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And certainly not limited to the C8, GM, or the automotive industry at large. Many polymers used in a vast array of industries have been feeling the crunch for the past 3 years... the pandemic just basically gave a bottle of steroids to the existing problems. Quite similar to the chip shortage...

You have to honestly analyze what your expectations and use will be. If it's not going to be a weekend-only or track car... then your concerns about oil consumption might be a factor. If it is... then adding some oil everytime you leave the track (or even doing a change) shouldn't be a big...

The 3rd Gen FD was definitely one of my "dreamers" in the late 90's... unfortunately I was only playing with "civic money" back then and had to settle for cars that I could put 300K miles on without any significant mechanical issues. I drooled over a friend's FD... but I think he had as many...

Oh it certainly does (put a smile on my face every time I drive it)... however, I would love to have the opportunity to augment that smile with the satisfaction of having another pedal in it. As it is, I see that as a very, very remote possibility unfortunately. However, with the new BRZ and...

I'll totally buy another one if it is released with a manual option... but as the poll is "Only interested..." I already answered NO by purchasing one as soon as it was available. It's more than a little distressing the trend in current culture (in this case car culture - but it applies broadly...

Agree with @Suggs.OR - it's not the number of miles, it's the type of them. Applies to any car really, the Supra isn't special in that regard. Unfortunately the things that would really make the decision easier aren't commonly available to a second owner... i.e. how it was driven, why they...

Favorite Quote: "I'm not really sure which would offend more people... if I say the best BMW made is a Toyota, or that the best Toyota made right now is a BMW... you're equally offended." :D

Could have... but that doesn't seem to go too far these days with any company. On the other hand - many of today's cars are feature rich, stupid fast, and dirt cheap (adjusted for inflation) compared to what was around 20-25 years ago. As to whether any of those "features" make driving more...

They're all too busy adding oil to drive that many miles... sorry, I had to say it. :p Considering that the majority of them were likely purchased between 10/2020 and 4/2021... many were garaged most of the time for cold weather - I'd expect to see more of them next year on this thread.

... Because they're finally considering adding some fake vents? ;) We all know those make everything faster.

My break-in wasn't technically "per the manual" but much closer to that than driving it like I stole it (or as I like to call it "drive it like a rental"). It was really easy with my 25 mile commute and similar to @Dannyvandelft. Allow warm up driving gently (under 3K) on the way to the...

That's pretty much all I use as well... unless I'm running low after 9:30pm on a weekday.

Please post your report from Blackstone when you get it... I made the mistake of using one of my free changes - and despite giving them my kit, asking twice, and putting a post-it on the dash... they "forgot" to grab a sample for me. :rolleyes: Obviously, no two cars/break-ins/tests will ever...

I'd love a bigger tank as well. That sounds about right with all city miles... I'm 95% highway with mine and I usually fill up at ~300 miles. I think I could probably get 350 out of a tank if I was really conservative and drove it to the warning. The minute I'm at one bar, I'm filling... so...

Not that I have anything against amputees specifically - but I generally prefer thighs to come in pairs as well. ;)

Yes, it's unfortunate that even if there was a manual version eventually that it wouldn't be a good manual. In the prior mention of the GT4... that is kind of my benchmark comparison. I find both transmission options to be "desirable" for different reasons in the case of Porsche. While there...

Yep... it's basically identical... although I'm not sure about "smaller and less noticeable." It appears to be a nearly identical form factor... just a slightly different shape and design (2 tactile buttons vs. 6-8 pads). The one advantage I can see (though it might be available on the sprint...

Well, I for one definitely do feel sympathy for you... I wish there weren't problems with any MKV's regardless of model year - but that's a pipe dream now. I think Tada-san and company made a fairly big error in judgement as far as the "improvements every year..." execution is concerned. I...

I don't mind the bit of electronic lag in the MKV most of the time (e.g. not sure if I mind it $300 worth). However, I will definitely be putting one on my wife's RX350... because $300 vs. taking the initial depreciation hit on a car with only 5500 miles that drives us both completely nuts is a...

Just had my second oil change a week ago in my 2020... for grins I ran the full 10K (ok 9.6K) this time - checked oil level the day prior and was still right at the max line. However, that's with zero track days, all highway commuting, and a mix of normal/sport around 2:1. Definitely some...