Originally Posted by Trips (Post 4042535)

Bro

Same here.

I lost his number and frosts info so no way to kit

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel (Post 4042541)

Kin folk! It's hot outside! Stay hydrated! :iagree:

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel (Post 4042544)

Well said sir :iagree:

Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY (Post 4042545)

At least it looks like a Z. Not like a Toyota that looks like a BMW.

Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY (Post 4042545)

At least it looks like a Z. Not like a Toyota that looks like a BMW.

As far as the csc, I'm not sure they "fixed" it. They moved it outside the bell housing which certainly makes it easier to service, but I believe it's still the same plastic POS that are ticking time bombs. Could be wrong though.

Originally Posted by JNews86 (Post 4042549)

Just got home kin folk. It's hot kin folk. Stay hydrated kin folk. You got this kin folk. :iagree:

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel (Post 4042550)

So there really is no incentive to "upgrade" to a v2 370Z. I don't care if the pricing dropped down next to nothing. It's an eye sore for me and just isn't my taste.

Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY (Post 4042546)

Before Toyota techs can wrench on the new Supra, a $50K sports car, they must be certified to work on them. With a powertrain and electronics from BMW, Toyota techs must learn the ins and outs of a new vehicle architecture. In other words, they must be Toyota techs who happen to know a lot about the BMW Z4.

Apparently, the Toyota techs at one particular Oregon dealership near BMW of Salem aren’t certified to work on the new Supra yet.

According to this BMW tech with a Supra problem on his hands,

“Toyota just advised me it only needs a battery. Someone left a light on. If they (new Supras) run dead, a full charge and/or replacement is required. “

You’d think changing a battery on a simple Toyota would be easy-peasy, swap in a new one and you’re off. I thought so too until I read the official Toyota Supra manual.

When swapping in a new battery into the Supra, because it’s designed by BMW you must,

Use an OEM battery. If not, you’d better be sure it’s compatible with the Supra because the wrong battery can, “damage vehicle systems and impair vehicle functions.”

Register the battery with the Toyota dealership. If not, comfort features won’t be available.

And, as mentioned, if you’re not Supra certified, you can’t even swap in a simple battery. I assume since the Supra has a BMW engine, BMW specific software like ISTA (Integrated Service Technical Application) interfaces with the new Surpra, something a non-Supra certified dealership won’t have.

To contrast, here’s what it takes to put in a new battery in the 2020 Toyota Corolla. Long story short, Toyota pretty much says, “make sure it fits in the battery tray.”

Yea, good luck with all that. :iagree:

Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY (Post 4042552)

There’s 400 stock reasons to upgrade. :iagree:

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel (Post 4042554)

Or 400 reasons to keep my 370Z :iagree:

And with the savings, I can afford ice cream!

Originally Posted by vtec to vvel (Post 4042553)

What an absolute clusterf*ck of a sh!tshow. So this Toyota cannot be serviced at a Toyota dealership (unless certified) and would need to go to BMW dealership. Does the BMW tech need to be certified to work on the Supra?

Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY (Post 4042559)

This is for a dead battery! LOL!!! Gimme the ugly Z any day of the week.

Like PT Barnum once said, “there’s a sucker born every minute.” :iagree:

Originally Posted by blackcherry20 (Post 4042500)

Oh good lord.