Advice in buying a modified single turbo 6 speed

[rider]

There is one thing to be said for a 14 year old modded car, clearly it was done right as it has proved reliable over a good time period. The issue for modders is do you chase the latest and greatest mods and if you do you probably need to set aside good sums of cash for a refresh every five to ten years. £26k is about right 14 years ago if the car is 16 or 17 years old, so a late facelift model. I paid £20k for my car back in 1998 (non modded) when it was 2 years old. £26k then would be around £40k now so a fair chunk of change.

 

I'd much rather buyers who want a modded car buy a modded car and tweak it rather than take out another stock car. £26k though is strong money for a modded Supra so it is a figure likely to persuade many to part with their cars and maybe you should look at least one other if only for a comparison before taking the plunge.

Edited December 17, 2017 by rider (see edit history)

[Redman]

There is one thing to be said for a 14 year old modded car, clearly it was done right as it has proved reliable over a good time period. The issue for modders is do you chase the latest and greatest mods and if you do you probably need to set aside good sums of cash for a refresh every five to ten years. £26k is about right 14 years ago if the car is 16 or 17 years old, so a late facelift model. I paid £20k for my car back in 1998 (non modded) when it was 2 years old. £26k then would be around £40k now so a fair chunk of change.

 

I'd much rather buyers who want a modded car buy a modded car and tweak it rather than take out another stock car. £26k though is strong money for a modded Supra so it is a figure likely to persuade many to part with their cars and maybe you should look at least one other if only for a comparison before taking the plunge.

 

Thanks for all the advice. Here’s another take. When modifying cars sometimes you can use the best pets and the most reputable garages but shit happens and there’s seldom any warranties as thatsbthe nature of the games. Would you say that in some respects it’s “safer “ to buy a modified 700 bhp car that’s stood solid for 14 years as opposed to one that’s fairly freshly built and has not been properly tried and tested?

[rider]

I'd personally go for the proven reliable modified setup because these cars aren't cheap to fix but are cheap to run entirely because of their reliability. It'd be useful to see a recent dyno on the car to make sure its moving and picking up strongly in the real world on the road rev range.

[Redman]

Well after all that he’s decided not to sell. Can’t say I blame him, it’s been his baby for 14 years. I’ll have to keep looking on the forum for something good. Thanks a lot to everyone for all their advice . One day, one day!!!