yay or nay?

[fkford]

hey guys .. thinking of purchasing a 1jz twin turbo soarer .. i no its not a commodore but i still got my VS was wondering if ne one could shed some light on the Toyota soarer 2.5L twin turbo;s... are they reliable? what should i look for when purchasing one? common faults? etc etc ... thanks guys!!

 

[Jesterarts]

One of my mates has had a TT Soarer for years now and the only issues he's had with it is he lost his license driving it. Ran 6.4 0-100kmph stock. (Gtech)

It's a toyota engine, so fairly reliable I would think.

Other than that, I've always liked the soarer shape... nice big coupe.

 

[Chris E]

1JZ engine right?

One of the best engines for power production ever, plus its toyota so reliable as

 

[HamaTime™]

Soarer's are amazing, one of my favorite imports!

 

[fkford]

good to hear fellas..i have only heard positive things about them so far. But the one im looking at has 162000 on the clock... and apparently they can be an expensive car to maintain.

 

[csgup1]

from what ive heard and read, they are good cars. toyota makes pretty reliable cars. also they are great for mods due to the real sturdy engine

 

[Deutscher]

1JZ is an awesome engine, 2JZ better tho
They share the same engine as the Supras... when I was looking for a MK3 the only thing most people said was a problem was the heads. But I think most problems were caused my stupid drivers.

 

[fkford]

cheers guys. was just browsing ebay to see how much parts were...i nearly fell off my chair lol.. second hand rear bar COVER - 260$ !!! god damn...vr/vs rear bar - 20$ lol

 

[BlackVT5.7]

Unless you are planning on buying one of the later 97+ models (which fetch a pretty penny)
I wouldnt bother, most are quite old and are like buying a vr commodore(ok not as crap, but still just as old) electronics failing, suspension worn, high kms on the engine etc.

 

[Chris E]

If I was to buy an import I would buy an immaculate low ks one from the auctions in Japan. Have a few mates who have bought imports that way and the cars are completely mint, totally different level to the cars we have here.