Jordanch Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Hi everyone, I thought I would post to say hello being new to the MKIVSupra forum! I'm 19 years of age and from Kent, looking at buying my boyhood dream car of a supra! (First fell in love at the age of 6 when the first fast and furious came out). I soon turn 20 at that's the age my insurance becomes something I'm willing to pay, around the £2k mark, I know this is in reality expensive but for the car it is and at my age I personally I am happy to pay it, considering I paid over £2000 at the age of 17 for a 1.2 corsa I'm looking for a 3.0TT Manual (in black but will consider other colours), either UK or import spec, hopefully being as standard as possible but a few modifications will do no harm. From what I understand a UK spec is going to cost more than an import spec. I have a budget of around £12,000. Can anyone point me in the right direction of where's best to look? I have seen that I need to pay £10 membership fee to access the classified section, which is something I will do. I'm not in a rush to buy the supra, ideally the longer I wait the better, because I can put more money towards one. Thanks for reading, looking forward to meeting everyone in the future at club meets!.. When I've bought one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellonman Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 welcome mate insurance could posibly be cheaper on the uk spec and if you was to keep it for a few years you would make a saving , uk spec holds its value more being a slightly diferrent spec , dont dismiss the auto its an amazing machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordanch Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 Thanks for the welcome! I have looked at UK spec and import and there is not a huge difference between the two. Ideally I want a UK Spec as you rightly said it holds it's value better, which is one thing that I want to make happens! Haven't dismissed the auto just yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bailey Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Where do all these young boys find the money!? Im 20 years old, going on 21. I wish I had £12k to spend! Welcome by the way Maybe come down to the Bluewater supra meet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordanch Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 Where do all these young boys find the money!? Im 20 years old, going on 21. I wish I had £12k to spend! Welcome by the way Maybe come down to the Bluewater supra meet. Been working hard over the last few years! Sounds excellent, my current car will look out of place however Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listy Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Where do all these young boys find the money!? Im 20 years old, going on 21. I wish I had £12k to spend! Welcome by the way Maybe come down to the Bluewater supra meet. I'm 28 and wish I had £12k to spend! Welcome to the club. Good to see someone has read the rules for once Personally, at the age of 19/20, I'd buy an NA first to get used to the rear wheel drive. The TT's can be a bit tail happy in adverse conditions (so can NA's in all honesty but less so in my experience, and easier to save). I know it's not what someone wants to hear, but we don't want to see a thread in a few months time saying you've wrapped it in the rain Just a bit of advice from my experiences Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Hi dude where in kent are you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bailey Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Been working hard over the last few years! Sounds excellent, my current car will look out of place however Fair play to you! Atleast the hard work is paying of I'd recommend an N/A aswell, purely for the fact that going from a 1.2 corsa to a 3.0ltr RWD supra will be a massive step up. I know its not the model you want but even the N/A can be a handful when it wants to be. Maybe try come to a bluewater meet and I'm sure someone will take you for a spin so you can get a taster for things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rummy Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Get that £10 paid lad!! Welcome welcome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike2JZ Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Does your budget of 12k take into account running costs + maintenance? Or is it purely for the purchase of the supra? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordanch Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 Thanks all for the feedback! I don't thankfully drive a corsa 1.2 anymore. I have the newer Fiesta ST stage one(220bhp). I find my fiesta has plenty of power and certainly surprises other drivers with it's power! I have considered a NA but it's something I'll have a think about. I live in the Maidstone area The Raven. Also to answer Mike2JZ question, the £12k is for the car alone. Fuel isn't a worry because the car will only be doing around 3-4k mileage max a year which is easily affordable from the MPG you get and also maintenance isn't an issue either thankfully! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony tt Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 Welcome. Where do you live I could do with 12k just leave it out I'll collect tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tony tt Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 JM Imports maybe be able to help with your search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Bailey Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I was in Maidstone at the weekend staying at Village Urban Resorts. I like the new fiesta ST nice cars, nothing on a supra though "eyebrows: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordanch Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 I was in Maidstone at the weekend staying at Village Urban Resorts. I like the new fiesta ST nice cars, nothing on a supra though "eyebrows: They are nice cars, I only bought it because of insurance purposes! Is there anything that has something on a supra? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted February 16, 2015 Share Posted February 16, 2015 I'm down in thanet. I would say pop over come for a ride but it's broken at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordanch Posted February 16, 2015 Author Share Posted February 16, 2015 I'm down in thanet. I would say pop over come for a ride but it's broken at the moment I'd love to mate! Let me know when it's up and running again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike2JZ Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 I'd love to mate! Let me know when it's up and running again? I'm just down the road in canterbury from Raven, so if you want to ride in an N/A followed by a TT to see what it's like then I'm sure we can organize that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 Well once its up and running again i will give mike a shout and you can pop over Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 (edited) I personally wouldn't waste any money or time buying an NA, its power delivery is nothing like a twin turbo's and if you get full bpu'd car after the NA it'll have nigh on double the hp and torque and you'll have to learn how to drive it all over again Get a nice TT and get yourself to a track and learn to drive it Edited February 17, 2015 by Dnk (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordanch Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 I personally wouldn't waste any money or time buying an NA, its power delivery is nothing like a twin turbo's and if you get full bpu'd car after the NA it'll have nigh on double the hp and torque and you'll have to learn how to drive it all over again Get a nice TT and get yourself to a track and learn to drive it I like your sense! Ideally this is what I wanted to do, pick up a TT then learn to drive it on a track. I know a few have said it's a tail happy car but I really won't be hooning on roads, there's only a time and place for that style of driving. I just want it to be my pride a joy! Plus I will be modifying it, so I don't want to have to spend on two different cars! One question. What is BPU? Not used much jargon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mellonman Posted February 17, 2015 Share Posted February 17, 2015 click on your post where it says bpu and all will be explained but in short you add 100 bhp for a few hundred quid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jordanch Posted February 17, 2015 Author Share Posted February 17, 2015 I'm just down the road in canterbury from Raven, so if you want to ride in an N/A followed by a TT to see what it's like then I'm sure we can organize that Thanks! I've only ever sat in a supra idle so a ride in one would be amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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