I've owned 3 of them, loved them all, so much I bought my first one back after selling it 5 years previous.

My 1993 Lexus Sc400 loved to go sideways and did it easily wet or dry without using the ebrake

I listen to him talk about the car and I continue to get the feeling he really doesnt know anything about the mechanics of cars.. like at all..

Same chassis as the supra, sc300 have same engine as supra. Why does nobody praise these yet the supra is the ultimate jdm?

7:56 "from the back is where i like it the most" ... ;)

The thing about these cars is they’re for REAL car enthusiasts that actually mod and do stuff with their car. You can’t just get a stock luxury gt coupe from the 90’s and expect it to be a drift machine... It wasn’t made for that, but if you know cars and know what your doing (unlike this guy...) you can make these drift monsters. Really all you have to do is weld the differential shut.. costs like 80$.

One of the finest luxury/gadget innovative/ value for money cars in the world, and still way better that most modern cars!!You just don't know the car!!

I drive a bone stock Lexus sc400 and I agree with him the way the stock suspension and alignment angles are set the car naturally does not go sideways well. Once you throw some coilovers on and change up the alignment a bit these cars slide like a dream

You have to adjust you camber bolts. Also swap out the open diff for the torsen lsd from a supra & get some coil overs... Doing this will dramatically change the handling.

i have a 92 sc300 decently low miles, stock, factory 5 speed with the w58. i am absolutely in love with this car and have been sice day one. best car i've ever owned and best car i've ever driven and it's still stock.. in my opinion, all you need to do to make that a daily slider like mine haha is to swap the trans for a stick and either weld the diff or find a lsd if possible! good luck though man and don't ever sell it, and if you do!! you find me and ill give you my wallet ha

that looks nice man i have the 96 limited... wish mine had the dark leather i have the light leather but with coil overs and 17s mine rides pretty well and i dont have the problem of failing airbags

i own a 1j soarer with manual transmission, i had the same opinion about drifting it , and i found out that you really need to weld the diff or buy an LSD one but welding is much cheaper , and trust me you will drift like you never did before

Awesome motor look great when modified

This was my old car, i had sold this last year. Its a lovely car especially with the black leather. Have you still got this? You pretty much hit the nail on the head with the review as it was quick more of a smooth power delivery, but u couldn't throw it round the corners. Defiantly a GT cruiser car than B road blaster.

I imported my 1jz manual Soarer in 2004 and still got it as a weekender although not as much now just sits pretty in the drive..... but as you can imagine to keep it that long you know I can't see it go..... it's rapid and just has effortless power. you just can't fault it. if you drive mine youl never stop

I love them!

FYI the buttons near the shifter, the one of the side of the stick is overdrive, when your sat at say 60/70 and want to overtake, overdrive will drop the gearbox into 3rd instantly. The sport button just raises the limiter slightly

How did you get around having a rear fog light for the MOT mate? My Soarer just failed on that but the cars been in the country 12 years and never had a problem before..

when you start to modd the car thats when it opens up on your soarer mate it needs some work a bigger 3" and a full intake will open the car up the way it should or aka BPU+

Very accurate review Jamie, perhaps too biased towards why it's not a good fit and less on what an amazing machine this is for a 91 :) If you found the UZZ31 hard to put sideways, try it in a UZZ32 with Active Suspension and 4WS, it's damn near impossible in the dry. That thing handles so neutrally and corners so fast it's uncanny.

This seems like a good daily build car. Is the ride very smooth? The leather looks comfy too. I want a comfortable daily, but stance if ya no what I mean

I have a low mileage '94 GT-L as well and I agree with pretty much everything you've said but I'm a weird old man that absolutely loves all of it(mine has EMV as well) Although I've been assured that the clusters can easily last 200,000kilometers, I've learned the the window regulators are a guaranteed fail every 100,000 so stock up. You don't want a fail and have no spare in sunny England. If you can live without the heated/memory functions then put in a $100 1992-2002 supra seat(bolts straight in. 5 min job) it is waaay lower and more of a bucket and you will sit right down into the car and have better lateral support and the whole nature of the car changes. Also an old second hand M90 supercharger can be had fully installed for $4000AUD(£2000-ish) you can buy the M90 and kit from over here if you want and 6-8lb you get bulk slidey power with the hit coming on demand and the 1uz will take the boost in it's stride. With bigger pulleys you can go 500hp mental if you really want to. I haven't boosted yet, maybe next year but I'll be happy with 200rw/kW. I sat in one with a supra seat and loved it so mine is coming in a fortnight. I'll post when I get it. And if I ever boost I'll post that of course!

some of them all the wheels turn include the front and back just check when u turn the front wheel right the rear turn left

Hi Jamie, great vid, is it Uzz 31 or 32 , you have spoken of air sus, but also have noted that some of the switches in centre consul relate to the 32 , I wonder if someone has deactivated a 32 Active pneumatic sus car.

i get what you mean on the power delivery, personally i call that sort of car a wofter 0-60 quickly but without any drama....keep posting

Replace the Wipers. Cost £7 a blade! Stop the squeak! Haha

Hi. What stereo did You use?. Fits perfect. My original doesn't work. Thanks

mine just rips tyres when i press the gas lol. GTT Limited JDM Import

Is it a UZZ-32 model? Activ hydraulic suspension ... They were built NOT to let go! Wrong car for drifting. But just the right car to cruise over long distances.

A speed camera on the island wow lol

check if all wheels turn

One is for sale near me cheap….just the fuel economics that worry me.Any tips?

Active rideeeeee

Ive just thought, you seemed to really enjoy the feel and sound of the supercharged mx5 so could a supercharger be on the table?

Always liked these Ruined by stretching tyres

You still own this car mate? i'm interested. It's on ebay

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Theres a nice blue soarer v8 on ebay :-)

I have a 91 5speed in white with 53,000 miles

Hey Jamie, I own a 1992 Toyota Soarer with a 1JZ twin turbo engine and automatic gearbox, Im kinda on the same wavelength as you, however compared to the 4L V8 i do feel the 1JZ is more aggressive maby because it uses more boost to get to the same amount of power. but we think pretty much the same thing, i expected it to be more drift spec then what it actually is. And to be honest, i think its a beautyfull car you dont see everyday (except for us ofcourse :P) but i dont know how to feel about it... its right in the middle of being awsome and being maby a bit boring, it is not but you know what i mean.

I know its a 93 but is there no way you can get a map done to give it that extra kickdown ?

i know what you mean i had a 1jz soarer only had 70k on the clock! just didnt like it yer it was fast but i dont know just didn't do anything for me

shame that car isn't up to expectations even I'm surprised, maybe if it was manual and not auto maybe it would be a different kettle of fish?, tbh this car looks nice but like you said it's more a London 'business car' as such lol

WTF are you talking about my jzz30 'slides' no problem... again this is just your car, and not a reflection of the chassis.

If you like driving it that's all that matters

just make it a mad daily

Interesting comments on this forum. Wanted some advice from anyone who can help especially if you are in or near Essex. I have a similar car that had been parked for 4 years and drove for a few miles and the engine cut-off. I have tried to start it and have even taken it to a garage but it wont start. The garage mechanic ripped out the alarm but still it didn't help. Last month brought the car back and conceded defeat. Is there anyone out there who can help me bring this animal back on the road again. Please!!!

Its a GT L grand tourer , not a drifter.

were can i can get part for that car

review a e36 !

"its got something missing idk what it is" 1jz, coilovers, LSD, that's what it's missing. You bought the wrong model.

I like it from the back as well, especially when the lips poke out. Dirty.

Buys a high end luxury car, complains about it being too luxurious. Keeps it cuz its too nice.

don't you mean 280bhp not 195?

Why is this on eBay?!

Did anybody turn it off the second they saw an automatic transmission?

when a cup holder is the best part of a car its time to sell thats probably why its on ebay

*whingeing*

I bought one without knowing anything about it. JZ 30 GT-T 2.5 Steel twins, Shift kitted,Torsen diff most of the mods hammer's out 400 hp. Nice daily drive. As Trump would say, It's the best car, The best, you could imagine,fantastic, believe me when I say it terrific, It's so good.I'm gonna buy them all. Then we will make America great with them.

It's an old grand tourer

This is dumb, his problems are his car, not a reflection of the car. Also proper soarers are jz's we all know that...

sorry but right hand drive makes it a toyota soarer

I think you're a knob end for buying a V8 over a 1JZGTE