well i know many of you have owned different cars in your time.

has anyone had first hand experience with the MK3? main reason i am looking to trade is i want something more fun and driving my SC400 makes me feel kinda bored... i dont think i need the DD luxury feel just yet BUT i do enjoy it and trading my car will be tough no matter what car.

With that said. MK3's, I know ZERO about them..... thinking about trading for the turbo model with a 'rebuilt' motor 10k miles ago (rings, hks headgasket, arp studs, oil pump, water pump, plugs/wires).... i dont really like the car look a whole lot but it grows on me everytime i look at one thats all done up....

 

Tundra heads and pistons on your original block courtesy of Lextreme. Manual conversion. Custom turbo setup. Everybody knocks the 4-litre without giving her a chance

 

Mk3 Supras are often labeled as "The poor man's Supra" by Mk4 owners.

 

eh...
the 7m motor has the potential for lots of problems, which is why the 1/2jz is a common swap for them.
it also has the potential for some fun, depending on how it was rebuilt.

....which brings up a concern I always have about rebuilt 7m's. they require some experience when matching up parts. my brother is slowly realizing this as he builds his.

and check out supra forums or supra mania. lots of good info regarding longevity, upgrades, gripes and praises.

I wouldn't trade my sc for one, but I have a brother with one, so i'll just steal it when I wanna drive one

 

part that bothers me most is the interior looks like a old toyota pickup haha all squares and cable clusters haha

but these few pics make me kinda like it....

 

Looks wise to me would be a pretty big downgrade stock for stock,and the SC still looks the best modded, and the interior.. 7M motor isnt all that either you'll be swapping a 1/2J before you know it. Why not swap it into a more modern and overall better car IMO. Come on man its CL

 

^ very good point haha

 

^^^^ only 12 grand later... LOL..... I had the same thing happen to me a guy was looking to get a SC 300/400 and he wanted to trade his mk3 with a 7mgte it was an alright i was really close to trading him but i couldnt part with my pride an joy. Now he said he could put a 2jzge with around 130k on it but i think ill only let her go for 300 or a mkiv supra

 

A good friend of mine had one. Great fun and pretty fast when it was running. Went through multiple head gaskets (hks gasket finally cured that), had a park position sensor disable the car once. Was in for service for various things every few months. I wouldn't trade my SC4 for one. Too risky. Need examples? This is 7 out of the first 10 I just looked at on CL.

Needs engine work
http://westernmass.craigslist.org/cto/2264348918.html

Engine replaced
http://miami.craigslist.org/mdc/cto/2264823747.html

Blown Head Gasket
http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/cto/2264655968.html

New Engine, Needs Turbo
http://toledo.craigslist.org/cto/2264610660.html

No Engine
http://newyork.craigslist.org/que/cto/2264190169.html

Engine problems
http://cedarrapids.craigslist.org/cto/2256797932.html

Rebuilt engine
http://siouxcity.craigslist.org/cto/2252233159.html

 

^your post just convinced me, along with a little research about the common problems with mk3's... i wont trade.

thanks to the few that answered =)

CL...... why did i even think about leaving!?

 

Glad u stuck with the sc.. It would make a good project

 

I got to admit those Turbo MK3s do look appealing to me even more so one that is in great condition.





Glad your keeping the SC tho, think you made the right choice

 

When you own'd a sweet MK3 all you really want is an SC3. I know this is what she looked like a few days before her death. it was a good death

 

Im sorry, but if I could get my hands on a MK3 that looked like that, my SC would be gone.

 

hahaha yeah if someone was trading me the car above, no questions asked i would.

but since it just a stock turbo mk3 i decided not to. he wouldnt throw money on top AND i found out it was auto which in my mind defeats the whole purpose of the car (but he had a doner car with a mk3 w58)

1988 mk3's are cheap