Supra vs G35, Trying to decide which one to buy. Options

[D3athKing]

Hey guys. I'm thinking about buying a Supra or g35 but am having a difficult time deciding which one to go with. I'm looking for a variety of things in which I will base my decision on so if you've driven/rode in both of these cars your opinion will be highly appreciated. I've never been in a Supra but I've rode in a g35 and it was nice. It was very comfortable and felt like I had a little money lol. I really would like to know which car has the better "ride". Does the interior of a Supra look and feel cheap? If someone could just give me a brief "review" of both cars and your opinion on which car to go with it would be highly appreciated.

[NgoFcukinWay]

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.

This post has been edited by NgoFcukinWay: Oct 3, 2009 - 12:47 AM

[D3athKing]

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.

Hey, thanks a million for your opinion/review. Your input has made my decision a little easier...I guess I'll decide it by price. I can get a Supra cheaper than I can a g35 with like 40k miles so thats really got me confilcted....plus as you said...the women will probably like a g35 more. I will of course get the car for me but I also want a car to where when the girl gets in..she not necessarily having to peer over to my "cockpit" to see the cd player lol.