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    im actually just surprised that no one had taken the name "Toyota Supra" yet

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kyle_Douglas View Post
    Had mine for just over a year now,never had any traffic offences,no trouble by the po po.

    Don't see why not man. It took a while to convince my parents,but in the end it happened ..
    To everyone telling him to start with a celica,honda or whatever. Just because you are young and drive a supra,doesn't mean you have to drive it like a twat .. just sayin'.

    Judging by your sig, You're talking about a MK4 - and an NA MK4 is a lot less likely to suffer from the serious mechanical problems than a MK3, NA or turbo, because the MK3's suffering from both advanced age and engineering flaws that the MK4's generally don't have.

    At least half of the still-living MK3's are old, tired, abused buckets of shit that will need a LOT of work to make it reliable, and a LOT of work to KEEP it reliable. A novice driver should be worried about learning to drive well in a car that's much more reliable so they can focus on driving, instead of focusing on whether or not their car is trying to kill itself.
    Yes, a MK3 is slow, but it's also expensive to work on and expensive to keep reliable. A newbie driver would be much better served by a cheaper, more fuel efficient, and more reliable platform from the beginning - such as a Celica, Honda, etc.
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    Get the car you want, drive safely, remain responsible. The end.

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    Quote Originally Posted by saktajian View Post
    im actually just surprised that no one had taken the name "Toyota Supra" yet
    +1

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    I'm gonna agree with everybody else and say get something reliable and slow as your first car. My first car was an ugly, riced out 99 V6 mustang. It was plenty fast for an 18 year old and very reliable up until the last year I had it. When you start going for speed and looks, you're going to notice a big difference in how much money you have to spend then compared to when you were going for slower and reliable and you're still not going to be satisfied. I've got an 02 Firebird, put about 3,000 into the motor and i'm still not happy with it. It's a piece of junk to me eventhough other people around here seem to like it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Supradeluxe View Post
    Get the car you want, drive safely, remain responsible. The end.
    The problem is that he is 16, so he will get the car he wants, won't drive safely, and definitely won't remain responsible. My advice would be to buy a beater that you can "Accidentally" wreck and not care about and learn from there. Buy a Supra when you can afford both cars, because you know the MK3 is going to break.
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    Actually this car did catch fire at my shop,at that time it had more leaks than a torn off roof in a hurricane

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    Quote Originally Posted by RemixPinoY View Post
    Listen to Wreckless, I'd focus on school and what not and or at least have a job if you plan to buy a MK3. Don't let it suck up your whole life, I'm trying to recover from that phase right now at 22 and I started off with a MK4. I now DD a Miata and am so honestly happy I have it. It's so much cheaper than the Supra in everything, like 6 times cheaper along with gas. Supra sits in the garage now being driven rarely now to focus on other things in life. As Borhor said as well, if you get one get a clean one so you don't have to pour your whole soul into it. I'd focus on driving well and maintenance instead of modding and such. You can still enjoy yourself, I know how it feels but always remember priorities!
    WOW BRO couldnt of said it better myself. Thanks so much for the advice.

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    Quote Originally Posted by brianmoss69 View Post
    They were considered quick in the late 80s by today's standards there slow and out dated plus if you wreck you have a better chance of living compared to a Honda. I watched a GMC Jimmy walk a mk3 about a month ago so I say its a safe bet you'll be okay power wise.
    Ok thank you for telling me this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Kyle_Douglas View Post
    Had mine for just over a year now,never had any traffic offences,no trouble by the po po.

    Don't see why not man. It took a while to convince my parents,but in the end it happened ..
    To everyone telling him to start with a celica,honda or whatever. Just because you are young and drive a supra,doesn't mean you have to drive it like a twat .. just sayin'.
    Thanks for the advice. If you don't mind. How old are you?

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    Quote Originally Posted by saktajian View Post
    im actually just surprised that no one had taken the name "Toyota Supra" yet
    HAHA yes I'm surprised as well. :P

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