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Hey guys, long story short I've had my license suspended for a little over a year and just got it back. I have court again on the 23rd(yea right before Christmas) and I'll definately be getting it suspended again. For the short time I have my license now I plan on going out for a few test drives and when I get my license back for good(hopefully) sometime in March/April I will be looking to get one of the three cars listed above.
Currently I have a Mastergrade Widebody 350z, a 97 Cobra, Gixxer 750 and an Isuzu Rodeo. The Cobra will stay around b/c it's a convertible and a nice car just to cruise in. Rodeo has been my DD because it flies under the radar and is a good SUV for what it is but at 130,000 it's time to go. The Gixxer is out because everytime I sit on the damn thing I can't help but twist the throttle so I know I'll be put in a position again where it's pull over and get bent over by FFX County(among the toughest/dick head cops in the nation) or take my chances running and I'm finally getting out of trouble so neither or those are viable options. The Z however is out b/c as fun as it is and as much attention as it gets I'm just trying to get a little less noticeable car that I can beat on.
The criteria for my next car is:
-Has to be good on 8 hour trips
-Be fast and fun to drive (reason the 996 Turbo is out)
-Be able to go to a nice dinner/event etc. in the car
Most Important- I want the car to be able to handle being driven the way it was meant to be...
The last of the criteria is honestly my main concern regarding the GTR. I'm scared that if I buy the car and drive it the way that I want to and/or take it to the track the car is gonna break on me or I'm going to be late on an oil change and Nissan is gonna tell me that I'm up ****'s creek without a paddle. Besides the question of durability the GTR seemingly fits everything else. It has the interior that matches the M3 and the speed that matches the Z06.
So is the GTR really as fragile as many are making it out to be?
What is the gas mileage like on the GTR?
Anything else that I should know about the GTR?
The M3 has excellent overal quality but I'm more about speed than that and a Z06 is definately a nice enough car to go to a dinner/event. Today and tomorrow I will be going and test driving some cars and talking to different dealers.
I know that these other cars are in the same general price range so what lead you to the GTR as opposed to the others? Another thing that I have to take into consideration is that I don't really like to finance things and for the GTR I would have to finance 10-15 grand which would be cheap per month but I also have to factor that in which means not as aggressive violation of warranty, especially with the GTR/M3 where they can see if/what's been tampered with.
Far as my age goes I'm 21 and will be 22 in February, and have been a Z owner since 04. I've posted most of the time as Widebody350, but it wouldn't let me log in to that account. It sounds like I'm young and irresponsible and that may have been true in the past but it's in the past. All I'm doing right now license wise is paying for **** that I did a long time ago and the reason for the up-coming court date is due to driving on a suspended, which I did because I had to go to an important meeting and the reason for being pulled over was switching lanes in an intersection, which I did to avoid a car that was making a right into my lane. I'm making a smart decision to get off the bike so I can avoid trouble, a GTR(insert other fast car) is nothing compared to a bike and completely different in terms of controlling your speed. Also, suprisingly enough I only have one speeding ticket for 17 over, so no, controlling my speed or at least not getting caught isn't really my main issue. If you feel that my statement about FFX County Cops is not warranted then by all means go to the Mid-A section and ask about how them, but my statement about the FFX Cops shouldn't even have lead to to the assumption that I speed. If you speed and get caught speeding it doesn't make the cop a dick head, if a cop pulls you over for exhaust/tint/insert bs reason that makes the cop a dick head.
In the end you can pass judgement as you will however my question was not, "Can I handle or control a GTR in a responsible manner?" My questions were regarding the GTR and how the people who own one like it, as well, if they could asses the GTR's ability to perform in my criteria. I haven't yet but I am going to post a similar thread on Z06vette.com as well, so that I can get both opinions from both sides. For those who want to cry that I am too young, or my driving record makes me unworthy of the GTR, well by all means think whatever you want to, doesn't bother me a bit, I'll be driving one of the three by spring with a big smile on my face and for those who want to be constructive/helpful thank you very much for your input.
If you want more input on the GT-R (and I am a supporter - getting mine in two months) then I recommend giving the NAGTROC.org site a read - I have been on that site for about a year and it is the source if you want to know about GT-R's
My take is that if you drive it with enthusiasm there are no problems - but if you try to launch it every other light or drive it like you stole it then (like any exotic) it will be fragile and break. I think that is what some people forget is that this is not a Civic...it is a high end performance vehicle and should be treated as such. I cannot count how often Ferrari’s and Lambo's break (or even just spontaneously catch fire for that matter) and no one blinks but because the GT-R is Japanese it is expected to run forever and be bulletproof.
Any way my two cents - but check out the NAGTROC discussion boards and make up your own mind - read the posts from those who have the cars, those reporting in from Japan have almost a year of ownership under their belts, and in many cases drive them hard.
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2004 Touring DB (SOLD) 2009 DGM GT-R in the garage
Thanks, never knew about that site but now I'm going through threads on there, gtrworld and mygtr. I don't plan on beatin on the car like a 16 y/o with a 240 after seeing Tokyo Drift but the car will see the track(drag and road) and some spirited driving since the best stretch on road on the East Coast besides The Dragon is about an hour and a half away from me if I take the fun way/back roads and about 30 minutes highway, so as long as the car can stand up to those tasks it's durable enough for me.
With the mileage I was wondering about highway cruising around 70s? I don't get on it on the highway really not too fun IMO and risky. Saw my third GTR on the road last night and the car looks even better on the road, cool owner/wife too, both gave me a thumbs up in the Cobra before I could give them a thumbs up.
Far as not having a good enough attorney, mine defended the DC Sniper, was offered the Vick case/offered some assistance to Vick's case I believe, and was rated by the Washington Post as the top criminal lawyer in Northern Va, so I think he's qualified to handle my traffic cases. BTW in my opinion Suspended DL and fines beats jail but that may be just me...
I don't want to open up the tranny issue here - but I think there are three things at play there:
1) first year growing pains...you know what they say about year 1 cars.
2) some people beat the hell out of cars no matter what they have (so that could be the case but it is clearly not in all cases)
3) it is pretty high tech tranny and new tech takes time to get the bugs out...if you did not abuse it Nissan should stand behind it...issue is with the early tranny breaks it is not clear (from what I have read) if it is abuse or true failure - still being debated by the owners and Nissan.
That said I am still taking delivery of mine as soon as I hits the ground...I drive spiritedly (aggressively to some) but do not abuse the cars so I do not have any concerns.
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2004 Touring DB (SOLD) 2009 DGM GT-R in the garage
GTR as next car?
Who wants to buy mine?
