Toyota Supra Sports
Toyota Supra Sports
[Jul 05, 2001]
Earl Bond
Strength:
Handling and high end accelleration
Weakness:
leaks and limited parts; especially upgrades This car is fantastic . Purchased with 98000 original miles and I have Similar Products Used: To compare it with some of the earliest cars today it is as powerful in most cases. In fact I am adding a Hadayme muffler and Random technology converter for a additional 50 HP |
[Jul 04, 2001]
matt
Strength:
power, aggressive stance, very few around here and not a mustang or camaro
Weakness:
definitely the head gasket, expensive to maintain people who have families should have another car. space is very tight in the back. if you get one immediately get a metal headgasket. they are worth every penny. they are wonderful drive backroads, street, highways. when i got it, it had been seriously abused quart of oil every week. ihad it two years before i spent any more money on it. i'm getting the motor rebuilt after 220,000 very hard miles. i recommend this car to anyone who cant find a 3rd gen supra Similar Products Used: daytona, rx7, lumina 3.1 euro sport, accord, no comparison needed supra hands down |
[Mar 15, 2001]
M Patel
Strength:
Reliability of a lexus, power of ferrari. i just got a reman-ed engine w/ the metal head gasket, and everything is great. Please make sure you modify a car like this, or any turbo charger sports demon, such as the 91 $upra Turbo Targa'd Out 5-$peed modified monster (HK$). Get the largest amount of rubber possible on the back. I like the feeling that there are never more then seven cars like mine for sale at any time. Porshe Boxters are a joke. I will never understand why people will pay more for less performance. And its a TOYOTA. What more can you ask for except a mkIV? modified? and the targa top and factory system. they're cool. just add a couple custom subs where the back seats(completely useless) used to be.
Weakness:
Heavy Beast. Nothing a little modification won't cure. RWD sucks in the winter. The Head Gasket is known for terror. Nothing a little HKS won't fix. you really have to maintain a car like this. Well I love it. for the money the performance is un believable. Its held up well, and you have to maintain the hell out of it or it all goes to sh*t. all cars like this. this is not a ford probe. it will eat them all on the twisties, mr mustang Ram Air 5.1 Boxter Type R Pontiac Super Charged whatever with racing stickers, ferrari wings and nitrous-- they cannot be compared with supras, because they don't have supra technology. The Supra is an amazing car. and its not very expensive. for the performance. second to none. upgrade everything, and you will have something special. if you want to smoke any car up to about 50K, buy a supra turbo. and then modify everything. even though stock it still kicks @SS. these cars can be modified to produce 600HP at the wheels reliably without nitrous. and the handling is great stock, much better modified. over all a good car to have. not too bad on the gas Similar Products Used: Heavy RX7, 3000GT, 300ZX ---typical japanese sports cars. |
[Mar 12, 2001]
Joe Kiss
Model Reviewed:
Supra SE
Strength:
Handling, reliability, acceleration, top speed, uniqueness, looks...it's a Supra!
Weakness:
Poor rear view visibility (blind spots), everyone wants to race you, cargo space is a bare minimal, I've become a total snob towards Camaro and Mustang owners. Ha!!! And don't forget all those vatos who put one of our spoilers on the back of their Oldsmobile. Get a grip, losers, and stop wishing you were driving a Supra!!! When I first got my Supra, I was a bit disappointed with sluggish pickup in the low gears. Maybe I was expecting TOO much, but nonetheless I'm very happy with the car. I'm most impressed with the handling and stability at high speeds. I intend to keep her stock (at least the engine) so that she lasts forever. |
[Mar 10, 2001]
Danny L
Model Reviewed:
Supra Sport Liftback
Strength:
Rare, so you wont find yourself in the lane next to you. That is, if you find anyone in that lane after the green. Good pickup - even for mine with over 150,000 miles.
Weakness:
Head gasket is said to be the devilchild of crap quality. Replace it with an HKS metal unit and forget it. Shifter throw is like dragging a log out of a river. This can be fixed with a modification, not a $200 short shift kit. My car has 150 grand on the odo. That's a LOT of miles. It still dosent burn oil, and still has good power. The handling on the car can give you a concussion if you're like me and slapped on 245/45ZR17's, and not expecting to get over .9 lateral G's. The goose-egg on my head is good proof. Stock and new, this car is a good deal faster than most daily drivers, and simple mods will have the car "barfing out more power than most sports cars know what to do with". Espically the turbo. I have the first MkIII, so I also have a piece of history. This is a keeper. Similar Products Used: '00 Mustang. Yeah. I beat him by a half-length or so. Proves you shouldnt buy Ford. :) '97 Camaro Z28. Didnt catch me til about 70mph. Where's all that V8 low-end torque??? |
[Aug 16, 2000]
elbert heron
Model Reviewed:
887
Strength:
Super Speed, huge engine, great acceleration, very powerful car, beautifully shaped especially for an 80's car, dependable, foreign, nice features. Bought for $2000.
Weakness:
very very very costly repairs, hard to reach parts(transmission is a b***h), tires very expensive, that tired stripe on the side that you can't pull off. Great car, classic. paid $2000 and love my car.I would recommend an 87 supra to anyone but please check them good because the parts and service is expensive and the parts are hard to reach for the most part which makes it hard to work on yourself.Most of the screws to the major parts have never beem removed because the car is so great that the part hasn't needed replaced.This makes the screws hard as hell to take out(ask my pops). Similar Products Used: Toyota Celica-supra looks better, all those suped up honda civics are left in the dust, vtec that.Stop putting those stupid white lights on the civics please. |
[Aug 17, 2000]
Ken Blazer
Model Reviewed:
.5 Toyota Supra Turbo
Strength:
1. Incredible performance, and reliability
Weakness:
1. Could use a better stock stereo (no bass) I searched for one of these cars for 6 months, and finally got a great deal on a 6 speed w/ the targa top. The car has 50,000 miles on it, yet looks and feels new. These are very fast cars, especially if you keep the revs up, and you do the BPU's (highly recommended) Feels very strong and solid around turns, no body movement at all. No other car can match this car's performance and quality for the money, NONE. The 300zx is closest, but it wasn't even a consideration. The rx7 is quick and handles great, but does not feel strong, and reliabilty is very poor. I won't even bother comparing this car to a mustang, camaro, or trans-am, there is no comparison, they're junk. Even an NSX is slower and costs 2-3 times more. A Corvette C5 might be this car's only competitor, yet it costs twice as much. If you want a high performance car that rides like a luxury car (and who doesn't?) this is the car for you. Similar Products Used: 91 Mr2 Turbo, 94 Mustang GT, 93 3000GT, 93 RX7, 93 300zx Turbo |
[Aug 10, 2000]
Chris Verbel
Model Reviewed:
turbo Supra
Strength:
Well rounded car! Smooth ride, nice interior, sharp cornering, and very nice acceleration.
Weakness:
little heavy; still a wonderful car. Price paid some where around 26k, its almost got 40,000 miles and running smooth, like winning the lotto every time I sit in it... Similar Products Used: ? |
[Jan 31, 2001]
Bogey
Model Reviewed:
turbo
Strength:
cozy interior, very catchable when the tails steps out in a tight turn/still feels heavy tho, stays planted in sweeping turns, easy to live with as a second car, stresses out the souped-up Civics and changes lanes easily, comfy on road trips
Weakness:
more power please, and better outward visibility if you want a car thats easy to drive, goes reasonably fast, and makes you feel good, the Sup' is good for the $$. The only thing missing is more power. I especially like the interior - it just takes me out of my very ordinary world and is a good place to be when I want to play racecar driver Similar Products Used: stomps most stock cars that are driven in the US today |
[Jun 11, 2001]
marco xiloj
Model Reviewed:
supra
Strength:
nice muffler good system ,intec leader seats clean interior ,new wheels
Weakness:
some scratches needs body kit needs a new windshield Well i will value this car for about 3500 because it has intec and a huge muffler and it runs perfect Similar Products Used: its really nice |