“One of my techs just got back from a special Nissan training GTR deal. Here are some interesting Facts.
-Can only launch the car 15 times before the transmission gives out. The most Nissan has got was 34 launches.
-The fluid lists at 80 dollars a quart. It costs dealerships 49.99 a quart. The car takes 10 quarts.
-The warranty depends on the driving, there is a black box in it just like an airplane.
-Customers have to sign a waiver stating they will not complain about brake or transmission noise.
-The brakes MUST be replaced at the same time, cost for replacing 6500.
-If something goes wrong other than an oil change at the dealership, a special team needs to be called and your outta a car for a while.”
iirc you cannot even change the wheels.
And with GPS in japan, only approved tracks are allowed to remove the upper limit on speed. Even then, must be done by Nissan or your warranty is voided the moment you hit the track.
There will be little aftermarket support.
Does the Corvette ZR-1 suffer from these types of issues? Is there a limit to how much you can launch the ZR-1? I really like the GT-R, but to me it seems like the ZR-1 is the more reliable of the two. Sure it might cost a bit more, but factoring in maintenance and breakdowns, it’ll probably end up costing less.
A 997TT is a street Porsche and it can be turned off.
How would Ferrari know you turned it off?, they don’t have the dreaded blackbox.
Also, the amount of money Ferrari have put into the F1 transmission must be in the 10’s of millions of dollars, its a bulletproof gearbox that is proven in formula 1.
I did 36,000ks in my old F430 and it never missed a beat, i drove with the traction control off most of the time and the service costs were cheaper than the GT-R.
I sold it and got the Scuderia and the improvements are staggering.
No where does it say in the manual that the warranty is void if TC is turned off…
is he consistently using the launch control? Should be in the 11s with it, if I remember correctly. I have read that without the launch control, ~12.3 is the fastest. The car suffers from a bog out without the LC.