rant What is it about the Supra that attracts muppets to think they have to overtake you?

[Nodalmighty]

When I had my R33 GTR V-Spec I never had a problem, in fact even porkers used to give me space and respect. However, the Supra seems to attract all sorts of muppets into trying to take you. White van man, lorries, French sh1t boxes, even bloody Rovers and a Prius have had a crack. To be honest I just leave them to it. I'm not wasting my petrol proving a point that doesn't need to be made, it's an NA Auto, it's quick, but not that quick .

 

Wait until I get my Turbo on there, then come back and have a pop

 

Lyndon.

[Porky1978]

Perhaps they know its an NA

[davis6110]

 

Wait until I get my Turbo on there, then come back and have a pop

 

 

You mean some of the above beat you ?

[SupraP-Z]

I find the same thing...i got got overtaken by a mob of chavs in a fiesta the other day, all shouting and grinning out the rear window - on a school road at peak time....not a wise move. Even yesterday i was pootling along at the speed limit and an audi a3 decides it wants to overtake me on a blind bend...he did so and hit traffic straight away. I just cruised up behind him and shook my head in disgust lol. As you mentioned, ive had all sorts either right up my tailgate or trying to overtake...then getting stuck in traffic - why do people bother?!

[Nodalmighty]

You mean some of the above beat you ?

 

The bloody Prius did, I was gutted.

 

Mind you I've subsequently learn how these thing need to be driven, manual mode, pull 2 and floor it to the switch. When the dual ram opens up it's a whole different ball game

 

Incidentally, I swear I hit nearly 8k while bouncing it off the limiter last night, what IS the rev limit on the NA (I though it was 6800)?

 

Lyndon.

[stinboy]

I genuinely think that most people have no clue what a supra is. Sometimes it gets mistaken as a Hyundai Coupe

 

And am I the only one who gets sucked into the following conversation on a regular basis:

 

Them: 'What car do you drive?'

 

Me: 'A Supra'

 

Them: 'Oh a subaru - yeah I know a bloke who used to have one of them yadda yadda yadda...'

 

Me: 'No, not a Subaru Impreza - it's a Supra'

 

Them (having not listened to a word I've said): 'yadda yadda subaru blah blah japbox waffle waffle...'

 

Me: 'Can I stop you there (because life's too short), it's a Supra'

 

Them: 'A what??'

 

Me: 'Toyota Supra'.

 

Them: Blank, vacant look.

 

 

I once had a taxi driver continue in this vein for ages - last winter when it was very snowy I had to get a taxi into work. He commented that surely I was wasting my money as my car was 4wd and should be fine in the snow. When I told him it was Rwd, he looked at me as if I was stupid, and then insisted he was right!! No amount of me telling him otherwise would change his mind. To say I was a little frustrated would be an understatement!

[listy]

Sometimes I think they want to find out if its a turbo or not. This happens with me too, but I just let off, BOV makes big PPPPPSSSSSHHHHHH sound, and they tend to go away

[Chucky_waR]

I usually do the overtaking...

[Ross C]

Haha. I get that all the time from boy races thinking they know cars

[listy]

I genuinely think that most people have no clue what a supra is. Sometimes it gets mistaken as a Hyundai Coupe

 

And am I the only one who gets sucked into the following conversation on a regular basis:

 

Them: 'What car do you drive?'

 

Me: 'A Supra'

 

Them: 'Oh a subaru - yeah I know a bloke who used to have one of them yadda yadda yadda...'

 

Me: 'No, not a Subaru Impreza - it's a Supra'

 

Them (having not listened to a word I've said): 'yadda yadda subaru blah blah japbox waffle waffle...'

 

Me: 'Can I stop you there (because life's too short), it's a Supra'

 

Them: 'A what??'

 

Me: 'Toyota Supra'.

 

Them: Blank, vacant look.

 

 

I once had a taxi driver continue in this vain for ages - last winter when it was very snowy I had to get a taxi into work. He commented that surely I was wasting my money as my car was 4wd and should be fine in the snow. When I told him it was Rwd, he looked at me as if I was stupid, and then insisted he was right!! No amount of me telling him otherwise would change his mind. To say I was a little frustrated would be an understatement!

 

ALL THE TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[TubbyTwo]

I get this on a daily basis going to work.

 

This mornings challenger was a turbo astra coupe, ended up next to me at the roundabout and felt the need to sit and rev the car so the BOV kept going off jsut to let me know he was "packing boost"

 

If its not a TDi its a euro box, seriously now just bugger off, my poor old Toyota doesnt want the attention.

 

I have also had numerous people talk to me in supermarket car parks, the last guy was busy telling me about his mates "250hp saxo" that was a "evo killer" if I fancied a late night run against it????

 

Err no.

[TubbyTwo]

I genuinely think that most people have no clue what a supra is. Sometimes it gets mistaken as a Hyundai Coupe

 

And am I the only one who gets sucked into the following conversation on a regular basis:

 

Them: 'What car do you drive?'

 

Me: 'A Supra'

 

Them: 'Oh a subaru - yeah I know a bloke who used to have one of them yadda yadda yadda...'

 

Me: 'No, not a Subaru Impreza - it's a Supra'

 

Them (having not listened to a word I've said): 'yadda yadda subaru blah blah japbox waffle waffle...'

 

Me: 'Can I stop you there (because life's too short), it's a Supra'

 

Them: 'A what??'

 

Me: 'Toyota Supra'.

 

Them: Blank, vacant look.

 

 

I once had a taxi driver continue in this vein for ages - last winter when it was very snowy I had to get a taxi into work. He commented that surely I was wasting my money as my car was 4wd and should be fine in the snow. When I told him it was Rwd, he looked at me as if I was stupid, and then insisted he was right!! No amount of me telling him otherwise would change his mind. To say I was a little frustrated would be an understatement!

 

I cut them off at the start by saying:

 

"just an old Toyota".

 

works a treat.

 

[supra joe]

It's all just jealousy ! They just wish they were driving your car.

[davis6110]

I love teasing em, sit at a set of lights next to a boy racer saxo with 7 people crammed in it, they rev their engine and give the stare, so i rev my engine pretty loud just to show i have acknowledged them, then when they spin off just pull off slowly at the speed limit and laugh at them, whats the point in racing them, like you say, theres nothing to prove lol

[TubbyTwo]

I love teasing em, sit at a set of lights next to a boy racer saxo with 7 people crammed in it, they rev their engine and give the stare, so i rev my engine pretty loud just to show i have acknowledged them, then when they spin off just pull off slowly at the speed limit and laugh at them, whats the point in racing them, like you say, theres nothing to prove lol

 

This is a popular pass time of mine when driving lol, its funny to see them go screaming off while I gently pull away.

 

Ironic that the faster the car, the slower I tend to drive.... Must be getting old, pass the house coat and slippers.

[davis6110]

Well when i purchased my supra the previous owner staples told me a very valid point, when you drive a supra you seem to be checking your speed constantly due to the fact that you stick out like a saw thumb to police and they can hear you coming from a mile off, plus the faster you drive the more petrol you use lol, i just like cruising around laughing at boy racers lol

[lamboyello]

haha how many times ive said a Supra and then straight away they reply, a Subaru yeah etc etc about someone they know who has one is crazy.

Noooooooo, a Supra! Then get the blank face and I just say remember the orange one in f and f. Oh yeah.

The fun point tho is when they ask oh is it a 2litre and i reply no its a 3 litre 24 valve twin turbo,

[mplavery]

What makes you think it's because you own a supra.. ??

 

Does not matter what car your in, at the end of the day if your sitting at the speed limmit, Audi's , BMW's and boy racers will over take you...

 

At the end of of the day the roads are full of assholes, just go in the motorway and see all the idiots who don't keep to the left and hog the lanes, fast lane drivers, no matter what speed of the car in fron they HAVE to catch up..

[Josh]

I get the Subaru comment all the time and now just say "if I meant an Impreza, I'd have said Impreza, not Subaru".

 

Stoopid people.

[Robzki]

Agree with all of the above, I have had the Suburu comment soooo many times so now I just tell them its an old toyota as well. I've been 'taken' by every kind of car possible, I just smile at them as they go screaming past. I have a mate of a mate with a daihatsu charade that has overtaken the missus as if the supra was parked, the fact that she was inj a 30mph limit doing 30mph didn't seem to matter, as long as hes pleased with himself its all good.

 

I've even had someone knock on the window while parked in town to tell me they've got one of 'these' parked up the road but hers is kitted, I looked up the road to see the chaviest celica with dragon vinyls, and thats from a toyota driver. we've got no chance

[Dnk]

You got owned by a Prius

[Nodalmighty]

You got owned by a Prius

 

Ok, keep it down, I don't want every one to know

 

They must have had one of those KERS upgrades as threy were flying What they didn't understand is how average speed camera work. How I chuckled as they slowed for the camera, lol

 

Lyndon.

[Dnk]

Yes that'll be it, the old KERS upgrade

 

The amount of people that i see do that with the average speed cameras is worrying.

 

Does make you chuckle though

[Lbm]

When the ladies ask what my car is, and they do frequently, I just tell them it's a Ferrari.

[kniff_666]

I no exactly what you mean about bloody muppets.

I think it is the rear wing that does it. Some idiots think that it means i want a race when i am just cruising along window down listening to the exhaust note.

I normally just let ppl get on with it as the last thing i want to do is damage my car in anyway shape or form.

 

I have had a few ppl race up behind me trying to see what the badge is on the back. Then they see the toyota badge and have the same blank expession as previously described.

I even had a white van play along side me on the motorway and wind down his window at 70mph to shout across asking what car it was. He still had a blank expression after i told him.

 

At the end of the day the majority of the muppets are little ricers in their saxos, fiestas or corsas.

Stone wall fact: Saxo, Fiesta or Corsa with a 1.4l engine plus dustbin sized exhaust is not going to out run a 3.0l straight six with 220bhp (yes i have a NA too) going to the back wheels.

NO CONTEST. And therefore no need to prove it!

Rant over!

(BTW if someone mentions power to weight ratio i will kill them. Yes the supra may be heavy but it ain't that heavy!)