Soon to be Supra Owner

[Guest BHP>MPG]

Hi guys.

 

I've been slutting it around on a Fiesta club site. I had big plans of buying a Fiesta, turboing a 2ltr engine into one, blah blah blah

 

Until I found out insuring a Supra is nowhere near as bad as I thought it would be

 

I've decided against the hard work of doing an engine conversion to only squeeze about 220bhp from a Fiesta, and have decided to go for the Supra for standard big boy power.

 

This is just me saying hello, I shouldn't be too nooby being from another forum. Hope to be posting pictures up in the next few months.

 

Cheers

[scotty71]

hello and welcome. You looking at a tt? Auto or manual. Have a look in the classifieds many a good supra.

[supracars]

Hi welcome mate, are you going for a n/a or TT

[Abz]

Hello & Welcome TTC.

 

Wouldn't think a 220BHP Fiesta would be too much of a slouch! Power to weight ratio that is pretty good.

 

Do you have a rough idea of what Supra you are after? And a budget in mind.

 

Loads of information for you to read up on this site to understand more about the MKIV Supra

[Tim_v_M]

Welcome! You'll find everything you need to know here

[Guest SupraTroopa]

 

Get a TT, you won't regret it

[Rob_Mitchell]

hi and welcome mate

[add heywood]

welcome mate

[Guest BHP>MPG]

Considering I'd like to keep the car for a while, it seems logical to get the TT.

 

I had a little read up about the different types of Supras.

 

I'd like a TT Manual.....but I'd also like a convertible but they are only imports aren't they?

 

Trouble is finding a Manual AND a turbo. Hard to come by off this website, I will check the classifieds out here soon.

 

Budget I'm not too sure on, but nothing more than £8k I'm thinking.

[tbourner]

How about something like this to start with.

[tbourner]

I'd like a TT Manual.....but I'd also like a convertible but they are only imports aren't they?

 

Trouble is finding a Manual AND a turbo. Hard to come by off this website, I will check the classifieds out here soon.

 

Budget I'm not too sure on, but nothing more than £8k I'm thinking.

 

Aerotop's are auto only (unless someone's done a conversion) AFAIK. No reason why not to get an import BTW.

//edit: There's a good model differences chart here:

http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=59334

 

TT6's do come around quite often, just not as often as TT autos.

[Guest BHP>MPG]

How about something like this to start with.

 

Don't like red

 

Aerotop's are auto only (unless someone's done a conversion) AFAIK. No reason why not to get an import BTW.

//edit: There's a good model differences chart here:

http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=59334

 

TT6's do come around quite often, just not as often as TT autos.

 

Is there not an issue when it comes to insurance though for import cars? Would it be similar premium prices as insuring a UKTT?

 

I checked that differences chart out, some good work put into it

[tbourner]

Imports are generally a bit more expensive to insure than UKs. You'll probably find the Jap TT very similar to the NA to insure. Only way is to get some quotes though.

[Guest BHP>MPG]

Imports are generally a bit more expensive to insure than UKs. You'll probably find the Jap TT very similar to the NA to insure. Only way is to get some quotes though.

 

Yeah quotes are the only way to get a decent idea. I won't be so quick to turn my nose up at an import...after all the convertibles do look very tasty. Do you need to pull the roof back yourself on them?

 

And also is the difference in speed that noticeable between an automatic and a manual? Isn't the 0-60 difference over a second?

[RobSheffield]

Its not a convertible, its an aerotop, manually removable steel roof. Remove 5 bolts, lift out, put in the boot, job done.

 

Ensure you have got quotes on a mkiv supra and not a Mk3 or a Celica

[Guest BHP>MPG]

Na it's definitely on a supra. The quote I got which got me interested in Supra's was using an actual registration.....so not much room for error is there?

[tbourner]

Yep, afraid there is, especially if you look at imports! Make sure it says MKIV on their system and not 3!

[Guest BHP>MPG]

Really? Okay then I will double double check everything before actually purchasing one. But I'm pretty sure everything looked in place when getting a quote.

[Hoppy]