I know a guy that is selling me a 94 supra TT the car runs great BUT.. the back of the car is completly rusted under and the rockers have rust to and would need to be replaced.. that is without looking at the rest of the vehicle carefully for rust. Its a 94TT 142k miles 6speed Targa, Red.. for $10k any imput would be much appreciated. North east United States.

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Sounds risky if the frame is rusted i wouldnt go near it. $10 seems really cheap but think of all the work and money you will be dropping into it. Rust is a virus and is very hard to contain, plus patching the frame isnt something i would want to do on a supra. So your looking at a $10 parts car with an engine that has 142K. Keep looking man i know its hard the toyota supra has like some kind of powers over the mind. They can make you do some dumb things

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Originally posted by Lewis05:
Sounds risky if the frame is rusted i wouldnt go near it. $10 seems really cheap but think of all the work and money you will be dropping into it. Rust is a virus and is very hard to contain, plus patching the frame isnt something i would want to do on a supra. So your looking at a $10 parts car with an engine that has 142K. Keep looking man i know its hard the toyota supra has like some kind of powers over the mind. They can make you do some dumb things

Thank you Lewis for the input Lewis but its $10,000 not $10. I just want to make sure im not passing up a good deal..

lol yeah i know its $10,000 shit for $10 i would have already bought it. Yeah i have just had bad times in the supra world. Just play it safe man, and yes it could be a great deal depends on the damage.

Yes but seems like a scam I have never seen a TT go for under 18k.

Well I will say one thing that has been proven true to me "You get what you pay for or less than what you pay for but never more than you pay for"

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Originally posted by Boostin Supra:
Yes but seems like a scam I have never seen a TT go for under 18k.

Not a scam I drove the car around the block and took a quick look at it..

Scam cracked from a test run and quick look huh, careful much? LOL I'am just playing seriously don't buy until you get it checked for rust and frame issues

how much of the back of the car is rusted? what is the reason for just the back end rusting out?

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Originally posted by supras_own_u:
how much of the back of the car is rusted? what is the reason for just the back end rusting out?

That I noticed all around the back of the gas tank in the back and the rockers are bubbling up I didn't look more at the rockers

Well you might wanna go get all that checked out yeah it will cost you money but its better than investing in something that will cost you more to fix then you spent on it. SUPRA PARTS ARE NOT CHEEP that shits expensive trust me.

Sounds like a crap deal, I'd suggest to keep looking

For 10k I'd say the car would have to be in good running condition. If the back is rusted make sure the rear end isnt screwed, thats important since a new differential will cost you like 3 grand then axles and such. I agree with everyone that MKIV parts are not cheap. Just basic panel replacements cost a shitload. If the body needs work you might want to consider if you want to swap stuff for aftermarket anyways cause it might be cheaper. But for 10k I would say as long as you dont care about authenticity and you get the car checked out and the frame is straight (BIG ISSUE), and the car mechanically is good then yes I would go for it but only if you realize it will be a BUNCH OF WORK. You wont be enjoying the car for awhile cause the work needed will have your car out of comission for awhile. You really need to figure out what you want and what your willing to put in but Im for anyone willing to fix up a MKIV just make sure if you do, do it right we already have to few of them as it is.

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Originally posted by JayG30:
For 10k I'd say the car would have to be in good running condition. If the back is rusted make sure the rear end isnt screwed, thats important since a new differential will cost you like 3 grand then axles and such. I agree with everyone that MKIV parts are not cheap. Just basic panel replacements cost a shitload. If the body needs work you might want to consider if you want to swap stuff for aftermarket anyways cause it might be cheaper. But for 10k I would say as long as you dont care about authenticity and you get the car checked out and the frame is straight (BIG ISSUE), and the car mechanically is good then yes I would go for it but only if you realize it will be a BUNCH OF WORK. You wont be enjoying the car for awhile cause the work needed will have your car out of comission for awhile. You really need to figure out what you want and what your willing to put in but Im for anyone willing to fix up a MKIV just make sure if you do, do it right we already have to few of them as it is.

This is the answer that I was looking for. Thank you Jay. hopefully everything goes ok ill be posting more in this FORUM.. A LOT MORE..

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Originally posted by JayG30:
For 10k I'd say the car would have to be in good running condition. If the back is rusted make sure the rear end isnt screwed, thats important since a new differential will cost you like 3 grand then axles and such. I agree with everyone that MKIV parts are not cheap. Just basic panel replacements cost a shitload. If the body needs work you might want to consider if you want to swap stuff for aftermarket anyways cause it might be cheaper. But for 10k I would say as long as you dont care about authenticity and you get the car checked out and the frame is straight (BIG ISSUE), and the car mechanically is good then yes I would go for it but only if you realize it will be a BUNCH OF WORK. You wont be enjoying the car for awhile cause the work needed will have your car out of comission for awhile. You really need to figure out what you want and what your willing to put in but Im for anyone willing to fix up a MKIV just make sure if you do, do it right we already have to few of them as it is.

Ditto on what Jay said. Thats good advice.

Wow glad I could help and people actually thank me. But the car sounds like a good project and getting into a MKIV for 10k is always good. I'd offer the guy 8-9k and see if he goes for that first though.

What bothers me most isnt that the car is rusted out, more that it has 142k miles on it. I know the motor goes for a long time but thats alot of miles. I would defenitly invest in some bottom end work, maybe a shortblock or just a rebuild or something. Unless the car is running good already. Thats just what I would want to do, some bottom end work and some crower valves(good for the money) and you would have a better then new engine that could rev safely to 8000+RPM. Now for me it would be easy since I have a machine shop in my family I could get it done for free and the crower springs and titanium retainer set cost $375 or something. Or go all out for the ferrea. I dont know if that helps but I figured I would throw that in anyways. Some other people should chime in on this. Later.

176k original miles here, shes still tickin away . supra parts expensive? hehe only if you buy new stuff. for sale sections and salvage yards will save you a bundle.

Supras own you likes to shop at the "Big Lots" of supra performance shop but either way it is expensive anyway around it and what kills you is the instalation I meen KILLS YOU,

True..installation kills you but I wouldnt get someone to install anything for me. Invest in some manuals from toyota and do it yourself. Its not that hard and the only way you will make out good on any deal like this is if you do it yourself. Plus, for me, I feel alot better knowing that it was done by me rather then giving it to someone, paying them, and they dont even do the job or do it half ass. I wouldnt trust anyone, just look at all the horror stories people have. It's not that hard to do it all, just dont expect to do it all in one afternoon. Like I said earlier it WILL take time! A installation shop will charge you a few grand on top of the parts to do something that you could do yourself with a 20 dollar book, with that book I could disassemble the whole friggin car if I had too. For alot of stuff you definetly would make out better looking for used or salvaged stuff. Cool thing is body parts you can get off a N/A so you will get alot luckier finding parts. Oh and like I said I know 176k is no problem for these motors, 200k+ is very possible but I like to keep things in like new condition. Find someone that knows someone who knows someone to do a rebuild for you for real cheap then like I said some valve work and your gonna be alot happier with the car, promise.

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Originally posted by Boostin Supra:
Supras own you likes to shop at the "Big Lots" of supra performance shop but either way it is expensive anyway around it and what kills you is the instalation I meen KILLS YOU,

my installs are free . i like to keep from getting screwed as much as possible. the thing you have to worry about with high milage car is the interior and exterior. my car is in need of a paint job and some of the interior plastics rattle other than that you would think it was new.