Abz Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Up to now, all I have driven is my mums Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec and my mates 1.4l astra, both under temp insurance as I have not been in them often. I have driven my Grandads Citreon Relay with a ton of bricks in the back for a favour, thats was dodgy as hell to drive, There was so much play in the steering it was untrue and I was always stalling I'll be totally honest with you & I hope you don't take it the wrong way when some members say your too young, you will crash the car etc etc. You do have a very limited driving experience, you have mainly driven small engined FWD cars & these are not your own cars which you have driven daily to experience the daily road conditions. The Supra is RWD, which in some cases needs to be driven slightly different to a FWD car. Before getting the Supra I have driven\owned a number of high powered sports cars & also driven a lot of exotic cars like a number of modern day Ferrari's & Lamborghini's. The supra is slightly a different animal, it doesn't let mistakes go so easily like the Ferrari's & most modern day cars do. They are pretty powerful even in NA form with your limited experience you will find it quite a handful driven hard. Driving them slow will be fine & you will not have any issues, though being young (and we have all be there) you will want to put your foot down. I believe I've matured enough to drive a Supra now (sensible enough that is) though I do have my moments If you think hot hatches are not quick... then you should have seen my EG Civic Coupe with a H22A (Prelude 2.2VTi) engine in it. Although FWD it put power down pretty well as the weight of the engine on the front along with the 6 Pot Wilwood brake setup assisted in getting the power to the tarmac! It was quicker than a NA Supra & would done pretty well against a TT Supra...up until 70MPH. I would recommend you get something RWD & small in order gain a better understand of the Supra & also power etc. One of the forum members suggestion Mazda MX5, not a bad way to start in RWD territory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ManwithSupra Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 (edited) Can people stop assuming that this 18 year old is a cr@p driver and is going to crash his car. Leave him alone and stop being so patronizing, he already has a degree and so isnt some thick chav that wants to cover his car in fibre glass $#@!e and drive around at 100mph round schools. I agree with Miko on the most part , Although i dont think people are trying to be patronizing (ok some may be ) I think what it is, is that we dont want to add another name to the unfortuante deaths we have had in recent years. As much as i belive you would be sensible with the supra (You sound sensible and switched on), We all have moments where we let the beast loose, and its these times where you need the experiance of driving a RWD or higher powered car. Perhaps when you get your Supe go on a handling day like this http://www.ridedrive.co.uk/do-hp-s03pm.htm then do a couple of track days so you at least kind of know how its going to react in different conditions, at least then once you have a spirited drive you at least know what the limits of the car are and have basic experiance in how to control any potential issues that may come along. Welcome anyway and get some pics up of the beast when you get it. Edited December 18, 2009 by ManwithSupra (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgtbash Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 Either way, I cant get a Supra yet anyway, its impossible for me to get one at the moment. But you guys are looking out for me I guess on the young/immature thing, yes I probably would get carried away, so Im actually looking at a Jaguar X-type 2 litre SE thats going to cost me 6K but 5K insurance !?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Either way, I cant get a Supra yet anyway, its impossible for me to get one at the moment. But you guys are looking out for me I guess on the young/immature thing, yes I probably would get carried away, so Im actually looking at a Jaguar X-type 2 litre SE thats going to cost me 6K but 5K insurance !?!?!? If its power & speed you want then you don't want an X Type. That insurance is stupid for a car which is not very powerful, though slightly more expensive than a mondeo. Glad you didn't take it the wrong way dude, we are only here to help and some of our members can be too honest... I am one of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caseys Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Buy a nice but lower insurance group car for a couple of years until you hit 20/21 and save the money you'd be spending on modifying/insuring/running a Supra now towards a nice UK spec one (lower insurance costs for starters on UK-spec). I remember when I bought my N/A at 21 as my first owned and insured car, I was getting quotes for £1100 until I got to the dealer and realised it was an import and the quote shot up to £2400 Sad day but I took the hit because I loved the car. Good things come to those that wait. Insurance will come down by 20-21 drastically unless your near-Bradford address is what is killing you for quotes. Either that or buy a shed, drive that around and buy your SZ-R and a trailer and solely use it on tracks (admittedly I don't know what track insurance will be like for you at 18). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narbar Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 For a import supra tt it would have cost me 2600, but for a uk tt it is only going to cost me 1200, mad the difference really! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgtbash Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 How stupid is that? More for a car with out a turbo and less for a car with a twin turbo? This is madness! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 How stupid is that? More for a car with out a turbo and less for a car with a twin turbo? This is madness! Erm got it totally wrong dude, The Imports come in both in NA & Twin Turbo. I found the insurance costs were pretty similar between the UK Spec & the JSpec. An performance wise not much difference, they both have Pro's and Con's which you can find out doing a search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 You might as well try getting a quote on a UK TT and see what it's like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobD Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I also wanted one when I was 18! (Now 22!) but couldnt afford it! I had to wait and looking back i'm glad i did now! I honestly don't think i'd have kept it on the road back then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whitesupraboy2 Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 (edited) a UK TT will be much cheaper then your current quote of an NA. Maybe good to ask would someone mind who has a UK TT if you used their number plate for quotes. Or just look through peoples photos in their garages (but i never said this ) Edited December 19, 2009 by Whitesupraboy2 (see edit history) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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