You can’t keep a good dog down. In other words, you can’t keep a car enthusiast from buying another shitbox off of Marketplace.

There I was looking for another Supra. A MKII to be exact, when this hatchback came across my feed for 3k? Might have been 2.5k. The thing looks super clean but it’s automatic. I decided to just go check it out. The audio system, red-on-black interior, and 80’s hatchback styling I love so much… I didn’t stand a chance of saying “No”.

That car was so slow with its stock 80hp carburetted A20A1 engine and slipping automatic transmission. A few months after ownership, I will swap it for a manual.

I soon learn through my own experiences and a wave of previous owners who message and share photos of the car (Which provided a very interesting view into the life of the car before me). Lily is one of those cars that are doomed and riddled with non-stop problems. Nonetheless, for being a problem child, the lack of “Supra-tax” and what I had grown used to in expensive repairs paired with its simple chassis to tinker on improved my mechanic skills.