2012 Nissan GT-R

[flacoman]

Originally Posted By: MrCritical
Love the "Jiffy Lube" part.

Local man had his Z06 serviced at Jiffy. They filled engine with oil instead of sump.

Chevy dealer quote is appx. $20k for new engine installed.

Is iffy lube on the hook for that??

 

[unDummy]

Still ***** as ever.

Sorry, saw a GTR at the gas station and it was extremely uninspirational.

An '87 or '95 Z is a better looker.

But, for some people with smaller whowho's and a bigger wallet, the HP will sell it.

 

[hpichris]

and this why beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think the GTR is one fine looking car. The techiness of the car is just a bonus.

 

[artificialist]

I fell in love the the look of the R-34 GT-R when I read about it in a 1998 Sport Compact car magazine. I was stunned that such a powerful and good-looking car wasn't sold in the USA.

For years I saw photos of really ugly prototypes with the steering wheel on the left side. I was afraid Nissan would butcher the car, then send it to the USA like some kind of sick insult or prank. When I saw the 2008 in a magazine, I thought it looked terrible. I went to the Tampa Auto show that year, but I was actually very happy with the look of the car.

Still, I am bummed that it doesn't have an inline 6 engine.

 

[SLCraig]

Such an awesome car. Acceleration even on video looks sickeningly fast. What an epic car.

$95K for those stats? that is unreal.

 

[MarkM66]

Originally Posted By: CharlieJ
Why are we discussing high maintenance costs?? This is BITOG, we do all of our own maintenance!

You would think. But I'm surprise how little some BITOG are willing to do to their cars.

 

[Vikas]

I was in the right lane doing speed limit as I usually take it easy when there is light traffic. I think I saw one of these zoom up behind me on I-495. I was watching my rear view mirror and I saw him accelerating like rocket. I was almost tempted to give him a chase and almost decided to double downshift but then I came to my senses and just watched him vanish in the horizon.

- Vikas

 

[SteveSRT8]

Have spent time at the Florida Mile and at the strip with a local GT-r owner whom I have known for decades I like the car.

Extremely fast car, extremely quick car, extremely cool car. Does almost everything well.

About the only thing not desirable is the noise. It sounds very Hoover-like, must be inhaling the road!

And he has over 25 strip passes on his and absolutely no issues at all.

 

[MrCritical]

Originally Posted By: flacoman
Originally Posted By: MrCritical
Love the "Jiffy Lube" part.

Local man had his Z06 serviced at Jiffy. They filled engine with oil instead of sump.

Chevy dealer quote is appx. $20k for new engine installed.

Is iffy lube on the hook for that??


Indeed. They wanted to put in a used engine at an indy garage. His lawyer said crate engine at Chevy Dealer.

 

[addyguy]

Originally Posted By: SteveSRT8
Have spent time at the Florida Mile and at the strip with a local GT-r owner whom I have known for decades I like the car.

Extremely fast car, extremely quick car, extremely cool car. Does almost everything well.

About the only thing not desirable is the noise. It sounds very Hoover-like, must be inhaling the road!

And he has over 25 strip passes on his and absolutely no issues at all.


What times does he get?

 

[SteveSRT8]

His times vary wildly, from a best of 11.27 to a 11.9.

He has consistency issues, and the car actually does better with launch control off and a good driver. Since he regularly traps at or above 120 mph his car has a 10 in there for sure!