Well guys I had to let her go.
 

I bought my red haired Nismo Z in 2013. I honestly have to say this has been the best car that I ever owned. At almost six years I still get looks and talks from admirers at gas stations and car washes. I mildly tuned her and felt every tune. I had big plans for her and I had a dream car which is The Audi R8. I found a black on black R8 with 20K miles, one owner and garage kept. Clean car fax all maintainence documentation and perfect body. I’m not rich by any means, but I was saving to boost my Z’s performance and had an chance to test drive the car. I fell in love and after getting what I wanted in terms of price we sealed the deal. I’ve had fun on this site and even did a few cars and coffee. I will still be on the site because I love the Z but just wanted to share my story because you guys shared so much that gave me ideas and knowledge (steering wheel lock) on my car. Thanks.
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:worthless: of the R8

Lol will do man Ill have them up tomorrow, but you better come back and make this "worthy"

Are you sure lol

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Post some pics if you can. Good luck with the Audi.

Let's see the monster!

Please tell me you had the front frame welds checked before you bought it. There have been some R8’s scrapped because of front frame/ shock mount failures. I believe this plagues 2008 to 2010 models. Not sure though.


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Me too!! :iagree:

giggity!

I have not heard about this. I HAVE heard the shocks need replacing and it is a bit over $10K. Not sure specifics.

I'm debating between an R8 and a 991.2 911 but not going to jump on either for a few years to save as much ca$h as I can.

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Thanks for the warning but I did a lot of research on the car and I know about the shock mounts. I had an certified Audi tech give a inspection of the car and everything is great. I’m getting new coil overs because when they go I’m not spending $7k for new ones and I know about the granny and how to drive the “auto” like a manual. Thanx dude

cant go wrong with black on black :tup:

i went the same route when i pulled the trigger earlier this year.

Beautiful ride!!!! :tup:

Damn brah, that's sweet a f! Congrats

if you don't straight pipe it what are you even doing. :p

What's this about? I'm not super familiar with R8's.

Airwalk,

Sorry to see you leave "the Z family", but I understand where you are coming from. I salivate over many supercars as well.

Just as a heads up, are you familiar with the videos of the salvage R8 that had suspension damage which totalled the car? Google search "Samrac R8" as he fixed the problem cheaply and had a source for shock replacements that didn't break the bank.

Good Luck with your new ride!

Enjoy, would love to own an R8 but out of my price range in the UK.

I’ve been following his rebuild and honestly, I’m not really confident that his welds will hold up in the long run. There is a lot more involved with aluminum structural welding. There is a good reason that the car was scrapped in the first place. Just my 2 cents.

I too invested in some new performance machinery this summer with a 2017 Grand Sport Corvette. I absoultly love this car got a good price considering the original sticker but I'm still keeping my Blue 2009 370Z, its just too fun to drive Its going to get harder to find good clean ones. I have a friend with blue R8 and its nice enjoy

Sorry man autocorrect, I meant to type tranny. Let’s just say I need to proof read before I post lol thanks

Yes brother I am, a little scary. But I had an Audi tech do a pre purchase exam and she came through with flying colors. Thanks !

Thank you man I appreciate your kind words, because online all the jerks come out to play. Again thanks brother

Your referring to the GTR right?

Or you ditched it too for an Audi.?

The R8 is nice especially with a manual transmission. Congrat.

[QUOTE=Airwalk;3802595]I bought my red haired Nismo Z in 2013. I honestly have to say this has been the best car that I ever owned. At almost six years I still get looks and talks from admirers at gas stations and car washes. I mildly tuned her and felt every tune. I had big plans for her and I had a dream car which is The Audi R8. I found a black on black R8 with 20K miles, one owner and garage kept. Clean car fax all maintainence documentation and perfect body. I’m not rich by any means, but I was saving to boost my Z’s performance and had an chance to test drive the car. I fell in love and after getting what I wanted in terms of price we sealed the deal. I’ve had fun on this site and even did a few cars and coffee. I will still be on the site because I love the Z but just wanted to share my story because you guys shared so much that gave me ideas and knowledge (steering wheel lock) on my car. Thanks.

oh of course. sorry, yes the GT-R.

no audi's for me sir lol