Check it out. Up for auction is a low mileage, pristine MK4 Toyota Supra. And of course, the current highest bid on Cars & Bids is With less than a day left and $150,000 to go, that means we'll once again see someone spend their Porsche 911 Turbo money on a 30 year old Toyota… and it's not even that perfect!
What makes the fourth-generation A80 Supra stand out more than its predecessors? Is it its muscular yet refined styling? Is it the 2JZ? Is it the driver-focused cockpit that operates a six-speed manual? Is it the fact that the US market was forced to say goodbye to the Supra in 1998? Some would argue that the Supra still doesn't exist.
It is estimated that approximately 12,000 A80 Supras were sold in the United States between 1993 and 1998. Hagerty According to the IRS, non-turbo cars in good condition have held steady in price, fetching around $45,000. For turbos, ask for $75,000, but that's a $6,600 drop from last year. Keep in mind that these are cars in good condition, so if you find one in mint condition, it's like owning a new one.
The 1995 Supra Turbo being auctioned by Cars & Bids has less than 10,000 miles on it, and is listed at a list price of $51,680 as equipped, which includes the optional removable sport roof. It looks great, but it's not without its flaws.
The Supra Turbo has been registered in a warm climate state since 2003, but prior to that it must have been used somewhere where rust would occur, as there is rust on the underside of the body. There are other defects, but at 29 years old they are minor – small scratches on the rear quarter panels, a flaw in the front bumper, and nine-year-old tires – all easily fixable. The listing states that a Carfax report indicates that a 2016 accident caused “minor damage” to the front, right rear, and roof. The seller states that the front bumper has been repainted, but other damage is difficult to discern from the images and walk-around video provided.
It's probably a good Hagerty valuation, a little rusty but still reasonable, but 12 bidders pushed the sale price up to $150,000. The current record for a Toyota Supra at auction is the well-known fast and furious The movie car went for $550,000, but that still leaves the exorbitant $265,000 someone paid for a rare, low-mileage 1998 model in Quicksilver paint that was seized as part of a drug bust. The auction, with no bid limit, ends Monday morning Pacific time.
