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Old 03-28-2012, 11:58 AM
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Hey all, I wrote a little piece about the break-in period on our new long term GT-R. Hope you enjoy:

http://blogs.motortrend.com/taking-a...t-r-21949.html
Old 03-28-2012, 12:06 PM
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Nice write up op!

I did not know about the GT-R's break in period.
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Thanks Slippy, even with the break-in the GT-R is just unreal. We took it back up to that road to do a comparison with another comparable car after it was broken in and I got a brief little stint in it unrestricted... There is NO other car that comes even remotely close to what the GT-R can do. And I'm saying that after I spent 3 days with an MP4-12C
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Incredible! I would love to have your job, hell I would do it for free!
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ill eat pizza for your job. great writing!
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This blog does not deliver. I demand nekked Natalie Portman pics NOW!!!!
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Great writeup! I didn't think the gtr used a vq engine

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Old 04-01-2012, 01:57 PM
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Originally Posted by MyV6IsFast3r
This blog does not deliver. I demand nekked Natalie Portman pics NOW!!!!
She deleted them off my phone before I left. I'll get em next time
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Great read OP .
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My day up the 33 inspired one of the editors to take it to the next level, so here's what he came up with:

http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/..._s_comparison/
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good read, still to bad you had to baby it
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