Alan999 Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 I got my Supra yesterday its a twin turbo RZ. Have to say the first thing ive noticed is how many looks you get when driving about i even had a lad ride his bike into a post looking at it which was very funny! Even funnier is that you get people trying to race you like Audi A4 2.4, Golf VR6, a bloke on a motor bike who applauded me because i left him on the motorway after i pulled in to the slow lane to let him catch up and had a nice run with a nissan 300ZX but was on normal roads so none of us could open it up really. What made it even better it was a nice day so i could put my foot down abit& im well impressed! So last night i was working nights and managed to get my 3coat polish done on it and ive even had my first wet run this morning on my way home from work which was interseting. Anyway i love the car, im well impressed&i took afew quick pics in the rain when i got home this morning and have put them on here for anyone that wants a look Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR.B Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Looks very nice mate congratulations. There's just one thing you need to do - lose the rear fog light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan999 Posted August 13, 2006 Author Share Posted August 13, 2006 Looks very nice mate congratulations. There's just one thing you need to do - lose the rear fog light. Thanks & thats going soon as i get chance getting it put in the rear light cluster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lui Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Enjoy your new supra & take care of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 enjoy your lovely car,but so many races on your first day ? its not good mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan999 Posted August 13, 2006 Author Share Posted August 13, 2006 enjoy your lovely car,but so many races on your first day ? its not good mate The one with the motor bike was me just messing about seeing what the car could do and i was well impressed but the others ive never seen around before and i dont have any big gauges that you can see on it so people prob dont think its a TT but it did put the biggest smile on my face that ive had in along time after leaving them for dead. Had none today and wouldnt even bother with it being abit damp.Do need to get that traction control sorted on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Congratulations Alan, looking good and in the fastest colour too Any plans for her? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 if you're new to RWD you have to be careful... esp in the rain, seriously, do not underestimate the danger, many people have come a cropper cos of that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraAyf Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 if you're new to RWD you have to be careful... esp in the rain, seriously, do not underestimate the danger, many people have come a cropper cos of that You couldn't be more accurate mate. I drive my Supe very rarely (due to time away from home) but when I do drive it, I really have to take it easy when coming out of corners; even to the extent that I feel as if I'm starting to learn all over again! Alan, some good pics their mate. Just make sure your next thread is not related to license loosing eh! Top Regards buddy, Andrew:cool: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan999 Posted August 13, 2006 Author Share Posted August 13, 2006 You couldn't be more accurate mate. I drive my Supe very rarely (due to time away from home) but when I do drive it, I really have to take it easy when coming out of corners; even to the extent that I feel as if I'm starting to learn all over again! Alan, some good pics their mate. Just make sure your next thread is not related to license loosing eh! Top Regards buddy, Andrew:cool: Cheers all Ive had rear wheel drive cars before so have some experiance driving them and no you have to be on the ball all the time or they will pull your pants down and spank your arse for you if your not caeful but ive never had a car as powerful as this though. With regards to the licence its clean and i hope to keep it that way for along time! I went out to my mates in it tonight and it was pissing down so was taking it very easy plodding along and on the way home had some fool in a Clio up my arse followed me all the way to near my house so when he turned off i turned around went back and my brother had a nice little chat with him it went something along the lines of " Why were you driving like a knob right up our arse in this weather??" he said " i didnt know i was" so my brother said " well if we had to break hard you would have ran up our arse, so a word of warning stay abit further back in future or illl rip your teeth out and pull your arms and legs off!" He said looking very worried " Sorry Mr i will not do it again " and the answer to that was " good you better not " Then i had the bloody problem of not being able to find anywere open that sold optimax and the one places that was the pump wasnt working so had to put £5 normal unleaded in to get me home Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lui Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 if you're new to RWD you have to be careful... esp in the rain, seriously, do not underestimate the danger, many people have come a cropper cos of that If you have'nt got RTLC Race Logic Traction Control this will be one of the best mods that you will buy for your Sup but if you do make sure you get it fitted correctly & properly set up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan999 Posted August 13, 2006 Author Share Posted August 13, 2006 If you have'nt got RTLC Race Logic Traction Control this will be one of the best mods that you will buy for your Sup but if you do make sure you get it fitted correctly & properly set up Oooh wanted to have a good read about the RTLC as ive seen it mentioned afew times. Any idea how much it costs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 If you have'nt got RTLC Race Logic Traction Control this will be one of the best mods that you will buy for your Sup but if you do make sure you get it fitted correctly & properly set up I don't agree Lui, Racelogic is not a good step for those new to very high HP RWD cars. Drivers need to learn how to handle the car without TC, only then take advantage of the benefits. I know of 3 members (Skyjawa, Far & LeeT - not including yourself!) which have effectively written off their Supra's while having RLTC switched on. I would only ever use it on the drag strip to get a perfect launch, never would I use it on the road as you have no real feel for what the cars doing - not to mention the huge surprise when it fails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lui Posted August 13, 2006 Share Posted August 13, 2006 Oooh wanted to have a good read about the RTLC as ive seen it mentioned afew times. Any idea how much it costs? Around £600.00- £650 for the brain & depending on what adjuster you choose & about £150.00 to have it fitted never had my rear wheels spin out yet no matter what the road conditions are make driving in wet weather a dream imo a must for all supra's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hogmaw Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 I don't agree Lui, Racelogic is not a good step for those new to very high HP RWD cars. Drivers need to learn how to handle the car without TC, only then take advantage of the benefits. I know of 3 members (Skyjawa, Far & LeeT - not including yourself!) which have effectively written off their Supra's while having RLTC switched on. I would only ever use it on the drag strip to get a perfect launch, never would I use it on the road as you have no real feel for what the cars doing - not to mention the huge surprise when it fails. That's the first time I've ever heard anyone say anything bad about RLTC. Isolated incidents perhaps? I mean if you're gonna crash, you're gonna crash. Maybe those crashes would have been worse without RLTC, or even nothing to do with it at all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan999 Posted August 14, 2006 Author Share Posted August 14, 2006 Well im not planning on doing all that much to it untill the new year anyway but i had thought about getting traction control eventually. I'll need to save up some cash after getting it undersealed, my sterio fitted and afew bits touched up etc. I have found that if you drive it at normal road speeds you shouldnt have much to worry about and its not as hard to correct it if something happens. Its also nice to plod along as i havent done it in along time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted August 14, 2006 Share Posted August 14, 2006 I'm not saying bad about rltc, just you need to learn how to drive the car before you have it fitted. Most of the pure drivers on here would never have rltc for day to day driving. All the guys that wrecked their cars did so with it configured with good dat files, switched on yet had unexpected loss of traction. Dare I say, had they not had it in the first place they would be prepared for the grip issue rather than being half asleep at the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan999 Posted August 14, 2006 Author Share Posted August 14, 2006 I'm not saying bad about rltc, just you need to learn how to drive the car before you have it fitted. Most of the pure drivers on here would never have rltc for day to day driving. All the guys that wrecked their cars did so with it configured with good dat files, switched on yet had unexpected loss of traction. Dare I say, had they not had it in the first place they would be prepared for the grip issue rather than being half asleep at the time. Has to be said i got abit lazy in my last car with it and on a couple of occasions I had it kick out on me and its the wake up call that you need sometimes. Like this morning on my way home was my first time in the wet and having read on here so much about the back end in the wet i decided to see how bad it was as the roads were empty and it was bad enough for me to no im gonna be sticking to lower speeds when it is wet. But its defo true what you are saying about driving RWD cars that you need to learn how to drive them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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