Originally Posted by 370Zsteve (Post 297417)

Koeppel Nissan in Queens, NY offered me a test drive in a GT-R if I bought a Z.

FYI, NYC OG!

:driving:

Originally Posted by Pharmacist (Post 296003)

Please do not do drugs. They are bad for your health :shakes head:

You do realize the gtr RAPES the z06 on every single track, in addition to the dragstrip too. that is despite the weight advantage the z06 has. You do realize the gtr is faster than supercars 2-3 times its price, and that it has defeated cars like porsche 911 turbo, gt3, gt2, ferrari f430, lamborghini gallardo, murcielago, mercedes sl65 amg, bmw m3, m6, etc....

Originally Posted by KillerBee370 (Post 296256)

When I bought my Z the dealer offered to let me test drive the one they had behind velvet ropes on the showroom floor.

I declined.

Originally Posted by 370Zsteve (Post 297417)

Koeppel Nissan in Queens, NY offered me a test drive in a GT-R if I bought a Z.

FYI, NYC OG!

:driving:

Originally Posted by Micas (Post 295908)

Sorry, but the GT-R is a special car. Yes, the Z06 is a beast and in a different way a special car on it's own.

That said, I have also noticed that car dealers tend to rope off their high end cars, whatever they are. I remember when the S2000's landed, and the Honda dealers were very anal about a $32k car. No test drives, and so on. It was a bit ridiculous.

There's a Porsche/Audi dealer in DF/W that I visited, pretty much just to get a look at an R8. The Audi guys had that mentality. Then I went to the Porsche show room and 20 minutes later I was driving a turbo 997. I doubt they'd let me sit in, much less drive, a Carrera GT. Attitude is relative to the top of the line.

There's a huge difference in the attitude of salesmen at high-end lots. It's not very surprising that the Nissan dealers are uptight about the GT-R. They've got a car with a great deal of mystique and it's probably natural that they treat their average customers as the unworthy heathans.

Originally Posted by alvinmathew88 (Post 310958)

Which Porsche/Audi dealership? Is it the one in Plano, if so, my parents own the Shell right next door, and im really good friends with the owner. I see the R8s come to the gas station all the time!

Originally Posted by ianthegreat (Post 295165)

The car isn't even THAT expensive. Don't get me wrong, I can't afford it.. but not letting people sit in it, give me a break!

I can understand the no test drive unless you are serious deal, but let's be honest.. it's not a ferrari.

Originally Posted by nicknick (Post 312156)

Yes, so what does "its not a ferrari" mean? Does a car have to be a certain price before people acknowledge it as an exotic and go "oh ah".

Originally Posted by nicknick (Post 312156)

the GTR is a great car with the performance and quality to match and better some exotics. It really annoys me when people judge cars by badges and big buck marketing campaigns.