dale tt Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Hi guys im wanting to get a tt supra but cant afford a manual. I want to be able to have a little fun on corners and have it sideway but im afraid i wont be able to with the auto Help me guys Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 You can have lots of fun on the corners with an auto http://www.megaboost.co.uk/supra/mine/elvington-trackday/DSC_2958.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Are manuals that much more expensive than auto's? What's your budget? Edit: nice pic BTW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flukey-lukey Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 of course you can... it has a 'manual' function so you can hold it in whatever gear you want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 You might be surprised how cheap manuals are now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 You might be surprised how cheap manuals are now Change the record and stop ruining our residuals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dale tt Posted January 4, 2008 Author Share Posted January 4, 2008 my budget is ideally £5,500 cause im only 19 and insurance is a killer. Anybody know who wants to buy a megane 225 f1 with 275bhp and full audio i need to sell that as im buying this supra now. you guys and helped soo much already Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tooquicktostop Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Change the record and stop ruining our residuals Sorry will never mention it again He does have 5.5K to play with maybe an auto NA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted January 4, 2008 Share Posted January 4, 2008 Anybody know who wants to buy a megane 225 f1 with 275bhp and full audio i need to sell that as im buying this supra now. How much they worth? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dale tt Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 of course you can... it has a 'manual' function so you can hold it in whatever gear you want. do all the auto's have this function? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flukey-lukey Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 do all the auto's have this function? yes, I'm sure theres an article on here that explains the modes and uses of the autobox? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dale tt Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 How much they worth? I will be selling mine for £15,750 as it is immaculate and has a lot of work done to it. its getting on for 11,000 miles now aswell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flukey-lukey Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 yes, I'm sure theres an article on here that explains the modes and uses of the autobox? Here http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=86128 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeyb10supra Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I will be selling mine for £15,750 as it is immaculate and has a lot of work done to it. its getting on for 11,000 miles now aswell £15,000 mate you could get a tip top supra for that price and piss the insurance, thats a hefty price for a megane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tDR Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Yes you can have sideways fun but don't do it too much as it's very bad for the auto box. Trans coolers are always a good idea! Cheers, Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dale tt Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 £15,000 mate you could get a tip top supra for that price and piss the insurance, thats a hefty price for a megane When you look at it its worth it mate Ill let you know when i list it on pistonheads Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saboteur Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Woohoo so thats how i bust a autobox to have an excuse for a manual conversion!?! *goes out drifting* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dale tt Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 does anybody know whos selling a tt manual cheap Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieP Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 does anybody know whos selling a tt manual cheap Dale http://www.mkivsupra.net/vbb/showthread.php?t=136092 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 Have you had a RWD car before? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tones Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 You can mess about and kick its arse out but as far as REAL drifting goes, no, no u cant do it in an auto. If u havent had rwd before and wanna start drifting id suggest an old s13 or s14, pick them up for under 4k Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dale tt Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 no ive only had fwd cars. I dont know how they behve or nothing so want to get an idea whether to go auto or manual before making a mistake and buying one Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dale tt Posted January 5, 2008 Author Share Posted January 5, 2008 i dont want to start proper drifting just want to be able to get the arse end out round roundabouts, but gracefully of course. I want it to effortless if possible. Dale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darragh Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 You can mess about and kick its arse out but as far as REAL drifting goes, no, no u cant do it in an auto. If u havent had rwd before and wanna start drifting id suggest an old s13 or s14, pick them up for under 4k just what i was about to say, you can look like a hero coming out of junctions and car parks and maybe get a wee bit of a slide going on the roads but without the clutch you dont have much control so if it goes wrong on you your screwed, i can come out of junctions and maintain the supra sidwasy for most of the road from side to side but ive been practiseing and have been round rear wheel drive cars for a while, do not get a supra and attemp it straight away for you to do it right youve to apreciate the car your in and its power the last thing we want to see is it buried round a lamp post my friend sold this supra to a fella in belfast here and within two days he done this by trying to drift it is now in a scrap yard http://file042a.bebo.com/14/large/2008/01/04/23/354904171a6537278509l.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted January 5, 2008 Share Posted January 5, 2008 I would NOT get something like a twin turbo Supra as your first RWD car, I'd start off with something much less powerful. They are very tail happy in so far as they have a lot of low end torque. Unless you have amazing willpower and self control you'll end up scaring yourself, if not worse, if it's your first foray into RWD, and I don't mean that patronizingly. I think anyone passing a test in a FWD car should have a different test for any powerful RWD car, same as the manual / auto tests. Luckily for me my parents wouldn't finance anything like a Supra when I was 19, nor could I anything like afford something of comparable performance in those days, otherwise I'd almost certainly have killed myself, or worse, a third party. I was bad enough in a 2 litre Capri You can get away with murder in a pwerful FWD car, compared to RWD, I have always strongly suspected so many MKIV's are written off because the drivers have come to them from a FWD car. People of my age saw FWD cars as a novelty, and were weaned on iffy handling RWD cars, so catching a tail slide became second nature, but the cars would slide at walking pace, and not even go much over 80 MPH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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