1983 Toyota Supra

Watch out for

Reputation: what owners and the press report. Tap one to see what to check.

• Rust at the hatch and rear trailing arms All years One source so far

  What to check: Look along the bottom edge of the hatch and at the rear trailing arms, and under any body kit.

  Two posters in one Grassroots Motorsports thread report rust, one at the bottom edge of the hatch and one at the rear trailing arms, hidden under body kits. A third in the same thread says these Supras do not seem to rust badly.

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Recalls

• 84V108000 1983–1984

  On cars with the 5M-GE engine and an oil pressure gauge rather than a warning light, the oil pressure sender may be faulty. Under heat and pressure it can leak oil or let the engine seize without warning. The sender is replaced.⁷

What buyers say

Reputation: what owners and the press report

• Sought after: A running car without much rust All years One source so far

  In one Grassroots Motorsports thread, three members speak well of the 2nd gen. One says there is nothing wrong with it if it runs and has little rust, one who has owned two calls them bulletproof and fun, and one who owned one says it was great apart from a hard starter job.⁶

Before you pay

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Every warning and recall for this generation, with a box to tick.