thanks for your feedback. I'm sure the rear seats are still MUCH better than those in my mkiv supra lol I love that at least they have them. I will be DD-ing it or driving it as much as possible. no weekend warrior here.

I'm in no rush so hopefully we'll see how the 12's prices fare. The 09's are already in the low 60's/high 50's mark. I got nothing but time The whole buying without warranty thing scares the hell out of me

 

1) Too many computers, not enough soul.

2) Transmission is useless in traffic. Selecting first while rolling up to a stop light is comical.

3) Heavy.

4) Stupid pop-fasteners that hold half the car together. Everything from the engine bay trim to the wheel liners.

5) $1,000/change transmission fluid.

6) Trans/diffs/engine run hotter than the sun when giving it the beans.

7) Rear seats useless, STUPID bulkhead between rear seats and trunk make certain modifications a PITA.

8) Tries to launch itself into orbit when trans is cold with any amount of throttle input.

Ignoring the shortcomings, they're fun to drive, but nowhere near as fun as a well set up Supra. I'd say keep the Supra and toss a few bucks into it. Unlike the GT-R it's only going to go up in value.

edit: Also, 9) Tire choice is extremely limited given the ridiculous 20" wheels, and the run flats are garbage. ZERO feedback.

 

im looking forward to throwing these on my new wheels this week

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the 09 isnt as refined and would reflect some of the things he is saying, the 2012 is much better then simba is leading to believe. i would try driving one, they made some nice changes.

 

Worst i'm going to buy a GTR thread ever.

 

I've driven one. Some software improvements aside, it still has a lot of the issues I mentioned. There's a lot to like about the car, there's also a lot to dislike from an honestly unbiased review.

As to the R888s, they're great on the track. They're also completely useless in the rain and on a heavy car will grind off inside of 10k miles. There's nothing anything remotely like an acceptable street tire available for the car on the stock wheels, short of running a 285 width tire front and rear, which does help kill some of the horrible stock understeer the car is set up with. That will eventually change when the Pilot Super Sport comes out in some new sizing.

 

exactly. assuming its a 6 speed mkiv turbo.