greetings

[zappaz]

hey im a midel aged gearhead that never grew up my gramar and spelling sucks i make my money with my tools
ive owned one of the best celicas ever built and sold it years ago im sick of missing the lil red car so im hunting a new one
every thing i look at is stright up junk so . . . on to the next one im curently lookin at 3 supras 82 85 and a 87 im leaning towards the 82 ''L'' showing 220 on the clock i joined yall ta look around and get an idea of wat ta look 4 the big diffs ect oh and all are
5sp cars gota be a clutch
thanks for havin me

[1SupraMk2]

Sorry, you must have perfect English approved by the Queen herself to join this forum. :-) Just kidding, we put up with statements like: wazzup i'm gonna see my homie bout dis ride it da shizzle.

It's hard finding a really nice MK2 without spending a lot of cash. There has been a 5-speed 82 L type on Craig's List for a while in the NW Arkansas/SW Missouri area. He's down to $1800 and it looks pretty clean, including a cracked windshied and some sunroof problems (damn sunroofs). Its probably a pretty good deal, so I imagine if you look long enough you could find a decent car in the $2K range. The 82 is unique, as the wiring and engine management system is completely different from the latter years. I think that is a drawback if you wish to do performance mods, but it still wouldn't keep me from buying a nice one.

Welcome to the forum and good luck on your search.

[zappaz]

thank you yeh not a big fan of the sun roof the one im lookin at now has the solid roof witch is one less problem in my mind
being a fan of the clasic gm i never got into the ''tuners'' that deep so its gona be a few befor i catch on to the lingo
so bear with me as i learn it

[1SupraMk2]

All things being equal, I would buy the one without the sunroof myself, pretty hard to find too.

[zappaz]

the bigest thing about it that speeks to me is it was always adult owned no mods and not ''tricked out '' so less abuse im gona stew on it for a couple days i kinda like the 85 but this one 82 speeks to me now the motors ? was it the same block ? just differant internals 2.8 - 3.0 and how far can one be bored and still hold up ? im a heavy footed clutch dumper

[zuprax85]

get an 85!!!! with the money u r gonna spend trying to bored a 5m u can buy a 2jzge, u r gonna like it.

[zappaz]

2jzge ?? is that the 3 liter ? not planing on hotroding it out as of yet just thinking of the options with 222000 miles well you know the rest
my normal thinking is s.b.c big power for lil dollar but then it wouldnt be a yota after lookin at a few of the posts on here i mite try the 22r
one of the high points of the 82 is a $800 price tag and only 1 small dent in the fender drive it home

[RedP85]

some info about years differences:
http://www.celicasupra.com/forums/sh...ences-in-years

I' ve look for the thread about what to look for buying a MK 2,
but can't locate it....


edit:
I've found the link, but it is no longer working...
http://www.celicasupra.com/buyingtips.htm

[zappaz]

talk about pissed off responded to a cl ad 85 gt 3k lowered to 2k or best ok ad said no body damage every thing good when making arangments for payment and pick up lil punk says oh the sunroof is stuck open and the bumper was riped in half ok im still intrested and then the bomb he jumps the price to $3800 ok im lookin for a supra just a cheap dougnut spinner and ive found 8 under $1800 but this kid went an got an ear full of choice words from me taday