mathew Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 out of sheer curiosity. what were the sales figures like from new? im not expecting them having a waiting list for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 it was a £45k car so probably not a massive seller. They did limit the dealers that could sell them though. I think it was just the really big ones and the Lexus/Toyota ones. My local Toyota wasnt one that could sell them. JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Price would have been the factor i think back then, quite a lot of money really wasnt it so sales wernt great! Bloody good looking tho! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathew Posted July 24, 2007 Author Share Posted July 24, 2007 a mate reckons it was a car that never took off but unlike the ford probe for example the supra still gets a lot of respect and admirers but in a way i can see his logic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Branners Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 I dont think it was ever meant to be a huge seller in the UK, hence the limit on where it was sold. As the spec is so specific to this country I would have thought almost all the cars destined for these shores would have been sold as they couldnt sell it in and LHD country and couldnt sell it in Japan so the market was somewhat limited. It would be good to have a link in to Toyota to get these sorts of questions answered. JB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 It would be good to have a link in to Toyota to get these sorts of questions answered. JB Where did that Toy Motor bloke go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazboy Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Biggest problem for the Supra in this country was the badge. Had Porsche built it they would have sold every car they made. People simply didn't want to spend £40k on a Toyota. 600 cars sold, I'm presuming you had to order them before they built each car for the UK- I'll ask DSA next time I go up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffleman Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 I understand too that they made a loss on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rayman Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Yep thats why theyve stopped making sports cars now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muffleman Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Friend of mine works for Toyota, quite senior too - and he said it's all about getting the carbon emissions down nowadays Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nic Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Monthly production numbers of the J-spec version here: http://mkiv.supras.org.nz/specs.htm The UK spec only sold around 600+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Friend of mine works for Toyota, quite senior too - and he said it's all about getting the carbon emissions down nowadays Yeah, but think of the instant torque you get get from electric hybrids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Pitiful UK sales, the car hadn't the snob appeal of other marques and the dreadful engine reliability of the MKIII killed sales for those who researched the old model, or who already had one. There was some stiff opposition at that price. I remember the rear wing wasn't well received by those with 45K either, too boy racer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt k Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 I think the styling was very radical at the time, i remeber thinking it looked like a vehicle from a sci-fi movie but iit is actually quite modern in design, i think it will age much better than any of the newer japanese coupes and has aged better than the NSX, GTO, RX-7 and Skyline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schtuv Posted July 25, 2007 Share Posted July 25, 2007 Where did that Toy Motor bloke go? Yeah - I guess he's busy nowadays helping his friend build that big single he talked about ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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