That's very different from the US, where the parts are very cheap. $150-175 buys you the entire set of pads, front and rear.
That's very different from the US, where the parts are very cheap. $150-175 buys you the entire set of pads, front and rear.
trevor0323
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Wow that is absurd. I was browsing Nissan's site the other day looking at the vehicles and was astonished by the price of the GT-R. I understand the heritage and desire for this car but I still feel that it is way overpriced. I would much rather plop down less than half of the GTR's price for a STI or EVO.
Also, to my understanding it is illegal for companies to not let you do basic maintenance on your vehicle. (However there may be some exception to this with the GTR)
Like someone stated earlier I would imagine most GTR owners know how to change there oil and trans fluid and will probably void there warranty anyways when they put aftermarket parts on them.
Those dealership prices for service are horrendous anyways. If it were me I would go to the stealership and pick up the OEM Oil Filter and Washer. Then head over to Wally World for a case of Mobil 1 synthentic for $30.00. Then finally head to the GM dealership for 10qts of GM Synchromesh with Friction Modifier.
On that tranny fluid I highly doubt that Nissan's speical GTR ATF is beeter than GM Synchomesh with friction modifier. Do a search on any performance car forum and you will hear many people praising the stuff. That is the stuff they put in the hugh GM industrial trucks along with Corvettes and Vipers. I recently stopped using Honda MTF in my type R in favor of this stuff and it did make a noticable difference.
Also, to my understanding it is illegal for companies to not let you do basic maintenance on your vehicle. (However there may be some exception to this with the GTR)
Like someone stated earlier I would imagine most GTR owners know how to change there oil and trans fluid and will probably void there warranty anyways when they put aftermarket parts on them.
Those dealership prices for service are horrendous anyways. If it were me I would go to the stealership and pick up the OEM Oil Filter and Washer. Then head over to Wally World for a case of Mobil 1 synthentic for $30.00. Then finally head to the GM dealership for 10qts of GM Synchromesh with Friction Modifier.
On that tranny fluid I highly doubt that Nissan's speical GTR ATF is beeter than GM Synchomesh with friction modifier. Do a search on any performance car forum and you will hear many people praising the stuff. That is the stuff they put in the hugh GM industrial trucks along with Corvettes and Vipers. I recently stopped using Honda MTF in my type R in favor of this stuff and it did make a noticable difference.
This is correct. As long as the fluids you use meet the standards set by Nissan, they can not deny service. For example, if they require a 5w-30 oil, they can not require a specific brand oil unless they provide it for free. As long as you use the correct viscosity and maintain the specified intervals, the warranty is valid.
Furthermore, transmission fluid is simply an oil with additives. Any of the large companies can make equivalents. Mobil 1, Castrol Syntec, Quaker State, whatever, can make a similar viscosity oil that will have the same duty standards.
StageLeft
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Wow, somebody is off topic a little!
$70k is not terribly expensive. $2k for this is. Would you expect $1k in service for a $35k car?
Anyway, this is ridiculous, but then I presume most owners would know beforehand that it's not an accord. Exotics like ferraris are basically just endless money pits. I think an oil change on an Evo was famously reported to cost around $650 because it required 12 quarts of oil at $50/piece.
sdifox
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I think it's Nissan's ridiculous pricing of the transmission fluid. Everything else in that list looks normal enough.
this place wants 70 per quart...
http://www.mynismo.com/products/?id=7387
this one 61
http://www.forgedperformance.c...d=16688&cat=493&page=1
this place wants 70 per quart...
http://www.mynismo.com/products/?id=7387
this one 61
http://www.forgedperformance.c...d=16688&cat=493&page=1
JulesMaximus
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That's nothing. A guy I know bought a Ferrari 348 Spider recently and it requires an engine-out major service every 15,000 miles. That service starts at $7,000 and goes up from there depending on whatever else they discover it needs.
JulesMaximus
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After about the 3rd lap the stock pads would not stop the car. This is actual data, my cousin the mechanic HAD to change the stock brakes out. Again, this is for a TRACKed car, not for normal operation.
Arkaign
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Yep, I can back this up. Repeated hot-stops from triple-digit speeds (like when you are coming off of a decent straight into a hair-pin) will do a serious number on ordinary brake systems. Hell, they're still brutal on actual racing brake setups for that matter. The difference, as Lurker notes, is that the racing brakes will be much more resistant to fade and failure under severe track duty. Even some vehicles that many would think trackworthy off the showroom floor suffer from this. I've heard that M3 brakes, while excellent, are not up to track punishment without upgrades, as fade is quickly an issue.
Because it's a GT-R, any chance to take it down a peg.......ya know?
Vette still can't hold a candle to this car, sorry you are getting much more and it's also more expensive to maintain.
Lemme know when the Vette get's a DSG and AWD. It's simpler to maintain, because it's basically the same technology we've been using for 50 years.
Not saying it's a dinosaur, but the GT-R is cutting edge is every respect, you can't say the same thing about the Vette, and I'm including the ZR-1 in there as well.
BlackTigers
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Arkaign
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Both cars are absolutely awesome, and just because the Vette uses a lot of time-proven tech doesn't mean it's a dinosaur. It also more than holds it's own against the GT-R, in the right hands with the right setup. I will give you one thing though, with an average amateur driver in each, the GT-R is probably a lot easier to drive near the limit.
One big thing that bugs me : The stock runflats on both the Vette and GT-R suck diseased balls. The optional, but still a stock choice, non-runflats on the GT-R perform worlds better. And everyone knows that putting some decent tires on a C6, even the base model, gives some big gains in hooking up.
I didn't say it's a dinosaur, but the Corvette is built on proven tech, that's evolved substantially over the years.
GT-R is breaking new ground in a lot of areas and that fancy stuff is expensive to maintain and fix.
Shit, just having AWD adds to the costs of maintenance, if you can't/won't do your own diff gear oil changes and the like...I bet my WRX would be more expensive to maintain at the dealer than a Corvette just by default.
So it's a stupid comparison overall but one apt to be brought up by the haters, as is evidenced in this thread.
are you sure it wasnt the brake fluid boiling over?
nissans are known to have robust brakes with the brake fluid being the weak point
nissans are known to have robust brakes with the brake fluid being the weak point
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