Used Car of the Day: 1985 Toyota Supra

by Tim Healey

Published: May 17th, 2024

Today we go back to the '80s for this 1985 Toyota Supra.

This Mk 2 L Type has a manual transmission and the seller says the car is all in working order. It also comes with extra rims and a whole bunch of shop manuals.

Beyond that, our seller is quite concise. You'll have to click here to see more about it.

We can also tell you it's based in Pennsylvania and the asking price is $14,000.

Again, click here to see more.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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Tassos on May 19, 2024

Obsolete relic is NOT a used car.

It might have attracted some buyers in ITS DAY, 1985, 40 years ago, but NOT today, unless you are a damned fool.

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- 1995 SC on May 20, 2024
  
  Yes, you are in fact an obsolete relic and not a used car
  
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Mason on May 19, 2024

Had this identical car as a 17 year old in the late 90's. What a ball of fun, one of many I wish I still had.

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