Ever heard of a car that the first maintenance stop was $2000? Me either, this is a bit ridiculous.
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And transmissions that break after using the launch control feature.
Yes and the automatic transmission is so gutless it cant handle using the Launch Control FACTORY FEATURE and it voids the warranty too.
Gahhbage!!! :rollin:
Its an automated manual. I touched on it in one of my articles.
:rollin: Wow he beat me to it
@ 86Xr7....yea whatever it is haha. Either way it still PHAYLES.
Meh, its okay. The GTR is just a giant vehiclular fail.
The average joe can't afford one of these. I think I'd rather buy an Evo and mod it anyway, alot cheaper that way too. Besides I'd have a hard time spending that much on a car even if I had plenty of cash. I refuse to believe that I couldn't buy a car and improve upon it, thus creating a better car, and still come out cheaper. $80k is alot of money.
Lamborghinis and Ferraris (and some Porsches) have routine maintenance costs of around $5K to $25K, sometimes higher. The carbon ceramic brakes alone cost more than what most of us make in one year. Oil changes have been known to be $5K.
This really isn't new information. In fact, the GT-R is on the low end of the exotic car scale in that respect.
But the bottom line is, if you have the money for one of those cars, you'd better have the money to properly maintain them down the line...
Compare prices and then look at this again. This is no supercar. Its a high priced GT car. This is just ridiculous.
Ummm...yeah. How about, reread the quote above. Doesn't matter what car it is, or what the price range is, or what label the marketing department slaps on the vehicle. This is all you need to know. If you can't run with the big dogs, stay on the porch.
I agree but this is by no means a supercar. The price for the oil alone is stupid. What is in that stuff, the souls of African children?
I think he's getting at the fact that those cars that have the $5000 oil changes typically base well above $100k. The GTR is a piece, though. And good luck getting one for anywhere within $25k of MSRP.
It may be a fail with the mechanicals, but I saw one in person today.....DEAD shagY. The styling is spot on....and if they get the mechanicals and the outlandish price i check, its a neat car.
Personally I don't really get it, why buy an expensive car like this when you can spend less and BUILD a better car? I guess I'm cheap or maybe I'm just that kind of guy but supercars and expensive GT cars are beyond me.
The R34's or whatever looked cooler....
I'd rather have a '98 Skyline and mod that.
Simple. Status for one reason. Refinement for another. If I build a LS2 powered last generation RX7 with say 500 HP and it can turn 1.0+ g on a skidpad while running comparable lap times to the GT-R it might be cheaper, but I doubt it will be dead quiet in traffic. I also doubt the ride quality on uneven pavement would be as good.
I've spoken with quite a few exotic car owners.....Most of them could be bothered with maintenance of a vehicle. It's beneath them. Something for the help or hired hand to contend with.
Different mindset.
i heard a guy talking about getting a GTR, he said it was about $190,000. thats pretty much 100,000 over MSRP.
Also, when you buy an exotic second hand, have a mechanic look it over before any money transactions. they're KNOWN to not be maintained and ruined. TESTEROSA.
I think I would rather have a new 370Z; it comes with a true manual and doesn't cost nearly as much.
It
is a true manual, just not a conventional "old school" manual.
The only difference I know of is the rev-matching feature, which is needed by pretty much everyone out there, myself included. I never have and likely never will bother doing this on my own.
I'd rather buy a 2010 Mustang with the track pack and mod that. They are proven on the track and its a good old fashioned Ford pony car.
I'd drive one if someone gave it to me. I saw one today for the first time in real life. It looks pretty okay actually. In the pictures it looked really awkward to me.
Thats why we run with the big cats! :hick:
but to put things into perspective. When I went to the porshe dealership to look at that 3000GT VR4 we went over financing and the dude was kinda oblivious to the whole process. I asked him, how many times do people actually ask for financing at this dealership.. he said most of the time people just write checks.
I was like :punchballs:
So when the people who are actually buying these cars can write a check without a second though. I am sure $2000 is the least of their worries. Hell, they probably use that for toilet paper...
I was just saying from MY standpoint (Cheap apparently) that is absolutely retarded prices for all these different fluids and work.