thank you for the response, exactly what I was hoping to hear. It sounds like you managed to avoid what I'm terrified of (putting off the purchase, settling down and finding general responsibilities always get in the way of driving a TT6). You also highlighted my biggest concern, getting priced out of entry. I'd really love to hear more about your opinions on this. TT6 prices (and all Supras for that matter) are getting so outrageously expensive, when compared with the (relatively new) cars you can pick up for similar money, do you think this bubble might just pop? It'd be just my luck to put £12k into a car and it to drop to 8k in year. As much as I love them, you can get a shitton of car for 12k (that isn't 20 years old). Do you see these prices getting even more ridiculous? Doubling in 3 years is utterly obscene, and if they get any worse, a TT6 might forever be out of reach... Really glad to hear everything worked out, and your car journey was always fulfilling!

You don't still happen to have this do you?

I've seen it, and I'm thinking

Hi All, So I'm looking for my first Supra, to get to know the platform a bit and make up my mind about taking the big plunge one day for a TT-6. This car will be a daily driver so ideally not too much mechanical work needs doing! Any/All colours and conditions. I'm happy to consider the most beat up and abused Supra, but mechanically it must be in good order. Any buying advice, suggestions or cars appreciated. Budget £4-7k (would obviously stretch for the right Manual NA/TT Auto). Thanks! EDIT: My budget is 1 month healthier and Auto-TT's are back on the menu boys! Considering just about anything you want to send past me as long as it fits budget. My Celica has been gathering interest but I can't let it go until I've found her replacement!

If the owner is a user here, just wanted to say I've genuinely watched that car's long-winded transformation since I was a wee teenager. Always had it parked up next to an MR2 that was forever undergoing bodywork. Love the spoiler-less look, hoping to keep seeing progress in the years to come I always drive the long-way to Newton Abbot to see how it's doing.

Thank you for your input, but I think you might have misunderstood. It's the investment value of these cars that terrifies me, I want no part in buying a collectors car/investment, I want to buy the car and drive it to hell and back. I'm worried that the longer I wait to buy the harder this will be to accomplish/justify. "Plastic bits" aren't for me, but I'm not too fussed if I find a car in great mechanical condition and it's got some silly things on it (even better actually, as I might get a better price), I'm in this for the long run and any car I buy I would inevitably undo work, and do my own work on it.

Great advice, thank you. I'm starting to slowly think buying a well-looked after NA off the forums here might be a great option, then with learning and finances look at bigger cash-drops in the future. As for looking at one up close, sadly not. We had one come by the garage I used to work at and I had the pleasure of towing it onto the truck. Never been driven/driven in one, and never "thoroughly" looked over one with the interest in buying, they're too bloody rare! So prices are definitely moving up? Fast enough to warrant getting in ASAP? My biggest fear is that in the next 2-5 years you'll be looking at 30k+ for a TT-6 Speed which is frankly approaching serious-car money. EDIT: Thought I was sending a 1-on-1 response, instead of replying to the whole thread, still getting used to formatting... Thank you to everybody who has offered input, some great answers in here and it's much appreciated. Really interested to hear that the list-price of Supras is rarely met, so while the prices might appear to be inflating rapidly, there's a big more wiggle-room than I'd assumed. EDIT 3: Interesting to hear about the amount of people in similar situations (house deposit vs Supra) fortunately my living arrangement is great, paying minimum amounts of mortgage towards my GF's house, and in 2-3 years will be looking at purchasing a second. Basically I'm not pouring money away on rent, which means more $$$ to chase naughty car ambitions and no rush to buy. With all this advice in mind, I guess I'm in the market to buy a Targa NA Auto, any further buying advice (worth the extra 4k for Manual?) would be greatly appreciated. Any advice on pricing/what to avoid etc, the more the merrier!

Being my first of probably many posts on this forum, firstly hello all So as you've probably guessed I'm looking to get started in purchasing and later-on developing a MkIV Supra, and have a fair few questions that I'd appreciate any insight on. Gunna hit you with a bit of backstory as I'd love some input on how smart/stupid my thought-processes are and which direction I should be taking. So, I'm 23, been driving for 5 years, just finished University and have spent the last 9 months working my first grad job paying off debts. The debts are paid off and it's (finally) time to start working towards the long-term car plan of- you guessed it. The first thing I'd love to enquire about is Supra value inflation. I've watched these cars slowly but surely increase in value over the last 5 years, and it's terrifying me. I'd love to hear any discussion/input about where this inflation is going, If somebody is going to tell me with good reasoning that this car should increase 10-15% per year, I will hold off another 6 months until more money is in my pocket. If you guys think these cars could soon turn to hot-shit collectors items and I should employ the grab-it-while-I-can attitude, then let's do this shit, I'll be looking to buy. Worst-case scenario I'll be buying it and putting it in my garage for a year, then looking to start work on it in the future. To be clear, I should not be looking to buy this car at the moment, and it will involve taking out a large loan. My job is stable and I'm on mid-20k salary but my first question is how deep am I getting myself in buying a 20-year-old performance car on borrowed money. Yes this will be a daily driver (for about 6 months). The second thing is values. Being really honest, while performance is a huge factor, I'd consider any Supra. There's always time to sell/upgrade in the future, but I see the Supra market in the same light as the housing market, get on it and work your way up. At the moment I'm thinking 3-8k for NA Auto, 8-13k for TT Auto or Manual NA, and 15K+ for Turbo+Manual. How accurate am I here, and where would you suggest I start? I'm not keen on paying top dollar for "stock" / untouched examples, tacky body-kits don't scare me and can easily be removed in the future, I'm interested in maximum-Supra for minimum-money, happy to spend the time un-doing some molestation the car might have suffered if it saves me £2k. Yes it's a short-sighted approach, but I'm in this for the long-run, and I'm not 30y/o with plenty of capital in my hands who can pay top-dollar for an unmolested example. With this in mind, which direction would you guys point me in? Lastly, daily driving. Would it be as stupid as my friends/colleagues make it sound? Daily driving a collectors car? Or would you say screw it, do what makes you happy, the repair bills won't be that bad. So in short, I'd love to hear about inflation rates, values of NA/TT/Manual/Auto configurations (year doesn't really bother me, and I can worry about aesthetics after narrowing down my understanding engine/trans configuration values) and where you'd recommend I start. I appreciate I've just joined here and launched into an essay, but I plan on sticking around here now that my finances are somewhat in place, and I'm really looking forward to getting active on these boards, and greatly appreciate any input/direction you kind lot can offer. I've never had much of an interest in "normal" cars, and can comfortably see myself staying on the Supra-ladder indefinitely. Little/Some mechanical background, currently driving a Gen 7 Celica. TL;DR I'm young and stupid, can somebody let me know if even considering a Supra is stupidity squared. EDIT: If this is utterly ridiculous, let me have it. I'd love nothing more than for somebody to sit me down and tell me how unfathomably stupid considering this investment is. I'm looking at the performance, iconic styling and my personal fascination with the car, weighing it up next to other 2012 3-Series my mates are all buying, and thinking I don't see the downside of a Supra. If this is utterly ignorant and I deserve to be called a prat, let me have it. If however, it's not all that big-and-scary, and loaning 80% of a 12k car (that isn't exactly a 2015 Fiesta in terms of sensibility) isn't as stupid as I'm consistently told, then let's buy one of these bad-boys and I can continue to harass you lot for the next 8 months while I try and fix it. Looking forward to hearing from you fellas!