Russ59 wrote:Havard wrote:Russ59 wrote:My old sexy beast.
That looks tidy. NA or TT?
TT of course
It was a very tidy car and great to drive.
A guy from Sweden bought it from me without even seeing it first, he drove it all the way back at 15 to the gallon, they are a thirsty car.
Think I remember reading a similar thread on MKIV? Deffo thirsty if you're pushing them, I got around that on the autobhan at an indicated 170
NeilP wrote:How are you getting around the Aussie plod?
From what I've seen from Mighty Car Mods, they're not too lenient on modified cars
They're aweful by all accounts - moreso on 'lesser' cars - They don't get bothered in the Z4M, would think the supra would attach the attention more owing a lot to the kids who run non turboswith silly bodykits etc - they tend to target more 'sheddy' cars though. A lot of it is to do with the attitude test tbh - pulled over in shorts and a cap and being annoyed about it and you're gonna cop it more than getting pulled over in a suit and smiling politely. I tend to drive sensibly on the road too which fires them up less. I'm thinking of going the route of having engineers certs done which isn't cheap but if it keeps me compliant so be it. It's laregely going to be a track car, and I won't be running it day to day - going to add harnesses but retain the seatbelts, not get too carried away with bodykits or lowering.
Havard wrote:
15?
My TT gets about 15 around town but on a run she is about 23 - 25. I did have a white NA originally and loved the car to bits as it was manual. I think I made a bit of a mistake not going TT manual but when the car came up in Japan for sale, I just had to have it. I assume you are on Mkivsupra.net?
Think that was my old one generally - only time it dipped below that on a run was with serious footdownage. Made it from reading to birmingham in some silly times at times!
buzyg wrote:
Still looks totally modern and aw inspiring.
I remember the first time I saw one. It was a black one sat 10ft up, on a flying display stand, outside the local dealer. I had a, 60 bhp, Nissan Cherry, at the time. The Supra just look like a cross between Concord and the Bat mobile. Fantastic.
Having said all that, I took one out for a test drive, back when I had my Fiat Coupe & it felt huge and lumbering in comparison. I'll take the pin up.
Yeah they're deffo more GT than nimble sports car out of the box, despite the big ish brakes and big power (I read that the supra brakes for a good few years pulled more G's on operation than any others in a production car). Planning to make mine pretty firm on the road and sacrifice a soft ride for brutal handling. Added to some carbon panels, lighter interior and wheels etc I'm hoping it should transform the character of it somewhat.
the infamous..
