Guest dabadom Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Hello everyone. thanks to my dad getting a new job and being able to have a company car ( bmw m5) he has given me his toyota supra. but the only problem is that i am only 19 and cant get insured on it yet so what i am going to be doing is waiting until i can get a good price on insrence and slowly doing it up making it look and sound nice, it is a 1999 3.0 non turbo not sure on how much hourse power it has? it is red and needs alot of work but only has 56k miles on it. i was alos wondering as it is completely stock what would be the best first mod to do to it costing under 300 pounds thanks? Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martini Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Some get lucky, eh? What's wrong with it? Would love to see photos. Probably has around 200BHP I would believe, though I am sure some can guestimate better than I. Best thing to mod for under £300 would probably be the best part of a service Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyP Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 and We need Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Good job it wasn't your mum who got the company car - a thread titled "Love My Mum" would have caused some kind of stampede (or at least Ed to wet himself). Welcome, and as already said, the best thing to do would be giving it a good servicing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 i was alos wondering as it is completely stock what would be the best first mod to do to it costing under 300 pounds thanks? Matt £300 towards insurance would be a good start. Welcome aboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrDriver Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Very lucky to get a supra at 19! I was 32 when I bought mine Good luck with it, and please post pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SupraStar 3000 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Welcome onboard. Put that money towards insurance and get driving it asap. or service a thread titled "Love My Mum" would have caused some kind of stampede (or at least Ed to wet himself).. I wet myself over most things Animal. like dreams, loud bangs, spiders, parallel parking and Matt on a trampoline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glanov Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 welcome along buddy i would prob save the 300 quid for insurance as im 21 and pay £1280 on a na!! but if not give her a good servise as that would be money well spent Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilicos Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Hi and welcome. Do yourself a favour and no matter what you do with the car, just don't 'Chav' it up. Take a peek through the gallery and search for a nice look that you think you like. (I only like the stock look with OEM body kit personally) Other than that, a good set of tyres and a service are a must!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanBEXsupra Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 nice one, nice dad come to think of it, as others have mentioned a good service, or just something to maintain the car. getting it running sweet should be the first thing on your mind. i got mine on ym 21st birthday, as a present to myself, i dont regret it. however if you want to do something to the outside. you could get a pair of glass UK spec headlights if your jap spec ones are severely yellowed in and out. since you can afford that at the moment, having no petrol/insurance/tax costs, that could be a good thing to get, (thats what i did) mind u, i had 300 quid spare on top of getting all the nessesary's lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 (edited) Welcome to the club. First thing I would do to any newly acquired car of this age would be to get it thoroughly checked over, replacing any worn parts needed, given a full service, get the suspension geometry checked/adjusted and wheels balanced. Call me boring, but I wouldn't spend any money on modifications until I was completely happy that the car was in A1 mechanical order. First actual modification I would do would be to upgrade to the larger spec brakes front and rear (around £500 per axle). Edited September 30, 2009 by Nic (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraGirlie Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Hi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 hi mate! this is the place to be for the questions you have!....popular thing to do at 1st is a nice tidy exhaust, and a cone filter! That mite just go over £300 but id spend my money getting it all tidyed up and getting any faults sorted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRACIE_LOU Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Awww how sweet:) Hiya & welcome too:d Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Welcome aboard. As outlined above, your best bet is a good check over and full service. No point improving the car with intricate modifications if something goes fundamentally wrong. Plugs and points, oils, fluids, brake checks, tyres, etc. Once that is all sorted, you'll have a Supra that runs well and is in excellent nick, plus you'll gain the confidence to begin adding your own style to it, knowing that you've not blown all your money on the modifications. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spike3.0 Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Hello ! I'd buy a Motorsport sun visor, and get drunk on the rest - 19 years old ; ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dabadom Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 wow thank you for all your nice comments. im going to be taking so pictures today and get them up on here for you all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt H Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Welcome! Good stuff getting you car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanM Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Welcome. I as well would go for the full service/fluid change (unless you know when your Dad had this done) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooze Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 Hiya! Congrats on the car! However I'm now going to offer some advice that I guarantee you won't like almost definitely won't take : If you can't afford to get the car onto the road..............sell it. Put the money towards a car that you can afford to run (assuming you don't have another car anyway?) and use that to build up some insurance NCD and a good driving record. In the meantime save the rest of your money and then, in a couple of years time, if you still want a Supra, you can go out and buy one. The prices will have come down, the insurance will be cheaper, and you'll be a better driver for it. I can almost guarantee that this will be the quickest way to get you affordably (and legally!) running a Supra on the road if that's your goal! Sorry if that's not what you want to hear - I still remember how painful it was to sell mine - just wanted to offer some pragmatic advice that would give you another option to think about. I certainly wish you the best with it, whatever you decide to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fizzle Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 congrats, and welcome... defo give it a good service before any mods... keep stock air box, do not go for useless mushroom style filter.. a nice sounding exhaust/decat would be my first buy, then rims/tyres when u get a bit more £££ .. in my opinion make the most impact on looks and satisfaction.. its all a matter of taste The main thing is that you like it, and enjoy it... but beware people will tell you what they think of it, and sometimes it's not flattering... have fun, play safe!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 And I thought I was young getting my TT Supe at 21! Nice work! As said, making sure everything is running spot on would be the best thing! The car NEEDS nothing as far as mods go, it's just preference really. Lovely machines! Shop around alot for your insurance too, I'm £950 fully comp on a Twin Turbo Supra at 21, so don't jump in straight away nor find it overly daunting either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest dabadom Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 wow thats good insurance who is that with if you dont mind me asking? plus i have a garage and a nother car to drive in the mean time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snooze Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 plus i have a garage and a nother car to drive in the mean time. In that case.... forget everything I said! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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