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I’m in the market for a new daily driver, and I’ve always wanted a second-generation Toyota Supra. It’s not like it’s exotic or anything (although they are relatively rare), but it just looks so cool to me. I found one that I think is a good deal, but I wanted to know if I should consider it. Here are the details:
A 1988 Toyota Supra. Two-door, Targa top, rear-wheel drive, 5-speed manual transmission (not turbo).
5S-FE 2.8 Liter Inline 6 cylinder engine with approximately 143 hp and 166 ft-lbs of torque.
There were about 201,000 miles on the odometer, but these engines were known for going 400,000+ miles with regular maintenance.
Gray exterior with gray interior and Targa top. The interior isn’t perfect, but still pretty good. There is a tear in the passenger seat and some other slight flaws here and there. The exterior has some dings and minor scratches but overall is still really nice looking at JDM Sport Classics.
No rust that I can see. There are a few spots where the paint is starting to bubble up on the door jams, but it doesn’t seem too serious yet. It does have an aftermarket exhaust on it with an aftermarket air intake, but both seem to work fine, and I don’t think the engine is suffering from any problems due to it.
The car does not come with an owner’s manual or service book, so I am assuming that it was never serviced in a Toyota dealership, just in a local shop. It was previously in Florida and came up here to New England around a year ago.
The seller lives in Somerville, and he uses it as his daily driver to commute to work, so I am assuming that it is currently registered and insured.
It comes with aftermarket Pioneer speakers and an OEM Toyota cassette player (it’s not the most incredible sound system in the world, but it does get the job done).
No rust that I can see on the car. The interior looks nice, but there are some minor flaws here and there (like mentioned above). There is no rust on the exterior at all either.
The paint does seem to be starting to bubble up around the door jams, mainly on the driver’s side of the car.
Some minor dings and scratches on the exterior are typical for a car of this age.
The interior is nice, but there are some flaws here and there (like mentioned above). The driver’s seat is torn around the bolster, which seems very common with Supras of this vintage. I am not comfortable driving one of these things to get a perfect interior, so I am okay with this.
The primary issue that the car has is the paint which seems to be starting to bubble up in some areas (mainly on the driver’s side). Other than that, it looks like a nice car, and in my opinion, you can easily find another one in much worse shape than this for the same price. What do you guys think? Is it worth it, or should I keep looking?
Toyota Supra for sale under $10,000
A 1988 Toyota Supra. Two-door, Targa top, rear-wheel drive, five-speed manual transmission (not turbo).
5S-FE 2.8 Liter Inline 6 cylinder engine with approximately 143 hp and 166 ft-lbs of torque.
There were about 201,000 miles on the odometer, but these engines were known for going 400,000+ miles with regular maintenance.
Gray exterior with gray interior and Targa top. The interior isn’t perfect, but still pretty good. There is a tear in the passenger seat and some other minor flaws here and there. The exterior has some dings and minor scratches but overall is still really nice looking.
No rust that I can see. There are a few spots where the paint is starting to bubble up on the door jams, but it doesn’t seem serious yet. It does have an aftermarket exhaust on it with an aftermarket air intake, but both seem to work fine, and I don’t think the engine is suffering from any problems due to it.
The car does not come with an owner’s manual or service book, so I am assuming that it was never serviced in a Toyota dealership, just in a local shop. It was previously in Florida and came up here to New England around a year ago.
The seller lives in Somerville, and he uses it as his daily driver to commute to work, so I am assuming that it is currently registered and insured.
It comes with aftermarket Pioneer speakers and an OEM Toyota cassette player (it’s not the most incredible sound system in the world, but it does get the job done).
No rust that I can see on the car. The interior looks really nice, but there are some minor flaws here and there (like mentioned above). There is no rust on the exterior at all either.
The paint does seem to be starting to bubble up around the door jams, mainly on the driver’s side of the car.
The asking price right now is $9,000 (and there are already some people interested in purchasing it). I know that these cars go for around $10-$14K usually, but this one seems to be priced pretty well considering that it is in lovely condition up to this point and that it is a five-speed manual (not to mention that it has low miles and is still under warranty). What do you guys think of the pricing on this one? Is $9,000 too much for one of these cars considering its mileage and current condition?
I am new to this forum, so please let me know if I posted something incorrectly or missed something important.
Thank you for taking the time to look through this, and I hope to get some feedback from all of you (and hopefully learn a little bit more about these cars as well).
-Mike
Toyota Supra for sale under $10,000 – Toyota Supra Forum
Hi folks!
It has been a while since I posted my last thread, but I have been busy working on the car and getting it ready for the road. In this latest thread, I will try to keep things short (and sweet) and just go over some of the new updates that I finished up over the past week or so.
The first two things that I wanted to get done were the oil change and cleaning the air filter. With all of the city driving that I have been doing recently, it seemed like it was time for an oil change (I usually like to wait for between 5-7k miles depending on how much hard driving I do). The car had already been sitting for about a month since its last oil change, so I had all of the parts on hand to get this done.
First, I made sure that everything was laid out nicely and organized before taking things apart. Then, I removed both covers from the engine bay (upper one first) to make it easier to access the oil filter.
After removing both covers, I disconnected the battery to ensure that no power was going to the car while it was being worked on (safety first). Then, I removed the oil filler cap and hung a small container from it with fishing wire to catch any oil that might try to leak out of the filter once it was removed. Then, I hung a funnel from the oil cap to make it easier to pour in the new oil once everything was put back together (and to avoid any messes).
Once that was all hooked up, I finished removing the other stuff attached to the first cover (the lines and pressure sensor), disconnected the filter from the intake tube, and removed the old filter.
Once everything was off, I started cleaning all of the components that would be reused (the pressure sensor and oil cap) before putting a small amount of new oil on a clean rag and wiping down all of the other parts that I had just removed from the car. Once they were clean, I set them all aside and finished cleaning up the filter itself. Minus a bit of bit of oil that ended up on the ground from my haste to get everything reinstalled, I think it turned out pretty well for my first oil change on this car.
