not too sure

[Freakshow]

who the hell is talking about a film u weirdos !!!

stop this film crap! i need advice on how NOT boring a gt-r is

[Freakshow]

Originally Posted by sw20GTS

Now you are beginning to sound the numpty here mate. No need for personal insults imo.

personal insults??

ok maybe u should refer back to trev's earlier post making remarks about my name etc.

im here to get some facts about the car i wanna buy and thats the kind of help i get from a complete werido who starts getting personal for no valid reason.

[Fred]

Hi mate, I have a Tuscan s and a Gtr and have to say they are very different cars. I know what you mean about driving a car without aids. I find the Tvr more alive, and oddly more predictable probably because it's reactions are totally down to you, but it's also hard to really push the envelope unless you are a really good driver. That aside, the biggest difference you will find is the additional weight of the Gtr.

The only way to really tell if it's for you is to go and drive one. It just may not be what you are looking for. But I would be very surprised if you came back thinking the Gtr drives itself or is boring. It's not, it's just different.

[Blade]

Originally Posted by Freakshow

personal insults??

ok maybe u should refer back to trev's earlier post making remarks about my name etc.

im here to get some facts about the car i wanna buy and thats the kind of help i get from a complete werido who starts getting personal for no valid reason.

Your best bet is to go and test drive as you are unlikely to get an unbiased opinion here as most already own the car. I would also suggest calming down.

A TVR is a totally different kettle of fish. You are going from normally aspirated to turbo, 1100kgs to 1750 kgs, 2wd to 4wd manual to DSG with paddles, no traction control to UFO technology traction control....

These cars are so different that comparing makes no sense.

You might be better off buying one of the Sagaris models that Str8 Six are selling for GTR money

You cannot travel at the speeds a GTR is capable of on the road without the driving aids . It is still utterly engaging but in a totally different way. Btw I owned both a Griff 500 and a Tuscan

[Blade]

Originally Posted by Fred

Hi mate, I have a Tuscan s and a Gtr and have to say they are very different cars. I know what you mean about driving a car without aids. I find the Tvr more alive, and oddly more predictable probably because it's reactions are totally down to you, but it's also hard to really push the envelope unless you are a really good driver. That aside, the biggest difference you will find is the additional weight of the Gtr.

The only way to really tell if it's for you is to go and drive one. It just may not be what you are looking for. But I would be very surprised if you came back thinking the Gtr drives itself or is boring. It's not, it's just different.

Well described.

[MARKEER35]

GTR owners are passionate about there cars questioning the badge and qualities of the car hit hard as generally speaking they are bought by petrol heads and people seeking the ultimate street weapon. i think your perceptions are based on drivers with different requirements from a car.I have had a M3 an RS4 and now the GTR different league more like a superbike in performance and loved by all.

[andyc]

Originally Posted by Freakshow

who the hell is talking about a film u weirdos !!!

stop this film crap! i need advice on how NOT boring a gt-r is

It's quite simple phone Nissan, book a test drive and then see what you think.

If you like it buy one......

[s3th]

I just had test drive in 2012 model on Sunday my previous toy was 450 bhp saff cosworth and that use to keep me smiling. After driving the GT-R on Sunday i was lost for words the salesman was top chap and said to me have as much as fun as you want. After the drive i was instantly brought in and got talking about figures. Defo go for a drive you will love it.

I was looking into getting a gen 2 Porsche 997 turbo S and yes it does have more of a quality than the GT-R but does not have the technical's that 1 will enjoy and compare the price tag the 1 i was looking at is priced at 120k so if you look at the GT-R after you've driven it just once your common sense will kick and you will see what's value for money

[Trev]

I'm sorry if you think I was being personal when I said I think you were acting like a FREAKSHOW - I never realised that was your real name.

Apologies about confusing you about my car.....it has 505 BHP because that's what the dyno said, sorry! Let's just call it just 500 BHP for uneducated people and you can also clearly see it's says R33GTST NOT GTR.

Also made by the people (Nissan) that do Micras.

[MidLifeCrisis]

People who want badges buy Porsche

The fact that I drive a Datsun that decimates 95% of all other cars on the road amuses me intensely. Even at 2012 list price, the GT-R is simply the most overall fun you can buy. While it does have lots of PlayStation computing power, it's also a wild animal and very mechanical in a good way. Big, heavy and definitely does not drive itself. You better be on the ball to drive one fast, and jolly hockey sticks it is very fast

[CT17]

Originally Posted by Freakshow

as for renting it on the weekend I just did a search avis rent a car do them and not that expensive either, but rentals would be shagged and it wonlt allow me evaluate the true character of the car.

Sorry, but if you are not prepared to go and drive one, wether its a rental (that are changed every few years) or a long test drive then I'd give up on the whole idea.
Because if you are interested in the car, but don't want to test one out I think you are wasting your time.

I certainly wouldn't buy anything without driving it.

If you just want the badge, go and buy a (slower) car that's more expensive but has a nice premium badge.
I'm not going to comment on the TVR badge. I can see you personally like it, but I never considered it even an option.

[Zed Ed]

Originally Posted by CT17

I certainly wouldn't buy anything without driving it.

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Many of us who bought the first cars bought them undriven

Went round Silverstone last week with Paul_k, mostly sideways, lol

[CT17]

Originally Posted by Zed Ed

Many of us who bought the first cars bought them undriven

I admire your confidence in Nissan. But it's not for me.

[TAZZMAXX]

Originally Posted by Freakshow

so u've got a 505bhp gt-r? loooolz

why didn't u rounded it up to 500 trev. ur name sounds like tvr as well

ur name shd've been Nissan instead mate, that wd've suited u fine. then at the back of it, it wd say

micra

Any chance of cutting out the crappy text speak? We're all pretty much adults on here who are capable of speaking proper English so we like to stick with it.

I don't know whether you're running with a bit of irony, or it's lost on you, but the TVR name came from the founders name, Trevor Wilkinson, that's probably why you think Trev sounds like TVR.

Just try and have a bit of a sense of humour, a bit of humility and accept that you'll not always get the answers you want from a forum and it'll sort itself out. Saying you don't rate the Nissan badge against more prestigious marques is going to put peoples backs up on here, I'd have thought that fairly obvious. The best advice really is to have a test drive and report back to us then.

One last thing, Nissan are still trading as far as I can tell

[Freakshow]

Originally Posted by TAZZMAXX

One last thing, Nissan are still trading as far as I can tell

not quite ! Renault is, i remember reading about this on pistonheads some time ago

Any chance of cutting out the crappy text speak?

dunnu wachu talkin about, can u xplain how juu mean

TVR name came from the founders name, Trevor Wilkinson, that's probably why you think Trev sounds like TVR.

oh really ! I honestly didn't know after owning TVR for the last 8 yrs or so.

Just try and have a bit of a sense of humour, a bit of humility

so u didn't find my Nissan micra joke funny i guess




anyway back to the car, called nissan mill hill, they're happy to go through it with me later this afternoon. all the finance options etc will be discussed and also an introduction of the car and a test drive too

will report bk,

cheerz