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GTR airplane without wings!
Dec 31, 2017 1:07 PM
Paladin714
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GTR airplane without wings!
DoomSkuller
BongoSchlongo
GettingPaidToPoop
Obligatory Godzilla upvote
DagothUr2ElectricDwemerCube
BigDMcgee
I got to drive a 2015 on a race track in Las Vegas. Fast doesn't even begin to describe the experience. I felt like I was going to plaid.
Paladin714
Someone else replied that they did too. I’m planning my next vacation there!
NefariousMonkee
I'm waiting on the next generation. If they ever come out with it
Paladin714
it’s due. When Nissan does change a model it’s a complete redo, ground up. Look at the Maxima or Titan trucks. LOL may need a G suit! LOL
OhLookNobody
GTA dlc looks great!
Twatimz
Absolutely love these cars,I will own one of these beasts some day
Paladin714
Look into a lease. Or a “left over”model year. Nissan had a very generous rebate on these, at least in my area, Washington, Pa. $20K.
HippDeutschMan
lovestospoon
Wow
b4youCakeWreck
Paladin714
Me too, but my boss made me stop. Said it frighten the customers!
oneoliner
Clearly a grandma car, the seats are permanently wrapped in plastic.
Paladin714
It just came off the delivery vehicle at the dealership. GTR has to be perfect when the customer picks it up. Each 1 like a proof mint coin
370zSteve
Debating whether or not to wait for the new R36 or just get one of these next year
Paladin714
Either way, can’t go wrong. If we have a leftover, this is the greatest savings. GTRs are a year ahead. The 2019s come out about March, 2018
370zSteve
Either this year or next I’ll have enough to finally get one. Or I’ll wait and import an R34 as I have always wanted one.
mung2611
AvantLaLettre
Pretty! Shiny! ...not stick?
Paladin714
Manual can’t shift fast enough for peak performance. Needs an automatic
nirach
I really, really, like these GTR's. I don't want one, but I like what can be done to them and what they can do.
Paladin714
You can aftermarket customize it for higher horsepower. We have a customer that did. Had to register in WV cause of PA emissions test.
BeerandCats
I want to flog on it for a week in a controlled environment, like leguna seca or willow, & never touch one again; best affair ever
inawayofUsagi
MWlacrosse1
A friend of mine’s dad drives a GTR as his daily driver. Talk about a life goal.
Hurro
Life goal in that scenario is to be able to afford the maintenance to daily drive not the car haha.
Dougiefreshwater
What? Did you cash out your bitcoin?
Paladin714
Not the first thing on my list, but if they cashed out high enough, it’d be the second!
6275095hartree
.... Three deuces and a four-speed And a three-eighty-nine
klean9
...Listen to her tachin' up now Listen to her whine...
firecatsrt
Come on and turn it on, wind it up, blow it out, GTO!
Hellsinkiangels
Get in my garage
IndigenousLlama
Wow I wish I had a car
Paladin714
When you see it, sit in it, hear that engine, drive it, even slowly, instant love...
wroughtensteel
A buddy of mine has a 1700 hp one. He has put more than 300k into that car. He's gone through about 2 engines and 3 transmissions.
Paladin714
Does he need to wear a G-suit? Lol that’d be so breathtaking it’d be scary! Love to take I drive in it at a track, like Daytona.
wroughtensteel
His second car is a Ferrari.
wroughtensteel
I have never felt a more nimble, controllable, and yet demonically violent car in my life.
Whatsname
I'm not impressed, my '93 corolla will show this GTR who the boss of speed, pussy and glamour is.
DoooogFooooort
Save some of them for the rest of us.
Paladin714
I know, needs crowd control for all the women lining up when you pull that Corolla out of the garage!
turbokittyhacknslash
Raced this baby dream at the speedway in Vegas! For such a heavy car it whips around corners with grace and agility.
Paladin714
You are lucky! Next time in Vegas I will definitely do that! I’m restricted to under 4000 RPM & with my boss in the seat next to me! LOL
turbokittyhacknslash
Wish I had a spare 200k here in Oz to get one!
Paladin714
Only need about 1/2 of that. Very nicely equipped starts about $120K MSRP; that’s before any rebates, etc. Beats cars prices 2-3x more.
Paladin714
Besides selling the car, we have to advise buyers the estimated costs. (Example:4 wheel brake & rotor replacement aprox. $4-5k)
DanglyDongle
I’ve had a love affair with this car, and even driven a few when I worked as a valet. Had no clue maintenance was so much.
Bob570
Dealer prices on a $100k car. The cost for a quality set of 4 rotors is around $1000, and it's a super easy job. Nothing special about them.
nightof11bangbangs
Thats about what im looking to spend on my car lol. Crazy
toboldlygowherenomanhasgonebefore
I'll stick with my 350Z, then :-)
Paladin714
The Zs are great cars. A whole lot cheaper than the GTR. If I could afford to buy & maintain either, no choice, it’s GTR. On my budget, Z
Broken08
And I'll stick with my focus RS. Because even Z cars need a hero
Paladin714
???? believe me, I drive a 2015 Altima...
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Paladin714
But, it’s worth it to him, right? There’s people bitchin about a $29. oil change on an Altima & we give them a free PA State inspection.
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dannymac63
Yeah, I’m gonna have to call bull on this one. It’s still the same VR38DETT, not like an engine-out service or anything...
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dannymac63
So not an oil change...
Paladin714
It’s the performance, higher horsepower, etc. with Nissan International Motor Sports (NISMO) you aren’t paying for badge; it’s performance!
Bob570
Lol, or just change the fluids yourself. They hold about 5.5 quarts of oil, even using redline it'll a total of about $60-$70.
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dannymac63
I’ll take: “Not Understanding how Warranties Work” for 400 Alex!
superpaul79
The GTR reminds me of women, because it's beautiful, I love it, and it will never be mine.
Paladin714
Ditto, brother,imagine how I feel. I can look, touch, softly drive but never do what the GTR was made to do! Kinda like 1st “sex”.Frustrated
superpaul79
A guy at my gym has one. I got to sit in it, but not drive. It's like the most frustrating lap dance imaginable.
Paladin714
Imagine that every day. Starting it, driving it around the lot to detail & not being able to drive it the way it’s meant to be..
Paladin714
Everything on the car is serves a purpose. Example: Some of the air scoops cool the brakes. Takes curves like you’re going straight!
photog
The GTR is turning out like the NSX. It's been around a lot longer than you think but still great. For others, the GTR came out 10 years ago
Paladin714
I think if memory serves me right, the first Skyline was 1957...
zenoshogun
Unlike the indicator lever on a BMW?
Paladin714
That’s usually “operator error” from what I understand...????
Solidblueness
I hear that is a rare options.
AtlanticPENUMBRA
Booooooom!
Zeroforwinger
It's an automatic?
BoltActionGearbox
Dual clutch gearbox and paddle shifters for lightning quick manual shifts. This is what those auto hatchbacks with +/- positions imitate.
Bob570
All R35s are automatics, yes.
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WillemDaFriend
Except GTRs have had a reputation for blowing away everything more expensive for decades
Euin
Uhm Corvette Z06
SpikeReynolds
Most. The Maserati Quattroporte(sp?) Is not one of them.
Paladin714
Cheaper than most though. the Track version about $135K. Less than that for a basic, that’s very well equipped. And they lease very well too
AtGUNWT
Easily the best sub 100k performance/sports car. Saw one take off against a lambo a few years back and it smoked it off the line.
Jawesome19
My old boss bought one cash for 80k. God it's so fast
Paladin714
My boss won’t let me drive unless he’s in it! Gotta keep it under 4000 rpm during the break in period. I promised I would-he didn’t buy it
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TemporaryUzername
brake cooling ducts are nothing new or specific to GTR's, bruh.
Jzollobirds
So? He is just giving an an example.
TemporaryUzername
"Everything on the car is serves a purpose. Example: It has windshield wipers" ... Even things that don't have a function serve a purpose.
WhatIsTheDifferenceBetweenMathAndMeth
I don't think that was his point though.
TemporaryUzername
Literally everything on most cars serve a purpose. Whether it performs a function is a different story. Everything still serves a purpose.
WhatIsTheDifferenceBetweenMathAndMeth
Most cars you say? Let's get literal then!
Paladin714
Never said it was, only that everything is functional. Brake cooling was an example of 1 such item.
TemporaryUzername
"everything is functional" could literally be said about everything.
Paladin714
Ya U R right. But why I referenced it was because I remember, for example, hood scoops that weren’t open into the engine. Stuff like that.
Paladin714
Are you ok? You seem to have a lot of negative energy. Everything ok at home? With the missus? At work? like all your past comments R neg.
TemporaryUzername
am i wrong? just cuz I'm pointing something out, that doesn't mean it's negative. you even said I was right:
Paladin714
Work for Nissan-this bad boy came in. Only 4 people in the world build the engines.Builder gets engraved name plate on motor. Wicked fast!
6884
They should use some better font than brush script tho...
Sitharra
Nice work Izumi!
Paladin714
We had 2 come in together with 2 different names.
STGxDante
4 master takumis each with their own team of takumis. All built by hand, no torque wrenches, everything is put on by feel.
Paladin714
Sorry, there’s 5 now. http://www.carscoops.com/2016/03/nissan-still-hand-builds-every-single.html?m=1
Yoda1PositivityStar
Yes and every engine has slightly different horsepower. One of my fav episode of old Top gear where Jeremy drives around in Japan
HaulinOats
Some old dude in my small city owns one
Paladin714
I’ve seen guys in their early 20s & in their 60s & every age in between!
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Paladin714
http://www.carscoops.com/2016/03/nissan-still-hand-builds-every-single.html?m=1 My mistake, there’s now 5. They added one since 2013.
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Paladin714
http://www.carscoops.com/2016/03/nissan-still-hand-builds-every-single.html?m=1 There’s 5 now
ShitSpeckledMuppetFart
The article says it take about 9 and a half hours. https://jalopnik.com/watch-nissans-master-craftsmen-build-a-gt-r-engine-righ-1767137837
NoSelfie
Is it true that the hp is different on each engine because of how they are handbuilt or is it just marketing?
Paladin714
The engine is a work of art-https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1085857_the-takumi-take-great-pride-in-building-the-nissan-gt-r-engine-video
WhoDoYouThinkYouAreKid
Thats is what I've read and been told as well. The variation is only about 5-10hp
imnotthatblonde
mostly marketing, even mass produced engines have some variance, from an engineering point too much variance is a BAD thing though 1/2
imnotthatblonde
as it suggests the manufacturing tolerances and quality control are somewhat sketchy
LittleKirby
I'm so jealous
Nagoria
We sold one of these at my dealership!
Paladin714
Nissan dealer? I work for the one in Washington, PA. We sell Mercedes Benz too. Only 2 brands we carry new.
hennesseyblade
Work at nissan in sunderland?
Paladin714
No, at John Sisson, Washington, PA.
Paladin714
No at John Sisson Nissan/ Mercedes Benz. Washington, PA.
Dremersvision
Lol I know...i have had two!
moto192834
Why the massive downvotes? Not everyone on Imgur is broke
FamousestAnus
At least 25 of us are.
aristech
Make it 26
BustCheeks
Dremersvision
Lol, ok.
BurritoParty
AMG has been doing it for years. I can email the guy who built my engine; my German sucks though.
Paladin714
The AMG history is amazing! My dealership sells the Mercedes Benz too and the Nissan Brand.
BurritoParty
They are beautiful. My current AMG is 500HP of pure fun...when she isn’t in the shop. Never selling.
Nippablick
Although i love new gtrs, i still wish they had an option for a manual transmission.
Paladin714
me 2; but a manual can’t provide the max performance this automatic can. However, it seems like today a manual is a great theft deterrent!??
SpikeReynolds
I wish everything came with the option.
Paladin714
I sold a Z car with manual. Buyer never drove a manual before. Insisted that he wanted one. Wanted to learn to drive 1. He did great.
geiokami
It would be slower with a manual.
Paladin714
Very much so
Nippablick
Yes the paddle shifting makes the cars 0-60/0-100 faster, but at the end of the day I prefer driving a manual. Its much more engaging imo.
Nippablick
The only thing that held be back from buying one is the fact they don't come in a standard. Again this is all my preference.
dingledust
the only thing that holds me back from buying one is that i'm not in that tax bracket
vuickb6
Even with a manual it's not going to feel engaging. Not to say it's a bad car, just not something you buy if you want to feel connected.
FamousestAnus
Electronic power steering takes care of that (hint:take the fuse out for track-style handling
Nippablick
More engaging then just slapping paddles though.