invisiblewar

So I may end up withe an 83 Celica Supra
I really have no clue on whats what with these cars. Anyone familiar with these?
Common Problems and such?

Legend2TL

rust on the rear hatch
wiper motor gear strips (made of plastic)
motor and transmission mounts dry-rot
A/C
radio

Other than that it's a very reliable car, the motor is very robust.
A close friend put over 150K on his 83 and it was auto-crossed alot.

neuronbob

Sorry I can't help you invisiblewar....

but I have to say I lusted after those Supras when I was in high school. I guess I am officially one of these now:
+1 on the reliability of those cars. They are pretty tough!

OperationDarkie

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headgaskets, maybe a cooling issue but other than that its pretty solid, pretty much what Legend2TL said, but check the headgasket first, if I am not mistaken it has the 7m gte motor, those are notorious for blowing stock headgaskets.

Miiike

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That's the MK3 supra, 86-92, and you're right about the headgaskets on those. These MK2's are fine though. The only one I've driven was a lot of fun.

Legend2TL

One last thing, if you want to keep it stock there are extremely few tire choices available. Someone I work with has a 1984, and he said Comp TA's are one of the last tires in the OEM size 225/60-14 available.

phee

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i like it but aren 260z's and 280z's in the same price bracket? i like the styling on the z's more but this IS a toyota..

LaCostaRacer

I had a 1984 Supra 5 speed for 6 years and it was a pretty reliable car when I owned it.
I liked the 5 speed a lot and the seats were pretty good too. Performance was good in its time but a 4cyl TSX will kill a Supra now so you won't be winning any races with that any more.

Mine got towed one time because an igniter failed- otherwise it was an easy to own car. I wound up replacing the radio too when the tape deck crapped out and that was about it. In their time, those cars were high theft- people were stealing them for the seats and wheels that also fit on the Celica. If the picture represents the one you're buying you will have a great buy.

Good luck!

charliemike

I would love to have one of those cars ... I loved them as a high schooler.

Good luck!

invisiblewar

I was supposed to go check it out yesterday but the guy ended up working late. Hopefully I can get over to look at the car soon

OperationDarkie

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Ah thanks I couldn't remember if they had the 7M in them I used to have a 88 and I went through 2 headgaskets before I finally went with a aftermarket one.