Scarface GTti Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 P`d off. Cars been off the road nearly six weeks because i couldn`t afford the tax and MOT. Get the money together for it and had an MOT today and it was all good apart from the passenger lower ball joint. Been quoted £221 + VAT. Can`t believe it! Going on holiday to Brighton on Monday and was going to take the Supra so i`m a bit miffed now. It`s only ever been to Lincoln and back which is 30 miles each way, so i was looking forward to give it a good run. It had a long run once back from Chris Wilsons but i got a puncture about two miles from his house and it wrote the tyre off so i had to drive home at 40mph on the space saver. My mates call me Lucky Dave! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffvalenti Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 It's always the way mate, one thing after another Was £221 + vat parts and labour? I'm not trying to be funny, but if you really can't afford the tax and MoT (which is the same on every car) are you sure that running a Supra is such a good idea. WTF are you going to do if something really goes wrong with it? What about insurance? Supras can be a real money pit. FFS I spent 1/2 of the tax and MoT costs just filling the tank today, that'll get me about 250 miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clarkey Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Geoff's right. I just spent £775 on an RPS clutch & Toyota flywheel. With fitting included - I reckon £1050. Got my MOT due on the 28th too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarface GTti Posted January 10, 2005 Author Share Posted January 10, 2005 I do the labour, that`s just parts. I definately don`t belong in Supra circles but when you want something so much you find a way. I can only afford to run it at weekends but the smile stays on my face all week. I`m one of those people that are lucky to be alive and realise that no one lasts forever so i decided that if i was ever going to have my dream car i had to get straight down to the bank and be a suckarse with my bank manager. But when i get in this car and drive i couldn`t care less if i can afford it or not, i`m too busy smiling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimonB Posted January 10, 2005 Share Posted January 10, 2005 Well said that man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelG Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Agreed............you only live once ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian R Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Good on you mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soop Dogg Posted January 11, 2005 Share Posted January 11, 2005 Good man. That's what it's all about. I don't think I've ever heard Supra ownership summed up so well. Hope you get it sorted quickly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kosmic Posted January 12, 2005 Share Posted January 12, 2005 Damn Right matey!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scarface GTti Posted January 16, 2005 Author Share Posted January 16, 2005 Many thanks to Mr.Credit-Card, fitted my new wishbone yesterday and had the car re-mot`d. She`s taxed, fuelled and oiled up and i`ve spent all morning giving her a good polish and now ready to have a good run down to Brighton in the morning. Ace! Incidentally another advantage of having a J-Spec is that once i`d initially cracked all the nuts and bolts off they all came off using my fingers. There doesn`t appear to be any rusty nuts and bolts underneath which is great news if i ever need to take anything else off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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