Supra vs M3

[Mike (M3)]

argh

that new m3 is horrendous. the e46 shape is a million times better looking. please god dont let the new m3 look anything like that picture...

i reckon if its that ugly the e46 will become the new classic.

like the sound of the high revving V8 though!

[CrzyMR2T]

Originally Posted by Mike (M3)

argh

that new m3 is horrendous. the e46 shape is a million times better looking. please god dont let the new m3 look anything like that picture...

i reckon if its that ugly the e46 will become the new classic.

like the sound of the high revving V8 though!

i agree, that new m3 is ugly. the current e46 looks so much better, the best looking one so far.

[91300zxtt]

04 m3 vs. last year supra stock the m3, however with all the money you will have saved on the supra u would killthe m3

[bmwm3guy]

...but the M3 is far more of a daily driver. The technology and comfort features are far superior to the Supra.

[91300zxtt]

o hell ya i deffinately agree with u man. alot more confortable, better handling by a shit load, and pics up alot more ladies

[3000ways]

Originally Posted by 91300zxtt

o hell ya i deffinately agree with u man. alot more confortable, better handling by a shit load, and pics up alot more ladies

Dude better handling by a sh*t load, please act like you know a little bit about cars, and the Supra for it's time had a very comfortable and beautiful interior, why do you think it has held it's value so well. I'm not at all saying it's better than a brand new 2004 M3 interior, but please give credit where credit is due. Back to the handling, not saying Supra is better at handling (which I personally believe it is, but others disagree and I accept that), but once again give credit where credit is due.

[91300zxtt]

its not been worth the money so much as its worth so much because of the mods that are able to be done to it and sorry to say it F&F did have a huge roll to play in it. but seriously bro the m3 does have alot better handling. i dont have to act like i know abot cars when i do know about cars. i was talkin shit about the supra hence i said i would go with a supra but i give credit to the supra because it is such a beautiful car one of my favs. but honestly you do have to realize the m3 has alot better handling drive one you will see

[3000ways]

Originally Posted by 91300zxtt

its not been worth the money so much as its worth so much because of the mods that are able to be done to it and sorry to say it F&F did have a huge roll to play in it. but seriously bro the m3 does have alot better handling. i dont have to act like i know abot cars when i do know about cars. i was talkin shit about the supra hence i said i would go with a supra but i give credit to the supra because it is such a beautiful car one of my favs. but honestly you do have to realize the m3 has alot better handling drive one you will see

Honestly I have to realize the M3 has alot better handling? Are you serious, please guy do some research and maybe you will realize that the Supra skidpad numbers are .96g and higher, again that doesn't mean that the Supra is a better handler, but it also doesn't mean the Supra is a slouch when it comes to handling.

Just to let you know, I have driven both, not a E46 M3, but a E36 M3 and a Supra.

[CrzyMR2T]

i read in some older magazine that the supra got .95g on the skidpad, and ive also read that the newer 97 supra actually did worse in handling than the 93 year, what does the e46 m3 do? i know skidpad isnt the only way to measure handling, but that number is really good considering how old it is. the current m3 is newer, so it has a more up to date, stiffer chassis, and a more up to date suspension setup. i havent driven either car, but im just gonna guess that id like the m3 better if i drove one, but one thing i feel thats better on the supra is the type of suspension it uses on the front. the m3 uses macpherson struts vs double wishbone for the supra. when your tuning a vehicle, its easier to modify a double wishbone suspension, and it gives better combination of ride, and handling. i mean macpherson struts do a good job, like my mr2 has struts all around, and the 911 turbo uses them on the front, just that i feel the unequal lenght double wishbone design is better.

[91300zxtt]

hey man lets not get into the mines better than urs and all that all i said was that the e46 was better handler not the 36 because that would be a lil more even. like i said i love the supra alot more in fact then the m3. so dont think im tryin to give the supra a bad name, however we were goin 120 in a sharp curving construction zone and the m3 handled amazingly, i honestly whie sitting in the backseat almost shit my pants but it was awesome

[jrlax18]

i got the M3 winning. like you guys said the supra's power comes out in modifying. PLus the M3 is a Bimmer. a nice car

[jrlax18]

i got the M3 cause the Supra needs mods to make it really fast, plus the M3 is refined high-quality. If you wanted to mod the M3 you could go for the Dinan kit

[91300zxtt]

THANK YOU u know whats up

[3000ways]

Originally Posted by 91300zxtt

THANK YOU u know whats up

The problem with you 91300ZXtt is that you just say and don't back anything up with stats. You say the M3 would destroy the Supra and don't back it up with facts. Now is this your opinion or is it actual evidence? Please explain? Perhaps if you do alittle research (like I have), drive both cars (like I have), and see them in action racing (like I have), then perhaps you would be aware that the two cars performance capabilitities are a lot closer than you think. The Supra does the 1/4 Mile in 13.5 Seconds at over 106MPH stock that really doesn't seem slow to me, the Supra hits a claimed Top Speed of 160MPH (STOCK) again that doesn't seem slow to me. Also the Supra pulls skidpad numbers of .96g+, of course I know handling is all about the feel, but still those indicate a car that handles very well. The Supra also brakes under 120FT. You know the more I look at it, the more and more the Supra looks like a great all around sports car (STOCK). Of course the Supra also happends to be a great car to modify also, but stock it's no slouch either. Now as far as it is compared to the Newer M3, I'd take the M3 just slightly, but still give credit where credit is due, the Supra deserves that much.

[3000ways]

Also, just so we are clear on one thing, the Supra a very good quality interior and a wonderful build quality. It's value is a testiment to this, not saying it has a better interior than the M3, but it's interior is no way crappy. Now you say the car holds it's value only because of it's aftermarket potential, shut up, that's absolutely stupid. It holds it value so well because it a very sought after well built sports car, as simple as that. A 1998 Supra's value has dropped a mere 19% in 6 years, very few cars can claim such a low drop in value, not the Viper, Corvette, Camaro, RX-7, NSX, 300ZX, 3000GT, 911, and yes even the M3. Again not claiming the Supra is the best built car or even better than any of the cars mentioned, just saying give credit where it is due.