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lude
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why are exhausts so expensive?
Ive had supras etc, hks and blitz exhausts used to be around £600 new.
I know the r35 exhaust is a little different at the back compares to most cars, But prices are in the reigon of 3 to 5 thousand? Is this because of the value of the car, exhaust manufacturers expect the owners to be wealthy and just pay through the nose for one? Struggling to think how. Surely a custom exhaust would be your cheapest option. I can just about justify a grand, but anything more is just taking the mick
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That's the truth of it IMO yes, and if you think exhausts are expensive wait till you look at brake discs!
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You're not kidding on brake discs. I'm looking for a set of discs & pads atm but can't help feeling they're way OTT on price. I don't mind a high price if I'm getting value for money but a high price because it's a GTR I don't appreciate. I dropped lucky with my last GTR and snapped up a barely used set from another forum member but it's a hit & miss tactic
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I did chuckle looking at the used ceramics at the moment and ran the VFM equation through my head thinking how many sets of regular pads and disks I would get through vs how long the ceramics will last...
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Its all relative the GTR is cheap to mod compared to say an aventador 3k for a remap....
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Two words: second hand?
GTR tax free at that point! Protegimus
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There is a positive side to all of this.
When you move away from an R35 everything seems amazingly affordable. My R35 exhaust system was around £2k. My R32 system was £650. R35 Alcons over £7k. R32 Alcons (slightly smaller) about half the price. Felt like a total bargain! ![]() Maybe this is why Skyline garages have just that, a garage, to do the work in. R35 tuners have massive aircraft hangers with huge amount of investment. At the end of the day, we all know who is paying for it...
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give him a call , i think his kit is cheap for the quailty of it, but thats in my own humble opinion
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