2006 coupe, 6MT
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum...-now-mine.html
2006 coupe, 6MT
http://www.ultimatecarpage.com/forum...-now-mine.html
Honor. Courage. Commitment. Etcetera.
I mostly agree. when you just want to go moderately fast traction control and stability control are always a welcome safety net. However if you are in the mood and really want to have fun there's no way you can achieve it with turned on, altough I usually turn them off in roads I've already drive on before.
Lack of charisma can be fatal.
Visca Catalunya!
unfortunately, there are cars almost impossible to drive fast with electronics turned off, like if the reactions of the car aren't progressive enough to be perceived by the driver. according to reviews, obviously.
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Again, all these are just your assumption based on what you read here and there on the internet.
Until Nissan or an actual motoring press company actually post something accurate, no one has the right to crack a shit about the GT-R, its transmission, and Nissan themselves.
A single unjustified and unproven story on the internet is not going to dampen the general interest on the car.
Honor. Courage. Commitment. Etcetera.
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Lack of charisma can be fatal.
Visca Catalunya!
No, that's usual journalistic license.
Frankly Nissan shoudl send every bill for the problem to the journo.
I'm betting 100:1 that Nissan didn't explain it as such .... and they woudl presume they were talking to a sensible experienced driver !!
So really, it's a comment that should be ignored and NOT taken ahead of the owners manual under ANY circumstances.
Renault Espace Quadra ... on cold days the VC was near solid until you got some serious heat into it ... major flawI assume "Most cases" refers to the 4WD case. How many passenger cars did you have with part time 4WD?
Ford thing daughter borrows for towing horses. It's COVERED in lables about what NOT to do when using locked 4WD. You can feel the "tension" in the driveshafts through the steering .
Mecahnical engagement ? Old COrolla ?? I'm betting you COUDL engage the diff lock .. and it woudl wear things out fastI guess the 4WD version of the Corolla I owned would lock the center dif but it wouldn't say engage the dif lock for any performance driving.
It DOES, if the driver is idiotic enough to drive it harshly.I know many cars have a disable DSC function. However, it's not like disabling the DSC puts a significantly increased risk on the drive train. Doing the same with the Nissan does significantly increase the risk.
THe Subaru case was already cited
BTW, is it not just ONE box that's died this way ? So where is "signifiant" ?
Not "broke" ... but "worn"In the case of the Ferrari it sounds like nothing broke but Ferrari was demanding a new, shorter/ more demanding service interval.
Replace gearbox IS a "service interval" IF you drive a car like a race car 24/7 !I don't think we could say that "replace gearbox" is part of a service interval. Then again, maybe Nissan thinks it is thus a making a good case to not buy one.
WHen we rallied the Mini would get half a season, the Escort woudl get a season, the Audi got about 2 events !
and desreves to be so.Ultimately, this is about buyer perception, not legalities. The owner, assuming the story is 100% true and complete, is up a creak with out a paddle.
He was an idiot to belive a journo over Nissan owenrs book.
An idiot for not realising "you get what you pay for"
He's the kind that led us to have "do not lean against electric wires" labels put on aluminiumladders.
Sadly we can't force people like that into the Darwin Award, but they deserve to be !!
Doubt it.Nissan doesn't own him anything. However, this doesn't look good for Nissan. I suspect it will come back to haunt them and they likely will loose sales due to this issue.
Most owners will recognise the guy for an idiot
Scoobies blowing clutches didin't stop everybody and his dog buying one
In that circumstance, the dealer selling it with the warranty shodul have checked and reported it to the potential buyer and it shodul be reflected in the price.I would add that it could really hurt the value of late model second hand GTRs. If I buy a 1 year old Accord I expect some warranty coverage. Imagine buying a GTR then having a failure only to be told the car wasn't actually covered due to the previous owner using the launch control 4 times. Sure buyer be ware but the whole truth would be Nissan buyers be ware.
If it's private then 100% buyer beware ... or do you think a manufacturer is liable under "warranty" if an owner replaces disc pads with cheese slices and then you buy the car "in good faith" ?
How many are "few" ?You're view is the driver got what he deserved. My view is Nissan was rather shady about the whole thing, though not technically in violation of their warranty contract. I do believe it was reasonable to assume the car wouldn't have a catistraphic transmission failure after what sounds like a few launches ("few" could be every time the car was ever driven as we only have one side of the story). Thus Nissan doesn't owe him anything but it reflects badly on Nissan and will likely turn off buyers. I don't blame him for being pissed.
You seen a quote for it ??
As you said, IF it was every time it was driven then Nissan can't be held liable .... if it was only once the coudl be. Which side of that it's skewed is critical. However, we're NOT seeing hundreds, so I put this one down to where it obviously belongs --- an idiot owner !!
Do you have any evidence it will turn REAL buyers off ? I doubt it. Yes, all the anti-Nissan-fanboys are gonna say "I wont buy because of this" , but hell they weren't ever going to ANYWAY !!
"A woman without curves is like a road without bends, you might get to your destination quicker but the ride is boring as hell'
Well, I've already said I don't think Nissan is legally on the hook. I do think that it is possible the guy is exaggerating. I also think it is crappy that Nissan includes a function who's use voids the warranty. Clearly I'm not the only one. You can justify if you would like. You haven't sold me or a number of other members.
Seems Nissan was also talking about this feature.Originally Posted by Quoted from another site
YouTube - Jay Leno's Garage GT-R Review
thanks for that vid culver they say on that vid that the version they have there (id assume its american all considering its in jay lenos garage) comes with standard run flats which could explain ALOT in another related skyline thread
Lifts heavy things and hits hard......also eats as much as 2/3 people and sleeps 10 hours a day!
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