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Ken Cornell
DieHard
Western Australia
4.0GT V8 Soarer
Posts: 570
Reg: 01-2006
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Had the car about a year now:
First took her to Extreme Machines .
Bumper repaired/Resprayed
Headlights cleaned
Rust-spot removed
Fire Extinguisher installed
$2500 - doesn't add up to me
Extreme Machines broke my c/c adjuster circuit board!
I put a computer in the glove box, and Alberts Cannington put the monitor in. ~$3000
New battery $130
Then I found Phil's Mech
C/c board fixed
New door hinge
New disks, pads, repair calipers
Power steering line burst/repaired
Front bushes
Other bits and pieces I can't remember.
~$2000 over like 8 months
new battery $145
Then by Mobile Master :
Error messages fixed.
Earths fixed, wiring repaired.
New Alt, belts, water pump, c/c screen, HID fitted, lights cleaned.
$2600 including HID kit and c/c screen!!
Booked in for P/S pump, Gearbox service, and c/l motor.
So about $10k in about a year, but $3k on an in-car pc and $2500 spent at Extreme Machines on stuff any other place would have charged about $1550 (painter told me paint total was $800, ~$500 for glasswork, ~$200 for lights cleaned and $50 for Fire/E). |
Aaron Mead
TryHard
NT
TT
Posts: 485
Reg: 03-2006
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hehem i wouldnt exactly call a 430 comparable!!
You could do it with a mild Falcodore. Theres about 9k lost in the first 18months.
We picked up our BA pre-fuel crisis for 24k last year....would get what..15k for it now, and its a stocker. The XR6 and Boss and SS cars are even worse! |
David Vaughan
Goo Roo
ACT
V8 Ltd manual
Posts: 2333
Reg: 07-2005
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I was not trying to say that the Soarer was the cheapest to buy and maintain but rather that you can buy and maintain several old luxury cars for the depreciation cost on one new one (in which case a UZZ30 to UZZ40 comparison is reasonable). You remind me of another point I did not make which is that an old Soarer/Celsior is typically a better car than a new Falcodore and still costs no more over its whole-of-life anyway. |
Adrain Parsons
Tinkerer
Qld
JZZ30 tt
Posts: 23
Reg: 08-2005
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Aircon-totaled, $2000
ecu $150
both door regs$400
Timingbelt replaced$250
door trims$300
leather seats$1000
Body kit$2000
Paint$3000
cd$600
secutity system$400
thats all i can think of, had the car for 4 years done 50000 km, sits in the shed now i drive it maybe once every 2 weeks. |
Ben Daniel
TryHard
WA
Twin Turbo
Posts: 400
Reg: 03-2006
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I've had to replace a fuse... and now the radiator 
Fuse was $30
Radiator is $995. I bought it from queensland, its %40 thicker than the standard TT radiator and is all alloy aluminium. mmmm yeah |
Anthony Jowett
Tinkerer
Tasmania
TT
Posts: 30
Reg: 06-2006
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Had the car for 1 day and the back turbo blew, replaced that drove the car for a few hours and now the front turbo has blown.  not a good start, replaced the battery. Now i'm thinking of what to do about the turbos??? Single? Stock? i don't really know but it is on a tight budget. Any thoughts?
Anthony |
Joshua Rao
DieHard
WA
JZZ30 vvti GT-L
Posts: 896
Reg: 09-2006
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Great thread, I feel it should be updated.
2 years of JZZ31 ownership
Replaced drivers side window regulator and brake pads...Damn that was a good car.
6 months of JZZ30 vvti ownership
- Radiator cracked - in process of fixing
- Crazy Klingon message - in process of fixing |
Dave Billings
Goo Roo
Louisiana
SC 300, 2JZ-GE, 5 Speed; Porsche 993 Strozek; Porsche 911 Cabriolet; Honda Civic 2.0 IVTEC Integra; Infinity QX4; Jaguar S-Type 4.0
Posts: 1650
Reg: 06-2007
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Since 10 years of ownership....
front windshield- $400.00
paint 3 times- $15,000.00
Ground effect kit w/ install$2,000.00
New leather-$2000.00
Rims and tires-$2500.00
rear windshield-$600.00
power radio ariel-$350.00
radiator-$600.00
6 new injectors-$2500.00
Battery 3 times-$300.00
ECU- $600.00
window regulators x 2-$600.00
re-tint-$200.00
water pump-$200.00
oil pump-$350.00
starter x 2-$600.00
serpentine belt AND pulley-$700.00
rear main seal-$400.00
gas tank-$700.00
clutch (pulley, master cylinder, throw out bearing, and clutch plate)-$1500.00
4 new disc's -$800.00
brake pads x 2-$200.00
AC (compressor, evaporator, coil)-$2000.00
new door hinges x 2 w/ installation -$900.00
all new head lights- low-$800.00 high- $600.00
Crystal blue lights low and brights halogens-$200.00
power steering pump-$200.00
rack and pinion - $300.00
stereo/DVD system w/ 1000 watt amp and (1) 10" and (1) 12" -$2000.00
alternator x 2-$500.00
new oil pan guard and wheel liners- $400.00
head gasket -$1200.00
new oil pan(some grease monkey cross threaded my plug) $600.00
stealth fog lamps $100.00
sun roof motor- $600.00
new badges-$200.00
Original price of purchase in 1998-$21,500.00 (it was a great deal then, lol)
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total- $39,900.00
$21,500.00
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$61,400.00 (give or take a few bucks)
NADA value of my car now with 176,000 miles-$6000.00!!!!!!!! 
I'm financially married to her...I would lose my arse off to sell her. |
Glen Muller
DieHard
Victoria
V8 Soarer UZZ31
Posts: 511
Reg: 12-2007
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Since December 2007:
- 2 new tyres (pass roadworthy)
- oil & filter changed 3 times
- new battery
- changed all the wipers
- removed badges, repainted scratch and boot at same time (home-job)
- made a BFI (grand total of $2 for a hacksaw blade, and a 50c piece of corflute)
Things to fix:
- front passenger side TEMS strut (part sitting in a box waiting to be installed)
- blinky dash
- numerous dents from arseholes in supermarket car parks
- transmission issue, and it's due for a service next time I drop the oil out anyway
Planned mods:
- full exhaust
- Emanage
- forced induction
- maybe a manual conversion
- respray, when the paint starts looking •••• and Mr Meguiar can't fix it for me!
- along with the new paint, shiny new rims to replace the old scuffed up gutter rashed ones I've got. I like them though, so I might put them in the shed for 'ron.
Lucky I bought it when I did... 10,000km prior to purchase it had the big 200,000km service with the belts and all that jazz replaced. Got out of some big dollars there! |
Joshua Rao
DieHard
WA
JZZ30 vvti GT-L
Posts: 905
Reg: 09-2006
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Ouch Dave. Glen yours isnt too bad. Where did you get a 50c piece of corflute? |
Chris Prak
TryHard
WA
Soarer GTT-L
Posts: 366
Reg: 12-2006
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- Engine blew
- Hole in exhaust
- Powersteering fluid let go 100kms from home
- Hit dog, bumper totalled as well as dog
- Engine blew again
- Struts cactus
- Brakes warped, shimmed...
- Brakes warped again
- Brakes still warped
- Gearbox blew
- Onto my 5th set of rear tyres and soon to be 3rd fronts
I'd say it's survived pretty well from my 2 years of harsh ownership. Purchasing the car for 6k, spending 3k on mods alone, and running a 12.9, couldn't be more happy with it.
My car also has a weird habit of fixing itself after a few days. |
Callum Finch
Goo Roo
WA
Soarer TT & Corolla
Posts: 4107
Reg: 09-2005
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Dave you cheat, half of yours are modifications. =P |
Ben Dornbusch
Tinkerer
Victoria
V8
Posts: 35
Reg: 05-2008
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I bought my car for $7,7000 with 137km on the clock:
So far what i have fixed-
My car statred to over heat so had to fix a leak in the pipe leading to the engine- $450
Full coolaint flush x2- $50+1x DYI
My front drivers side airbag is leaking so will cost for new ones- $1,000 give or take
needs a repaint asap- $3000
new front head lights- $400
need to fix my heating- $$$????? not sure how much
window regulators x2- $$$$$??????
CD stacker will be replace but not inportant so around- $600.00
Needs new rims- $1200
Replace my exhausts due to rattling- $350
Overall to keep a Soarer you need the Benjamins} |
Chris Dmochowski
TryHard
SA
Toyota UZZ31 GTL V8
Posts: 104
Reg: 06-2007
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I bought my car for 15K 1 year ago with 106kms.
The second day i had her
Blinky dash and not knowing anything about soarer's i went to a auto electrician and paid $450.00
Then in the same week
Fuel ECU $330.00
Set of spark plugs $120.00
Toyota spark plugs leads $436.00
Toyota air filter $68.75
Then about 3 months later
Window regulator $282.70
Under engine cover $30.00
Brake pads ??
New tyres $756.00
Plus the mods I have and not including cost of fitting and oil and coolant changes.
At first I was like I'm going to sell this POS but now I'm happy I stayed with her.  |
Glen Muller
DieHard
Victoria
V8 Soarer UZZ31
Posts: 514
Reg: 12-2007
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Joshua Rao wrote on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 02:21 am:Where did you get a 50c piece of corflute?
Scrap yard at the tip here in Bendigo. I'd get you one and post it, but the postage costs wouldn't be worth it! |
Vinh Bui
Goo Roo
NSW
94 UZZ31 (V8) / 96 JZZ30 (TT) / 97 JZA80 (TT)
Posts: 2568
Reg: 07-2005
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In the 2.5 years that I've had the JZZ30, I've only had to replace the water pump. With that being said though, I have a feeling my power steering pump is on its last legs.
The UZZ31 however has had it's engine replaced, new TRC accumulator, 2 x power steering pumps, TV tuner, alternator, and ripped out airbag suspension and replaced with standard coils.
Drives like a dream now though |
John Khanh
TryHard
NSW
UZZ31
Posts: 207
Reg: 03-2007
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Had my UZZ31 for about a year and a half now. In this time, main things that I had replaced were the battery, carpet, passenger side power window regulator, lower control arm bushes, 2 cat converters, steering rack bushes, and 1 rear airbag strut.
Apart from that, just the usual money on mods and consumable parts; tyres, fluids, filters, plugs/leads etc. |
Prayag Sharma
TryHard
vic
T 70
Posts: 210
Reg: 08-2007
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Tranny - $3k
Heater -$250
oil leaks x2 -$200
Dying Battery every month until fixed -$400
few more little bits to be done as well. |
Charlie Ters
TryHard
nsw
TT gone single 
Posts: 338
Reg: 01-2007
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ok...... what actually went wrong with my car (turbos) might be classed as modifications, which blew out to 7k+ (very steeply still rising)
17k + purchase price = one confused owner  |
Dave Billings
Goo Roo
Louisiana
SC 300, 2JZ-GE, 5 Speed; Porsche 993 Strozek; Porsche 911 Cabriolet; Honda Civic 2.0 IVTEC Integra; Infinity QX4; Jaguar S-Type 4.0
Posts: 1656
Reg: 06-2007
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Callum Finch wrote on Wednesday, July 30, 2008 - 07:28 am:Dave you cheat, half of yours are modifications. =P
Yeah...but NO engine modifications, only maintenance. Now she purrs like a kitten and growls like a beast in heat (fingers crossed). This has been one of the most money draining and pain in the arse car that I have ever owned, I guess they say that love is blind! |
James Cahir
Tinkerer
ACT
Soarer TT
Posts: 31
Reg: 04-2008
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Bought mine in April this year with 120,000kms
So far it's had:
- 1 x minor service
- 2 x new tyres today (front)
It now has 126,000kms
It still needs:
- New bushes front and rear (creaky)
- Transmission flush (brown fluid) and possibly mounts too (jerky when lightly accelerating in overdrive and you back off the throttle)
- Possibly new spark plugs
- Passenger's side door trim repaired (nearly every screwhole has snapped)
- New exhaust (In a past life it looks like the exhaust has smashed into the rear subframe, crushing it into an oval section)
I hope to get around to fixing all of these things one day (Neil helppp) |
Stuart Smith
TryHard
NEW SOUTH WALES
SC400 V8 GT LIMITED
Posts: 101
Reg: 06-2008
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James Cahir wrote on Thursday, July 31, 2008 - 12:38 pm:jerky when lightly accelerating in overdrive and you back off the throttle
My V8 auto does the same, I think it might be backlash in the tailshaft/centre bearing. |
Peter Nitschke
Junk Filterer
South Australia
UZZ30 UZZ31
Posts: 9752
Reg: 11-2004
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Might be the Torque Converter locking/unlocking too. |
Daniel Clarke
Goo Roo
NSW
TT 2.5L 6 cylinder
Posts: 3775
Reg: 03-2006
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Update
In almost 2 1/2 years ( car now has 165k on it, bought it with only 120k )
Replaced a Blown single spinner diff with a Torsen LSD $1150
Radiator + water pump $1250 ( included timing belt and other work at the time )
Just bout to replace AC LCD screen $110
Front slotted Rotors $220 pr
New Coil Packs $550 set
Spent $3k on mods inc 1 pair of MT ET streets ( car came with some mods ).
Originally purchased for $10,500 + $6.5k in mods and repairs to date
Total $17k all up.
Pretty good for a high 11 / flat 12 second street car thats daily driven |
Jordon Codd
TryHard
W.A
Soarer TT
Posts: 190
Reg: 08-2006
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Ok have had my car for about a year and half and here are the following things that have been done.
new water pump- $400
needed new tyres so ended up getting rims- $1600
all front end bushes replaced,forgot how much that cost but it was expensive
6 new coil packs was able to score them for $90 each
platnium spark plugs times 2
new starter motor and radiator getting done next week.
replacement drivers window due to when i got broken into
all new wiring for passenger side electric window and the the regulator broke so a new window regulator
blinky dash
i think i covered it all but lets hope no more problems for a long time cross fingers |
David Janiec
TryHard
WA
Soarer 4.0GT-L UZZ31
Posts: 121
Reg: 07-2005
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Had my soarer 3 years.
Things that have gone:
- power steering jammed after car sat 3 weeks while I was in HK, seal kit fixed that.
- one leaking airbag, regretfully moved to coilovers.
- minor crack in drivers side trim (repaired myself). |
Ben Daniel
Goo Roo
WA
UZZ31 & JZA80 (when I find one!!)
Posts: 1678
Reg: 03-2006
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well, heres my 3 soarers... I've had really good luck I must say
1991 JZZ30, bought with 60,800km's sold it with 106,000 after 2.5 years, replaced -
- Replaced rear rotors after the pad's wore all the way down
- Blinky dash fixed
- 100k service just before I sold it.
Thats it
1995 JZZ30, bought with 62,300 km's sold it with 98,000km's after 2.5 years
- Arrived with a blown Igniter
- Replaced a blown fuse
- Blinky dash fixed
- Rear rotors were shagged again so went all out with slotted all around, brake lines, bendix pads and painted calipers.
- Replaced windscreen that I cracked
- Spent $20k+ on mods
New owner is extremely happy with his purchase
1996 UZZ31, current car bought with 92,300km's
- Passenger side airbags are leaking, am gonna replace all 4 corners, air compressor and do all steering rack and suspension bushes all in 1 hit
- Car is bog stock with nothing too extreme planned, will make it look good and sound good and keep it for a long time as my daily driver. |
Mike Triggs
Goo Roo
Western Australia
3.0GT G-Pack
Posts: 1086
Reg: 07-2005
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We've had very little go wrong with ours in 3 years of ownership. It arrived with blown igniter and several fuses and fusible links, and has recently had a miss at idle (which the mechanic couldn't fins a source for, I've bought 3 new ignition leads ( a set) which as yet are not fitted).
Early last year I had the water pump, plugs and timing belt done, not that they were due, because labour was cheap on Norfolk Island. The water pump became noisy after about a month (bearings) and was replaced "under warranty" although I had to pay for labour. It probably didn't need a new water pump anyway as the one that came off looked newish and had probably been changed at the previous timing belt change some 35,000km earlier.
We also had all fluids changed with the exception of the auto fluid (no auto box specialists in remote areas), and somewhere along the way put 16" Lexus wheels on it.
It's onto its third battery, the first was knackered on pickup and the second went when I was given a freebie slightly bigger and newer than the previous one (although we've since had issues with the third battery going flat, most likely due to lack of use).
Nothing much has gone wrong with the car aside from the early drama and most work has been "tinkering at the edges" rather than necessary repair work, and other than the wheels and a partial BFI it's stock. |
David Tra
TryHard
qld
TT
Posts: 109
Reg: 11-2007
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I bought the car since last sept for 8k with 124 000kms.
Replaced timing belt (as there was no proof previous owner did), new trans oil, new plugs.
New fully synthetic oil added
Turbos blew...
Went single, got the car back 2.5 weeks later.
Got pulled over within 3 hours (i baby my car).
Wastegate plumbed back (plumming ran under the crossmember, making it the lowest point and a bitch to drive) i then went back to screamer in a few months (i dont rev beyond 3.5k as it gets way too much attention but i giv it some atleast once a week). 3 days after the conversion the turbo seal went! Received a rebuild by mtq!
Left lower control arm bush soon became perished as well as steering rack bush!
Got car lowered at ozzie tyres. They tried to take off the rear sway bar link n but failed, then tried to say it was wear and tear!!! I cant figure out why they trying to take it off?
CAr then went to paul from extreme to replace.
8 - 9k later. Car runs like a dream.
My car wont be receiving any bday presents. Why you ask? i wanted to buy rims and after months of sooking, we came to an agreement. i promised my gf i wont spend anymore money on it (for 2years), except for maintance. |
Jose-Antonio Castillo
Goo Roo
NSW
Soarer VVTi
Posts: 1586
Reg: 07-2005
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Maintenance update: 97 JZZ30 VVTi
Essentials (other than the regular service):
- Radiator top tank, planning to fit an aluminium radiator with braided lines later down the track.
Things to be fixed:
- Cracked centre and passenger side vents
- Torn handbrake boot
- Heater tap assembly
Couldn't help myself:
- 19" wheels and tyres, looking to get the outer shells remanufactured
- D2S/D4S hybrid retrofit
- Cat-back exhaust
- Lowering springs, to be replaced with new springs and shocks
- New sound system
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Jordon Codd
TryHard
W.A
Soarer TT
Posts: 191
Reg: 08-2006
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Hey Jose just saw you profile pic and god dam that car looks sexy great choice on rims there buddy |
Scott Casey
Tinkerer
nsw
soarer v8
Posts: 100
Reg: 02-2008
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brought my car for 11,000 with 72,000kms, now after 6-7 months got 75,000kms on clock
only thing i have had to change is the airbag suspension hi/low switch $20 (which included whole complete panel with std/pwr, prnd21 etc)
and now need a new battery $170 |
Roshan Jay
Tinkerer
QLD
SOARER GTT-L
Posts: 26
Reg: 05-2006
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Only the starter motor - $300 for new one |
James Harris
Goo Roo
QLD
XTR T-66 Turbo
Posts: 1750
Reg: 07-2005
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Jose-Antonio Castillo wrote on Sunday, August 03, 2008 - 07:52 pm:Things to be fixed:
Cracked centre and passenger side vents
Torn handbrake boot
EASY fixes mate !
I simply used some Tarzan super glue on my broken vents then i sanded the excess stuff off and they came up really well and its not too obvious that they have been repaired.
I also just ordered a replacement handbrake boot from US ebay for about 28AU delivered to my door ! sweeeeeeeeeeeeet |
Jose-Antonio Castillo
Goo Roo
NSW
Soarer VVTi
Posts: 1588
Reg: 07-2005
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Jordon Codd wrote on Monday, August 04, 2008 - 11:09 am:Hey Jose just saw you profile pic and god dam that car looks sexy great choice on rims there buddy
Thanks mate
Haro, yup easy as, I'm just lazy lol... BTW which place did you get the handbrake boot cover from? That's hell cheap. |
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