2014 Nissan GT-R - QLD: Gold Coast  

Yeah, the Evora s not very Lotus. More Porsche than Exige. A good try, but in the end still just not nice enough.

15th March 2014 - 01:25 AM  Reply

I've seen two random r35s I've seen in the last 2 days here in Melbourne.

15th March 2014 - 08:03 PM  Reply

How many R8's have you seen?

15th March 2014 - 08:09 PM  Reply

2 also,
but they were together at a supercar event.
In total, I would say I see r35s about twice as often as r8s in Brissie.

15th March 2014 - 08:23 PM  Reply

Mate not that I care but if you live in brissy and see double gtr's to r8s your driving with a blindfold on lol, anyways if you want to go for a cruise sometime drop me a pm with your number

15th March 2014 - 09:05 PM  Reply

I look for both, and that's really how it has always seemed to me. You may be right though. A quick peruse of carsales shows half s many r35s for sale, which is really surprising to me. I would have thought that given the price/practicality difference that way more of them would be sold per year. Bad marketing maybe? Who knows.

15th March 2014 - 11:42 PM  Reply

Are you two arguing about how many R8's there are versus R35 GTR's?

LoL

Audi sells more luxury vehicles in the high price bracket, whereas Nissan simply doesn't.. surely that's the ultimate reason?

15th March 2014 - 11:46 PM  Reply

First world arguments. Yeah, McC, I was just genuinely surprised. I SWEAR I see more gtrs in the CBD. This started by someone saying that somehow they had NEVER Seen one, which just blew me away, that's all.
OP, it's a sweet ride.

15th March 2014 - 11:57 PM  Reply

Not arguing, just a general discussion,
At the end of the day they are both rare cars to be seen over here, and very much depends on where you live/commute on what type of vehicles are considerd common, I love all sports/supercars

16th March 2014 - 12:13 AM  Reply

Really? Again, wow. Oh well, I accept that I was wrong. It must just be very specific to my area.

16th March 2014 - 12:24 AM  Reply

I definitely have seen many, but I may indeed be getting a bit confused with all the ones I see out at various track events. Seems like every guy and his dog has one out there (and predictably, they own everyone).
WTF is another one that is usually hanging around the CBD...

16th March 2014 - 02:12 AM  Reply

Sweeeeet! first mod buy my number plate.. lol "FAST CAR"

16th March 2014 - 03:40 AM  Reply

Haha! 'CHOSE' the v8 r8 over the v10! Give me a break. Yeah ill take a Ferrari with the four banger diesel thanks!!!

17th March 2014 - 03:59 AM  Reply

Huh? I said "chose for several reasons". One of those reasons was cost:age. I could have bought a V10 for what I paid for the 8, but it would have been much older. I decided to go the V8 because within the budget I had set I could get one basically ex-demo, with all the options I wanted.
I didn't want to spend over 220k, and while 5.2s do occasionally pop up around that mark they will be very early, poorly specced and high KMs.
I decided to go with a basically new V8 instead.
Also, don't forget that at any point I could sell my other car for 50-60k, which would have got me well and truly into decent V10 territory, but I didn't want one enough to do that.
So yeah, "chose".

Plus, the 8 looks, sounds and handles better to boot. That said, I sure wouldn't mind that extra hundred hp...but 450 will do me just fine for now.

17th March 2014 - 04:11 AM  Reply

Back to the car that is actually the subject of the thread - what's servicing like?

I've always wondered if for "normal" stuff (oil, spark plugs etc) the Nissan techs put a "GTR premium on just coz?

17th March 2014 - 03:38 PM  Reply

Servicing is a little steep not as bad as the stupid stories going round and on forums, it's due to only 2 people per GTR dealership are authorized to work on them, and for example in Qld the only Nissan dealers that can sell/service the GTR are, Morooka,southport and mackay

17th March 2014 - 05:24 PM  Reply

Interesting.

17th March 2014 - 05:38 PM  Reply

What do you find interesting?

17th March 2014 - 06:05 PM  Reply

Just that dealer and support structure.

17th March 2014 - 07:31 PM  Reply

Yes it is structured very differently, but you have to look at it in this way, for example,

Nissan Gtr, there is no other Nissan that runs the same drivetrain, electronics, or engine.

Whereas for an example your r8,
Audi uses the r8s engine in other Audi models, as well as the same drivetrain in other models and electronics

So audi has many models that run all the same structure underneath the shell so obviously they can work on any model.

17th March 2014 - 07:51 PM  Reply

Well, yes, and no.
I believe they also have specific techs who are qualified to work on the R8. The electrics are a mishmash of German and Italian, and as the gearbox and chassis setup are Lambo, I assume they just use the Lambo techs (same dealer) for those bits.
The engine and some of the other oily bits (quattro , adaptive suspension, etc) are obviously also used in other RS models, so surely normal Audi techs could do it.

17th March 2014 - 08:41 PM  Reply

Yeah what ever helps u sleep at night. By the way, your r8 isn't the black one that was at c&c around the start of the year that was getting smoked by most cars there then cracked the shits and hard parked it in the pits for the rest of the sessions?!! 450 hp is never enough these days......... Good luck with it.

18th March 2014 - 12:56 AM  Reply

"I added some pics I took tonight of the new front and rear lights at night on the 14", the lightning bolt front light and rear solid rings

18th March 2014 - 01:12 AM  Reply

OT:
Damn. That looks MUCH better. Really good move to go with that look by Nissan both front and rear-really freshens it up.

18th March 2014 - 02:57 AM  Reply

Haha just sick of your talking crap on here all the time. I'm just saying what everyone's thinking....

18th March 2014 - 02:59 AM  Reply

Well maybe you should let THEM say it. I'm all for free speech, and am more than used to having people heap shit on my cars. Been happening for almost a decade on here, it's all part of the fun.
Just fascinated by people's need to just come in set straight in with ad-hominems-something I NEVER do when talking about a car I like/dislike.

18th March 2014 - 03:02 AM  Reply

I can see where he's coming from, and I'd be lying if I said there weren't times I wonder if I made the right choice. Should I have sold the other car and just gone all-out but only have one? Maybe. But at the end of the day I usually feel like I made the right decision for the reasons I outlined. MOST days. I'm pretty happy.

18th March 2014 - 03:04 AM  Reply

Wolfman101 - When I said I hadn't seen them in the flesh, I meant where I can walk up and look at one.
I work at Acacia Ridge and Live Runcorn - I work 3 jobs and don't get out much.

I've seen one, in the city on the freeway a few months back - That's it.

My comment still stands - I haven't seen one up close and would love to have a look inside.

18th March 2014 - 05:24 PM  Reply

Well BukkaneNinja, I live on the Gold Coast if you want a look at a new one let us know

18th March 2014 - 06:55 PM  Reply

I see GODZILLA around near Bribie island as well as THE V10 audi r8, so feck know where they work around on Bribie Island

18th March 2014 - 11:13 PM  Reply