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You might have dodged a bullet by not buying the GT4. https://www.autoblog.com/2021/04/09/porsche-4-0-718-boxster-cayman-spyder-recall/

I agree it's all about about financial mindset. Some people don't like the anxiety of debt. Others don't care. Some want to die broke or even in debt. lol. I like making money with other people's money. A 0% or low interest loan on a product I was going to buy with cash anyway is a freebie. It...

At this point, unless someone really needs a car to drive, it makes sense to wait for 2022 news. Like everyone else, I am wondering if there are any changes. It would be nice to see a new wheel design or color choices for 2022. Any information on the 2021 oil consumption issue would be welcomed...

Depends on inflation. Many people feel locking into a longer loan at a low rate today is not a bad idea. Debt is not inherently bad and can be used to your advantage. It's great if it makes sense. For me it's about the interest rate. I would consider a 7-8 year car loan depending on the...

Car share membership or short term rental or leases is the next trend to move expensive cars. It's not just cars either. I also have seen luxury items modeled after shared memberships. Rent the Runway rents designer clothing. I have seen luxury watch and purse share memberships. Someone can rent...

That's what the whole BS 4-square sales technique is based on and takes advantage of. Hell, I know people who can't figure out a good cell phone deal/plan. In all fairness a car purchase is a lot more complicated. Especially if there is a trade. People should be more educated about their...

Nissan models like the Sentra and Altima have some of the worse residual values in their class. Some people will still be upside down by the time the warranty expires. God forbid they decide to trade a car that is still upside down on a new car. That negative equity will just get rolled back...

Unfortunately people who can barely afford cars will pay the juice on these loans. Wealthier buyers will benefit. Cash buyers with good credit will just take the loan to get more discount or money off and pay off the loan after a month or so.

Or OP is more sensitive to certain frequencies? Personally I thought the Supra was very quiet for what it is. As long as the windows are up. Lol. There was slight tire noise but that's expected for any car with wide low profile tires and sticky performance compounds.

Can't go wrong with a 911. Most Porsche dealers are very cool about test drives also. MUCH easier to get a test-drive in a Porsche than a Supra. LOL! Have you considered sound insulating materials? You can do it yourself or have a car audio shop apply sound insulation or sound deadening...

I love Porsche and consider them the benchmark. I have always owned them but they are getting too expensive. There is a new world order with cars like the 3.0 Supra and C8. And probably the new Z? Cost wise and new to new. The only new Porsche comparable money wise to a new Loaded Supra is a...

This is not going to help with future sales. Toyota better be taking care of customers with bad engines or this can spin bad for them. I remember reading something from Toyota about how they took apart the BMW engines and inspected them part by part to make sure they meet Toyota quality...

Was it April 1 when they told you that? lol. Some dealers are much more willing to work with modded cars. Unfortunately service advisors are just gatekeepers. Unfortunately it's not the dealer, service manager, or tech that has the final say for warranty claims. They can help but they are...

No one knows if they will offer another rebate. Not even dealers. Toyota generally announce new incentives at the beginning of every month if there is one.

Back to the thread topic. Both the Supra and C8 are among the best performance bargains in the automotive world. Largely in part because of how good new transmissions have become.

There is GST and maybe VAT? I agree 40% is still reasonable. That is probably similar to our northern neighbor Canada. Taxes in America can get pretty close to that. Then there is sales tax to consider. In Chicago the sales tax is over 10%. I have a feeling the future trend will be to increase...

Getting an idea of date of manufactured is a good idea. That might provide info to how widespread the issue is.

Might be a good idea to keep track of build dates and/or VINs also. Hopefully it's not too widespread and can be tracked to specific VIN ranges.

There are two schools of thought about powder coating alloy wheels. I'd check with the wheel company. Some car and wheel manufactures do not recommend powder coating. The heat from baking can cause durability issues, I believe metal fatigue? No doubt powder coating is durable.

It's unbelievable how seemingly easy it is to total a Supra. There is a possible good side. The A90 has a chance at becoming a collectable at the rate these cars are getting posted onto the totaled Supra thread. Hopefully there were not many fatalities with those wrecks.