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Previous Ownership? What did you drive before the Supra?
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Nope. I kinda wish I did. The EK was stolen and stripped so I just got it back to normal and sold it. The EG had a B18 swap when I got it. Dont know why I sold that one lol
Axix23
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My insurance agent was like WTF, you went from a 93 Civic to a New Supra. Lmao
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keeping it to just the 2 seat cars...
miata, nsx, miata, nsx, nsx, s2000, s2000, challenge stradale, MB GTS, scuderia, cayman s, now a supra.
miata, nsx, miata, nsx, nsx, s2000, s2000, challenge stradale, MB GTS, scuderia, cayman s, now a supra.
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Waferz
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I sold 2 500whp evos about 6 months ago to buy a charger hellcat. The hellcat was fun but I just didn’t enjoy driving it as much as other cars I’ve had. Got rid of the hellcat to pick up the supra! I have a long list of other cars before then but not going to list every one.
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Traded in my '16 Lexus RC F on the Supra. Several of the salespeople in the dealership came by to ask if I was trading it in when they saw it in the parking lot... already seemed there was going to be a feeding frenzy around it. I just hope they didn't drive any of the Supras they had in stock first... 'cuz I don't miss that overweight dog at all. Sure on paper they're close, but the driving experience isn't at all.
In the interest of full disclosure, the Supra was my second choice actually... but I didn't feel like paying a deposit and waiting the better part of a year to find out whether or not I'd even be able to take delivery of a new C8 - or if they'd be sold out by the time my number came up. Prior to the RC F was a brief fling with a Cayman. Great car but uncomfortable seats, no tech to speak of, and some early mechanical issues made it less than enjoyable as a DD.
In the interest of full disclosure, the Supra was my second choice actually... but I didn't feel like paying a deposit and waiting the better part of a year to find out whether or not I'd even be able to take delivery of a new C8 - or if they'd be sold out by the time my number came up. Prior to the RC F was a brief fling with a Cayman. Great car but uncomfortable seats, no tech to speak of, and some early mechanical issues made it less than enjoyable as a DD.
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If the prices were similar at all... then it would come down more to a matter of how "laid back" you wanted your average drive to be. The RC-F was very easy to live with... but that translates to slow, slow, and ponderously slow. Honestly, the way they handled the throttle (even in Sport+ mode) was disastrous. If I hadn't already decided to send it on it's way this year I'd definitely have installed an apex'i throttle controller. It just felt like driving a truck unless you really put your foot in it and kept things ~5000RPM or so... and then it felt dangerous and sloppy (to me at least).
Basically it was everything I never liked about a 5.0 Mustang GT - without the cheap price to compensate! However, I do miss the ML stereo, the sound of the V8 between 4000 and 6800 RPM, and the trunk which was amazing spacious. The suspension was, without exception, the worst I've ever had the displeasure of experiencing. At anything less than 80mph it bounced like a civic with clipped springs.
Even though it needed that when all 2+ tons were cornering at speed (and sloppily cornering at that).I had a G37S coupe prior to the RC and I honestly missed it quite a bit (though the seats and stereo were a marked improvement). Now that there is the slightly lighter and (very) slightly better tuned track edition - it might be better... but that's a 100K MSRP car now! Since leaving the lot with my MKV... I've had nothing but smiles while driving. It's infinitely more nimble running around town while never feeling uncivilized at all. Plus my wife has fewer complaints (mostly related to the bouncing on the freeway in the RC).
All I have to do now is get the stereo sorted so my one big frustration is gone... but that will be a longer term project. We bought a 2020 RX350 for my wife just prior to the Supra, and sadly I think I'd almost rather drive it than an RC! At least in it you don't feel miserable when it just won't do what you want... you expect it. With the RC, it sounded like a supercar and drove like a work truck. IMO at least.
Axix23
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WOW man, didn't know it was that bad!!! lolIf the prices were similar at all... then it would come down more to a matter of how "laid back" you wanted your average drive to be. The RC-F was very easy to live with... but that translates to slow, slow, and ponderously slow. Honestly, the way they handled the throttle (even in Sport+ mode) was disastrous. If I hadn't already decided to send it on it's way this year I'd definitely have installed an apex'i throttle controller. It just felt like driving a truck unless you really put your foot in it and kept things ~5000RPM or so... and then it felt dangerous and sloppy (to me at least).
Basically it was everything I never liked about a 5.0 Mustang GT - without the cheap price to compensate! However, I do miss the ML stereo, the sound of the V8 between 4000 and 6800 RPM, and the trunk which was amazing spacious. The suspension was, without exception, the worst I've ever had the displeasure of experiencing. At anything less than 80mph it bounced like a civic with clipped springs.
I had a G37S coupe prior to the RC and I honestly missed it quite a bit (though the seats and stereo were a marked improvement). Now that there is the slightly lighter and (very) slightly better tuned track edition - it might be better... but that's a 100K MSRP car now! Since leaving the lot with my MKV... I've had nothing but smiles while driving. It's infinitely more nimble running around town while never feeling uncivilized at all. Plus my wife has fewer complaints (mostly related to the bouncing on the freeway in the RC).
All I have to do now is get the stereo sorted so my one big frustration is gone... but that will be a longer term project. We bought a 2020 RX350 for my wife just prior to the Supra, and sadly I think I'd almost rather drive it than an RC! At least in it you don't feel miserable when it just won't do what you want... you expect it. With the RC, it sounded like a supercar and drove like a work truck. IMO at least.
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