just remember not to do this:

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d7...85195352_n.jpg

:shakes head:

wtf happened???

dunno........ probably some dumb @$$ who thought he was an expert drifter or race car driver JUST because he got a GTR.

just because you have a GTR or high end sports car, DOES NOT MEAN YOU CAN DRIVE LIKE A RACECAR DRIVER.

in other words im sure he "acted like a big shot .. look at me look at me and my 100k GTR..." WHAM!. rash!:shakes head:

but im only speculating

It's also a bit funny, considering the GTR's reputation for being extremely easy to drive at its limits. Most reviewers have said as much.

Still, I hate to see anyone's ride rashed up like that.

i hear ya......... i mean a GTR? really? Nissans Cream of the crop andyou go and ride the rail like that? :shakes head: it hurts.....

dont know what the guy was thinking

You have a good point there...Does Ferrari and Porsche have the same policy with there supercars? But if you can afford to buy one... warranty is the least of your concern right? or maybe not for me.

That's an excellent question. I know that some of the luxury supercar manufacturers sponsor track day learning experiences for new owners, but I don't know if tracking the cars outside of that has any bearing on warranty, or even if, as you say, someone with that kind of money even cares about their warranty.

Its like screwing a supermodel and getting worried about STD!
Damn it!!!! screw that bitch and pray latter!!!:tup:

:wtf2:

Eh who knows about the wreck pic. The GTR's fancy handling can't fix everything, could've been coolant on the track in a corner or whatever.

As for the rest: denying warranty claims for tracking a performance car seems very wrong on the surface, but on the other hand it's a tough situation for the mfg. If it was a legitimate engineering/mfg fault and the component failed early, the mfg really should cover it regardless of where it happened. But even with a faultless car, track stress will eventually destroy every last component in the car, given enough time (and the timeframe's going to be a lot shorter than grandma street driving the car, I don't care how "performance" oriented the car is). Making the call on the acceptable wear+tear before failure is pretty hard, especially if there's no official record of how many miles spent on-track and in what conditions, etc.

For reference, check out the specs page on the 370 Nismo RC (factory race car): NISSAN FAIRLADY ZNISMO RC . They recommend a replacement interval of 5,000 km track distance on the whole drivetrain. That's about 3,000 miles. I do about 200 track miles on an average HPDE weekend. If I were doing that once a month, I'm hitting 3,000 miles in a little over a year. Now granted, I wouldn't *expect failure* at 3K track miles for the whole drivetrain, but by then you're definitely into significant wear + tear.

known facts:

• all GTR's have a data logging system to monitor how their owners use them. everywhere else in the world except the US, the vehicle is limited to 112mph on public roads and the limiter is disabled when the GPS detects it is at a track. the USDM cars are unlimited all the time.
• nissan has warrantied transmission repairs/replacements on multiple vehicles used in track situations, typically only if stock or lightly modded.
• nissan clearly states in the paperwork the owner signed when he purchased the car that it is intended for street use only and warranty is void for track use. the same goes for the 370z and any other car nissan sells. this is a CYA statement allowing them to void the warranty if they deem "owner abuse" is the cause of the problem
• having said that^ nissan organizes track days for GTR owners called the GTR experience. these events are designed to show the owner what the GTR can do while still covered under warranty.
• 08/09 GTR's had Launch Control 1; use of this was said to void the warranty but again, several cases were repaired under warranty despite this, it was a case-by-case ruling by warranty reps
• 2010 saw the introduction of LC2 which was a lower RPM start and was better covered under warranty though repeated launches would void it
• 2012 introduced LC3 which is fully warrantied since the car will only let you do 3 in a row before a "cool down" time is required. hard driving is still permitted during this, just not launches. while this sounds limiting, really, should you be launching a GTR 3 times full bore from a stop within 1 minute in any circumstances... ever?
• 2013 introduced LC4 with a slightly higher RPM launch, same rules apply as the last point
• the transmission in all GTR's, the GR6, is basically the same though for 2012, the first gear set was revised to be slightly larger/stronger. most tracked GTR's transmission failures are 3rd 4th gear problems since those are the most used and most often changed to gears.

this is what i know

HKY, I believe if there is a clause that you can have your car inspected before & after a track event and if no improper wear was found the warranty is still 100%. Now this might be a dealership to dealership thing that some do to allow customers to go to the track with some safety net.

From what I understand the GPS in the GTR knows when you get to a race track. Now as far as if it know that you were racing on that track. That is probably on another computer.

I was talking to a few mechanics at Nissan, each time you bring a GTR in they download a encrypted file off your GTR and it is sent to nissan. They can than tell what you have been doing.

i've heard of that too but i don't think that's a nissan corporate thing, i would say that is a service (good) dealerships are offering. more should do it imo

the first part is only in the rest of the world, not the US. the second part is not true at all from what i've heard. they will only download this information if there is a warranty claim that is directly related to the performance/powertrain aspects of the car