The GTR is still a possibility, KP found his expensive to run, Fett care to comment on how much yours has set you back since ownership?
Prices are inclusive of VAT and labour (via NHPC) for the most part, off the top of my head:
Tyres: 5 sets Dunlop SP @ £1700 (Bridgestones REO70 available @ £1100 per set)
Race alignment: £175
Second alignment: £175
Service 6K : £240
Service 12K: £490
Service 18K: £700 (for comparison, Litchfields is £500)
Service 24K: £550
Fluid change (Oil, tranny, diff): £620 x 4
Pre track inspection: £90 x 12
Post track inspection: £90 x 12
Front lip transparent decal/guard = £110
Y pipe / Cobb w/TCM /+ bits = £5500
Sensor reset + hydrogen = £50
Fuel: V power @ 8mpg road - 25mpg motorway
AP front and rear: £1800
Pads (OEM) : £600
Pads (EBC) : £450
DS2500 front and rear: £700
CT XP10's front and rear: £500
HEP braided: £250
Fluids: £250
I shall investigate running cost more, but running cost are quite off putting. I found the EVO X more fun to drive but also agree with Fett saying once in race mode and your pushing hard the GTR should be just as fun if not more so.
A GTR and Vette will drink the same amount of fuel. Accept over 25,000 miles the Vette would have cost no more than £1000 to service. A GTR over same amount of mileage will no doubt have cost in the £4000-£5000 region. Then add the extornate tyre cost, the additional warranty cost etc. and were probably talking £3000-£4000 more in running cost per year for a R35 GTR and possibly more.
Over 24,000 miles, a GT-R costs ~2k to service, there is no warranty cost...there is a lot of crap being peddled about the GT-R on the net, has been since day 1. They are not Micra running costs, but look at the performance in return...both straight line and, where it shines like very little else on the road, crosss country. I'm convinced that a GT-R is in a different league to a C2S and C4S in that respect, this is a car that rivals the Turbo for sheer A-B pace.
Personally, I'll stick with my original opinion and think you should go for the Vette. It's a natural progression from the Mustang, a car you seemed to love more than the X.
Worth re-reading Housey's post.
I'd also be concerned with the running costs of the GT-R.
It seems they overheat something chronic the moment you take them somewhere for a real thrashing (The chap I know with one claims having to drive up and down the road for half hour trying to cool it down after achieving a mid-ish 7 seconds around the 'ring).
Then there are the stupid conditions imposed on the warranty - there are loads of niggles with the brakes for example. I believe you need to keep a power washer away from the calipers as this can cause something to fail and Nissan won't cover it.
Then there is the comedy that is the £11k repair bill when that GT-R nudged a tow bar, doing nothing initially other than cracking the bumper in a small circle.
Upon talking to a GT-R owner, I will never, ever own one. Sad really, as I really like them.
The transmission has heat dissipation issues, if you don't manage it well. Plenty of coolers on the market from Wilall, SSP, Dodson, HKS, Greddy and GTC that easily rectify it. That said, you will never have an issue on the road (certainly on the Isle of Wight) and unless you are new to a track and are all over the shop with the box, it can be managed perfectly well without a cooler. It's a complete non-issue unless you spend a good amount of time on track driving at 10/10nths.
What are the "stupid conditions imposed on the warranty" ? And what is the brake issue with pressure washers?
The 11K bill fiasco was addressed by Nissan, ridiculous situation I agree. If you are basing future ownership prospects on the opinion of one owner, stay out of the pub in the future, other wise you'll end up on a bike.
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