MRSUPRA said:
Responding to *Dieselboy: I have owned two DSM's, a 91 turbo and a 97 turbo, both of them along with my supra have been very reliable. No comparison to my well kept SHO.
I think it is a hit or miss with DSM's honestly (especially 1G's). I am very easy on my cars, only unless I want to push them to the limit which isnt very often (track, freeway, the occasional stoplight).
I barely beat on my GSX, yet just over a year after buying my car, I had to deal with the following:
- A blown headgasket and toasted stock motor on the exact same night I bought the car in Portland on the way back (car was bone stock).
- 5 months downtime due to unemployement (at the time) and saving for preventative maintainance parts. I also purchased a partially rebuilt, used '90 6 bolt motor, new ACT2600 clutch, and tons of extra preventative stuff to toss in.
- Experienced another blown headgasket recently due to the previous owner of the 6 bolt not tightening the headbolts down enough (example to ALWAYS to your motor work yourself or at least check it). At the time spent extra money for new 2G pistons/rings, bearings, ARP headstuds, mitsu 4 layer HG, 3" GM MAF Translator, and more.
- Car is DEAD...again because of a faulty coolant temp sensor (wiring, sensor, or ECU problem) and the GM MAF is crap.
So see, it pretty much is a hit and miss situation, especially if you baby your car like I do and you dont even get the chance to take her down the 1320
