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I purchased mine brand new in 2013 so it's coming up on the 7 year mark. I knew I wanted to modify it as I ride a lot of motorcycles so I got the base model. I did little mods here and there. 4 months ago I did the big mod finally and added a turbocharger, just because I wanted a little more power after driving it stock for all those years and never experienced Forced Induction.
Feels like a different car after 3k RPM and I'm in love with it all over again. I figure that engines are cheap on this car because everyone is wrecking them or swapping them out. So if I blow one on the turbo I can swap in another one.
The newer models don't really have much that are worth it for me to trade in for. Maybe padded knee panels, BBK, dual climate control or leather seats.
I have 2 more mods left until I'm "done" which is Front Pipe/Overpipe and maybe SS brake lines. Then I can't gain more power stockwise unless I reinforce the engine/transmission and that's a lot more money.
So I'm just going to put money away in the future for a newer car. There isn't anything on the market right now that interests me (MX-5, Veloster N, Type-R, Mustang, WRX, GTI, etc). The WRX redesign coming up has me a bit curious but I won't buy a first year production car anymore until they get some bugs/kinks out. Plus, I save to get the "special editions" such as a TRD or STI type of model.
The Supra is nice, I don't have a negative opinion of it like most people saying it's basically a BMW. I just wish it had a manual.
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