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Haha, good point! Once again guys, top notch advice. Frank Bullitt, in terms of what I’m looking for, a manual is an absolute must. I find even the best of automatics fairly irksome in a fun car so I’d only really consider an auto in something so fast I can’t keep up with the gears. And my plan was to work towards a single turbo with a (relatively!) modest power goal (550bhp kind or region). I’m probably even more of an engine fan than a car fan so top of my list is the sound of a modified 2JZ. If I can find a car that’s already got a single turbo then that’d be ideal. To be honest, I’m kicking myself that I didn’t go look at the white single turbo that was for sale on here a couple months ago (I think being sold by Crash Bandicoot maybe?), but I didn’t feel ready to make an educated decision then. Probably looked at the ad every day for the best part of a month before it sold haha. With that black one, isn’t it a tad concerning the gear box was crunching? I thought the boxes were pretty indestructible?

Unfortunately, it probably is. It’s a stunning car, but really I’d have to be asking him to come down a reasonable amount to leave something in the ‘battle funds’. Also, I’m not sure why it’s noticeably more than this one: http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?356709-040-Super-White-Nov-96-RZ-V160-A03B Hopefully this doesn’t offend anyone, but to me the two seem quite comparable?

Guys, this is some amazing advice. I really really appreciate it. So refreshing to come to a forum and have people genuinely help. Looks like the red one has gone. Not too surprising it didn’t stick around at that price even if stuff did need doing to it. Fortunately that one was some way within budget, so when one comes up that needs less sorting out hopefully I can jump on it. I was expecting to spend in the region of £25k when the time comes. Simon_RD, getting a detailed inspection by a 3rd party is something I’d happily pay for to make sure I don’t end up with a lemon. Do you know of some specialists that do that? Obviously it’s going to depend what region the car is in but whilst I’m getting ready to pounce that’d be good knowledge to have. Thanks so much for your help already everyone!

That’s my worry. It seems like a minefield, but hopefully people on here might be able to share some experiance to steer me in the right direction. Scooter, that’s impressive, you’re exactly right about which car I was thinking of. For others the link is below: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.co.uk%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F333596658800 On the face of it, it seems like a good base to start from as the engine is stock so I should be picking through other peoples dodgy work, and the price seems to reflect that its had a colour change and that its got the awful Bomex kit (which I could live with, short term anyway). I guess the obvious question is why it had the respray in the first place. What do you guys think of it?

So I’ve been dreaming of having a tastefully modified TT6 for years, and after cashing out my last fun car (e39 M5) a few months back I’ve finally got the funds to make it happen. But with the price of stock cars it doesn’t make sense to buy an unmodified one just to modify it and lose a stack of money... So it seems I’m on the look out in the dangerous world of cars other people have meddled with! And clearly these aren’t throw away money any more so I have to do it right. I’m interested to hear of people’s experiance of buying already modded Supras. I’ve read plenty of buying guides, but they focus on rust areas and common problem. What about the mods to keep an eye out for? What we’re you checking when you went to buy? Any advice would be amazing. A suitable one looks to have finally come up for sale only a couple hours drive from me so I’d like to go take a look but I want to be prepared. And most of the modifications seem to be bodyworkrather than engine which hopefully makes it less risky. Im a bit sceptical of the car as its for sale in the uk and not listed on here which is surely the first place anyone serious about Supras would be listing. Do people often see them come up for sale where forum members aren’t familiar with the car and owner already? Would feel a lot happier if I knew they were part of the community. Cheers for any help