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Apex wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 8:49 am

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 8:44 am I think I'm due for my yearly oil change. I should do that tomorrow.

Every service is an annual service for you.

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:08 am

Apex wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 8:49 am

Every service is an annual service for you.

Yep. Tire rotation? Annual. Oil change? Annual. Head gasket replacement? Annual. Wait.

I wonder how bad GTRs actually do ride... They have back seats and automatic transmissions...

Apex wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:19 am

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:08 am

Yep. Tire rotation? Annual. Oil change? Annual. Head gasket replacement? Annual. Wait.

I wonder how bad GTRs actually do ride... They have back seats and automatic transmissions...

Take one out for a ride, see if you can find one for sale private party for a better/longer test drive though.

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:34 am

Apex wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:19 am



Take one out for a ride, see if you can find one for sale private party for a better/longer test drive though.

I wonder if there's a Carmax with one.

My current musings are this.... I do enjoy cars, and life is too short to drive something lame like a rav4. I'll have a kid in a year. Now is the time to do something stupid. Bad idea? Probably.

Apex wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:44 am

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:34 am

I wonder if there's a Carmax with one.

My current musings are this.... I do enjoy cars, and life is too short to drive something lame like a rav4. I'll have a kid in a year. Now is the time to do something stupid. Bad idea? Probably.

See if you can find one to take out to see if it is something you would even want to pursue. It would be awesome to have someone on the board with a GTR. :giggity:

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:53 am

Apex wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:44 am


See if you can find one to take out to see if it is something you would even want to pursue. It would be awesome to have someone on the board with a GTR. :giggity:

Not much else gets the blood flowing to the like the thought of a GTR for me. Maybe a 911 but I think I prefer the Jap cars really.

$40k (fully loaded Rav4 lawllll) gets you:
-Your pick of M cars M2/M3/M4
-Jag F Type S
-S5

GTR/911 is more like $65k, but I don't think they depreciate much if at all really.

Detroit wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:03 am

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:53 am

Not much else gets the blood flowing to the like the thought of a GTR for me. Maybe a 911 but I think I prefer the Jap cars really.

$40k (fully loaded Rav4 lawllll) gets you:
-Your pick of M cars M2/M3/M4
-Jag F Type S
-S5

GTR/911 is more like $65k, but I don't think they depreciate much if at all really.

Street parking a GTR?

Detroit wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:03 am

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:53 am

Not much else gets the blood flowing to the like the thought of a GTR for me. Maybe a 911 but I think I prefer the Jap cars really.

$40k (fully loaded Rav4 lawllll) gets you:
-Your pick of M cars M2/M3/M4
-Jag F Type S
-S5

GTR/911 is more like $65k, but I don't think they depreciate much if at all really.

Street parking a GTR?

Detroit wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:03 am

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:53 am

Not much else gets the blood flowing to the like the thought of a GTR for me. Maybe a 911 but I think I prefer the Jap cars really.

$40k (fully loaded Rav4 lawllll) gets you:
-Your pick of M cars M2/M3/M4
-Jag F Type S
-S5

GTR/911 is more like $65k, but I don't think they depreciate much if at all really.

Street parking a GTR?

CorvetteWaxer wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:07 am

Detroit wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:03 am
Street parking a GTR?

In the end, it is just a Nissan that looks like a half-breed Mustang.

The only thing I like about the GT-R is they are quick, but the early trans issues, and the fact that they are a Nissan just turn me off.

"Most of our customers have a 450 FICO score and we've been building quality down to that level forever.. Hey, let's make a $110k car." --Nissan

CorvetteWaxer wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:07 am

Detroit wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:03 am
Street parking a GTR?

In the end, it is just a Nissan that looks like a half-breed Mustang.

The only thing I like about the GT-R is they are quick, but the early trans issues, and the fact that they are a Nissan just turn me off.

"Most of our customers have a 450 FICO score and we've been building quality down to that level forever.. Hey, let's make a $110k car." --Nissan

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:12 am

CorvetteWaxer wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:07 am

In the end, it is just a Nissan that looks like a half-breed Mustang.

The only thing I like about the GT-R is they are quick, but the early trans issues, and the fact that they are a Nissan just turn me off.

"Most of our customers have a 450 FICO score and we've been building quality down to that level forever.. Hey, let's make a $110k car." --Nissan

Not wrong.

Apex wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:07 am

Detroit wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:03 am
Street parking a GTR?

Don't stop him! Let the flow through him.

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:08 am

Apex wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 8:49 am

Every service is an annual service for you.

Yep. Tire rotation? Annual. Oil change? Annual. Head gasket replacement? Annual. Wait.

I wonder how bad GTRs actually do ride... They have back seats and automatic transmissions...

Johnny_P wrote:

Apex wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:07 am Don't stop him! Let the flow through him.

I'm in a mood.

Here's what has happened to my STI in 2 years of street parking it:
-Door ding likely caused at work. But could happen in any parking lot situation.
-Hit by bicycle, bumper corner needs a spot repair.
-3 parking tickets because I left it in a loading zone.
-Scratched the bumper because I leaned my mountain bike against it.

I dunno. The GTI fared worse. But I was parking the GTI in parallel spots because it fit literally everywhere. This I'm far more cautious and park it in pull-in or back-in angled spots.

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:17 am

Apex wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:07 am

Don't stop him! Let the flow through him.

I'm in a mood.

Here's what has happened to my STI in 2 years of street parking it:
-Door ding likely caused at work. But could happen in any parking lot situation.
-Hit by bicycle, bumper corner needs a spot repair.
-3 parking tickets because I left it in a loading zone.
-Scratched the bumper because I leaned my mountain bike against it.

I dunno. The GTI fared worse. But I was parking the GTI in parallel spots because it fit literally everywhere. This I'm far more cautious and park it in pull-in or back-in angled spots.

troyguitar wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:19 am

Johnny_P wrote:
I'm in a mood.

Here's what has happened to my STI in 2 years of street parking it:
-Door ding likely caused at work. But could happen in any parking lot situation.
-Hit by bicycle, bumper corner needs a spot repair.
-3 parking tickets because I left it in a loading zone.
-Scratched the bumper because I leaned my mountain bike against it.

I dunno. The GTI fared worse. But I was parking the GTI in parallel spots because it fit literally everywhere. This I'm far more cautious and park it in pull-in or back-in angled spots.

You know you want a truck.

max225 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:20 am

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:17 am

I'm in a mood.

Here's what has happened to my STI in 2 years of street parking it:
-Door ding likely caused at work. But could happen in any parking lot situation.
-Hit by bicycle, bumper corner needs a spot repair.
-3 parking tickets because I left it in a loading zone.
-Scratched the bumper because I leaned my mountain bike against it.

I dunno. The GTI fared worse. But I was parking the GTI in parallel spots because it fit literally everywhere. This I'm far more cautious and park it in pull-in or back-in angled spots.

That’s not bad.... gtrs are great but too expensive man

max225 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:19 am

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 9:08 am

Yep. Tire rotation? Annual. Oil change? Annual. Head gasket replacement? Annual. Wait.

I wonder how bad GTRs actually do ride... They have back seats and automatic transmissions...

You’re ready for Porsche ownershit

max225 wrote:https://www.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-gm ... nance.html

Didn’t I just make a rant about this ? GM wants to bring Cadillac back to the forefront of innovation. And have them do the electric cars. This makes a lot of sense...
But it needs to make sense not like the rebadged volt for 2x the price they attempted before. It needs to be good, and it must be better than Tesla.... I hope they know that... but I don’t think it’ll get fully executed

Johnny_P wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:24 am

max225 wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:20 am

That’s not bad.... gtrs are great but too expensive man

Are they though? Mid 60k gets you one of the fastest vehicles ever built. Sure, they're equivalent to a previous gen Altima inside. And they're old tech at this point. But I dunno, they seem more interesting to me than a PDK 911 for no real reason other than Japanese built.

troyguitar wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:26 am

max225 wrote:https://www.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-gm ... nance.html

Didn’t I just make a rant about this ? GM wants to bring Cadillac back to the forefront of innovation. And have them do the electric cars. This makes a lot of sense...
But it needs to make sense not like the rebadged volt for 2x the price they attempted before. It needs to be good, and it must be better than Tesla.... I hope they know that... but I don’t think it’ll get fully executed

I have been saying for years now that Cadillac needs to have the first fully autonomous vehicles. That's the ultimate luxury and would make them the world standard again. Anything less is a waste of time.

troyguitar wrote: ↑Fri Jan 11, 2019 10:26 am

max225 wrote:https://www.yahoo.com/news/exclusive-gm ... nance.html

Didn’t I just make a rant about this ? GM wants to bring Cadillac back to the forefront of innovation. And have them do the electric cars. This makes a lot of sense...
But it needs to make sense not like the rebadged volt for 2x the price they attempted before. It needs to be good, and it must be better than Tesla.... I hope they know that... but I don’t think it’ll get fully executed

I have been saying for years now that Cadillac needs to have the first fully autonomous vehicles. That's the ultimate luxury and would make them the world standard again. Anything less is a waste of time.