hey guys
currently have a lovely 98 sti 4 type r.just thinkin bout changin for somethin different..maybe a twin turbo 6sp supra..any thoughts?

 

Have a look on www.mkiv.co.uk Supra forum.

 

You've only has the car 5 minutes.
Are you sick of it already ?

 

ah ive had it 2 mths, nah its a great car and ive no complaints whatsoever, just might change for a while ya know? i have an apexi ecu here waiting to go in or not to go in if im sellin ya know?
not sure what to do

 

I think you would be a bit gutted with a supra once uve had a type r , unless u want an engine to mod to 600bhp plus then supra is for u. As far as road pressence , driving feel, raw performance then the type r is still the choice,

Ive had a type r version 5 sold it to kev at scooby clinic and been gutted ever since, ive drove my dads supra and its nice,well nice but a different style of driving altogether, how i see it is that the supra is just a fast car , where as the type r is a fast special for hardcore drivers.All i know is ive drove new m3.s ,audi s4,s ,gto tt,supra tt, u name it,, but i swear to u i have never drove a car what feels like or gets as much attension as an R.

 

Stick with the R, You'll regret it if you dont

 

hmmmmm maybe yeah, anyone tink diff???

 

I very nearly did the same myself,nearly brought a Supra, went for an M3 instead-then regretted that move also and went back to another scoob after 5 months!!!

 

Good luck finding a decent one, anything well cared for tends towards silly money.

The Type R is the better car overall IMHO, but looks like a ratty old econobox with the interior of a 1985 Hyundai compared to a well turned out Supra.

 

I used to love the Supra's. One used to do the rounds in Cumbria, all kitted up et al. Sadly, he spun it 3 times and wrote it off - in a 30mph zone!!
I dont know why, but I've gone off them in a big way. I think its because they look so big and uncomfortable. The bonnet looks about 14 foot long and it just doesnt turn heads like it used to. Dont get me wrong, the performance is pretty great, but wouldnt have one now. Mind you, I went off the look of the classic shape Scooby, and have now got a P1 which I think is the dogs danglies and love the look of the car from every angle. I'd keep the Type R mate if I was you, or better still, get a P1 hehe.

 

Get the apexi fitted and mapped and i know you wont want to change then when you feel the difference in the car

 

similarish, i bought a 2.5GT lexus soarer once, quicker than a supra and a lot cheaper. fast as .... and loads of fun.

 

Cheaper yes. Faster? I'm not sure. Weigh roughly the same as a Supra. My mates got a MKIV Supra, was TT but now going big single, borrowed it, with his permission of course, not long after he got it, turned more heads than my scooby has, altho it did have full Veilside bodykit at the time.

Supra's are relatively cheap to buy, and upgrading the power is a bit easier than the scoob to the best of my knowledge, but as much as I loved drivin his Supra, I wouldn't trade it for my scooby.

 

Can't compare a Scooby to a Supra really, just completely different cars, the Supra is a super tourer, great for blasts on motorways etc but not as great on the twisties, I did a lot of test drives as always wanted a Supra but they just felt wrong, dated maybe and just not at all involving

 

yeah two different cars i know, probably just thinkin with my head instead of gut feeling, annnyyyway MR Andy F is coming over to ireland next weekend and he is doin his thing with my car fitting the apexi pfc + commander, so that should be good, hopefully all will go well! il stick with the R for a while anyway i guess, it turns heads every time i get in it, even if sometimes its only young lads shoutin "SPIN THE WHEELS".