I see the issue as ride quality. While M3/M4 gain useable back seats, the bumpiness or stiff suspension may be a deal breaker. Only way to know is take wife and kid on a test drive on an average road. Should know within a few minutes.
Hmm, my instinct says:
1. Keep the Supra, the resale value should still be solid for next few years (so opportunity cost is low)
2. Go Mazda3 turbo. Great handling driving dynamics and upscale inside almost Mercedes-like. Wife and kids will dig it.
3. Pocket the money you saved and get some...
1. Designed by the Calty design research center in Newport Beach, CA. +1 Toyota
2. Uses BMW powertrain and CLAR architecture. +1 BMW
3. Actually manufactured by Magna Steyr. +1 Magna Steyr
4. The badge says Toyota, Gazoo Racing on it. +1 Toyota
5. Mostly reliable and not a money pit after...
Hi OP, I give you permission to both enjoy your new car, and be your age and feel proud of the fact you made it happen. My dad worked very hard his whole life and never got to enjoy what I have today. He would go nuts if he were still alive knowing that I bought something like this, but I...
Hi OP, one option you can consider if on a budget but concerned about paint quality. I had mine paint corrected and ceramic coated IGL Kenzo after I took delivery from a local shop...it was about $900. Then bought a custom car cover for about $500 (covercraft HP weathershield). Since then...
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This. The Supra connects with kids in such an amazing way. Had a kid walk up to me once from a Chick fil a and ask to take pics because it was his dream car. Gives me hope to keep it for a long time and those kids will have some money saved up to buy it when they enter the workforce.
Ask yourself if you actually got a Cayman GT4 or GTS...would you be willing to drive it to Home Depot? I like to think the Supra is a go anywhere for whatever reason car. ;)
Based on what I've heard, it's not hard to get a "cookie cutter" Macan, Cayenne, or Taycan even, Porsche dealers have those in spades.
What is difficult to get are special Caymans and 911s, there is a shortlist of uh- highly liquid clients (maybe stock money) who usually get dibs even if...
Bumping the original thread reviewing the Advan Apex. https://www.supramkv.com/threads/tire-review-yokohama-advan-apex-v601.8781/
Note Yokohama just released a new 200 treadwear tire Advan Neova AD09 but that's more a streetable track tire so will wear pretty quick.
Hi OP, check out the Yokohama Advan Apex V601, HP summer tire with treadwear warranty up to 25K and cheaper than OE tires. Someone else on the forum did a review of it and was also shopping and had good things to say about it.
I'm glad to see the manual Supra doing well in the automotive press. Personally will keep my AT to keep my sanity in traffic up and down I-85 but really happy to see IMO the positive press the Supra always deserved but never really got.
I'd be first in line for a GR Prius. Give me useable space with amazing fuel economy w/out being tethered to a charger network which handles like a dream at 8/10ths.
I actually saw this gem (TRD Prius) at a local event hosted by Clemson Uni. I'd give props to the owner but don't know who...
The biggest test will be seeing how the platform does between 50k to 100k miles. After 100k I expect the plastic parts to wear significantly and that's where depreciation will bite down hard. Fortunately by that time if there is still an aftermarket community parts both OEM and custom should...