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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 02:36 AM
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So are you still secretly lusting after that new GT-R? Maybe not after reading this.

Edmund's Inside Line have their very own example as a long term test car.

By all accounts this is one incredibly fast car, but it is also proving to be incredibly unreliable vehicle as well. Just cruising through the blog you can see it has been in the shop several times with one visit resulting in a complete drivetrain removal! The end result is a supercar that is in the shop almost as long as it is out of the shop. What a shocker!


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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 06:58 AM
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"The end result is a supercar that is in the shop almost as long as it is out of the shop."
Yes but by this judgement so does a Ferrari...thinking of how much you have to baby a supercar and take it to the shop very often etc...

But seriously now...wow. So much for the Japan reliability huh?!
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 07:17 AM
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I don't regard the GTR as a "supercar" or even in the Ferrari league. The GTR is more along the lines of a Corvette, Viper, or even the NSX of old. A supercar is a Veyron, Koniggsegg, MacLaren F1, etc...
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 02:05 PM
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+1.. i sell these cars and to be honest, iv seen about 6 or 7 of them come in already.... and for drive train. the dash boards light up like x-mas tree`s... lol.. the car is real fast but im coming to realize that this car is going to be a nightmare for alot of people.. friken jap`s they build a fast ass car that handel`s like crazy.. but the quility is just real bad... :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: .. i know i know iv been ranting and raving over this car.. im eating my words as i type.... STILL A FAST ASS GREAT HANDELING CAR.. FOR ABOUT 2 TO 4 MONTHS....
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Originally Posted by JetBlack5OC' post='708425' date='Oct 31 2008, 03:36 AM
So are you still secretly lusting after that new GT-R? Maybe not after reading this.

Edmund's Inside Line have their very own example as a long term test car.

By all accounts this is one incredibly fast car, but it is also proving to be incredibly unreliable vehicle as well. Just cruising through the blog you can see it has been in the shop several times with one visit resulting in a complete drivetrain removal! The end result is a supercar that is in the shop almost as long as it is out of the shop. What a shocker!


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Well there's your problem....it's missing the entire rear axle and exhaust system!! How well could it perform without them??
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Old Oct 31, 2008 | 04:30 PM
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More reliability woes.

http://blog.webridestv.com/2008/10/1...iability-woes/
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 08:00 AM
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='709065' date='Oct 31 2008, 03:14 PM
Well there's your problem....it's missing the entire rear axle and exhaust system!! How well could it perform without them??
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Old Nov 1, 2008 | 08:06 AM
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Originally Posted by flyingpuck' post='709065' date='Oct 31 2008, 05:14 PM
Well there's your problem....it's missing the entire rear axle and exhaust system!! How well could it perform without them??


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Old Nov 10, 2008 | 10:22 AM
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Originally Posted by 530ISPORT' post='709056' date='Oct 31 2008, 04:05 PM
+1.. i sell these cars and to be honest, iv seen about 6 or 7 of them come in already.... and for drive train. the dash boards light up like x-mas tree`s... lol.. the car is real fast but im coming to realize that this car is going to be a nightmare for alot of people.. friken jap`s they build a fast ass car that handel`s like crazy.. but the quility is just real bad... :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: .. i know i know iv been ranting and raving over this car.. im eating my words as i type.... STILL A FAST ASS GREAT HANDELING CAR.. FOR ABOUT 2 TO 4 MONTHS....
It's probably the Porsche and Ferrari owners trashing the hell out of the cars to get it bad press. Beside, they can easily afford some of the half the cost for about the same performance as a gt2.

The GT-R is not a supercar but has a supercar performance. You'll quite hating . . .
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Old Nov 15, 2008 | 05:12 PM
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I'm really surprised this car has had so many issues.

A reminder that incredible performance requires incredible engineering. A top of the line "Halo" model that can't last more then 6 months without major drive train issues is going to give Nissan a black eye...
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