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Buying a sub $15000 Soarer
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Mon, 12 August 2002 11:20
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What is with these cars?? Other than motors (I think i have a handle on the JZ.)
What goes wrong with soarers? What do i have to look out for when buying one?
Some of these cars are not much over $10000.
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Re: Buying a sub $15000 Soarer
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Mon, 12 August 2002 11:29
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I think htere is some prblem with the trick adjustable suspension, that can cost more than the car is worth to repair.
soarer guys can you confirm this ?
Matt
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gold coast
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Re: Buying a sub $15000 Soarer
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Mon, 12 August 2002 11:33
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I think the TT standard units have conventional style suspension.
Apparently they have the same struts, A-arms and IRS setup as JZA80's
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Sydney
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May 2002
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Location:
gold coast
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May 2002
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Re: Buying a sub $15000 Soarer
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Mon, 12 August 2002 12:09
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The car is not for me!! A mate has seen them and thinks for the money, he cannot go past one.
His options are: VS commode or soarer Hmmmm i wonder???
He loves DIY and I have heaps of spares.
We'll have to start checking them out
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I supported Toymods
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Brisbane
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May 2002
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Re: Buying a sub $15000 Soarer
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Tue, 13 August 2002 07:45
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Go the Soarer, Go the Soarer 
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May 2002
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Re: Buying a sub $15000 Soarer
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Tue, 13 August 2002 09:56
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Well I got mine not long ago not that cheap tho but its manual and im sure alot of ppl wish they had there soarer in manual if it isnt already  very nice cars and they have some power in them not to be underestimated.  Im very happy with mine.
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Southern Sydney
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August 2002
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Re: Buying a sub $15000 Soarer
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Tue, 13 August 2002 11:10
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I bought mine 2 weeks ago today! <see pic to the left>
Awesome car to drive, mine has standard coil springs with some kind of electronic adjustment that stiffens them when in pwr mode. Nothing particularily complex though.
These things really move.
Its true there are a few things that can go wrong with them..... The dash will stop working, depending on the age. Costs $3 to fix if you can use a soldering iron.... $30 if you can't.
My heater control solenoid is shot but its interchangable with other toyota/lexus ones. And my parcel shelf brake light needs some toying with.
But if you want these things to really fly just buy a second hand boost controler and AFC from an importer and have them tuned on a dyno and you'll never get the grin off your face. 
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Re: Buying a sub $15000 Soarer
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Wed, 14 August 2002 02:16
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Remedy & Bounty
How much did you guys pay if you dont mind me asking ??
and what year models are they ? are they the TT ones ?
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Preston
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June 2002
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Re: Buying a sub $15000 Soarer
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Wed, 14 August 2002 02:47
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I bought mine about 3 1/2 years ago. I imported it myself with the help of a friend over in Japan. It was a 92 2.5 TT. At the time it cost me about $12,000 for the car, but by the time it was on the road after a few stuff ups it cost a total of $24,500. At the time i was looking at one in Melb almost identical for $39,000, so i saved quite a bit. I have a good friend now who imports cars and compliances, and he is getting 2 more in a week which he is selling for around $13,000 complianced.
Unfortunatly i have treated mine like absolute shit over the 3 years. I've done 130,000 (its just about to hit 200,000 now) and only taken it for 3 services in the whole time. I havnt had any major problems with it except for a little bit of black smoke and rough idle when cold recently, and lots of cracks in the door trims (I actually completly broke one, so im getting a new one this week). My heater has also stopped working on 2 ocasions( ??? any ideas here???) I had a sorta accident once, where i lost it and slammed into the gutter on a corner, jumped over it slammed the inside of the other 2 wheels and then ended up in the street that runs into it. I completly chewed that set of wheels ( half of the inside rim just snapped off one of the wheels ), but everything else was fine surprisingly. They are a completly solid car and as comfortable as anything.
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Preston
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June 2002
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Re: Buying a sub $15000 Soarer
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Wed, 14 August 2002 02:54
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P.S Id marry a Soarer if I could!!!!!!!!!
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Southern Sydney
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August 2002
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Re: Buying a sub $15000 Soarer
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Wed, 14 August 2002 03:03
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mine is a 91 2.5TT
I paid $16K for it with trade in of my banged up 88 model Celica.
Its in excellent condition, just clocked up 100K Km's.
I also have the same problem with the heater, found a half cut at a Jap Importer in Kirrawee yesterday and they wanted $95 for the actuator that is needed to fix it. Better than the $570 they want at Toyota but I'm gunna see if I can find better
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Re: Buying a sub $15000 Soarer
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Wed, 14 August 2002 03:29
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They all leather inside etc ?
pretty nice interiors or what ?
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Preston
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June 2002
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Re: Buying a sub $15000 Soarer
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Wed, 14 August 2002 03:47
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Mines velour. I always thought that the 2.5TT models never came with leather, but apparently you could get them. As far as i know there are 2 different types of seats. The limited models have these little lines running all over the seats (which are fully electric i think), woodgrain and headrests on the rear seats. Mine doesnt have the wood grain, and plainer looking seats (which i actually think look a lot better) and not electric except for a little button which controls the backrest i think (not too sure about this, havnt used the button in ages). Some have the cd player, stacker in the boot and sub on the parcel shelf, where as mine didnt have the sub, and only a tape player. Not sure if those were for the limited models, or options across all versions.
All have the nicest climate control i've ever used (damn that heater is good in winter!!) and some have the extra little readout thingy on the dash, which mine doesnt have.
There were some other things that my model doesnt have which again im not sure if they were only for the limited model or options on any model. These include traction control, TEMS suspension, ABS, sunroof, a little ugly (in my opinion) light antennae thingy which as far as i know is to help measure the distance between the car and objects.
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Preston
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June 2002
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Re: Buying a sub $15000 Soarer
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Wed, 14 August 2002 03:56
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Oh and LSD was an option too.
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Re: Buying a sub $15000 Soarer
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Wed, 14 August 2002 06:56
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yeah i got electric seats in my car and had the sub but i took it out since it wasnt connected dam heavy abt 6kg!!! i think my heater is playin up a lil aswell, what do u gota replace to fix that?? everything else seems fine geting new tyers this week..... dont have a LSD diff wish i did tho, any one changed it?
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Preston
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June 2002
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Re: Buying a sub $15000 Soarer
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Wed, 14 August 2002 07:26
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Nope but as far as I know the LSD from the JZA80 Supra fits. Dont know if they are the same one though. Anybody know?
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Southern Sydney
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August 2002
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Re: Buying a sub $15000 Soarer
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Wed, 14 August 2002 08:52
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The thing you need to replace to get the heater working is a little actuator/solenoid up near the passanger side firewall.
This is a picture of it from the Lexusclub.co.uk website
I enquired at a Toyota Parts dealer and they wanted $570 for it!
A local jap wrecker had one out of a 92 soarer and they wanted $95.
 I've heard that late model Aussie Rola's use the same part so I'm going to go to a wrecker and offer them $10 for one. I'll let you know if it fits/fixes the problem.
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Re: Buying a sub $15000 Soarer
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Wed, 14 August 2002 10:40
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Yeah let us know what happens with that.
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gold coast
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May 2002
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Re: Buying a sub $15000 Soarer
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Wed, 14 August 2002 11:59
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I have one of those sitting on the shelf!!! It is from a JZA 70, how funny is that!!
I thought it may come in handy for something
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