Accident: Don't do what I did....

[T04Z GTR]

Truly Shocking: Its this sort of thing that totaly puts me off upgrading to the R35 GTR in the future...

Id be very interested in hearing what Waltong has to say about the breake down of the actual bill of repair & what could be done from here on out...

Shocked...!!!

[waltong]

Guys.

I've PM'd both Crispy and Guy. As soon as I can get to see a bit more about the bill I'll give you an update. I suspect the repairer has dealt directly with the loss adjuster and Insurer so getting an itemised bill is not as easy as it sounds!

[vxrcymru]

That bill is just crazy they need to be shamed to bring repair bills down. Top Gear would be a good start, Clarkson would love it!

The GTR is cheap at 60K for what you get compared to other similar cars but now Nissan hope to ***** owners with astronomically expensive servicing, parts, modifications and repairs.

They probably have a target of getting some 10K + back from each owner for 3 years of ownership!

[srandall]

I have stewed on this since I first read this thread last night. If this isn't bought to a satisfactory conclusion, I won't be keeping the car. I was already worried about repair costs and future residuals. Suddenly a BMW M3 or the new Audi RS5 look much more attractive. At least a minor bump wont cost £11,000!

As I said in my previous post, the hood hinges are $49.95 from Courtesy Nissan. If the American market are not being shafted like this, why should us Brit's have to put up with this?

After some pressure, the gearbox oil and brake pads fell in price to nearer that of the aftermarket. Nissan UK really need to address this. If they can sell parts for "normal" prices in the US, we want them now!

I will by pass Nissan UK, and buy everthing I need from the US, Japan and independants, just on principle, if not on price alone.

[bobd]

Originally Posted by vxrcymru

That bill is just crazy they need to be shamed to bring repair bills down. Top Gear would be a good start, Clarkson would love it!

The GTR is cheap at 60K for what you get compared to other similar cars but now Nissan hope to ***** owners with astronomically expensive servicing, parts, modifications and repairs.

They probably have a target of getting some 10K + back from each owner for 3 years of ownership!

Well in my experience from a stone chip to the front valance, which then pinged off the windscreen trim I enquired as to the cost of the trim. Wait for it............ £1700.00 + vat plus painting. The exhaust trims from previous posts would have been over £900 +vat and then we are hearing that Nissan is not standing by any brake discs even with normal use at 4000 miles. As a product the GTR is excellent, but as a maintenance proposition it is a bloody liability.
They will all have cost the same as a new GT3 by the time they get to two years old.
Nissan need to pull their finger out rapidly or they will be getting mine raised as a single digit as I look elsewhere for a car manufactured by a company with a bit of spine.
The car must be worth about £150000.00 in parts by the way they are going.

[misters3]

Hmmmmm...breaking a GT-R for profit, sounds like an easy proposition, having read this thread.

[zeyd]

11 K ???

11 ?

And you didn't sue them for this ? It really is a minor crash. I was afraid of a crash bar bend or something but this .... For 11k you could have all those parts ....in carbon fiber.

[HSimon]

Im in the market for a GT-R at the moment. But the more i read about troubles like this, the car seems to get further away. It could become a liability in no time. Definately a performance bargain to buy in the first instance, but maintaining and running sensibly, seems to becoming very questionable. My money stays in the bank again for now, regards, SIMON.

[bazza_g]

Originally Posted by NickM

Did that price include a reach around too

nope, I think it just included the full on being truly bent over action !!!

[G40tee]

speechless . . . . .

[lightspeed]

I always thought it was obvious from the price of the R35 that the maintenance costs was where they would claw the money back, but the repair bill in this thread really is quite ridiculous.

Interesting that the US spares costs are so much lower.

Much as I love what the R35 can do I am happy to stick with an R32. I could buy 2 spare R32's for that repair bill!!!!

[Zed Ed]

I think it would be good to collect some hard data on this issue, so as we can be sure that there is a problem and then work out an approach for dealing with it.

Clearly through understanding, and or action, most previous worries have gone away.

Ed

[kk1]

I would agree with Zed Ed need more info.

[rblvjenkins]

Originally Posted by Zed Ed

I think it would be good to collect some hard data on this issue, so as we can be sure that there is a problem and then work out an approach for dealing with it.

Clearly through understanding, and or action, most previous worries have gone away.

Ed

Well said Ed.

Since I first put down a deposit for my car in 2007 there have been so many false alarms around so many issues, ALL of which have turned out to be not quite what they seem, that I just wonder why people are still so quick to panic.

Let's get the facts, then see what's what. May well be some rogues somewhere along the line taking the p*ss. Let's face it, it certainly wouldn't be the first time in car repairs....

In the meantime, I'm still quicker than my brother's £150K LP640 in my £55K Nissan, and my £200 bill for my 6,000 mile service ths week was perfectly acceptable....

[E5.UNICORN]

my job is working on vehicle ECUs and other vehicle componants and thier is no ECU within any car apart from a airbag ecu which cannot be reset and cost from £100 to £450(SL Mercedes). So the the ecu needing to be changed is either a money making think by Nissan or just a load of BS. I wonder how much this ECU cost?

And to be honest with you the bump looks very light to me, why on earth with the bonnet and hinges come in to it. The R35 is a wonderfull car and has alot of appreciation on the road, but first the esp and warranty issues, price on certain parts (wipers, tyres etc), problems with craking brakes @ 3/4000 milease, prices to replace the damn things, if you aint a member of this forum like this you would be a getting a surpirise on a daily basis and this car would be one of the worst cars you would ever buy. Nissan UK really need to look in to this as "We are traitors" and brilliant though out manifestos which they have work on just seams like alot of nonesence.

Peace.