How many are planning to eventually move to a GTR?

DarkJak

I've yet to drive a GT-R so I don't know how it feels on a tight windy road, which is where I have most of my fun when I'm at home. My concern about it is weight. And then maintenance, since I've read that regular maintenance is on par with or more than more expensive supercars.

The 911 Turbo would be on my short list for cars to get in the future. I drove one for a couple days over winter and it felt really familiar to the Z as far as how it handled in tighter corners, but felt a lot more connected and was pretty insane in a straight line. The way it felt while near the limits of grip was very pleasurable, as opposed to the E55 AMG I also drove, which felt like a bus in relation. A really fast bus.

But if I never get rich enough to own a 100-150k car, I'd eventually plan to move to a Cayman S. Its previous generation was the car that the Z was going for, and the new generation is a solid improvement (save for the missing hand brake Q_Q). The Evora and 4C are also cars I've been eyeing, since they seem to tick all the right boxes for me.

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ZKraken22

maintenance on the GTR is so over rated. yes its a force induction car. but seriously some of the things you can do your self. and on a tight road. can you say grip, grip, grip! your taking corners so fast its scary. the GTR is not a boring car.

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bvl

$65/qt transmission fluid is not an over-rated concern. Things like that
are quite to point. Even DIY, spending 600-700 for a 18K service on your specialized tranny has very little precedence outside of the Ferrari world.

The GTR is a fantastic performance vehicle but it comes with way above average maintenance costs if you are *accustomed* to the lower maintenance costs of typical japanese cars vs. Euro counterparts.

A 50K GTR is still a GTR: it doesn't become less expensive to own, just to acquire I do like the lines of them, and the simple bolt on equation is tempting to the street racing crowd. Personally 300 HP is hard to use on the street, let alone 700 HP. As long as they drive safe I could care less what you drive as long as you enjoy it.

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transmission fluid changes are 36K miles now if kept under 240 degrees. Most dont let it go that long but even still that $800 you are gonna spend is few and far between. I had it done once on my 09 in 2.5 years of ownership and with 6K miles on the 12 i doubt i will ever see it done before i move to a 15. even if you are keeping the car long term its not a yearly cost

Actual real world normal GTR maintenance in a typical calendar year includes 1-2 oil changes and maybe a set of front tires depending on how you drive thats it.

I just got 6 quarts of 0/40 mobil 1 from walmart for $40 then bought an unnecessary expensive NISMO oil filter for $20 and paid the local Q lube up the street $35 to change the oil as its so simple and much easier from them to do it with a drive over pit then take it to the dealer and wait an hour from them to have a open lift. I was all in at $95. you guys that use that optional ester oil or whatever nissan has available for the Z are spending probably that much


im not going to argue the point on tires. It eats the fronts. Mine are made 1000 times worse as I do a lot of autocross and sliding around a parking lot in a 3800 lb AWD car is the worst thing known to man for GTR tires

This is my 2nd set of fronts with 6K total miles on the car lol.

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7speed

Love the GTR but probably not. I pretty much always had Nissan 4 drs (Altima, Spec V, Maximas) so when I got the Z I stuck with Nissan since I wanted a sports car.

American muscle (probably a coupe) might be my next move after the Z or I may move on to the German side (probably 4dr or a coupe). Those are the types of cars left on my bucket list lol

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ZKraken22

OP "Mannysrt8" Yes the car is epic! I spend about 1 hour a day on youtube watching videos. I will have a GTR! "USED" but a GTR none the less. It looks amazing, sounds amazing (just like the Z) But has Amazing performance too is where we draw the line. Lambo's,911's,R8's,599 GTO's and all that arent attainable so i really dont care about those car's because i most likley never have one unless i marry into a rich family or win something big!! The GTR is just to damn SEXY in my opinion!!

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shadoquad

GTR's are hotness, even though it doesn't tickle my fancy. High performance Vettes (Z06 and ZR1) and GTR's are indeed the only way I'll realistically own a vehicle that can put down that sort of speed.

Dzel

A Viper's feasble also when I do go for a GTR I will put a fat down payment down. Nothing more than $9,999 anything after the the IRS starts looking into your finances.

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ZKraken22

I put 12K down on my Z the 370z is the first car i've brought on my own so... when i put down 12K with no credit history the bank took me serious

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shadoquad

It's a good way to stay ahead of the depreciation curve, too.

Baer383

FVCK THEM!!!!!!!

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Dzel

I would of gotten pissed myself if he told me that.

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Nailzs

I would have put my hand print on it, just because.

Dzel

You can call me an arse or whatever but when I go eat or shopping I expect top notch service. For those few moments that I'm there and am ready to spend my hard earned money. Those people are my employees. I'm not only paying for the product but the experiance as well.

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Dzel

Hell YEAH!!!

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