The MK2 Toyota Supra is one of those cars that spiked in value in the pandemic pricing craze that has slowly come back down to Earth. If you ever sit down and analyze auction results from the past few years, it’s pretty nuts to see which makes and models sold for eye-watering numbers that haven’t seen similar results in months. The Supra, despite its credentials, hasn’t replicated some of the results we saw a year or so ago, and this example here on eBay is sitting at $4,350 with no reserve.
In 2020, the MK2 Supra, otherwise known as the A60 generation, was reliably selling for over $20,000. Granted, these were truly nice cars, but it also seemed that values spiked in dramatic fashion relative to where they were selling for prior to the pandemic run-up. These days, truly special cars are still selling for the high teens, but I suspect the days of anything less than a pristine survivor clearing $25,000 are over. This one is a driver through and through, with non-factory paint and knock-off Supra decals.
The interior shows that the repsray went into the door jambs which is honestly surprising considering most budget repaint jobs never go that far. The Supra is equipped with an automatic transmission which is also a bit of a strike against it, considering most buyers want one with three pedals. The aftermarket steering wheel is a take-it-or-leave-it for me, but I’d at least like to see a classic Momo in here if I’m not keeping the stock part. The bucket seats are in fair shape, and I’d like to know if the dash is cracked under that mat.
The paint job suffers a bit on the inner fenders, where you can see the work done wasn’t all that thorough. The heart of the Supra is that silky inline-six, which also powered the Cressida from the same era. The seller reports that it drives well and that he installed a bevy of new parts, including including a new fuel tank, fuel pump, fuel filter, intake, and manifold gasket, and also rebuilt the rack and pinion steering. For a driver, anything under $6,000 looks like a fair deal to me.
Taxi
First thing that came to mind here too.
Agreed, jap crap and poor paint, and no gears!@
Why paint it taxi cab yellow?
Bad Brad said jap crap. uhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuhuh
Unfortunate shade of yellow.
Yummm , nice!!! throw-up yellow!
Who wants that?
Well, at least it was spared the digital dash (which wasn’t yet available in ’82). This Supra has the DOHC inline-six that was new halfway through the 1982 model year. The Cressida wouldn’t get this motor until 1983. I had two ’82 Cressida sedans, both had the SOHC motor. Pity about the automatic and the colour choice, but still lots of potential fun here!