was just wondering???
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Decided to keep my Noble (4 years and still loving it) and sell my old aircooled 911 as I think im wanting a GTR35 and was wondering if any of you guys have owned and ran one of these on a daily basis. ?........as most of you guys are pretty eclectic about what you drive and like any information would be appreciated even if its directing me to another forum....
I know if I put this on the Classic Porsche site they would eat me alive..lol...
I know if I put this on the Classic Porsche site they would eat me alive..lol...
Was wondering if they were an everyday supercar and if anybody on here has run one on a daily basis ....
Are there so many driver aids it numbs the overall driving experience ... are there any particular expensive mods to look out for ..... any common probs like we have with our Nobles to look out for when purchasing one .... and what was the overall experience of running one...does it help to be a real tech head to set up and drive it or is it pretty straight foward... thanx
Are there so many driver aids it numbs the overall driving experience ... are there any particular expensive mods to look out for ..... any common probs like we have with our Nobles to look out for when purchasing one .... and what was the overall experience of running one...does it help to be a real tech head to set up and drive it or is it pretty straight foward... thanx
I don't run my daily, but plenty of people do. There's at least one guy in the UK with 100,000 miles on his.
There's only really two common issues; Bell housing rattles and gear selection. Both can be fixed by the several independent specialists that are all way better than Nissan so those problems won't reoccur.
You don't have a big expense of replacing the clutch as it's a wet clutch so in theory it should last the life of the car. Of course, some people have changed them. Discs are the major expense as it chews those. That might cost £1500 all round or you can spend way more if you want.
If you want more power then initially it's quite cheap. I took mine from standard (485 ponies) to 600 for under £2.5k. After that, as with most modifications, it gets more and more costly for less and less gains.
They are the complete opposite of a Noble of course. They are pretty big as well, much wider than an M12, I can only just get mine in my garage for example.
I certainty don't get an impression of a numb driving experience, the opposite in fact. And you don't need to be a tech-head, yes, it's got all the whizzy touch screen stuff but lots of cars have that now anyway. The paddles took me a while to get used to, but you have the choice not to use them if you prefer automatic mode.
I kept my Noble for 6 years but the practical side was the problem for me, because it was such a faff going away in it. With the GT-R you don't have that worry because it has a huge boot and back seats (not that you'd want to sit in them) but I hardly notice they are there really.
In a nutshell it's everything the Noble is not, and vice-versa of course. I think it's the best car I've ever owned; I drove one I bought it on the spot; I got out of the car and I wanted it there and then.
There's only really two common issues; Bell housing rattles and gear selection. Both can be fixed by the several independent specialists that are all way better than Nissan so those problems won't reoccur.
You don't have a big expense of replacing the clutch as it's a wet clutch so in theory it should last the life of the car. Of course, some people have changed them. Discs are the major expense as it chews those. That might cost £1500 all round or you can spend way more if you want.
If you want more power then initially it's quite cheap. I took mine from standard (485 ponies) to 600 for under £2.5k. After that, as with most modifications, it gets more and more costly for less and less gains.
They are the complete opposite of a Noble of course. They are pretty big as well, much wider than an M12, I can only just get mine in my garage for example.
I certainty don't get an impression of a numb driving experience, the opposite in fact. And you don't need to be a tech-head, yes, it's got all the whizzy touch screen stuff but lots of cars have that now anyway. The paddles took me a while to get used to, but you have the choice not to use them if you prefer automatic mode.
I kept my Noble for 6 years but the practical side was the problem for me, because it was such a faff going away in it. With the GT-R you don't have that worry because it has a huge boot and back seats (not that you'd want to sit in them) but I hardly notice they are there really.
In a nutshell it's everything the Noble is not, and vice-versa of course. I think it's the best car I've ever owned; I drove one I bought it on the spot; I got out of the car and I wanted it there and then.
wole0911 said:
Decided to keep my Noble (4 years and still loving it) and sell my old aircooled 911 as I think im wanting a GTR35 and was wondering if any of you guys have owned and ran one of these on a daily basis. ?........as most of you guys are pretty eclectic about what you drive and like any information would be appreciated even if its directing me to another forum....
I know if I put this on the Classic Porsche site they would eat me alive..lol...
Do you mean a Nissan R35 GTR ? I bought one of the first in 09 and like all my cars ran it as a daily, I sold it in 11 and bought an NSX - mainly because on the roads the top end of the bhp was never used and as much as a unbelievable car as it was it still went from £60k to £40k in 2 years, and cost £6k in maintenance - the NSX done the exact opposite and at 340bhp with no gizmos and as mid engined and 2/3rds the weight was nearly as much fun to drive, cost 1/2 as much to maintain and it was orange!I know if I put this on the Classic Porsche site they would eat me alive..lol...
Owned one for 6 months then got bored. Very, very fast and fairly involving to drive but feels a little ordinary when you're just pootling around. I think it's the high driving position and clunky gear change which irritated most (and I did have updated gearbox software). Oh, and don't try to trail-brake in one!
Maybe I was too hasty, however. A stage 4+ car with Litchfield suspension could just tempt me back.
Maybe I was too hasty, however. A stage 4+ car with Litchfield suspension could just tempt me back.
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