JamesF Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Oh isn't your driver's seat electrically controlled then? Not to tilt it forward to let people in the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Not to tilt it forward to let people in the back The back? That's only for kids, people with no legs and shopping isn't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 I think it looks just as relevant today as it did then, personally. A stock example, or with OEM skirts/spats looks as good as anything on the road now IMO, if not better. Maybe some people may think the stock spoiler's a bit big, but I can still see out the back through it well enough. Yours is one of the only Supra's on here that makes me want to restore the OEM look to mine. Regarding the spoiler though, you should try life with a Veilside one;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j_jza80 Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 The auto box was standard? with the 6 speed an option? The six speed was standard on the car, the Auto was a factory cost option (In the UK at least) Apparently it set the standard for Autoboxes in its day, which is probably why it's still so highly regarded by owners today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CoolsBlue Posted November 18, 2008 Share Posted November 18, 2008 Supra: http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r262/RedM_Supra/_MG_3216.jpg Spaceship: http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r262/RedM_Supra/1701-A02.jpg Maybe it's the angle or the lighting but I'm not seeing the similarity. space cruiser mobile:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted November 19, 2008 Author Share Posted November 19, 2008 The auto box was standard? with the 6 speed an option? The six speed was standard on the car, the Auto was a factory cost option (In the UK at least) Apparently it set the standard for Autoboxes in its day, which is probably why it's still so highly regarded by owners today. WTF so someone paid extra for the autobox...........lazy fools. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little num Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 i have a uk and have always been led to beleave the the auto was standard but manuals was extra thats why 80% was auto's, mine is manual and i love it, when looking at it on my CCTV it looks like a porche the way the roof shape's down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 WTF so someone paid extra for the autobox...........lazy fools. Not just someone, most people did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted November 19, 2008 Author Share Posted November 19, 2008 Not just someone, most people did. I stand corrected...... Anyone know the cost? Its kind of funny that people are now paying to change them back to the 6 speeds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 I stand corrected...... Anyone know the cost? Its kind of funny that people are now paying to change them back to the 6 speeds. I think it was £1500-2000 (from a hazy memory) Regarding the OP- it's main contender was the 300ZX (global) C4 Corvette LT1 + GM F-bodies (USA) 993 Carrera (US & Europe) & E36 M3 (3.0) We may make a big deal about a £40k Toyota living with a £70k 911 but don't forget that a Pontiac Trans-Am was half the price of the Supra and almost as quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADL Mark Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 The original invoice for mine was £39k in 1994. And I understood they were Auto as standard with a no-cost manual option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benkei Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 £39k in '94... what would that be in todays financial market? Would be good to find some first owners of autos and ask them why they decided to buy an auto instead of manual... I thought manual was the prefered transmission, especially with sports cars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADL Mark Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 In this country it was more of a GT car and was marketed to people who did miles, hence luxuries like the heated seats, so I think that market would have preffered an auto. Similar to the Mercedes and Jag GT sports cars really. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveSupTT Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 According to parkers guide, top speed is 155mph for both manual and auto. Isnt that figure a little low? And the 0-60 on an auto is states being 5.6 seconds and 4.9 seconds on a manual? Do those figures sound correct to everyone else? http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/specs/Summary.aspx?model=900 And new price range they reckon £41,999 - £42,549 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 According to parkers guide, top speed is 155mph for both manual and auto. Isnt that figure a little low? And the 0-60 on an auto is states being 5.6 seconds and 4.9 seconds on a manual? Do those figures sound correct to everyone else? http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/specs/Summary.aspx?model=900 And new price range they reckon £41,999 - £42,549 They were limited to 155mph. 5.6 seems quite high imo, I've out accelerated a SMG equipped E46 M3 to 60 by a car length or so and they are in the low fives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewOW Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 (edited) They were limited to 155mph. 5.6 seems quite high imo, I've out accelerated a SMG equipped E46 M3 to 60 by a car length or so and they are in the low fives. Maybe that was a lardy UK model then Edited November 19, 2008 by AndrewOW (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveSupTT Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Im quite intrigued as to what the actual figures were. I thought that they about 5.1sec 0-60 for an auto? Not much difference from the above quoted but just wondered what was stated in the brochure etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dnk Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 I bought my 1st uk auto mkiv in late 94 and list price was £39,995 and worth every penny They were quite a rare car then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luka-P Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Did anyone here buy their car from new? Would be nice to see someone with a single owned car from new and they still have it to this day. Im sure I would have done it but funds are tight when you're 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 (edited) Im quite intrigued as to what the actual figures were. I thought that they about 5.1sec 0-60 for an auto? Not much difference from the above quoted but just wondered what was stated in the brochure etc. Best to look at the US magazines for that kind of thing, Car & Driver etc do quite indepth tests rather than using the figures from the company giving them the car. When they did the Supra back in '93 they timed the 0-60 at 4.6 (manual) and 0-100 at 11.1. They also do "street start" which is 5-60 - that was 5.9. 1/4 mile was 13.1 @ 109, 18mpg city and 23mpg highway. Pulled 0.95g on a 300ft skidpad, 70-0 in 160ft. They even rate things like the seats and list the max boost pressure when tested. Joe Pesci might wedge himself into one of those rear seats but only after barking four or five unprintable oaths Motor Trend carried out a test at the same time and got a 0-60 of 5.4, a 13.5 1/4 @ 106.6 and pulled 0.98g - so I guess it depends on who is driving. "This sucker is seriously fast for a street car. It's everythign the old Supra wasn't: light, nimble, responsive, and chock full of Dan Gurney's influence" - Motor Trend "There's a wealth of things to like about driving the Supra, but two really stick in my mind: The Oh-God-I-Love-It rush of the sequentiual turbo'd engine and the precise feel of the six speed - exactly like a hand-assembled, racing gearbox" - Ron Grable Edit: Another Motor Trend article compared a few auto cars together - they put the Supra down as 5.6 to 60 with a 13.8 1/4 @ 105.51. It was up against the Corvette LT1, RX7 Touring and the Pontiac Firebird Formula. The Supra won but was more expensive, in the end they concluded that they would take the $43,651 and then buy a Pontiac so they had $23,636 left. Edited November 19, 2008 by michael (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becks Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 Did anyone here buy their car from new? Would be nice to see someone with a single owned car from new and they still have it to this day. Im sure I would have done it but funds are tight when you're 5 :rlol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 0-100 in 11.1 seems a bit optomistic imo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 0-100 in 11.1 seems a bit optomistic imo. *shrug* That's what they say they recorded - what did you get? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 High 12's using some GPS derived thing with time lapse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted November 19, 2008 Share Posted November 19, 2008 The VVTi system was well ahead of its time though, infinitely variable pulsed solenoid rather than just a switch on/off. It was certainly a step up from the 7M-GTE -Ian A step back from that engine could only have emerged had BL bought Toyota. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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