[Supras] How much longer for our beloved?

[Keith DiSarno]

Perfectly stated Bernie.

I have recently announced, and I believe it was mentioned on the list, that
I would give my car to the compactor before I gave someone the keys to my
Supra and watch them drive off in it. I would never be able to take it
emotionally.

Every time I get in the car I appreciate all over how great it is.  I mean
just look at the climate control. I personally don't know of any vehicle in
my family or extended family that has this option. Even new cars, its not a
big feature really, but the Supra has had it for 2 decades.

I always wonder, as I pass through an intersection, if someone stopped at
one of the other lights says to their son, "Look its a Supra! Son, that is a
great car. I'm glad they're still around."

Keith

On Dec 13, 2007 10:16 AM, sprigmo1 <sprigmo1 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Well said Bernie!!
> I wouldn't give mine up for anything in the world
> either!
> Malik
> --- "berniek at technicaldevelop.com"
> <berniek at technicaldevelop.com> wrote:
>
> > MkIIIs are now becoming quite old as we all know.
> > Yet when I get into
> > my 91, turn the key and start down the road it seems
> > as if it is a most
> > viable car for today.  That is amplified ever more
> > when putting the car
> > through its paces at WOT even with a modestly
> > modified engine.  We have
> > all seen the skyrocketing prices of MkIVs and in
> > fact increasing prices
> > of our toys as well.  There has been a vacuum of
> > high performance cars
> > for well over the last decade, with the vast
> > majority of those available
> > costing $$$$.  I was taken by cars at a time in the
> > 50's when every car
> > had a V8 and performance (well, at least
> > acceleration) could be had by
> > anyone for a few hundred dollars, or by buying new
> > for less than $4G
> > (yes, I'm not counting inflation and not counting
> > the fact that I had no
> > financial responsibilities except myself then).  But
> > today, what is
> > there?  A $65K Corvette?  A five year old N/A 911
> > for $45-$50K?  A solid
> > axle Rustang for almost the same price?  Chrysler
> > has already announced
> > that only a limited number of hemi challengers
> > (Charger?  The retro 60's
> > style) will be produced.  We can imagine the dealer
> > markup that will
> > engender.  The MkIII is not hampered by OBDII and
> > has just the right
> > blend of do-it-yourself electronics for FI
> > performance with almost the
> > nuevo nee-carburetor logical progression to
> > tunabilitybut does not tie
> > ones hands as OBDII does.
> >
> >
> > So, while none of us look at MKIIIs as el-cheapo
> > swoopy rocket sleds,
> > the fast is that with each passing day there become
> > fewer and fewer of
> > them.  I, to, had considered the practice of
> > cannibalism as it were,
> > almost parting out my '90 rather than selling it.
> > But the '91 is 99%
> > complete, is roadworthy, and to me is a new car with
> > performance
> > equaling a combination of other performance cars
> > I've had, for less than
> > $11K total, swoopy beauty not withstanding.
> > Although I've slowly been
> > collecting breakable body parts (lamp housings,
> > etc.,) some driveline
> > parts (axle shafts and possibly more), the subject
> > of buying a JDM
> > engine to keep in storage for the future had come up
> > with my wife, a
> > prospect which in her mind is crazy.  Of course she
> > is an appliance
> > driver and is perfectly happy with her 4 cylinder
> > Camry except that the
> > brakes are hard.  Yes, I have a "new" engine now,
> > albeit with more
> > piston slap that a brand new one, but so what.
> > Nonetheless the
> > possibility of catastrophic failure exists with any
> > modified engine and
> > the type of driving it invites, although 100K+ miles
> > could be within
> > sight with care.
> >
> >
> > What began this was a perusal through ebay, with
> > some degree of
> > unwarranted surprise at the cost of JDM engines as
> > opposed to the cost
> > when I bought mine.  Certainly however, this is an
> > indication of the
> > decline of the number of MkIIIs on the road.  Rather
> > sad, in a manner of
> > speaking.
> >
> >
> > As always, comment would be appreciated.
> >
> >
> >     BernieK
> >
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>
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