OMG....First time seeing GTR

eclivia · 10-16-2008, 11:45 PM

Saw a GTR passing by me, I had to make a detour home. Picture do not do the car justice. That car is SICK. After seeing it in person, I fell in love with that car. If i can get that car at MSRP, i would get it over m3,m5,m6, c63amg with a heartbeat. It was gray with a new york license plate in AZ. he's was like in the 40-50 range white hair. Oh and the attention that car is getting too, while i was trying to catch up to the GTR, like 3-4 cars was braking, changing lane just to get next to the GTR. Lol i had to get in line just to get side by side with the GTR. The sound of the car is meannnn. I just had to get it out. Sorry dont have any pic, was drooling over the car instead of taking pic.

skierman64 · 10-17-2008, 12:05 AM

I have to disagree. While I think the GTR is better looking in person than in photos, it looks way to video game/cartoonish for me. The lines on the M3 are much prettier IMHO.

lyjw88 · 10-17-2008, 12:21 AM

GTR looks sick in person.
I saw a light brown one a few weeks ago and I almost rear-ended the car infront of me.

ZJP · 10-17-2008, 12:23 AM

They are all over LI... I actually saw (4) R35's and (1) R34 all in one day last weekend.

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reinaldo335 · 10-17-2008, 12:30 AM

great car, but is too big.

ToothDoc · 10-17-2008, 12:36 AM

I like the wheels, exhaust, brakes. But it just didn't hit me. My wife and I stared at it for a while and decided not to get it (they actually had one sitting in the lot unsold!)

rob612 · 10-17-2008, 01:03 AM

i think the car looks good "now" give it a few years.. its going to lose the WOW look. bmw's always stay classy and clean.

it will even sound better 5 years down the road...
1. "i have a nissan"
2. "i have a bmw"

lol

ScottyGams · 10-17-2008, 01:18 AM

im a big technology buff, so the GTR is a wet dream for me.

The question is, how much more than an M3 would one be willing to pay. Is it worth the 15k over the M3?

I say yes, but I assume many here were able to avoid the temptation

camaross305 · 10-17-2008, 01:23 AM

i liked my z better... with wheels on it, i probly got more attention but i actually hated that

darkphantom · 10-17-2008, 01:25 AM

I'd get it but I think the M-DCT will hold up much better than Nissan-void-your-warranty-DCT-No-VDC-transmission

NaTuReB0Y · 10-17-2008, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by skierman64

The lines on the M3 are much prettier IMHO.

The GT-R stole the show at the L.A. Auto Show last year......it was the CAR.

M3.....

no comparison.

9/10 people wouldn't know the difference between an M3 and a 325i........

Ask my Lexus dealer.....they thought my 330i was an M3.

Year's_End · 10-17-2008, 01:46 AM

the GTR is a baddass machine. I don't know where/how/why people are bringing up the M3 in this thread. it doesn't compare in any way. looks wise, it's classier, but it's definitely not better. the GTR blows it away, especially in the presence department.

I'd kill to have one.

eclivia · 10-17-2008, 01:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

the GTR is a baddass machine. I don't know where/how/why people are bringing up the M3 in this thread. it doesn't compare in any way. looks wise, it's classier, but it's definitely not better. the GTR blows it away, especially in the presence department.

I'd kill to have one.

i agree, GTR is at a different level. This GTR will be another Legend. Before i saw the car in person, Its just a nissan, car looks alright in picture, i would get M3 over this car even tho its slower. But after seeing it in person, the word Nissan didnt pop up in my mind. But the GTR pop in my mind. Now only if i can see a white or a black GTR in AZ. Those m3 vs GTR thread are pointless to me now. Its more appropriate with 997 turbo vs GTR.

rdsport323 · 10-17-2008, 02:40 AM

there's a ton of GTRs sitting on lots all over the country.... stupid dealerships still trying to sell above MSRP... and none of them are moving.

Los Angeles · 10-17-2008, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by rdsport323

there's a ton of GTRs sitting on lots all over the country.... stupid dealerships still trying to sell above MSRP... and none of them are moving.

A LOT of cars aren't moving.

Maybe because of a recession?

ZJP · 10-17-2008, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bimmer Loyalist

I don't know where/how/why people are bringing up the M3 in this thread. it doesn't compare in any way. looks wise, it's classier, but it's definitely not better. the GTR blows it away, especially in the presence department.

Speed isn't everything to some people. In person, the car is HUGE. Not to mention that the interior looks like something straight out of a video game.

I'd rather have a "slower"/classier car aka an M3, or to make it a fair comparison, a 997 Turbo.

adamc514 · 10-17-2008, 08:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by darkphantom

I'd get it but I think the M-DCT will hold up much better than Nissan-void-your-warranty-DCT-No-VDC-transmission

What's wrong with the GTR's DCT? It's made by Borg Warner.

ians · 10-17-2008, 10:08 AM

The first time I saw the silver GTR on the road a while back (actually, I have saw a few of them on the road now in white, red, grey and silver), it was stopped for the red light and a blue 997 turbo was behind it. My wife know a little about car and she thought the GTR is Aston Martin, and she think it looks way way better than the Porsche behind it. For me, I am a JDM nuts so GTR has always been my dream car since the R32 and actually I still prefer the R34 over R35.

Couch · 10-17-2008, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by skierman64

I have to disagree. While I think the GTR is better looking in person than in photos, it looks way to video game/cartoonish for me. The lines on the M3 are much prettier IMHO.

I tend to agree with you.

I saw a silver one (same one) twice in my parents neighborhood last Sunday. It just doesn't get me excited.

It's cool, but just doesn't have that "WOW" factor for me.

skierman64 · 10-17-2008, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by NaTuReB0Y

9/10 people wouldn't know the difference between an M3 and a 325i........

Who cares what other people think, I'm driving the M3 and I know it's an M3. I don't care if others know its an M3 or a 325.

ZJP · 10-17-2008, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by skierman64

Who cares what other people think, I'm driving the M3 and I know it's an M3. I don't care if others know its an M3 or a 325.

+1

Only real enthusiasts will know what kind of car it is, and to me, that's all that really matters.

OverDrive · 10-17-2008, 10:55 AM

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Originally Posted by adamc514

What's wrong with the GTR's DCT? It's made by Borg Warner.

nothing wrong with the transmission, but if u use launch control (aka disable traction and stability control) nissan will void the warranty.
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10-16-2008, 11:45 PM	#1
eclivia Private 47 Rep 98 Posts Drives: e46 coupe Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: az iTrader: (0)	OMG....First time seeing GTR Saw a GTR passing by me, I had to make a detour home. Picture do not do the car justice. That car is SICK. After seeing it in person, I fell in love with that car. If i can get that car at MSRP, i would get it over m3,m5,m6, c63amg with a heartbeat. It was gray with a new york license plate in AZ. he's was like in the 40-50 range white hair. Oh and the attention that car is getting too, while i was trying to catch up to the GTR, like 3-4 cars was braking, changing lane just to get next to the GTR. Lol i had to get in line just to get side by side with the GTR. The sound of the car is meannnn. I just had to get it out. Sorry dont have any pic, was drooling over the car instead of taking pic.
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lyjw88 Major 237 Rep 1,414 Posts Drives: C63S & X3MC Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Boston iTrader: (6)	GTR looks sick in person. I saw a light brown one a few weeks ago and I almost rear-ended the car infront of me.
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ZJP Lieutenant Colonel 136 Rep 1,759 Posts Drives: F10 535xi / B6 S4 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: LI, NY iTrader: (7)	They are all over LI... I actually saw (4) R35's and (1) R34 all in one day last weekend. http://i37.tinypic.com/2je7hd.jpg http://i35.tinypic.com/2dlu9u.jpg http://i35.tinypic.com/2dhh3dh.jpg
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ToothDoc Second Lieutenant 5 Rep 241 Posts Drives: 997.2 TTS, CLA 45 AMG Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicagoland iTrader: (0)	I like the wheels, exhaust, brakes. But it just didn't hit me. My wife and I stared at it for a while and decided not to get it (they actually had one sitting in the lot unsold!)
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rob612 Second Lieutenant 15 Rep 235 Posts Drives: e92 - m3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: California iTrader: (1)	i think the car looks good "now" give it a few years.. its going to lose the WOW look. bmw's always stay classy and clean. it will even sound better 5 years down the road... 1. "i have a nissan" 2. "i have a bmw" lol
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Year's_End Lieutenant General 1234 Rep 12,446 Posts Drives: 2020 Shelby GT350 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	the GTR is a baddass machine. I don't know where/how/why people are bringing up the M3 in this thread. it doesn't compare in any way. looks wise, it's classier, but it's definitely not better. the GTR blows it away, especially in the presence department. I'd kill to have one. __________________ Past: '08 E92 335i\|ZPP\|ZSP\|6AT Past: '15 Mustang GT\|401A\|PP\|6MT Current: '20 Shelby GT350\|6MT
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rdsport323 Captain 54 Rep 879 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: OC, CA iTrader: (0)	there's a ton of GTRs sitting on lots all over the country.... stupid dealerships still trying to sell above MSRP... and none of them are moving.
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ians Major 46 Rep 1,283 Posts Drives: 08 E92 335i 6MT, 04 TSX 6MT Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	The first time I saw the silver GTR on the road a while back (actually, I have saw a few of them on the road now in white, red, grey and silver), it was stopped for the red light and a blue 997 turbo was behind it. My wife know a little about car and she thought the GTR is Aston Martin, and she think it looks way way better than the Porsche behind it. For me, I am a JDM nuts so GTR has always been my dream car since the R32 and actually I still prefer the R34 over R35. __________________ 08 Montego Blue E92 335i 6MT sp Navi with beige interior aero front, Mtech side, M rear lip spoiler, hid fog, 19" Work Varianza T1S, KW V2, Mtech steering wheel, shift knob, e-brake handle & alumnium pedal
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