Anyone see any orange 45th anniversary Supras on the road?

[CafeRacerQueen]

My window sticker did not have the emblem ordered, thus I have black badges. But also consider this: dealers can’t spec supras, Toyota just allocates them however they want. That means someone at Toyota wanted to be funny and added the red badge when allocating it to a dealer. Personally I would keep the red badge in it because of that fact. You’ll always have a cool story about the red badge, and you’ll always have that weird bargaining chip if/when you ever sell it that it’s a super rare factory optioned car to have the A91-MT edition model badge.

Seriously. I wish my car were the weirdly optioned one. I’d proudly rock that weird red badge.

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[concept]

My window sticker did not have the emblem ordered, thus I have black badges. But also consider this: dealers can’t spec supras, Toyota just allocates them however they want. That means someone at Toyota wanted to be funny and added the red badge when allocating it to a dealer. Personally I would keep the red badge in it because of that fact. You’ll always have a cool story about the red badge, and you’ll always have that weird bargaining chip if/when you ever sell it that it’s a super rare factory optioned car to have the A91-MT edition model badge.

Seriously. I wish my car were the weirdly optioned one. I’d proudly rock that weird red badge.

Good points. However, at the same time, anyone can order the red badge and swap out the black one. The window sticker wouldn't show it but the chance that the car would command significantly more money when sold is likely to be very slim.

Similarly, I had my side skirts covered in carbon fiber-look PPF to match the side mirror caps. It can be removed by the next owner when the car is sold, someday if as-optioned from the factory is what the new owner wants.

But really, I appreciate everyone's thoughts about this odd occurrence. It is somewhat amusing.
What wasn't amusing was the refusal of both the sales guy and manager to return my calls.

Quick story: Back about 5 years ago when I was working for a very large company with a final assembly plant in Malaysia, one of our older, long-employed logistics-based employees decided, for some reason, to ignore increasingly more urgent emails and calls from one or more Malasia-based persons who needed information.

Our employee's lack of response was brought "up the ladder" at both facilities until our Director of operations had no choice but to fire the guy.
Just as many employees at this company were baffled as to why he jeopardized and then lost his job over what should've been quick response to a question, so too am I baffled as to why I needed to contact "mommy" Toyota to get a simple issue resolved.

Years from now, I'll laugh about this whole thing when I'm attending Supra meetups or cars & coffee events and describing my buying experience to attendees, just as I did, last Saturday.

Anyway, happy Thanksgiving to all of you in the US!

 

[vb22]

This one was posted on FB.

 

[BMWAF]

I wonder if the colour is nicer in person - looks way too red to my tastes. Maybe it's like the yellow in that photos sometimes seem to present a paler yellow than what it actually looks like in person.

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[CafeRacerQueen]

This picture I took of mine the other day when it was overcast I really feel captures exactly what my eyes see.. it’s not red at all, but between a yellow tinted orange and a red leaning orange, it leans slightly red, but has an extremely subtle yellow flake or pearl that gives it a little more sizzle in bright light.

 

[BMWAF]

This picture I took of mine the other day when it was overcast I really feel captures exactly what my eyes see.. it’s not red at all, but between a yellow tinted orange and a red leaning orange, it leans slightly red, but has an extremely subtle yellow flake or pearl that gives it a little more sizzle in bright light.

That's more like it.

 

[concept]

I wonder if the colour is nicer in person - looks way too red to my tastes. Maybe it's like the yellow in that photos sometimes seem to present a paler yellow than what it actually looks like in person.

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Closeup shot under direct sun:
It definitely veers towards red as ambient light fades, but as you can see in this photo, orange is very evident when basking in brightness.

 

[Stvee]

I'm still not sure which BMW color this is. The closest I've been able to find is Inka Orange used on the M1:

 

[concept]

Good match IMO.

 

[WarpDriveKid]

45th color shifts so much! At times mine looks from bright strong orange to burnt orange, to terracotta. It's a trippy color and happy that I've waited to finally give in and get one. The wait for arrival, nuts! But it's all good now.

 

[concept]

All 45th Anniv owners:
Do you have this label on the driver's side door jam?

Also, side view in my driveway

 

[Brianmz]

I think the 45th anniversary is a great looking car, this is my 3rd one, had a 20 and a 22 before it, but at 700 miles, I'm not feeling driving a stick(drove stick only for 17rs due to my original country not having automatics) anymore lol, hope I can just unload it for what i paid for it plus taxes or something next month, or maybe ride it and see if it grows on me. Got spoiled by the zf8 shifter and my lazy commuter tesla.

 

[WarpDriveKid]

I think the 45th anniversary is a great looking car, this is my 3rd one, had a 20 and a 22 before it, but at 700 miles, I'm not feeling driving a stick(drove stick only for 17rs due to my original country not having automatics) anymore lol, hope I can just unload it for what i paid for it plus taxes or something next month, or maybe ride it and see if it grows on me. Got spoiled by the zf8 shifter and my lazy commuter tesla.

Yes all 45th Anniversary GR SUPRAs come with badge. Mine is an suyo and I love it! Of course my truck is a manual, so I have both worlds. ???

 

[FLtrackdays]

But really, I appreciate everyone's thoughts about this odd occurrence. It is somewhat amusing.
What wasn't amusing was the refusal of both the sales guy and manager to return my calls.

The sooner you get away from the terrible service at Toyota the better imo. My dealer was very helpful in Winston Salem NC. But that was one salesperson (and dealer) amongst a very bad business setup/structure. You’ll find numerous nightmare stories on here just changing the oil, myself included. So my 2 cents, get that black badge, walk away & never look back. Your ownership experience will only go up from there. It’s a great product & with terrible delivery.

 

[concept]

The sooner you get away from the terrible service at Toyota the better imo. My dealer was very helpful in Winston Salem NC. But that was one salesperson (and dealer) amongst a very bad business setup/structure. You’ll find numerous nightmare stories on here just changing the oil, myself included. So my 2 cents, get that black badge, walk away & never look back. Your ownership experience will only go up from there. It’s a great product & with terrible delivery.

You know, I was considering waiting for a closer dealership to get this, a blue or a yellow Supra, but they have been and are still holding onto their ADMs. I do use them, occasionally to service my wife's Lexus and I've had nothing but great service.

Typically, contacting a manager (going up the ladder) is necessary at some dealerships when the salesperson ignores you. However, when you have to go all the way to Corporate to complain, it's a red flag. The Customer Relations Manager did stay focused on coming up with a solution, so I'll give her credit for that.

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