What are your favorite things about MKIII Supras?

[SupraClaou]

what i love about the supra is alot.
I also love the inside door handle placment, and the obvious "where the fuck is the door handle" comment.

When I have chicks on my car and the night is over (usually on first dating),and they have to get out of my car..LOL
They can't find the way out xexexe! And then I grab the oportunity to help them...leaning over the passenger's seat...
and coming closer to the female xaxaxa. I love this door handle!

 

[jetjock]

You actually lean over to help them? I didn't realize Greeks were such gentlemen...

 

[IJ.]

When I have chicks on my car and the night is over (usually on first dating),and they have to get out of my car..LOL
They can't find the way out xexexe! And then I grab the oportunity to help them...leaning over the passenger's seat...
and coming closer to the female xaxaxa. I love this door handle!

No pics it never happened

 

[hvyman]

Burn!:evil2:

 

[suprayo]

Good thread so far:icon_bigg

 

[Greek]

When I have chicks on my car and the night is over (usually on first dating),and they have to get out of my car..LOL
They can't find the way out xexexe! And then I grab the oportunity to help them...leaning over the passenger's seat...
and coming closer to the female xaxaxa. I love this door handle!

You actually lean over to help them? I didn't realize Greeks were such gentlemen...

I didn't even know Supras existed in Greece. I would love to be able to take mine over there next time I visit just for shits.

 

[enjoyer]

I didn't even know Supras existed in Greece. I would love to be able to take mine over there next time I visit just for shits.

They exist all over the world. Even in my population of 3 000 000 country there are pleanty of them. In my 200 000 people city there are 7 of them, but only two are running, including mine

 

[#04]

the way people slow down to stare when you wax one in your driveway with the targa off and resting in the front lawn...

mind you that is going back 15 years or so.....

and the ensuing drool when you tell people its got the jz...

 

[Grandavi]

I love several things bout the car..
- the fact that I always get a comment when I fuel up..
- people feel the necessity of giving me a thumbs-up when driving by..
- I can actually look at my car from my house and be entertained... while it sits there... lol
- the fact that the first week I had my car (before I knew anything about it) I raced a 2008 mustang and beat it. (found out later I was only running on 5 cylinders and all the sparkplugs were swimming in an oil filled sparkplug galley). Even dead, that car kicks ass...
- I love that I only pay 7.00 (roughly) a month for full coverage.. (ty antique/collector insurance company...)

The number one thing I absolutely love about the car is that I own a car I think is an artform and a statement.. and after putting 30'ish thousand dollars down its throat... it will be worth more than the guy's car that cost 30,000.00 car three years ago when he goes to sell his and I go to sell mine (if that ever happens... lol).

How many cars can you grab today for under 10,000.00 that can stand up like our MKIII's and shout and aren't like a belly button...

 

[te72]

How many cars can you grab today for under 10,000.00 that can stand up like our MKIII's and shout and aren't like a belly button...

This is pretty much my answer to the question I always get, "why spend so much on an old car?". All I have to do is ask what 20k gets you these days... blah. But a Mk3 with 20k put into it? Can't even COMPARE a new car to that.

When I have chicks on my car and the night is over (usually on first dating),and they have to get out of my car..LOL
They can't find the way out xexexe! And then I grab the oportunity to help them...leaning over the passenger's seat...
and coming closer to the female xaxaxa. I love this door handle!

Good to see I'm not the only one who appreciates that.

 

[Van]

I tell folks that rib me for spending money on the Supra, it cost almost 25K new. I'd have to spend at least $50K to get the eqivalent car today. I just don't see a make that I'd rather own than Toyota, and they aren't producing the turbo Supra any longer. I own it, so it's worth my money to make improvements on the Supra ovr time. Van

 

[crisp]

http://www.supramania.com/forums/showthread.php?100730-YOUR-Supra...-Is-it-FUN-to-DRIVE


I cannot easily put it into words better than what I did in my initial post THERE ^^^ :biglaugh:



...and I fully agree with your reason as well!



-crisp

 

[te72]

Well said Crisp. To answer your question, and to further this thread, YES, I DRIVE MY SUPRA AND ENJOY IT EVERY DAY.

 

[VegaSupra]

I tell folks that rib me for spending money on the Supra, it cost almost 25K new. I'd have to spend at least $50K to get the eqivalent car today. I just don't see a make that I'd rather own than Toyota, and they aren't producing the turbo Supra any longer. I own it, so it's worth my money to make improvements on the Supra ovr time. Van

So true. I wasn't even looking for another Supra at this time. I found the one I just bought sorta accidentally. Just couldn't pass it up. I was looking at getting a 2003 Acura CL-S6. Once I found that Supra, I forgot all about any other cars. It's ridiculous what you get for the money with MKIIIs. I feel like I just bought a $40K+ car but for so much less. Now if I drop another $20K into it, I will have a car that competes with $100,000+ supercars at a fraction of the price. Plus it's a SUPRA!!!

 

[Supra28]

What are your favorite things about MKIII Supras?

My TOP Three:

1) 7M

Things I have to say about this engine is endless, so to sum it up in one word....Gratifying (and that's an understatement)

2) Obviously, the Appearance. I'm surrounded by TONS of honda people, some nissan and subarus and a rough estimate of MKIII interests and/or familiarity is about 1/10 (no lie). My point is, I would get the occasional "Man, Supras are whack, ugly, lame", "They're slow and heavy" and if not Supras in general; "The new ones are way better (mkiv)." Some actually mean it, but when a clean (even stock) MKIII comes along, not ONE person makes a joke. It's like they actually see what I see, their response; "Damn, this Supra is tight", "Damn, this thing looks mean and serious".

Had a couple buddies over one time to help me push my Supra on an incline into my garage (what a struggle!), after the car was in the garage, a few of them would say "This Supra is tight." LOL. And the car is pretty much stock exterior wise. (Coming from the guys that make Supra jokes)

3) The Respect that automotive enthusiasts have for the MKIII, especially when one is present! Drive a clean one to a meet here in Columbus and you'll see for yourself.

:thumbup:

 

[Dylan JZ]

At meets, the car garners more attention than most other cars from any era.. I was even more shocked when it received far more attention than the Skylines (GT-S/GT-R) at a particular "tsunami relief meet" I attended (500 cars or more IIRC). There was one point when 3 photographers had cameras set-up in front of the car, and I didn't park fancy or in any way to show the car off. —just attended to help my friends sell shirts to donate money to the Japanese Red Cross.

 

[Nick M]

I didn't even know Supras existed in Greece. I would love to be able to take mine over there next time I visit just for shits.

Seriously?

[video=youtube;keHP7k31s5I]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=keHP7k31s5I[/video]

 

[lonewarriorr6344]

Hello Fellas,
Well, for those who are in CA (North and South), don't feel like your on the boat by yourself. I have a 86.5 MKIII, 3.0 N/A that I am currently putting back together. Here in San Leandro (NORCAL) I've only seen about 3 -about 5 which includes mine. I've always wanted a Supra since high school (the MKII version). I got lucky 5 years ago and bought this one off a guy who didn't know what he had or about the car. Glad to be a part of the SUPRA family.

 

[D7MSupra]

The first time that I drove my buddies 87n/a I was hooked.. Its nice to drive something that other people arent driving.. Most of the people that give me respect are oldskool.. Again the drivability of the car with a turbo,,,you can pussyfoot and cruise and then its another animal when the boost comes on.. I enjoy the challenge of maintaing it with my empty wallet.. Most importantly I feel that its the car that all other performance cars want to memic..

 

[Nick M]

I can build a couple of 400 hp small block Chevy's for the price of one 350-400 hp 7MGTE and they Chevy's will run a whole lot longer.

http://paceperformance.com/i-7141040-19258770-ls3-6-2l-430hp-gen-iv-engine.html

I know, I know, that 430, not 400. I can do a hell of a lot more than that for $6500. That is what I have in my car, including the car.