kiznook Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 So my girlfriend bought a sentra today (yay nissan!) and when we went into the finance office I saw this: I was very impressed, especially when the dude said something to the tune of $98k :eek::eek: Quote Link to comment
cg78 Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 I was excited when I heard they were releasing a skyline in America. I am just not a fan of this car. I was at first, but the r34 is still imo a better car. All you have to do with this new r35 is flip a couple switches and mash your foot on the gas wow difficult. I think the paddled tranny's in cars these days are cool, but I still prefer manuals. I have driven a cls63 with a paddled tranny and it would have been much more fun to drive it standard. On a side note the last time I was at a nissan dealer in my primered 620 I asked a sales guy if I could test drive one. He chuckled and said "I better have the paper work in hand" to which I replied no thanks prefer the r34. Like I could afford either, but then again only true ballers roll around in primer cars lmao. Quote Link to comment
Gensaiken Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 whats kind of crappy about the new skyline isn't so much the car but how they are selling it. From what I heard from a person working at nissan. Only certain dealerships can even sell the car. they have to be "qualified" to service and sell the car. So unless you live in a very large city you will likely never see one on your local dealer's lot. :mad: overall a decent looking car. Wonder if the price will ever drop down in to normal people prices? :D Quote Link to comment
speedgato Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 They have to be "qualified" because of the under carriage. The dealer in town had to add special lifts just for the GTR. Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 I think MSRP is around 78k .... so, $20,000 markup? I think they perform well. They are on a whole new level. a Supercar, so the paddle shifter keeps your hands on the wheel. If you want the good old manual then get a Z and put twin turbos on it :D I do like the feel of a manual gear shifter too Quote Link to comment
Skib Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 We had two down at the NWZ show n' shine earlyer this month. freakin sweet!:D Quote Link to comment
LAYEDOUTB2K Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 Only certain dealerships can even sell the car. its actually been that same way in Japan for years so we are not alone. im not sure if it still is but for years you could only buy one at a Prince/Nissan dealership. the marketing end of the skyline is still controled by Prince. i really do like the car. sure, there are a lot of things that i dont like about it but its just following the technology "trend" of most of the other sports cars in its class. Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 If anyone sees one of those cars in a wrecking yard, call me. I want those headlights for my 280ZX :blink: Quote Link to comment
Mark_Z28 Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 Id want the drivetrain for my 710, lol. Quote Link to comment
240ADAM Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 I saw one down at pull a part, but the headlights are gone already. Quote Link to comment
Bleach Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 I saw one down at pull a part, but the headlights are gone already. too bad :( I saw one at the Tacoma Pull a Part but it was so picked over all that was left was the radiator cap! :blink: Quote Link to comment
240ADAM Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 Bleach did you ever get that heater control panel I gave to Jeff to give ya a while ago? Quote Link to comment
bonvo Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 i personally dont like them im glad they brought the skyline stateside but i would have been a much happier person if they had done it a generation before now the r34 sticks to the skyline hearitage of a straight 6 whereas this one is a v6 that and that front end just aint doing it for me Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 I would drive the shit outta one of those :D Quote Link to comment
lynchfourtwenty Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 ya i dont care what anyone says, those cars are fucking sick!!! its a skyline.. ya it doesnt look like the old ones.. but they couldnt keep doin that body style forever ya know.. an ya its paddle shifted.. but this cars so busy you really wanna keep your hands ON the wheel.. it may have a bunch of useless crap.. but its pretty user friendly from what i can see.. an you really dont even need to upgrade the car.. you can.. but you dont need to.. Quote Link to comment
Cuts metal like mad Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 saw a test drive of one of these on supercars exposed or whatever... it was on a track, the new gtr was bone stock and it went up against a highly tuned time attack r34. The new gtr was only a few ticks slower and didn't beat the drivers guts out his ass like the time attack car did. Quote Link to comment
lynchfourtwenty Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 ya, check out youtube for the Top Gear Gtr test drives, dude totaly hurts him self in one Quote Link to comment
ppeters914 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 We went down to the Tall Ships thang in Tacoma (July?). Checking out stuff, walk through a building....and there's the new GT-R and Altima! :eek: Even the salesman was surprised as he said it just "showed up" from California. Looks a whole lot better in person than in pics. Quote Link to comment
lynchfourtwenty Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 hell you even whisper GTR an i get an erection Quote Link to comment
ppeters914 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 hell you even whisper GTR an i get an erection TMI!!!! :eek: Quote Link to comment
lynchfourtwenty Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 not really ofcourse, but ya.. if i were to date a car, that would be it.. they even have a nice pretty little female voice.. i imagine the us. cars speak english, cause the euro/jap cars i've seen online didnt haha Joking BTW ^^ Quote Link to comment
Gensaiken Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 They have to be "qualified" because of the under carriage. The dealer in town had to add special lifts just for the GTR. yeah I heard about those. My local nissan has that special lift (they share the shop with a BMW dealership) but even with that it still comes down to do you sell enough to make selling something like a GT-R realistic? Also I dunno if its true or not but I don't think you can even have your GT-R repaired at a non-qualified dealership? If that were true that would suck for any sort of traveling :blink: Quote Link to comment
Steroid Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 Check THIS out!!!!!!! Look at some of the other vids in the sidebar!!! GEEZ!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
Steroid Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 And then there's this................... Quote Link to comment
Steroid Posted October 31, 2008 Report Share Posted October 31, 2008 No explination needed. Quote Link to comment
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