Anyone tried to test drive a GTR?

Pharmacist

Pretty much what everyone else here said. No test drive unless you put a deposit down and make a deal on the car. And yes, the few Gt-R dealers here have them locked and taped off like a crime scene. No one gets to drive it, not even the managers. Heck, it was hard enough finding someone that allowed me to test drive the 370z

spearfish25

Spoke with a GT-R owner at a track day. He said they wouldn't let him test drive one despite him committing to the purchase. He just bought it 'blind' without a test drive. Fortunately it's a pretty fabulous car to drive that I haven't heard anyone complain about purchasing .

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ConchZ2

I did a test drive last week and this car is fast. Is it worth 2 1/4 times the 370Z? Maybe!
One of the things I noticed between the two cars is how much more I felt connected to the Z. (Jinba ittai)
There is a new, less than 30 miles, black, GT-R for sale in a Connecticut Nissan dealership for 75K if anyone is interested.


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KillerBee370

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.

Trips

Sorry, I wouldn't have! hehehe

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370Zsteve

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

FYI, NYC OG!

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Trips

Blu where are you!!!!!

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radio5boro

lol i just bought my mb 370z from koeppel nissan 2 months ago, they didnt offer me a test drive in the gt-r lol. but right now im trying to see if their gonna void my warranty if i install berk test pipes lol. its a lease.

PapoZalsa

What was your reason?

BTW, the GTR in my local dealer you can't even touch it.

ianthegreat

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.

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kannibul

It's the top of Nissan's line, they can put it on a pedestal, if that makes them feel better about it.

rcm2525

There are a lot of luxury cars that sell for a lot more than $80k and I'm sure you can test drive those cars.

The GT-R at my dealer was taped off with do not touch signs all over it. But now that I'm a customer I bet they would want to sell me up and let me drive it.

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VCuomo

My thoughts exactly!

G35guy84

Exactly! I don't mean to start anything (and I love Nissan), but give me a break. For the price and power, I would take a Chevy Corvette Z06 with ~30hp MORE for ~5-10K LESS any day. The GT-R may look nice, but is sure is nothing special, especially when it comes to guys who know how to build muscle cars right.

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Micas

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.