Where to buy a salvaged supra

[NoS22]

Hi,

I was wondering if any one knows where a good place to buy a salvaged supra is.
I want to rebuild one

[PNG]

Oh boy. Here we go...

To be kind, I'll start this off with a real question:

Have you ever "rebuilt" anything before? Perhaps you might consider starting with a simpler, less expensive project.

[Moloko]

Check local auto auctions (police auctions, repos, insurance auctions, etc), and ebay. Those are your best chances.

Like PNG said, A Supra is a complicated car. Its expensive, hard to find parts for cheap, and very complex to work on and rebuild. Not to mention it wont be cheap. If you get a wrecked Supra for 3 grand you'll probably invest over 20 thousand to get it even close to how it was new.

[PNG]

And you'll still owe Dom a ten-second car.



(Sorry. I couldn't keep that inside any longer...)

[Ike]

He said 10 seconds, not 10 minutes.

Seriously though, for the amount of money you pay for a car like that from a salvage yard, and the price you pay to get it fixed, you could have purchased a normal one for about the same price or maybe even less depending on whats happened to it.

Plus, when you buy a salvage you had better never want to sell the car, because it won't be easy, salvage titles drop the value of the car...

Not to mention how many cars that were destined to be completed projects ever reach completion? Shit happens and you suddenly don't have the time, money, etc. to carry on with it anymore.

[atomicbomberman]

Sorry to ruin your plan, but:
A. Salvaged body are usually not straight, so your chassis is trash.
B. You'll probably need a new engine.
C. You'll need new everything pretty much... so oh wait... why not buy a new car?!

Reality check kid, buying a salvage car is a bad idea, if you want to rebuild a car I think u should start with something mechanically simplier, like an old Mustang or Camaro, they are a lot easier to start out and u can find a crapy used one pretty easily that's not salvaged.

[markGSX]

Originally posted by atomicbomberman
C. You'll need new everything pretty much... so oh wait... why not buy a new car?!

Damn it Sam, didn't you watch the F&F?!

[turbo2.3]

Yeah, do you realize how much it costs to import parts overnight from Japan!!!

[ShadyDave]

Pretty easy!? Understatement of the week award, right there. :)

[Wolf]

Find and rebuild an old 60s Mustang.
Parts will be easier to find and cheaper, working on it will be easier and cheaper, and you'll end up with a faster, better looking, better handling car than you'd have with the Supra.