I keep hearing this argument and sure I see plenty of young people checking out my car, but most of my conversations about the car are with 30 year old + people who come up to talk. Real car guys and gals.

Porsche is a status symbol that some people need, but way too many of them are slow models. If you want to match GT-R performance with a Porsche, you have to pay significantly more. For me, Porsche changes their model looks too little. Go back 30 years, and the cars look the same. Sweep back the canopy a little and push the headlights down - same cars.

 

I don't know on what you are basing your assertions.

I own a GT-R, a Porsche 996 Turbo S and a Lambo G.

For pure car guys (age group late 30s to early 40s, my peer group), the GT-R attracts the most attention. I have yet to have one person tell me my GT-R is "ugly as sin." I certainly did not buy my car (and I could have bought about any car) to impress the fast and the furious crowd and to cast that dispersions against GT-R owners that they bought the cars "to show off to the 20 something crowd" shows a general lack of knowledge of who is actually buying the car. Last I checked, they are not giving these cars away and the people who buy them are pretty smart when it comes to their cars and money.

For someone who wants a performance car out of the box, there is only one choice, given cost considerations. It is the GT-R.

If you want a Porsche with the same performance specs, you are looking at a Turbo, GT2 or GT3; and with the exception of the GT2, you will need to modify the car to get up to the same hp. Anyone who tells you that a Carrerra 2, 2S, 4, or 4S is a performance car doesn't know what he is talking about. Unless you buy a used version of a turbo, GT2 or GT2 Porsche, you cannot come close to the GT-R price point, even in this depressed market.

A nice, clean used 996 Turbo will still run in the $60K range. A modified Turbo would put you at the GT-R price range, but then you have to deal with whether the modifications were done right and the mileage.

Someone who wants a true out of the box performance car should go with the GT-R. And please, anyone who says they would take a 370Z over a GT-R (assuming both were equal in price) is not telling you the truth.


Here are pics of my boys:

 

manual if it only came in a manual...

 

damn i didnt know the 2010's were going to be $84k ...guess im going to have to wait a little bit longer to get one

 

geez what are your guys jobs to be rocking such bad *** cars? orlando? mmc racing what are you doing in san diego to be making that good of money? lol

 

your wrong

 

 

I don't doubt the GT-Rs are now going for below MSRP. My local Nissan dealer left me a vMail last week asking me to "come see the nice GT-R we have on the showroom floor"...SEVEN months after I went there to look at one and they took down my info. *******.

 

EBAY sellers are discounting 2010s too

 

*leaves thread*

 

The looks grow on you........like a fungus. Anywhoo........the performance is stunning and helps to sell the car. Until you drive one you just can't imagine what it's like.

 

all of you saying "i can almost afford it now" don't forget about the maintenance, its still rediculously expensive...

 

no, its not cheap...

 

OK Git mine and pick up Tues 6/9 2010 premium, ipod and mats Gunmetal at $80k I just bought a 2010 GTR premium, mats and ipod for $80k at Rockland Nissan in NY, They have another gunmetal for sale, Call Gary Cohen some stealers still holding out for over msrp and some wheeler dealers are making deals. I also was told the 2011 will not come to US and production will drop due to world market conditions. Sometimes waiting pays Picked it up today 6-9 and ....f*ck it;s nice and great planted feel and fast!

 

I dont see much wrong with j.arnaldo statement, i feel the same, in my personal opinion and racing taste, i would be more won over on a 370 any day versus a GT-R being that i love to hit me up some drift events..........and im not to into road racing courses which is where i would be taking a GTR if i had one...........

and on those two notes, i would pic a 370 since drifting is where its at for me!

im just saying, its not everyones cup of tea.........seems like the my350z community is nuts over the GTR and lashes out on anyone who sees otherwise when its not for all.....

-J

 

I thought I wanted to buy a GTR but with the maintaining cost it just doesn't seem to make a lot of sense.

 

Personally, I like the look of the GT-R. However, as I've stated before, you cruise some other sites and there are quite a few people that respect the power/performance of the car but think they look like garbage. I imagine that the car does get tons of looks and will draw a crowd of car enthusiasts but mostly due to the newness and the hype that surrounds the car.

 

I am just wondering, any current GT-R owners would give us some insights on how much you are paying for your maintenance or monthly payment and stuff? So the "Potential" buyers would be more informed on what's coming if they do decide on buying one.

Just my 2 cents.... I was aiming for the GT-R until my family backed out on the share so I went to a Nismo 350 instead... but I am still interested once I start saving up more money. Any input would be highly appreciated

Thanks in advance for your time guys

 

I was wondering the same thing - are there any threads, reports, stories with real info on maintenance costs. The dealer people I've talked to all quote outrageous prices for things like a brake job, but I'm wondering what the warranty requirements of that really are. You have to figure a lot of hype is built into a lot of what we hear.

 

There's a big "corvette tax" on general maintenance so I can imagine the "GT-R tax" has to be even higher (the downside to owning an exotic).



**people in Chicago refer to the tax as a "pay to play" tax.