would wanting/driving an early 90s supra make me a ricer?

[Mallow]

It's the modifications that make the ricer not the car necessarily.

 

[BatmanNate]

Early 90's as in 90,91,92 or 93.5 and later? They were a completely different generation of car. I drive an '87 which is the same gen as the 90-92 and it's definately not a ricer, but is a nice car.

EDIT: BTW the MK3 was known for its handling, especially at that time, and it's not a slow car. Top speed of about 150 MPH and 0-60 in 6 seconds. They are also RWD, but it is not a forgiving car and if you are a teenager I would not recommend it. The MK4's are even faster and are expensive to buy and insure, especially at your age.

 

[Mookow]

Originally posted by: BooGiMaN
i think you should get a tricyle...sporty, RWD, and very reliable...you can even get soem tassles for the handle bar grips..

overall you can u can still pick up kindergarden chicks since from your first car choices seem to be where your maturity level is

im just messing with you..seriously getting a sports car when ur young is cool but unless u have been driving awhile it may be too much car for you...that and i think ur insurance payments are going to be throguh the roof...why dont you get a regular mustang ..use that for a year or two then get the cobra....

Every tri-cycle I rode as a kid was FWD.

 

[StageLeft]

no

 

[yoda291]

get a camry or an accord. They would fit you well to start. Maybe even a civic. Do a 95% test. Goto a large cubicle farm and look at where the normal employee/grunt parks. Eliminate the top 5% of cars you like and if your pick isn't there...it's prolly not a good idea.

 

[RgrPark]

get a 300zx TT

 

[Angrymarshmello]

Let the guy do whatever the hell he wants....if he kills himself then oh well

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: atom
Why rag on him if you know nothing about him? I had a "sports car" as my first car, less than a year of driving. In 6 years of driving I've had 1 parking violation on my record. Not all kids with fresh licenses are speed racers. Only he knows for sure if he's responsible enough to handle a car like that.

what kind of car was it?

 

[Zugzwang152]

so wait, let me get this straight- everyone would start hating me if i go and rice up my civic?

 

[Tetsuo]

if you put stickers on it. then yes, you would be a ricer

 

[StageLeft]

Oh you're the Cobra guy. Look, have you even checked any insurance rates or are you just picking what you think would be a fun car with no idea how much it's going to cost you? I said it in the last thread and I'll say it again: You're in for a nasty fuggin surprise when you find out how much it's going to cost to insure your 17 year old self on a car with any semblance of power or performance.

His earlier thread was asking about an SVT Mustang Cobra..if that gives you any idea what he's looking for...before a Cobra, now a Supra..wonder what's next..

I'm going to guess at an 89 Porsche 944 NA. Sounds about right. Also totally undoable for somebody his age.

 

[ultimatebob]

Originally posted by: yoda291
get a camry or an accord. They would fit you well to start. Maybe even a civic. Do a 95% test. Goto a large cubicle farm and look at where the normal employee/grunt parks. Eliminate the top 5% of cars you like and if your pick isn't there...it's prolly not a good idea.

Ok, just don't go a work site around NYC! You'll probably find more Audi A4's and BMW 3-series cars in the parking lots than you would Camry's and Civic's

 

[StageLeft]

I just did an insurance quote for an 18 year old who's been driving since he was 17 (geico won't quote a 17 year old) with minimum coverages across the board living in Birmingham, AL as an example. I was surprised to find that a non-turbo 1992 Supra was similar to insure in cost as a 1999 Honda Civic LX.

The Mustang SVT cobra cost about 4X as much to insure as either of the other two.

 

[cmv]

It's not rice until you slap some stickers on it, replace the model trim logo/letters with higher end models, put on some pimp'n rims, put on a huge tale that looks completely stupid, etc.

If it's just a regular car, drive on! You have to work on something to rice it.

 

[NokiaDude]

BTW, is there any way to adjust the gear ratios on an automatic? Or at least make it shift at higher revs? My 96 Chevy Lumina cuts out at 4k revs, I want it to barely redline at 6k.

 

[AvesPKS]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Oh you're the Cobra guy. Look, have you even checked any insurance rates or are you just picking what you think would be a fun car with no idea how much it's going to cost you? I said it in the last thread and I'll say it again: You're in for a nasty fuggin surprise when you find out how much it's going to cost to insure your 17 year old self on a car with any semblance of power or performance.

His earlier thread was asking about an SVT Mustang Cobra..if that gives you any idea what he's looking for...before a Cobra, now a Supra..wonder what's next..

I'm going to guess at an 89 Porsche 944 NA. Sounds about right. Also totally undoable for somebody his age.

You're also assuming that he is going to insure it under his name. I probably wouldn't have a car right now if I owned it, and insured it under my name. My mom owns the car, and is the primary driver on it. This makes it a whole hell of a lot cheaper.

 

[geno]

Originally posted by: NokiaDude
BTW, is there any way to adjust the gear ratios on an automatic? Or at least make it shift at higher revs? My 96 Chevy Lumina cuts out at 4k revs, I want it to barely redline at 6k.

no you don't.

 

[zCypher]

It is not always crazy to insure yourself. My best friend has a red standard ttop camaro and he only pays something like $300-400 per year canadian for insurance. If it's a new car though, then insurance is usually a killer.

I'm guessing he WONT be paying for everything himself like he says he will, or he wouldn't be looking at supras and cobras.

 

[StageLeft]

You're also assuming that he is going to insure it under his name. I probably wouldn't have a car right now if I owned it, and insured it under my name. My mom owns the car, and is the primary driver on it. This makes it a whole hell of a lot cheaper.

That's a trick a lot of teenagers do to get around insurance costs but from what I've heard in a great many cases technically they are breaching insurance since they are in fact the one who drives the car so much - if you ever had to make a great claim you may find that the insurance company finds out that you are really the only person who drives the car and claim denied.

 

[sohcrates]

my friend just bought an early 90's supra....stupid thing has been beat up....overheats when you're sitting in traffice, he had to install all new radiator, etc.

that's the trouble with those types of cars....chances are people have been driving them hard for too long

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: Skoorb

You're also assuming that he is going to insure it under his name. I probably wouldn't have a car right now if I owned it, and insured it under my name. My mom owns the car, and is the primary driver on it. This makes it a whole hell of a lot cheaper.

That's a trick a lot of teenagers do to get around insurance costs but from what I've heard in a great many cases technically they are breaching insurance since they are in fact the one who drives the car so much - if you ever had to make a great claim you may find that the insurance company finds out that you are really the only person who drives the car and claim denied.

That's how my insurance is, but my car is also in my parents' name..but they do drive it occasionally (my dad borrowed it for 2 weeks to go to Ohio)..and I still pay ~$1200-1400/year.

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Oh you're the Cobra guy. Look, have you even checked any insurance rates or are you just picking what you think would be a fun car with no idea how much it's going to cost you? I said it in the last thread and I'll say it again: You're in for a nasty fuggin surprise when you find out how much it's going to cost to insure your 17 year old self on a car with any semblance of power or performance.

His earlier thread was asking about an SVT Mustang Cobra..if that gives you any idea what he's looking for...before a Cobra, now a Supra..wonder what's next..

I'm going to guess at an 89 Porsche 944 NA. Sounds about right. Also totally undoable for somebody his age.

Actually, an '89 944 NA would only have 160 horsepower. Though it is rather light (about 2,800 lbs) and RWD so it's not that great in snow or wet weather. Plus, those cars tend to attract a lot of attention and they encourage showing off.

ZV

 

[RichieZ]

Originally posted by: Zenmervolt

Originally posted by: Skoorb
Oh you're the Cobra guy. Look, have you even checked any insurance rates or are you just picking what you think would be a fun car with no idea how much it's going to cost you? I said it in the last thread and I'll say it again: You're in for a nasty fuggin surprise when you find out how much it's going to cost to insure your 17 year old self on a car with any semblance of power or performance.

His earlier thread was asking about an SVT Mustang Cobra..if that gives you any idea what he's looking for...before a Cobra, now a Supra..wonder what's next..

I'm going to guess at an 89 Porsche 944 NA. Sounds about right. Also totally undoable for somebody his age.

Actually, an '89 944 NA would only have 160 horsepower. Though it is rather light (about 2,800 lbs) and RWD so it's not that great in snow or wet weather. Plus, those cars tend to attract a lot of attention and they encourage showing off.

ZV

Curious, how would something like a 330 or an IS300 drive in snow with all season tyres (both RWD, both have traction control)