2011 Nissan GT-R Pricing Starts at $85,060

[WingsofWar]

Originally Posted by #87

Does anyone know the real deal on maintenance? Can you do most of the jobs yourself or do they require special tools only the dealer has?

Also, are replacement parts available for purchase to do maintenance on your own?

Does changing your own fluids and brakes effect the warranty?

I love the GTR and maybe it will be my retirement car but I can't see owning one as a middle class person. I need something that won't cost a full years salary to buy and property tax on a house to maintain. I can't see myself paying more than 30k for a car.

remember, anytime you purchase a supercar, intended for performance. The maintenance becomes higher and higher. Some of the main reasons for this is the cost of parts + Labor.

GT-R brake job at 5k sounds astronomical for you, but consider this, 6piston brembo calipers up front, 4 piston rears, cheapest front pads you can get is priced around $200. But because of the nature of the AWD system it is recommended by nissan that when you service brakes you service all 4 at the same time.

Lets also consider this hypothetical scenario, If you take a 10k car...fit it with state of the art Brembo brake package price at 4,300USD. Upkeep on your brakes will now shoot up from $500 DYI service to $2,000 DIY. Based on the quality and nature of the brakes.

All of the prices are relative, but if your looking to cut cost on maintenance, do the jobs yourself and always source aftermarket. OEM parts and dealer jobs always yield a higher premium for the work.

Supercar maintenance can be expensive or inexpensive based on how comfortable you are, but never cheap.

[blur]

I actually like the fact that it sits right below the noble m600, the only supercar without ABS and TC lol. I find it odd the stark difference between the two(gtr is a 4wd ps3; noble is a RWD supercar with bare essentials) although on a longer straight the noble would humiliate the GTR with it's 225 mph top speed, 35mph higher than the GTR. You get what you pay for. But Ill bet maintenance on the noble is cheaper lol..

[Joakim3]

Nissan Skyline GTR (R35)



The specs
Production: 2008 - Current
Style: 2-Door Coupe
Engine: 3.6L TT V6 (542 hp / 463 ft/tq)
Transmission: 6 Speed DSG
Layout: 4WD

[MVJ1975]

Godzilla is sub-zero. Say what you want about it - it's big, it's fat, it's heavy, yes, all true - but it's a beast and I'd love to own one.

[ZetaVI]

I wanted to vote sub-zero but I had to choose cool. Mostly, because when it first came out it looked like bargain of the century and today it's breaking 100k price range which sucks.

[mx5 2nr]

This one's tough. As a car-guy, my heart immediately said "sub-zero" - because Skyline. But I have a difficult time giving anything that doesn't have 3 pedals that rating. But the physics-bending capabilities make it massively cool, but then you may have to explain said "physics bending capabilities", which instantly makes it completely uncool... I voted a compromised "cool" rating....

[dem00n]

Uncool, it blends in with traffic.

I use to know a rich kid around here with a GTR, one day he picked up a girl and she asked why his Maxima has a body kit.

It's a great car, a muscle car of sorts but it's still missing that little something!

[OrangeJuleas]

Cool, because it's still exclusive...but not in the good way that it was before (only the people who really wanted one got one, mostly enthusiasts, not just rich kids who are spending someone else's money on it).

The looks are more extreme now, and it appears to be a fun car but paddle shifters annoy me. I can't drive with my hands glued to the steering wheel. I was considering an AT FRS when it first came out, but figured I would only use the shifter anyway, so it was only a step more to getting an MT (no I don't do tons of stop-and-go driving, so there was another incentive to go MT) .

[TylerLieberman]

Cool.

It's big compared to most other cars. Styling is subjective. Personally, I like it but not more than the older models.

The performance figures are nothing to argue about though. It destroys cars that are in completely different price categories. Plus, they can already be found used for just over 60k which is the same price as an M3. That's a bargain.


If it were smaller, cheaper and was more along the lines of the older models (~3200lbs, 300hp, 6spd manual etc) I think it would be sub zero then.

[Steve@TSM]

The R35 is a bang for your buck in terms of performance. They can just about dominate in every category except for looks. They are without a pig but they use the extra weight to it's advantage. We've won One Lap of America the last three years in a GT-R.

[SilverCard]

A work of art. Have worked a few times on these helping out and just the satisfaction of how this car utilizes its power. It's big and wide but still a badass car! I like reading people sayings its a pos plastic car. Well the latest 3rd ultimate drag race by motor trend it won against other pos cars.

[mechaghost]

Sub-Zero - becaues if I could afford one, I would have picked this up over the BRZ - if I had to choose one

[TylerLieberman]

Originally Posted by Marchy

its only cool because they got rid of godzilla's heart (the inline 6) and replaced it with a cool, but not subzero cool V6.

Whaaaaa?!?!?!

Inline 6's sound way bettery than the V6's.

2JZ and RB26 are two of the best sounding 6 cylinder motors I've ever heard.

[TylerLieberman]

Originally Posted by Marchy

agreed, that's why its not subzero if the GTR still had the godzilla engine it would be subzero.

My bad. Misread your statement. I thought you were saying that the VR38 was better than the old RB26