halfmonkey
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Say what you will about the styling, pricing, hp, auto only, bmw sourced interior, etc..... I frankly applaud Toyota for even making the Supra happen. I actually like the design. Of course there are things I would have changed such as making a manual or at least a dual clutch but it is what it is. One thing that has me concerned though will be the reliability of the b58 engine. I used to own an e90 335 and even though the n54 was a beast engine, I definitely had a ton of problems/repairs with that engine. I normally keep my cars for a long time and I only kept my e90 until 125k miles, which I guess in BMW speak is like keeping a Toyota for 400k miles.
I haven't read anything about Toyota focusing some of their R&D on the reliability of the engine but I would have to assume that that was one of their focuses when doing 50 year (ok I'm exaggerating) R&D for the Supra and the B58 engine. We all know that Toyotas are regarded as one of the most if not the most reliable car manufacturers so I would think that they would breakdown the B58 and develop any weakness that they find to meet Toyota benchmarks.
Things that went wrong on my N54 include high pressure fuel pump, low pressure fuel pump, water pump, thermostat, oil filter housing, some transmission mechatronic sleeve, head gasket, injectors, ignition coils, intake build up(required walnut blasting), exhaust flap. This is just a list of what I remember and it doesn't include the other problems with other parts of the car too like cracked windshield rubber trim, both rear windows mechanism breaking, among many others. My e90 was purchased new in Nov 2007 but it had way more problems than all of my previous cars put together. Not to mention that it's the only car to have left me stranded on the side of a freeway, not once but twice.
Frankly, the Supra name is a dream car for me and I'm considering this car but it won't be until at least 4 years down the road to see how the car holds up with real world driving situations and reported fixes and failures. I guess if this car doesn't work out, I can hope that the IS F is reborn or the S2000 is reborn. If not, let's see what Lexus does with the RC F and worse case scenario, if I stick with the Supra with a BMW drivetrain, I might as well consider the M2 Competition.
I haven't read anything about Toyota focusing some of their R&D on the reliability of the engine but I would have to assume that that was one of their focuses when doing 50 year (ok I'm exaggerating) R&D for the Supra and the B58 engine. We all know that Toyotas are regarded as one of the most if not the most reliable car manufacturers so I would think that they would breakdown the B58 and develop any weakness that they find to meet Toyota benchmarks.
Things that went wrong on my N54 include high pressure fuel pump, low pressure fuel pump, water pump, thermostat, oil filter housing, some transmission mechatronic sleeve, head gasket, injectors, ignition coils, intake build up(required walnut blasting), exhaust flap. This is just a list of what I remember and it doesn't include the other problems with other parts of the car too like cracked windshield rubber trim, both rear windows mechanism breaking, among many others. My e90 was purchased new in Nov 2007 but it had way more problems than all of my previous cars put together. Not to mention that it's the only car to have left me stranded on the side of a freeway, not once but twice.
Frankly, the Supra name is a dream car for me and I'm considering this car but it won't be until at least 4 years down the road to see how the car holds up with real world driving situations and reported fixes and failures. I guess if this car doesn't work out, I can hope that the IS F is reborn or the S2000 is reborn. If not, let's see what Lexus does with the RC F and worse case scenario, if I stick with the Supra with a BMW drivetrain, I might as well consider the M2 Competition.
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