NEARLY 2 WEEKS WAITING: Nissan GT-R is finally mine!

[kindai]

Kindai, I don't suppose you could check for me?(not sure if PS4 are in this size yet)
2 x fronts: 265/35R20 in PS4 or MPSS.

Thanks

PS4, not PS4S?

 

[kindai]

PS4S, sorry....

No problem, hes going to get back to me first thing tomorrow with all the prices.

The only one he thinks there may be an issue with is the N1 specs Gibbo asked for.

 

[kindai]

NO, N1, N2 all same, they don't technically exist yet, so I too would expect him to have an issue.

But 295/35/20 K1 does exist and 285/35/20 exist as you got it on your car.

Yea, he mentioned they had the K1 on stocklists, the 285/35/20 I have is £204

 

[kindai]

Those costs are a lot lower than I would have expected. Are there any big ticket items that the car is likely to throw up?

wanders off to Autotrader to look at GT-Rs

A long as the AWD system, the clutch and the engine dont go bang, then no.

If you get one recently having had a big service, has good discs, pads and tyres, you'll be laughing for the first couple of years.

 

[kindai]

£50 per week for fuel seems quite cheap how many miles are you doing

I'm self employed and work from home, so my mileage can be single figures some weeks and close to 4 in others.

 

[kindai]

Is that with VAT?

If so that price is banging, they are £255 - £300 everywhere else!

Can he deliver them at that price?

£204 was inc VAT and fitted.

That price is to his unit only, anything past that would be down to you, either to come and collect/have fitted there or arrange shipping. I don't mind sticking them in the back of the land rover and wrapping them if you want to go down that route.

 

[kindai]

B60 3DR

 

[kindai]

Not too far will see what he says about the rears, though I am still awaiting a confirmation from Michelin as to what if anything was changed to meet K1 specification as some of the Ferrari tyres have the wall and tread pattern altered.

Yea, its not a bad run

Will get the prices up soon as he calls me in the morning.

 

[kindai]

Hi Guys,

Prices as follows:

MPS4S
285/35/20 - £204
255/40/20 - £204
295/35/20 K1 - £280
305/30/20 - £274
265/35/20 - £257*

MPS4
305/30/20 - £274

295/35/20 - N Specs - Not available yet, no idea as to expected date > See below
295/35/20 - Supersport N spec £280


*I can only see 265/30/20 on Michelins site, so it may not be the 35 he quoted for but the 30. Would need to ring and check.

 

[kindai]

not just a badge on it and its not recommended for none Ferrari vehicles. Whereas NO (Porsche) marked tyres are also fine for other vehicles.

Unless Ferrari have some super secret system in place, I literally couldn't see what the difference would be, they still after all have to conform to specs for the markings.

 

[kindai]

Which is what is making it confusing.

I think your contact in Michelin is probably spitting out the corporate drivel he has to for legal reasons.

Obviously the sales people will tell you anything to sell you something.

But at the end of the day, the tyres have to meet legal requirements to get the stamps on size, load rating, speed rating. The only differences otherwise will be the tweaks Ferrari have made, which, from what I understand most K1 tyres will have less tread to reduce weight, and the compound/pattern may be slightly different to be more suited to track/hard driving. Any improvements they make there will be a bonus to you... its not like they have microchips in the rubber which change how the tyre acts when fitted to a Ferrari....

I think you may be overthinking things

 

[kindai]

You should just go for it Those car specs are so similar they may as well be the same.

 

[kindai]

I will call him to place an order, whats the number and who do I ask for buddy and is their any secret code or password to give?

01527 831829

Ask for Simon, let him know "Jon with the GTR" gave you the details.

Alternatively, I'm going to be going past his unit in the morning if you want me to pop in and get them ordered for you.

 

[kindai]

Oh and when you get there, Simon will be the tall one, mostly bald and usually in a blue jumpsuit with a huge smile on his face

 

[kindai]

I used to hate these things but they've really grown on me over the years and aged well. Epic purchase.

Just out of curiosity... how much do you realistically need to get behind the wheel of a GTR these days?

I'm assuming they cost proper-car money to run and maintain.

If you want an early example, MY09/10 then you'll be looking at ~40-45k for one in good condition.

You'll then need to be able to afford to stick ~200 a month aside for service and maintenance.

Is it worth it?

Yes

 

[kindai]

Been on any long distance runs yet. What is it like as a GT car?

London to Llandudno and then back down to Worcester.

Pleasant, once you hit speed and set the cruise control its comfortable, not overly loud (don't get me wrong, its no Rolls Royce or Bentley) but you always have that power within a fraction of a second when you want to have some fun.

 

[kindai]

Just looked that up on the map. That near the Evo Triangle?

Yep, you take the A470 south from Llandudno until you hit the A5 then go east until you get to Cerrigydrudion, that's the Evo triangle start point.

 

[kindai]

lol have fun?

Unfortunately not as much as I hoped, there was a lot of stuff going on so couldn't really give it full whack. Great bit of road however.

 

[kindai]

At full wack you'd either now be in jail picking up the soap or be on the roof in the field wondering how did that happen.

I usually run it R-C-N personally.

 

[kindai]

I will call him to place an order, whats the number and who do I ask for buddy and is their any secret code or password to give?

Did you order any? Can pop down to have a chat and a coffee if you were going to be local