Local man and Supra expert weighs in on the A90

"KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time" (kngt) 01/22/2019 at 09:26 • Filed to: Supra Shitpost, supra, hot takes, toyota supra, a90 supra, shitpost, shitposting, Gotta hit that daily Supra shitpost quota

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Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 09:27

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Don’t forget. He’s an enthusiast of wearing flat-brim hats backwards. 

Chinny Raccoon > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 09:30

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I don’t really give a toss about the Supra as a whole, so watching the whole thing play out has been quite amusing. 

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Chinny Raccoon 01/22/2019 at 09:32

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It’s pretty entertaining actually seeing the internet either completely fa nboi out or “ REEEEEEEEEEEE” rage out at the same time

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 09:33

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man he forgot the part where they’ve made the new one look almost sleek

how could they ruin a perfectly good chubster

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 09:33

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“You guys should have just updated a 25-year old car.”

DAWRX - The Herb Strikes Back > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 09:34

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Wow he really learned a lot about what it means to build a “real” Supra from Need For  Speed: Underground.

InFierority Complex > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 09:35

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I’d buy a Subaru Supra Legacy....

DipodomysDeserti > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 09:37

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If I was the head of Toyota I’d stick a V6 Camry engine in it and tell everyone to eat shit and go buy a Tacoma if they want a properly made Toyota.

E90M3 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 09:39

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The more and more I hear hatred towards the Supra, the less and less I care. I’d wager that 99% of people bitching about the Supra are people who can’t afford them to begin with, so their opinions are all moot. 

TysMagic > Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap 01/22/2019 at 09:39

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damn, you beat me to this exact  comment

412GTI > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 09:40

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The Supra name has been destroyed, DESTROYED I TELL YOU! Everyday I say how dumb the world is and he we are again lol. 

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > E90M3 01/22/2019 at 09:41

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99% of people bitching about the Supra are people who can’t afford them to begin with, so their opinions are all moot.

See: Every new car ever made. Can’t do much if most enthusiasts’ $20K budget itself is stretching it.

Spanfeller is a twat > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 09:43

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Toyota;

We just sold one for 2.1 million so....take a hike? 

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > 412GTI 01/22/2019 at 09:43

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Just wait till you read Youtube comments...

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/22/2019 at 09:45

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That’s a loud picture.

E90M3 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 09:46

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This is true. This is why modern cars are packed with tech and luxury features, because that’s what the people who can afford them actually want.

Arrivederci > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 09:49

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LMAO - he wouldn’t have bought one had they given him exactly what he wanted.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > InFierority Complex 01/22/2019 at 09:50

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Subaru Supra Legacy, SSL, security, protection, it’s a safe car.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > Arrivederci 01/22/2019 at 09:50

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Of course! 3 chances to guess what he drives now-

shop-teacher > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 09:52

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Why would anybody do that to t hemselves?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > E90M3 01/22/2019 at 09:53

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You get out of here with your facts

shop-teacher > Chinny Raccoon 01/22/2019 at 09:55

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Same here.  I think the Mark IV Supra that everybody goes crazy for is ugly.  This new one, I also think is ugly ... but I honestly couldn’t care less.  It’s been really entertaining to watch people lose their shit over it.

Arrivederci > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 09:56

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Hm.

1. Civic
2. 90's DSM
3. WRX

WilliamsSW > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 09:56

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F&F fanboi that thinks the only S upra ever made is the MKIV TT 6 speed, and currently lives in mom’s basement.

Arrivederci > E90M3 01/22/2019 at 09:56

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The more hatred I hear, the more I like it.

PS9 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 09:57

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Exhibit A of how much exactly your average car enthusiast knows about how cars are made (almost nothing). Every panel on a car both plastic and steel is the product of some kind of machine. Injection molding for the plastic, stamping and casting for steel and other metals . An incredible amount of tooling is required, as are parts suppliers since there’s going to be things car companies need made that they can’t make themselves, and those things need their own machines and tooling as well.

The tooling for the JZ80 is long gone, so Toyota would need new tooling as would their parts suppliers if they wanted to make it again. They would also have to change many things about the car given that the ~20 year old design would likely not be regulation-compliant in 2019 without modification. Given that, they’d just prefer to make an all new car vs. just making something that isn’t even quite what it was before.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > shop-teacher 01/22/2019 at 09:58

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Some people are gluttons for punishment, plus who can look away from a train wreck ?

promoted by the color red > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 09:58

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What’s funny is that Honda followed that philosophy with the original NSX - produce the same car but with minute updates - and the enthusiasts were shitting their pants over how it wasn’t being replaced with something more competitive to beat the flavor-of-the-month sportscar from Europe. 

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > PS9 01/22/2019 at 09:59

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The difference is your well thought out comment got one like from me, his hot take gets 275 likes LOL

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/22/2019 at 09:59

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*laughs in FCA*

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > promoted by the color red 01/22/2019 at 10:00

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Almost every current gen car is shit on until the next gen comes along and then suddenly everyone pines for the old one, sooner or later.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 10:00

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He’s just lucky they didn't turn it into a crossover.

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > shop-teacher 01/22/2019 at 10:00

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Mark III still looks the best to me. 

I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker > E90M3 01/22/2019 at 10:01

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more than you can afford, pal

PS9 > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 10:03

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Wait, maybe I did it wrong.

THE A90 SUCKS DICK FUCK BMW THIS PIECE OF SHIT HAS NO BUSINESS BEING A TOYOTA HOW DARE YOU BETRAY ENTHUSIASTS THE WORLD OVER LIKE THIS. HEY YOU OVER THERE SHUT THE FUCK UP IT DOESN’T MATTER IF I DON’T HAVE THE MONEY TO BUY IT THE PEOPLE WHO DO BUY IT ARE BETRAYING THE SUPRA NAME ANYWAY SO FUCK THEM

Did I do it right? 

shop-teacher > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 01/22/2019 at 10:14

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I’m a sucker for the angular 80's, so Mark II is my jam. The Mark III does look really good though.

HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > PS9 01/22/2019 at 10:16

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Now that's more like it, I couldn't understand a single word of your original comment

Daily Drives a Dragon - One Last Lap > TysMagic 01/22/2019 at 10:17

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Speed is life. Gotta move quicker than that. 

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 10:18

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To be fair, are there even 275 of us here on Oppo? 

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 10:20

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1998 Toyota Corolla CE with an Automatic and windy windows.

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 01/22/2019 at 10:21

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Slap a Toyota badge on this and call it the Supra x Cross because fuck you why not?

KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time > TheTurbochargedSquirrel 01/22/2019 at 10:22

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HondoyotaE38: A Japanese and German Collab...wait a minute > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 01/22/2019 at 10:38

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YES

bhtooefr > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 10:38

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I say that Toyota should’ve respected the history of the original Celica Supra, and made it the way they used to make it.

That is, it should be a short-wheelbase 6-cylinder Camry coupe , with the Celica being a short-wheelbase 4-cylinder Camry coupe .

CobraJoe > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 10:47

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I agree about the manual trans, it should be an option, but everything else is a bit extreme...

I mean, keeping an existing platform around with only mild upgrades and expecting it to sell well?  That’s Nissan level tactics.  

aquila121 > promoted by the color red 01/22/2019 at 11:06

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While I don’t disagree with your overall point, I'm sure Honda's engineers would be mortified to have their changes between the NSX formula of old and the newer car described as "minute." Hybrid system, turbocharging, trick gearbox, all-wheel drive... I bet that was pretty involved. 

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 11:26

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Hot take: The Supra is just a car and people are allowed to like or dislike it as they see fit 

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > aquila121 01/22/2019 at 11:28

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Promoted By is referring  to the minute changes to the first gen made during its fifteen year production run.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > PS9 01/22/2019 at 11:29

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Not enough spelling errors

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 11:30

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Base model Cavalier Coupe with pep boys mods 

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo 01/22/2019 at 11:32

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If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > DipodomysDeserti 01/22/2019 at 11:34

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I'm surprised at all that it got a bespoke engine what with manufactures all moving to two or three shared engines in their entire lineups.

DipodomysDeserti > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 01/22/2019 at 11:46

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It’s not really bespoke. It’s just a different version of the B58 which is used in all the -40i bimmers. The bespoke engine will be the S58 which will debut in the new M3.  Toyota ain’t getting that one.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > DipodomysDeserti 01/22/2019 at 11:54

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It's bespoke to the Toyota lineup.

DipodomysDeserti > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 01/22/2019 at 11:55

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Maybe they’ll blow everyone’s minds and stick it in a BRZ.

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > DipodomysDeserti 01/22/2019 at 11:59

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It's been in production for seven years. If they haven't put in a hot engine by now, they're never going to.

Urambo Tauro > KingT- 60% of the time, it works every time 01/22/2019 at 12:05

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While I do agree that automakers should be more respectful of established brand identity, this is the wrong way to complain about it. Lots of cars, including Supras of yesteryear, have offered different transmissions, including automatics. I like manuals just as much as the next enthusiast, but it’s not an inherent part of the car’s identity.

If you want to hate on a car for being undeserving of a name, you have to focus on something more substantial than that. Like being FWD instead of RWD like previous generations. Or being rear/mid-engined instead of front-engined. These things drastically change the car into something completely different. The transmission does not.

The biggest discrepancy I see between the new Supra and the old ones is that it’s a 2-seater instead of a 2+2.

aquila121 > promoted by the color red 01/22/2019 at 13:30

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EssExTee set me right, I apologize for how I misunderstood your point.

aquila121 > If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent 01/22/2019 at 13:31

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... I totally had that wrong.

Thank you, though.

aquila121 > I like cars: Jim Spanfeller is one ugly motherfucker 01/22/2019 at 23:21

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Okay, that got a good laugh from me.