I drove a camarow this past weekend. I really liked the muscle car feel but I am verry parshal to imports. the old school supra seem to fit the bill and they are affordable for a college student like me. I live in Virginia Beach how much am I looking to pay for a 5 speed 1985-90? how do they drive as far as power and controll?

the car handes great, reliable if you treat it right,handles like no other problem i see is gas milage im a senior in highschool exept i got a mkiv the mkiii get 17/22mpg but other than that its a good car and i know cause me and my freind bought one as a project last year. As of price your loking at 3.5-5k and thats in decent condition. Me and my freind got lucky with our buy we paid 6k for a 92 with 70,000original miles it was an old guy just trying to get rid of it. Well good luck with your search

the car handes great, reliable if you treat it right,handles like no other problem i see is gas milage im a senior in highschool exept i got a mkiv the mkiii get 17/22mpg but other than that its a good car and i know cause me and my freind bought one as a project last year. As of price your loking at 3.5-5k and thats in decent condition. Me and my freind got lucky with our buy we paid 6k for a 92 with 70,000original miles it was an old guy just trying to get rid of it. Well good luck with your search
why dont you want 91-92?

why dont you want 91-92?
Mony is an issue. I have a 91 ford tempo and a 87 hond civic hatch I am trying to sell to get one and I want a turbo so the mk3 sounds like the one for me. plus I love 80's cars

Mony is an issue. I have a 91 ford tempo and a 87 hond civic hatch I am trying to sell to get one and I want a turbo so the mk3 sounds like the one for me. plus I love 80's cars
well you can always do the cosmetic swap if you dont like it. but if memory serves me right . the mk3 got a better lsd in 89. and also certain colors werent available if im correct. but if your going to get a turbo mk3 , its still not going to be cheap .

Same colors, same LSD. The only different LSD was the JDM only TORSEN differential. The turbo drivetrain change for 89+ was a 3.73 rear gear.

Same colors, same LSD. The only different LSD was the JDM only TORSEN differential. The turbo drivetrain change for 89+ was a 3.73 rear gear.
teal was available from 86.5-88?

Medium turquoise metallic but who wants that, that color looks like ass IMO. :p All the basic colors are their still, instead of turquoise there was a light blue, there was red, their was white, there was blue, there was black, not much else to it.

Medium turquoise metallic but who wants that, that color looks like ass IMO. :p All the basic colors are their still, instead of turquoise there was a light blue, there was red, their was white, there was blue, there was black, not much else to it.


turqouise....teal.....big differrence. and say what you want but a teal mk3 is worth $$$$

P.S. their were also very many differrent shades of white. and you forgot grey as well.

It's only worth what someone is willing to pay for it, not what some book says it's worth because of low production numbers. If there were only 50 Geo metros built it wouldn't make them more valuable because there still a POS that no body wants. I didn't know I was supposed to list all the exact colors for every production year, yessa masta sorry masta!!
Super White II
Super White III
Super White IV
Super White Pearl Mica
White Pearl Mica
Amethyst Silver metallic
Bluish Grey metallic
Grey metallic
Does that suit you yet, you say turquoise isn't a big deal but white and grey are? It's the same basic colors as I've already said, white, red, blue, black. :biggrin:

It's only worth what someone is willing to pay for it, not what some book says it's worth because of low production numbers. If there were only 50 Geo metros built it wouldn't make them more valuable because there still a POS that no body wants. I didn't know I was supposed to list all the exact colors for every production year, yessa masta sorry masta!!
Super White II
Super White III
Super White IV
Super White Pearl Mica
White Pearl Mica
Amethyst Silver metallic
Bluish Grey metallic
Grey metallic
Does that suit you yet, you say turquoise isn't a big deal but white and grey are? It's the same basic colors as I've already said, white, red, blue, black. :biggrin:
their is a big differrence between turquoise and teal. and i never said book. and its all a matter of opinion really. blue book is a crock of shit for the most part. mkiii are listed way too high , mkiv's are listed too low. and if your in the market for a mkiii then 93% of the time your going to be an enthusiast. so that would be someone who is going to fork out the dough if they want a rare supra.

P.S. you forgot black in your first list :P :evillol: :naughty:

I don't think there is much of a difference in turquoise and teal, there both kind of :gay: IMO, right up there with pink and neon green. The color is called Medium Turquoise Metallic (paint code 749) and I said black in the last two posts :sly: . Agreed on KBB though, it is never right for most all sports cars, especially Supras but 93% of the people here in the CSRA who have MKIII's only drive them to get from A to B, they couldn't care less about what it is or what's under the hood. Also 99.7% of statistics are made up on the spot from my own research. :biggrin: No point in arging over opinions though, it's worth what you think it's worth, I personally wouldn't pay another dime for a different color because it doesn't make my car go any faster. :)

Sorry for bringing back an old thread, But I currently own 2 supras that run great and bought for under $2,000 each. Not to mention that they are both limited two tones (Blue/Silver) that look very nice. I would suggest going through a private seller, just because the dealers overcharge. Even in California its not hard to find an MKIII being sold for $2,000-$2,500.

most of the mkiii population is in texas and california and you can find them the cheapest in those two states if yopu go through a private seller. i bought my 89 turbo targa 5spd for 1800 and 100 extra for delivery from SD

The only thing about the 86.5-92 are that they like to blow head gaskets. If you get one that is running, re-torque the head bolts to 72 ft-lbs. They are only at 55 ft-lb stock. I paid 2500 for mine with a blown head gasket and spent about another 1000 to replace it and most of the sensors, hoses, plugs, wires, etc. It has run great for the last 8 months with only changing the oil. If you do get the turbo make sure you change the oil every 3K miles.