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That's funny you say how the Supra doesn't "appear" as anything special to older folks as far as admiration goes. My crappy Celica with GT-Four exterior even turns the heads of people in BMWs, Jags, and just about every luxury, sport, and modified car in my city, breaking their necks as I drive by (old or young, doesn't matter, and when I say old, I am even talking gray hair in these puppies). I even had an old man in his 60's or 70's try to race me in his Jag X7 or something like that (which he would have killed me). So with that said, I am sure the Supra is more impressive to look at vs my car. And who cares if it has or hasn't been done. Not many people can say they can get their hands on one so easily. With the majority of people wrecking them being spoiled rich and thinking they can handle one with discipline until it is Fubar'd, it just makes it even more worthy to have stick around and protected, as it is an endangered species.

In fact, with that said. OP, if you want a car to modify and try to speed on places you shouldn't be doing so. I am going to say "DO NOT GET THE SUPRA". I would hate for you or anyone else to wreck another one. Now if you want a nice, sporty, sexy car to DD and take good care of? By all means, take on the Supra. Just don't go Fast and Furious on her (unless you are on a course and can easily repair her unlike the damages of these on the street), please. That's my .02

The Supra's interior is pretty good for what it is for its time. The leather seats are gonna be dry and crack though for the most part when you get one. >.< I'm in the air about my G's interior. Seats are comfy, the heated seats are a plus especially for tonight's weather. 78* out, windows down, heated seats on and still feel comfy and not nipply or cold . The bit that covers the gauge cluster and clock/AC display (on the '05-'07) could be made of better material; it's plastic for the most part. I understand the gauge cluster's bit cuz the whole column goes up and down including the gauges, so under hard braking, it'll rattle. But I don't understand why it's plastic for the piece over the clock. *shrug*

I've got a 6MT G35 coupe and I enjoy it for the most part. It's got it's quirks much like other cars, but the one thing that really bugs me though is the clutch in a couple of aspects. The stock rubber clutch line is terrible in Houston traffic especially when temps hit 90+. After about 30-45 minutes in traffic, the pedal gets mushy and will stick to the floor and you'll have to lift up the pedal with your foot. This results in burning your clutch pretty good. Changing your fluid to DOT4 and the clutch line to a SS line solves this problem. Clutch engagement is kinda weird and it makes you feel like a noob sometimes. On top of that, there's some control valve on the master cylinder that'll prevent you from doing a proper burn-out and will cause you to go through your clutch pretty bad. Other than that, I love the car and I enjoy driving it everyday since it's my daily. We have a G35 meet on Sunday (10/4) at 4PM at the Hooters on 1960/249 if you're interested in going.

As far as the Supra, they have a ton of potential both in NA and TT form. But again as CAMAricer mentioned, if you've thought of a mod to do to the Supra, it's been done a hundred times over and almost literally too. The attraction of the Supra to teenie racer boys is true. A local recently got rear-ended by a teenage pizza boy because the kid was admiring his car too much to bother holding the brakes on his own car. Great cars in stock form though and having driven a couple of Supras (MK3 and MK4) the ride's pretty nice and comfortable. Don't expect to have back seat passengers though. The MK4's interior is VERY driver orientated giving the driver full control of everything. The TT back in the mid-'90s was known to have THE best brakes in the world up until the McLaren SLR showed up.

You'll have more guys creaming themselves over the fact that you have a Supra than girls cuz most of them don't know what the hell a Supra is. lol In the G, you'll get some attention from women, but it's a little hard since everyone and their mother has a G35.

The Supra's a great car, but you're paying new car value for an 11+ year old car that's bound to need parts replaced soon. Expect to pay at least $20K for a TT with ~130K+ miles and ~$15K for an NA. The G35 on the other hand will be newer, less problems and will still have a factory warranty on it at the minimum depending on what year you buy and how many miles. If you try hard enough and are patient, you can probably find a G37S for about $25K.

It's really up to you though. In my opinion, if it's gonna be a daily driver or something close to it, then I'd pick the newer car. But if it's gonna be the weekend warrior, then I'd go for the Supra. Personally, I would've picked the Supra over the G, but I didn't like the idea of paying the new car price tag on an old car and still have to worry about maintenance on my current income.

Again, all of this is my opinion. I do suggest you do a lot of research on both cars. visit www.g35driver.com for the G and my350z.com for the info on the VQ series engine, and Supraforums.com and Supra411.com for more info on the Supra.

Hmmm....it's the old Supra vs Skyline debate....a car with new technology and superior comfort versus an icon with superior potential.

Pros of the G35: Admiration from older adults, VIP style, modern technology (traction/stability control, GPS, more airbags), AWD (on some), better availability of parts, quiet interior

Pros of the Supra: Admiration from teenagers and college kids, boy racer style, huge potential power, higher retention of value

Cons G35: Not a unique car (price drop for used ones are allowing everyone and their mothers to buy one)

Cons Supra: Not a unique car (anymore, face it, what every you do to a Supra, it's been done a thousand times over), it's old and parts are getting harder to find, finding an unmolested Supra is hard



Personally, I'd choose a G35x (if price were the same). Modern technology, cleaner/quieter/better looking interior outweighs icon status any day for me.