Sub_Culture Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 Hi everyone, I dont have a Supra (YET!), but am on here to talk to a few owners (if you all dont mind?) before I get one! I currently have a modified RX7 (see spec and pic below for the few that may be interested!). Ive owned her for a couple of years, and now crave a manual twin-turbo Supra. SO, if anyone fancies a change and fancy owning an RX7, please dont hesitate to get in touch! Would it be cool if I came along to one of you guy's meets at some point to have a look at some of the cars? Andy & _____________ The spec so far is; Engine *HKS air filters *HKS dump valve (obligatory!) *Blitz Nur-Spec cat back system *HKS decat pipe *Apexi FC ECU & Commander Suspension *Mazdaspeed springs *19 inch Wheelmania Pacific rims (8.5" at the front, 9" at the rear) Black Diamond grooved/drilled disks and pads all round Body *Bomex late spec front bumper with late spec bumper lights *C-West headlight conversion *C-West carbon fibre bonnet *Veilside D1 GT sideskirts (blended into bodywork) *Veilside D1 GT rear bumper *Lite Tuned carbon fibre wing *'Sub Culture' decals *Custom chrome/black tinted windows *Custom orange/red/gold/green flip (my camera's shit, it does have a flip, honest!) Cabin *Silver/grey unbranded bucket seats *Momo Millenium steering wheel *Unbranded gearknob *Colour coded painted dashboard *Reverse glow gauges ICE *Kenwood KVT-920 DVD/TV/CD player/screen *Infinity 6500 components *Alpine 5 channel amp *Alpine 6 x 9s *2 x 12" Alpine subs *Custom boot mould (as mentioned) *Blue neon detailing *Clifford remote start alarm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stu_Fraser Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 Sweet looking RX mate............. Im sure no one would mind you coming along to any one of the meets by the way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hadyn Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 lovely looking rex mate how many engine rebuilds has it had in your ownership? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SupraStar 3000 Posted March 29, 2005 Share Posted March 29, 2005 :respekt: :respekt: thats one of the nicest rx7's i've seen. your not allowed to come to our supra event(s) unless your bring THAT car along Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub_Culture Posted March 29, 2005 Author Share Posted March 29, 2005 Sigh, I wondered how long it would be before I got the 'rebuild' jokes! They really aren't as bad as people think, honestly!!! Luckily, I bought her after having a rebuild done 800 miles before I bought it (have the £4000 receipt, thank you very much!), and Ive only done about 8000-9000 in the last two years, so she has plenty of life left in her, I promise! Thanks, all, and lol, yes, I will make sure I bring her to a meet! Does anyone live in Surrey here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzeh Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 I know, lots of pub talk and word of mouth on this forum at times. Welcome My brother has an RX7, maybe you've seen this one about. http://homepage.ntlworld.com/robert.pogmore/DSC02413%20(Large).JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub_Culture Posted March 30, 2005 Author Share Posted March 30, 2005 A silver C West kitted Rex?....... Hmm, does look quite familiar... whats his name? (Nice car by the way!) Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Hello Andy, nice to see you here as well as on the IMOC forum, given what you were saying about Supras over there I'm suprised you are looking for one? What was it again? Oh I remember.... "one of those 'my-car-weighs-more-than-Slovenia-Supras'. HA HA HA! Do you honestly think it will make if off the start line?!" I jest, nice to see that you have seen the light, as I said over there I've always liked your RX7, sadly my big fat boat is an Auto otherwise I might have been really interested Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobbeh Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 A silver C West kitted Rex?....... Hmm, does look quite familiar... whats his name? (Nice car by the way!) Andy He goes by either FNM or AndyP or something like that. Yeah C-West kit, Aneymia? GT Wing, Stout bonnet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Both nice looking RX's there. I especially like the Orangey colour one and have always fancied one as a second car with the Supe. So, is it an urban myth re. engine rebuilds or do they go pop at regular intervals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lust2luv Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 F*# Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrAngry Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Very nice looking car I am sure no one would mind if you came along to one of the meets at Cobham which we have on the first Tuesday of the month (5th April being the next one at 8pm) None of us bite! well not if you are considering changing to a Supe. The address of the Pub is Portsmouth Road, Fairmile, Cobham, KT11 1BW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub_Culture Posted March 30, 2005 Author Share Posted March 30, 2005 Sorry, only just got home from work.... not allowed near forums there!.... Thanks for all your kind comments. They are all awesome! McCanny, I was just in jest too fella, no hard feelings?! I dont know, I really do love the Rex to bits (and HONEST truth, shes never not started for me once, and has never missed a beat, so In my experience, reliability is not an issue providing you conduct regular oil changes and decent servicing, which im sure you Supra owners do). Cobham, excellent plan, will definitely try to get down there, thank you for the invite, all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 McCanny, I was just in jest too fella, no hard feelings?! LOL, no hard feelings at all, all posts are created with a smile on my face when it comes to stuff like that, I sensed that you having a laugh just like I was I just wish my car was a J-Spec manual so we could swap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub_Culture Posted March 30, 2005 Author Share Posted March 30, 2005 Cheers, fella, thats proper kind of you to say so! I havent driven an auto, so I cant really comment, but I just dont know if I could live with having all that power going through an autobox. Honestly, what are they like? have you driven a manual as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 I went through the same issues as you, having always owned manuals and only ever driven a crappy auto hire car in the US I thought an automatic gearbox would be hell. I spent a while waiting for a UK manual to come up... quite a while actually.... and then decided to test drive a few cars to pass the time, on the same day I took out a J-Spec manual and a J-Spec auto and the spaz shifter really impressed me. It's not really like any other auto I've driven (and I've been in a lot since getting the Supra to see what they are like) - the 'box is very responsive and has a good manual mode, you can combine auto and manual to shift down for corners and it even works well on track - I've changed a lot of people's opinions of autos on track OK you don't get the same kind of control due to having less gears but with the torque on offer so low down it's easy to deal with this by adding power. The manual is a quality gearbox, 6 speed and hard as nails but I find it really clunky - this is normal but it's not as slick as I'd like and I make mistakes, the auto never does but I guess I'd get better if I owned a 6 speed and get used to it. I'm glad I opted for an auto, it suits the driving I do really well. The best thing to do is drive a few of each and see what you think, some people find it hard to move into the autos, others wouldn't have it any other way - personally I'd be happy with either Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub_Culture Posted March 30, 2005 Author Share Posted March 30, 2005 Thats a really detailed reply, thank you. Okay perhaps (again!) I was a little too hasty to judge the autos... What area do you live in, mate? I'll take you for a spin if you take me for one??? Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amazing grace Posted March 30, 2005 Share Posted March 30, 2005 Your Rex is very fine indeed but i love my Supe better lol! Come to the Fairmile meet and find out for yourself how lovely our cars are ummmmmm you will be a convert I am sure!!! Well at least you will see they are no boats Joking aside we are a good bunch and some of us live in Surrey too!! Regards, Sheena Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub_Culture Posted March 30, 2005 Author Share Posted March 30, 2005 Cheers, Sheena! lol, I know they're not really boats! Michael started it by insulting my 19 inch wheels! Will definitely pop along... I know the Fairmile well, lovely food and drink! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 Thats a really detailed reply, thank you. Okay perhaps (again!) I was a little too hasty to judge the autos... What area do you live in, mate? I'll take you for a spin if you take me for one??? Andy Sorry Andy, I missed this reply yesterday, had a bit of a mad day! Unfortunately I'm up north in Leeds so it might be a bit tricky to let you have a play but the chaps on here will let you play, they are a generous bunch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted March 31, 2005 Share Posted March 31, 2005 lol, I know they're not really boats! Michael started it by insulting my 19 inch wheels! Indeed, I started it, just some friendly banter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trig Posted April 2, 2005 Share Posted April 2, 2005 Gorgeous Rex mate. Am looking into getting one myself but a bit lower spec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garetheves Posted May 10, 2005 Share Posted May 10, 2005 Resurrecting an old thread here but any joy in swapping your car mate?? That really is a gorgeous looking Rex and id swap you mine but its fairly standard looking and dont think you'd be interested. See my sig for pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sub_Culture Posted May 10, 2005 Author Share Posted May 10, 2005 Nope, shes still sitting proudly on my drive!....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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