ElpacoSV
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Hahaha! A drag race or on a circuit race?Golf R too.
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Hahaha! A drag race or on a circuit race?Golf R too.
Wanna fight?
This.The 2 series made some leaps in luxury, can't quite say for toyota. Honestly Toyota has been lagged in pretty much everything and seems to exist on past reputation alone. Their infotainment is years behind everyone, they still use old out dated powertrains and transmissions and their interior build quality is acceptable at best.
Like I’ve said in previous posts. They should win a Nobel prize for the ZF8 it’s that good. It’s 98% as good as the DSG imo.Anybody have experience with the ZF8 auto in the new Supra? Wife loves the 3.0, but isn't a manual fan... Beginning to question how bad I want the R if Im going to be within striking distance of the 3.0 Supra price-wise (a car with a MUCH higher tuning ceiling). I know RoidRage and several others have BMW experience.
I totally understand how you felt. I think the thing with the Supra, M car’s, AMG’s etc. is that they need to have there lags stretched to be enjoyed properly. So unless your able to get in a decent amount of track time the cars going to lose its best attributes quickly.I know what you mean. Warning, its a bit of a story:
I've been thirsting over the Supra since 2017. Was on the forums for 5 years, met all these people, followed everything, sold my BRZ to make space for it and kind of positioned myself to be able to purchase one within 2 years of release. I drove it for the first time last year. It was amazing, but a part of me was like "umm, that's it?"
Great car, but didn't feel raw or connected. Atleast not how I imagined a Toyota sports car to be. I felt I would be bored of it after a month of driving to work. I was quite bummed cause I was waiting for this thing for 6 years!
I test drove a FK8 a few weeks later not expecting anything. Instantly, loved it. It was precise, raw, connected, and overall felt special. Whatever I expected the Supra to be as actually a FWD civic Type R lol. What a surprise. So now I'm here.
I remember wanting the 320si, but don't think it was ever sold in the US. My '95 325i was perfect - that 189 hp version of the 2.5L six was so awesome, loved to rev, sounded great, and the car had so much feel. If BMW made the exact same car today brand new, I'd buy one.^^^ I felt the same way after owning a modern M car. Nothing like the e36 in terms of rawness, responsiveness, and agility.
The last modern BMW that was worth pursuing with lower power and the characteristics of older M cars was the e90 320si. Most folks didn’t even know it exists.
Haha I'm on the opposite of you, grew up a Toyota fanboy. The manual Supra is my backup. Had an allocation for an A91, we had agreed on MSRP+5k, then they changed it to 20k so I had to pullout. I'm 95% sure I'll get a manual Supra before an FL5 but would prefer an FL5.The FL5 is my back up. I'm waiting for my A91-MT Supra to get off QC Hold and should be here anytime soon. Still on the edge of what to buy, honestly leaning toward the supra but who knows I might just change my mind since I grew up a Honda fanboy and still am.
I hope the Dealer doesn't throw a curve ball once its cleared from QC Hold. We did verbally agree on MSRP+5K when I put my deposit down. I'm 90% certain I'll be going with the Supra....Haha I'm on the opposite of you, grew up a Toyota fanboy. The manual Supra is my backup. Had an allocation for an A91, we had agreed on MSRP+5k, then they changed it to 20k so I had to pullout. I'm 95% sure I'll get a manual Supra before an FL5 but would prefer an FL5.