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Old 08-31-2011, 02:35 PM   #27
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Originally Posted by PACMAN View Post
whoa, what does he do????


I prefer the Gallardo, but that's just me.
His family owns construction companies, hotels and construction stores (similar to a Lowes or Home Depot). His parents just gives him a credit card and he spends. Lol

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Originally Posted by 82mm 4g63 View Post
You do not void your warranty if you change your own oil or brakes, read the warranty information. An oil change at Nissan runs about $270 and around $100 at a regular performance shop, not $1800. If you do it yourself it's much cheaper.

The 12 month POS at a dealership will cost about $1100.
- Oil change ($36 for oil (Mobil1 0W-40) + $8 filter + $40 labor)
- willall tranny fluid ($700) + 1 hour labor ($90)
- diff fluid ($90 from a local mercedes dealership) + 1 hour labor ($90)

Brake changes are about half that at a Nissan dealership @ around $8k. But you act like dealership rip offs are a new concept. A set of pads is around $500, a set of rotors is around $1000. Do it yourself or take it to a trusted mechanic.

Extreme performance vehicles are expensive to maintain. I thought that was common knowledge.

As far as R8 vs GTR, the only way I would own an R8 is if I already had a GTR and a few other super high end exotics. It's way too overpriced for the performance you get. Sure it's sexy looking, but so is a Porsche 911 and "budget" Lambo/Ferrari's. Audi would be at the bottom of my Must Have Exotics/Supercars list.

Complaining about maintenance cost is kinda funny. Do I want the faster in every category $90,000 car that costs $5000/year to maintain or the prettier $160,000 car that costs $4000/year to maintain. GTR please.
I didn't take any shots of how much his maintence would costs, but I can assure you I saw 1.8k for an oil change. Lol He can't do it himself because of special bolts and is pure ignorant on cars (he couldn't even tell that there was a nail in his tire).

You also have to remember. He gets everything OEM, but for some reason... he seems to be very careful about hourly parking for $8 because.. "THATS EXPENSIVE!!"

Imagine a very VERY VERY. Narrow minded person.

Edit: I also forgot to mention... (strange part comin' up) he's my boyfriend's cousin's boyfriend. Lol.
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