2008-04-08, 07:07 PM | #126 |
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Someone has a red one and was driving it two weeks ago. march 31st i do believe. I was driving up mt rose , got up past the peek. you have a right hander around the peek. a slight jog left, passing zone 1, a slight increase in the grade of the road and a jog right than left, passing zone 2 . then back to double yellow. a bit of a down hill (think there's 3 more passing zones)
Well behind passing zone 4 and the final one i saw some UBER New looking red car, pulled over on the side of the road. but pulled against the snow bank in a way he would have to back out to leave. like he was off snow shoeing or what ever. well about 2-3 seconds later that same car is passing me and 6 or 7 other cars in Double yellow zone. with an oncoming car just in sight. WTF Jebus Christ dude!!! I got a very clear look at a Nissan GT-R badge on the right side of his rear end. yep it's a GT-R allright. when we got to the last passing zone he pulled over on the side of the road and parks. I was tempted to pull over, tell him he's an asshat and get back on my way. but with an hour commute i just want to get home. It's probably the owner of a dealership or something... anywho |
2008-04-08, 07:13 PM | #127 |
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You should have done a massive power slide next to him and kicked rocks all over the place.
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2008-04-08, 09:26 PM | #128 |
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Naw, it was probably the demo car on its way from Incline to RFR:
http://www.seccs.org/forums/showthread.php?t=6752 http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/04/f...9-nissan-gt-r/
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2008-04-09, 08:27 AM | #129 |
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A GTR blew my doors off on the freeway a few minutes ago. It was beautiful... |
2008-04-09, 09:09 AM | #130 |
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2008-04-09, 09:12 AM | #131 |
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No, because then all the water drained out.
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2008-04-09, 09:17 AM | #132 |
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I understand the cold comment...but water
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2008-04-09, 09:35 AM | #133 |
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Reference to Top Gear shown on BBC a few days ago.
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2008-04-09, 09:36 AM | #134 | |
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2008-04-09, 09:49 AM | #135 |
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The GT-R is a world beater. Porsche, Ferrari, Lambo, Corvette... they're all going to have to either go twice as fast, or cut their prices by 50% to compete.
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2008-04-09, 12:18 PM | #136 |
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Yep that was the red one that blew by me. It looked like he was probably just playing around on that part of 431. A very sick car!
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Unless that was pure sarcasm, and I missed it.
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2008-04-09, 03:12 PM | #138 |
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I saw them all parked up here yesterday morning while i was at work.... silver, white, blue and red. It was pretty sweet seeing them all out in front of the hyatt
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2008-04-09, 04:00 PM | #139 | |
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Much like the WRX/STi raised the bar for ~$30k sports cars, the GT-R is doing the same for the $80K level. For example, the STi at $30k performed like $60k cars when it came out. Now the GT-R is whooping up on cars like Ferraris and Porsche Turbos that cost $160k.
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2008-04-09, 04:37 PM | #140 |
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I'm with Tyson, in the "but you're still driving a Nissan" boat.
In my opinion, Nissan hasn't really built many vehicles lately, without running into a TON of stupid ass, "we under-engineered this" problems. Even the vehicles built in Japan, that most people would swear are better built, have BUMBASS issues. Z cars with fuel/vapor hoses that dry-rot and dump out fuel within 3k miles, Muranos with t-cases splitting clean in half, and transmissions that won't make it to your 30k service. I know every manufacturer has it's issues, so to speak, but I really don't think Nissan's made a decent vehilcle in at least 4 years. When they did make good cars, they were boring 2.4L Altimas, average (in terms of interest) Maximas, and trucks that hadn't seen a redesign in YEARS. They were all AWESOME in terms of reliability and serving their purpose, but nobody gave a shit about them, and Nissan struggled. Now they're coming out with all new and redesigned vehicles that are eye-catching and look GREAT on paper, but they can't seem to deliver in the reliability dept. any more. I really hope people who pay likely around 100K for a GTR, (after dealers mark them up, which they WILL) don't find themselves fighting for "lemon law" to buy that shit back, but I won't be surprised if it happens.
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2008-04-09, 10:03 PM | #141 |
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I look at the GT-R the same way as I look at the Vette. I'd rather punch myself in the balls than buy a Chevy, but I'd rock a Vette... it's not really built by the same company that builds the crap like the Cobalt and Equinox.
The GT-R, being hand-built and somewhat of a special project, can't possibly be as bad as all the Renault polluted mass production Nissans. Plus, since it's such a low production car, I doubt they're cutting corners the way they do to on stuff like Altimas and Maximas to increase profits.
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2008-04-09, 10:29 PM | #142 |
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Sorry but I would definitely rock this "just a Nissan" but if this new GTR is anything like the old R33 or R34 I'd say that you are getting so much more than a Nissan.
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for the record.
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2008-04-11, 06:23 PM | #144 |
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Screw the status symbol... that car runs under 8:00 laps at the Nurburgring, bone stock! Even if Nissan's are just riced up Renaults these days, the lapboard says the GT-R has status. The Altima, notsomuch.
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"My car runs under 8 min at the fucking Nurburgring"
and "I drive a fucking Ferrari" One of these has more impact to society at large.
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"More than you can afford pal. Under 8 minutes at the 'Ring."
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2008-04-11, 09:39 PM | #147 |
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Actually looking back at the thread it looks like I'm just re-hashing an old debate..........
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I quoted FnF. I'm original.
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"Just a Nissan" or not, it's smoking much more expensive cars around tracks.
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