Nissan GTR Owners and Lovers Thread
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True but both like chalk and cheese. In a way the MP4 is a GTR, just way way sexier, more unique and true super car, but like a GTR with it crazy advanced technology to make it go quicker.
Whereas Shelby just uses good old fashioned big engine, 4 wheels and a steering wheel principal.
True but both like chalk and cheese. In a way the MP4 is a GTR, just way way sexier, more unique and true super car, but like a GTR with it crazy advanced technology to make it go quicker.
Whereas Shelby just uses good old fashioned big engine, 4 wheels and a
steering wheel principal.
Indeed! The MP4 is the next step up from a GTR, if I could afford it, I probably would also.
I don't see why not, as long as we don't start getting any old Skyline
Basically my perceptions of how much a car can make you laugh out loud were forcefully realigned last night.
One of the guys who comes to our monthly meet has an R32, dark grey (i cant remember the real name of the colour anymore). He got it 5 months ago as a pristine, unmolested R32, 5 months later it has had ££££s put into the engine. Someone has really put in the wrench time, its an awesome machine.
He turns up to the meet and has a misfire. The tools come out, we go straight for the plugs, the gaps looked odd, so our local guru regapped them and they were refitted, no more misfire.
I had the chance to go out for a run in the car. 4wd in the past hasnt made a lot of sense to me as i had only been in cars with 300-400bhp. This car, however, on sensible settings, had 530lbft @ 3500rpm and 630-650bhp @7700rpm. The blower was (from memory) a T76, large enough that i could have fitted the turbo from my golf comfortably inside his turbo.
The car ran on 10 inch wide wheels all round with trackday cut-slicks (whatever you call them) on the rear. In first gear this thing would light up and squiggle down the road with what seemed like very little provocation, it would squirm in 2nd.
On a stretch of tarmac that my M3 can see 120, this thing saw 150 with ease and was utterly relentless
Oddly, the way that the car would get out of shape and do lurid things almost felt benign, but that could have been down to driver talent, I don’t know. The car just made perfect sense, the ballistic level of fun in such a compact package, everyone should have one, but the costs involved seem to be totally prohibitive, but it doesn’t stop it feeling like I absolutely need one in my life
One of the guys who comes to our monthly meet has an R32, dark grey (i cant remember the real name of the colour anymore). He got it 5 months ago as a pristine, unmolested R32, 5 months later it has had ££££s put into the engine. Someone has really put in the wrench time, its an awesome machine.
He turns up to the meet and has a misfire. The tools come out, we go straight for the plugs, the gaps looked odd, so our local guru regapped them and they were refitted, no more misfire.
I had the chance to go out for a run in the car. 4wd in the past hasnt made a lot of sense to me as i had only been in cars with 300-400bhp. This car, however, on sensible settings, had 530lbft @ 3500rpm and 630-650bhp @7700rpm. The blower was (from memory) a T76, large enough that i could have fitted the turbo from my golf comfortably inside his turbo.
The car ran on 10 inch wide wheels all round with trackday cut-slicks (whatever you call them) on the rear. In first gear this thing would light up and squiggle down the road with what seemed like very little provocation, it would squirm in 2nd.
On a stretch of tarmac that my M3 can see 120, this thing saw 150 with ease and was utterly relentless
Oddly, the way that the car would get out of shape and do lurid things almost felt benign, but that could have been down to driver talent, I don’t know. The car just made perfect sense, the ballistic level of fun in such a compact package, everyone should have one, but the costs involved seem to be totally prohibitive, but it doesn’t stop it feeling like I absolutely need one in my life
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is this allowed....
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mine is pretty standard really..... still makes my willy tingle when I drive her though
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Dave
Sod these GTR's we need a dedicated thread on that a shelby! Are they still using a cast iron block and live axle on the 2013. How do you find acceleration compared to GTR, handling / grip? Come on more on the Shelby and a video clip of it starting and revving please.
I'm getting GoPro videos of the Aston, Shelby and Mclaren at the moment. I'm gonna put a thread up on all of them soon.
The Shelby is awesome, it's hilariously fun to drive and from a roll, it's faster than my '13 GT-R was. Obviously not as quick as the MP4 but a lot more fun to drive, 662hp through skinny rear tyres and a live rear axle is definitely entertaining! You just have to get the tyres warm and be a little steady when stamping on it but it's remarkably civilized.
Oh and of course, the sound.... well it's quite frankly awesome, it probably sounds as good if not better than my Aston Martin
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18MPG on a R35, my supra was worse
Lovely car JP, really awesome looking thing. We have plenty up here in Aberdeen and it constantly shocks me how big they are.
AAAAAAAAND I'm out. That's mentalism!
But then again my discs on the DC2 are £50 a pair, pads £100 and AD08 tyres at £75 per corner.
I might just go straight to a 997 when the funds allow
AAAAAAAAND I'm out. That's mentalism!
But then again my discs on the DC2 are £50 a pair, pads £100 and AD08 tyres at £75 per corner.
I might just go straight to a 997 when the funds allow
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We don't get free servicing over here either so you have to factor that in as well. It's $8k for a set of discs and pads, $1500 for the gearbox flush every 18k miles, $2k for tyres and then you have regular servicing on top.
That said, at least they don't charge $1400 for an oil change like Aston Martin do....
That said, at least they don't charge $1400 for an oil change like Aston Martin do....
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Och, must be all those free prescriptions allowing people to fund GT-R's!
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One day friends, one day.
Yeah, Kev the owner was giving me a good tour of everything while I was getting mine serviced and the amount of work they are doing is just crazy.
Check out some of the new equipment they have:
http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/1798090-post123.html
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Crazy. Their new premises are pretty awesome...
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My god, that garage!