new GTR is a rat!
02-01-2008, 07:56 PM
#53
Originally Posted by wildcardtrd,Feb 1 2008, 10:05 AM
not yet...but you better believe that the change is in the wind, even for P-car owners.
If I were Nissan, I would sell a special warranty plan that does include light track use...I wouldn't put it past them to offer it with the spec-V if/when it comes out.
If I were Nissan, I would sell a special warranty plan that does include light track use...I wouldn't put it past them to offer it with the spec-V if/when it comes out.
As for the "upgraded" warranty: That won't go over at all. So you pay more for nothing but a stronger word? As a customer, that's garbage. What kind of performance car can't perform without fear of it breaking? Just like the M cars not offering the extended warranty we discussed awhile back. Whether or not they will last is one thing but the fact that the manufacturer is not confident enough to back the car is disconcerting.
On another note, the ECU will be cracked in some form or another if talented people want to make it happen. There's always, always, always a way around these things.
I hear that the new vettes, have a voice that says, "is that all you got?"
02-02-2008, 05:44 AM
#54
Yes, Porsche is very cool about supporting usage of their cars on the track w/o invalidating warranties. My local dealer even sponsored a great auto-x school, which cut the cost to a third of what it would have been otherwise, they fed us all day, and provided a Cayman S & Boxster S for unlimited test runs around the track (actually a small road course but w/ cones added). But Porsche engineers their cars to withstand track abuse, so they're confident enough to back them up under such use.
02-02-2008, 06:28 AM
#55
Originally Posted by Chris S,Feb 2 2008, 09:44 AM
Yes, Porsche is very cool about supporting usage of their cars on the track w/o invalidating warranties. My local dealer even sponsored a great auto-x school, which cut the cost to a third of what it would have been otherwise, they fed us all day, and provided a Cayman S & Boxster S for unlimited test runs around the track (actually a small road course but w/ cones added). But Porsche engineers their cars to withstand track abuse, so they're confident enough to back them up under such use.
02-02-2008, 04:54 PM
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It's a rat? I thought it was a terminator?
Sick of reading these statements yet?
Don't worry! When full tests are out, there'll be many more similar statements from all other magazines as well.
Sick of reading these statements yet?
Don't worry! When full tests are out, there'll be many more similar statements from all other magazines as well.
02-03-2008, 09:59 PM
#59
[QUOTE=versionJDM,Jan 31 2008, 09:40 PM] http://www.sema.org/Main/ArticleDeta...ontentID=58974
Innovation Is Alive and Well
The innovation that aftermarket companies around the world display is legendary, and the in-house innovative power displayed by some TAS exhibitors showed that the bar has been raised higher this year, particularly when it comes to products that have become highly computerized. Aftermarket companies in Japan had heard dire predictions from inside Nissan that the GT-R would be impossible to modify, so they were prepared for the worst.
A Japanese journalist reportedly had the following experience when test driving a pre-release model of the GT-R. As he approached the main entry gate of Suzuka International Circuit, the car
Innovation Is Alive and Well
The innovation that aftermarket companies around the world display is legendary, and the in-house innovative power displayed by some TAS exhibitors showed that the bar has been raised higher this year, particularly when it comes to products that have become highly computerized. Aftermarket companies in Japan had heard dire predictions from inside Nissan that the GT-R would be impossible to modify, so they were prepared for the worst.
A Japanese journalist reportedly had the following experience when test driving a pre-release model of the GT-R. As he approached the main entry gate of Suzuka International Circuit, the car
