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Hey DjIce .... it's a supercar, and the brakes...
Hey DjIce .... it's a supercar, and the brakes are fantastic. Yes, they cost more than my entire shopping car is worth. With any technology product, as you push the extremes, prices go up...
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The Brembo pads are quite a bit harder than the...
The Brembo pads are quite a bit harder than the Hawk ones (which I happen have on my A6) and should last more than a few track days; the discs should also stand up to the punishment very well.
The...
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The solution is simple enough, if inconvenient...
The solution is simple enough, if inconvenient ... don't buy your brakes at Nissan :-)
They are common-or-garden Brembo race brakes, as you might find on a Group A rally car, and it shouldn't be...
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Got the gecko down to $625 / 6 months with a few...
Got the gecko down to $625 / 6 months with a few tweaks such as a higher deductible.
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LOCAL: Austin, TX - which Nissan dealer?
Hi folks
Any of you Austin GT-R owners lurking here? Iif my data is correct, there are 8 of you in total ...
I am about to take my GT-R for a service and imported-from-out-of-state inspection...
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My response to the salacious article in the June 2010 R&T ....
http://www.roadandtrack.com/tests/comparison/culture-clash
I don't buy their desultory rag, but I was in an airport the other day and saw a GT-R on the cover, and so I thumbed through it, and was...
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My Experience buying a used GT-R (May 2010)
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My Experience buying a used GT-R (May 2010)
Thought this might be useful data for someone looking ... the data in the original 2008 new car thread is obviously obsolete, although dealers seem to be still trying to push for MSRP despite healthy...
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Brake job cost: Nissan dealer confirmed at $8,000.00 plus tax
The service writer at Town North Nissan here in Austin quoted me exactly this number, before sales tax. Mine does not need brakes yet (3,200 miles when I received it Monday) but I will be doing them...
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P.S. if you're feeling nosey, this is my new ride...
P.S. if you're feeling nosey, this is my new ride (http://www.jenkinsautosales.com/Cardetails.asp?c=JenkinsAutoSales&VIN=JN1AR54F29M252668) ....
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Driveway
Good reminder!
A friend who has a tweaked Elise (and more money than me :-) runs there a lot. He said I was a Philistine for getting a GT-R instead of an Evora, and I told him that (a) as a rally...
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P.S. no I did not consider the silver Hennessey...
P.S. no I did not consider the silver Hennessey one at Austin Autos ... (a) I couldn't afford it, and (b) I don't have the budget to have a $100k car that is not warranty-able, nor to replace the...
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Hi Joel No, I specifically wanted a Super...
Hi Joel
No, I specifically wanted a Super Silver Premium one ... I looked into buying the one that Sugarland Mercedes has on their lot, but it has a shady set of paperwork and service history, and...
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USA insurance options for non-daily use?
Hi folks
Just bought my GT-R (yay!) and it's the first time I've owned an "extra" exotic-ish car in the USA. I couldn't really find any insurance brokers for specialist insurance of this kind, and...
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Aftermarket brakes
Just bought my (first!) GT-R and this is my first post ... woot!
Town North Nissan here in Austin [1] told me one customer had dropped $12k on brakes ... I think Nissan is marking parts (even...
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