Guest haxman Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Hi guys. Just joined and am seriously looking to buy a supra TT. Would like a Uk car(insurance), and manual. How much do you reckon I should be looking to pay? I don't really mind the mileage as long as its been well looked after.. And preferably only limited(or no) mods, again for insurance purposes.. Any ideas? Cheers:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 a uk manual? still gonna be pretty expensive matey and you could probably get a jspec for less and have cash left over after your insurance i reckon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest haxman Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Hmm...Whats the difference(price wise) between the j-spec and uk-models(ish obv). insurance is an extra £500 or so.. Plus there seems to be a difference in power/trim etc..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 do a search mate. has been long debated on here and there will be positives and negatives for each of them (although i will say the UK's had leather and the bigger brakes as std). speak to jurgen on here (just do a search for him and check out his site), he's very well regarded on here and has imported cars for lots of members before. he'll be able to give you a rough figure for a freshly imported car. . . . oh, and welcome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockys96 Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 uk spec 6speed around 9k with around 120,000miles jap 6speed around 8k with 60,000 miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ian@TunerUK Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 i'm in a similar position to yourself but after looking around i'd go for an import, the money saved on the purchase will more than make up for the slight increase in insurance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockys96 Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 and the lower mileage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 yep.....jspec all the way (waits for a barrage of abuse from the lardy UK boys...) ps welcome ian! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Welcome , please use the search. Typically any money you'll save on the initial purchase will probably be lost on insurance over the years on a JDM, especially if you're young. You will find more selection of imports for less money with usually unverifiable mileages, most should be geniune though. UK manuals are tough to come buy as there arnt many around, and decent condition ones are even harder to find, so like most you'll probably end up with an import if you're after a manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 totally agree with you there Bobbeh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 get an import, especially if you want a manual, much better choice, so you are more likely to find exactly what you want rather than settle for what you can get from a limited number of higher priced cars. Most j-spec comes with mods worth having too, sometimes you can get a lot for the £ good luck! PS: not all insurance companies charge more for an import, and even when they do, it's not always a lot - certainly you can get a good deal where the difference is small enough to not really care about. and, finally, things like brakes can be upgraded at your leasure. For example, second hand, the uk front brake swap might only cost you £200 or so, hardly a show stopper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 £200 for UK brakes!!! Why didn't I do that!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 my front uk calipers cost £70, and they are from a much newer car than I would have been able to afford anyway lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian W Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 my front uk calipers cost £70, and they are from a much newer car than I would have been able to afford anyway lol that's bloody good mate, i have to say. is it a no-no to do front calipers and then rears separately? will it give a braking bias towards the front? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 my front uk calipers cost £70 yes but that was a bit of a one off that caused a bit of a stink wasn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Insurance- are you tied in with a company for the rest of a year at the mo? If not, join up here and give our club insurance people a call they may well suprise you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest haxman Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 thanks guys am now leaning towards a j-spec, although will have to get the ins quotes done. How does it work with respect to mods.. can you just insure the basic car, without the mods? Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Yeah and inform you they dont know what a UK spec Supra is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chilli Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 that's bloody good mate, i have to say. is it a no-no to do front calipers and then rears separately? will it give a braking bias towards the front? I havn't fitted them yet, no spare time, but I will soon! Anyway from what I gather from reading other posts, basically you can do the fronts on there own and it's a vast improvement on it's own. Ideally you would do the rears too, as you say to balance things up, but this is of much lesser significance. Most of the weight is transfered to the front when you brake hard anyway, this is where all the effort goes. So in an ideal world, do front and back together, failing that, do the fronts first and see how you find it, I don't think the rears will be urgent. yes but that was a bit of a one off that caused a bit of a stink wasn't it? admitedly there was a bit of a cafuffle (spelling) about the ebay auction, but if I hadn't of got them someone else here would have lol. I'm not saying you will get them for the same price, just that there are bargains around, heck even the brand new price is cheap for what you get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 thanks guys am now leaning towards a j-spec, although will have to get the ins quotes done. How does it work with respect to mods.. can you just insure the basic car, without the mods? Tony Most places don't insure like for like anyway. So if you wreck your bodykit you get the standard Toyota parts in replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DBR Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 yeah what bobbeh said, the money you spend on the UK car will soon be made up by the hefty insurance price on the jspec, i searched every were for jspec insurance an the closest i got to a UK spec was £1000!!?? off. not sure were everyone insures but i couldn't find a reasonable jspec prcie anywere, maybe because of my age (22). price for uk manuals varies alot dependant on mileage an history...there are couple knocking around with high miles for around 9-10k, an i have seen low mileage cars with good history go for around 14k which is not too un-common. took me 1.5 years to find the manual i was after an prior to that i had already given up an baught a uk aut:( . they can be found if you want one bad enough:p good luck an welcome by the way:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Tell you waht, as you don't mind which you have, why don't you concentrate on looking at TT6's in general, and if it's a UK one that you find and ticks all the boxes buy it, if it's a Jspec then buy that one. But do give Sky a call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soonto_HAS_soop Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Get a J spec TT 6spd facelift without the VVTi lump in gunmetal.... ....but I might be a little biased on my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stonkin Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 I have a J-spec TT When i first insured the Supe, i used A-Plan, they actually came out cheaper than Sky. They specialise in Jap Imports and will insure a uk or a j-spec for the same price. As long as it is a Supra they do not care. I have no experience how they will help if i ever need to use them but they certainly seem ok. They will also allow basic upgrades at no extra cost, ie, wheels, exhausts. I was 23 when i first got insured, 5 years no claims, 5 points for an SP30, i paid £920. I'm just about to reinsure, so 24, still have the 5 points and 6 years no claims, they supplied a quote of £840 after which i made a phone call and told them they could do better, they have dropped it to £770, this year again is with a £500 excess. I called Sky again this time and got a quote of £790, however this was with a £250 excess. I am likely to stick with A-Plan as i will not have to pay out a £200 deposit with them as i am an existing customer. (based on monthly payment) Hope this can help you out, Christian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted March 2, 2006 Share Posted March 2, 2006 Good points Christian, I was with Aplan last year (Before the club scheme was set up) , this year they were the same price as Sky. However Sky do 'agreed value' so it was a no brainier really. I pay £670 for a modified import, a UK would cost only £500. Either quote is ridiculously cheap for a 400bhp car - especially when you compare it to the quotes for RX7's, Skyline, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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