formatzero Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 Anyone driven or bought one of the new Supra's ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted April 27 Share Posted April 27 (edited) I've got a GR Supra. It's my daily. I bought it new and have had it just over 2 years. In that time I've done about 32K miles. It's a 3ltr Pro auto. They are a great car. Edited April 27 by mwilkinson (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
formatzero Posted April 27 Author Share Posted April 27 Thanks for the reply,due to get rid of my Audi later this year and considering one of those,looks great in that colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted April 28 Share Posted April 28 (edited) Take one for a test drive. It's a great car. Most people who don't like it have probably never seen one in real life or ever driven one. I've only ever seen 3 others on the road in my 2+ years of ownership. I live in the SE and commute around the M25 everyday. They get loads of attention, which can be a negative if I'm honest. Getting in and out is an art, especially in restricted areas. I can't imagine it's any worse than other similar sized sports cars. Cabin in comfortable, packed with tech. Sound system could be better and it doesn't have android auto - which is a pain. It's incredibly agile and responsive, especially in sport mode. You should be able to pick up a car with a good saving over new now. The 8 speed auto is amazing and I see no benefit to having the manual - it is slower. If you want to control the gears you can pop it into manual mode and use the paddles. Dealer network support is absolute garbage. Toyota UK really have done themselves a disservice with this car and after sales support. Edited April 28 by mwilkinson (see edit history) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rider Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 One reported issue puts me off the car, every review says you cannot drive with the windows down unless you like a good buffeting. The German ZF 8 speed boxes are good, I have one in my range Rover, but they are known to fall apart if not maintained with fresh oil every 50k or so miles. Some OEM's have 50k miles service intervals, others 60k miles or 6 years on the boxes. Some have them as a sealed for life unit. That life will likely be around 80k miles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Style Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 (edited) 10 hours ago, rider said: One reported issue puts me off the car, every review says you cannot drive with the windows down unless you like a good buffeting. The German ZF 8 speed boxes are good, I have one in my range Rover, but they are known to fall apart if not maintained with fresh oil every 50k or so miles. Some OEM's have 50k miles service intervals, others 60k miles or 6 years on the boxes. Some have them as a sealed for life unit. That life will likely be around 80k miles. You can buy kits that attach to the area around the base of the wing mirror to eliminate the buffeting problem. Just a case of redirecting the air. Just do a flush at the reccomended intervals and it'll stand you in good steed...even 50k mile intervals aren't going to roll around too often for cars like these Edited April 29 by Style (see edit history) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted April 29 Share Posted April 29 You do get wind buffeting, but it never bothers me as I never drive around with the windows open. If it's too hot i just put the aircon on, sit back and relax listening to the radio. No dust or road noise to bother me. Alternatively you can just buy the air deflector as mentioned above. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tayr Posted April 30 Share Posted April 30 it's a decent car imo go for the auto over the manual. the manual box has too much interference that it doesn't really feel like you're doing it anyway, its quite computerized. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creative Posted Tuesday at 10:27 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 10:27 AM (edited) Bit late to this but yep. I have a 2020 gts... and love it. It's my daily and incredibly fun to drive. MWilkinson covered most of it but missed the complete lack of storage! First world problems I know! Wind buffeting is a $20 fix... Personally I have gone with exterior styling rather than anything engine wise ( not interested in modding engines these days after the ute) but the b58 can make great power with minimal mods. The attention it gets is great and every fill up is a forecourt chat and my overall interaction with people is very positive... haven't really had any of the "it's a BmW herp a derp" comments. Only real negative I see is for tall or 'the larger gentleman' having a bit of a squeeze to get in it. Edited Tuesday at 10:31 AM by creative (see edit history) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraAyf Posted Wednesday at 07:27 PM Share Posted Wednesday at 07:27 PM (edited) I've tried to like the new Supra, honest I have, but I just can't bring myself to accept it as a Supra........sorry guys. It seems a lovely car with a good German engineering pedigree but it just doesn't fire the old rockets. I love the rear of the car, nice shape and aero but the sides and the front let it down IMO. Might be a good investment for the future with so few having been sold. Edited Wednesday at 07:28 PM by SupraAyf (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Style Posted Thursday at 08:44 AM Share Posted Thursday at 08:44 AM The aftermarket scene has really taken off with them so it can be pretty easy to make them look 1000x better...just need moderately deep pockets unfortunately The Speedhunters wing looks pretty much the same as a MK4 TRD wing but with more aggressive legs to bring it in to the bootlid. Seems as though the Mk4 really is a timeless design! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraAyf Posted Thursday at 07:46 PM Share Posted Thursday at 07:46 PM @StyleSome proper wild cars being sold in Japan at the moment. £64,000 (plus import costs) will get you this wide-bodied beast. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mwilkinson Posted Friday at 11:11 PM Share Posted Friday at 11:11 PM I've just bought a Carbon Factory TRD ducktail for mine. I did think about the Seibon mkiv style spoiler, but I didn't want to drill into my boot lid. I will replace the wheels soon, but I don't know for what though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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