Yup,, I have it and I have it bad :icon_bigg " Multiple Generation Supra Syndrome " I've been stuck on MKII's since buying my first one in 1990 . Since then i've had 4 . Now last week this MKIII deal fell in my lap,, I just couldn't pass it up. Here's how it went down ..
I get a phone call from a co worker at another location . She says her husband has an old Supra that hasn't been on the road in years and now he wants to get rid of it. She heard I was into Supras lol. Anyway she said they have had the car for 15yrs but it hasn't been working in 3 or 4 .
Well ,,she has my attention at this point
I ask ,,what year ? She says 89 . I ask is it a 7mgte ? She says it's a Toyota Supra ,,that's all I know . I tell her no worries ,, ask hubby to give me a call .
10 mins later the phone rings .It's her husband " hey I heard you might want my old Supra" I say" maybe ,,whats's wrong with it and is it a turbo or NA ? " a brief pause then,," man I have no fucking idea what's wrong with it but yeah it's a turbo " I had a friend ( Honda Tech) come over and do a service on it 3 1/2 yrs ago and it hasn't worked right since . It will idle fine but just dies when you try to put it in gear and move . If you ease in on the gas you can get it to move but not even close to road worthy. I've tried everything and had it at 2 different garages and they couldn't find the problem either. Then we bought a new car and it's been sitting ever since. I Say " hmm is it in good shape ? " He says ,,hell yeah , it's been in my garage for the last 3 yrs. A little nic here and there but yes good shape . I say ok ,, How much ??
He then starts to go on about his wife wants a boat now,, blah blah blah ,,, I say ok ,, so how much ? He said " if he had it running right he would want a lot but,, it's not ,,,so how's about $1000.00 bucks. I say " well that's cheap ,, are you sure it's in descent shape ? His reply " yup "
I said "OK it's worth that in parts " send it back on our truck and i'll deal with it " I was expecting crap in a white wrapper LOL
Well it arrived !! I opened up the doors on our truck and I see a White MKIII with no damage or rust on the front end .. I think " hmm that's a nice surprise " I open the hood and look around at a dirty 7mgte that's been coated in rust proofing . Anyway as I look around a little further I see the afm connector is twisted around so you can just see the side of the afm. I grab the connector and it falls off in my hand . I laugh and think " nahhh he must have checked that . Guess what ,,, NOPE BAHAHA I plug it in "all the way in" and jump in, turn the key and it starts like a new car. No smoke , no hicup ,, I drive it out of the truck and around the parking lot. Smooth , nice tranny , no hesistation , no problem I can't believe he didn't check the connector. It was hanging off !! Should I be feeling guilty (like Iam ) and give him back his car ?
SOoo here is what 1K and a bit of luck can get you. I do have a few spots to touch up and maybe an leak or 2 but all in all ,,, I think I stole his Supra ! I do feel a little guilty about it ,, but ,,I have the bill of sale and he has my 1K
If you have any comments , suggestions or know some things I should check on please speak up . This MKIII sweetness is all new to me :icon_bigg
needs some tlc
I get a phone call from a co worker at another location . She says her husband has an old Supra that hasn't been on the road in years and now he wants to get rid of it. She heard I was into Supras lol. Anyway she said they have had the car for 15yrs but it hasn't been working in 3 or 4 .
Well ,,she has my attention at this point
I ask ,,what year ? She says 89 . I ask is it a 7mgte ? She says it's a Toyota Supra ,,that's all I know . I tell her no worries ,, ask hubby to give me a call .
10 mins later the phone rings .It's her husband " hey I heard you might want my old Supra" I say" maybe ,,whats's wrong with it and is it a turbo or NA ? " a brief pause then,," man I have no fucking idea what's wrong with it but yeah it's a turbo " I had a friend ( Honda Tech) come over and do a service on it 3 1/2 yrs ago and it hasn't worked right since . It will idle fine but just dies when you try to put it in gear and move . If you ease in on the gas you can get it to move but not even close to road worthy. I've tried everything and had it at 2 different garages and they couldn't find the problem either. Then we bought a new car and it's been sitting ever since. I Say " hmm is it in good shape ? " He says ,,hell yeah , it's been in my garage for the last 3 yrs. A little nic here and there but yes good shape . I say ok ,, How much ??
He then starts to go on about his wife wants a boat now,, blah blah blah ,,, I say ok ,, so how much ? He said " if he had it running right he would want a lot but,, it's not ,,,so how's about $1000.00 bucks. I say " well that's cheap ,, are you sure it's in descent shape ? His reply " yup "
I said "OK it's worth that in parts " send it back on our truck and i'll deal with it " I was expecting crap in a white wrapper LOL
Well it arrived !! I opened up the doors on our truck and I see a White MKIII with no damage or rust on the front end .. I think " hmm that's a nice surprise " I open the hood and look around at a dirty 7mgte that's been coated in rust proofing . Anyway as I look around a little further I see the afm connector is twisted around so you can just see the side of the afm. I grab the connector and it falls off in my hand . I laugh and think " nahhh he must have checked that . Guess what ,,, NOPE BAHAHA I plug it in "all the way in" and jump in, turn the key and it starts like a new car. No smoke , no hicup ,, I drive it out of the truck and around the parking lot. Smooth , nice tranny , no hesistation , no problem I can't believe he didn't check the connector. It was hanging off !! Should I be feeling guilty (like Iam ) and give him back his car ?
SOoo here is what 1K and a bit of luck can get you. I do have a few spots to touch up and maybe an leak or 2 but all in all ,,, I think I stole his Supra ! I do feel a little guilty about it ,, but ,,I have the bill of sale and he has my 1K
If you have any comments , suggestions or know some things I should check on please speak up . This MKIII sweetness is all new to me :icon_bigg
needs some tlc
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