Chris S

Some of y'all may recall reading my posts about a friend's 360 and Gallardo. Well, he just leased a GT-R. Unfortunately, it died on him less than a week after delivery (bad ECU is the suspected problem), and he's now driving a Maxima.

Even aside from the breakdown, he's not that thrilled about it and thinks that he'll prob. get rid of it in around 6 months. I used the word "digital" to describe the driving experience, and he thought that was a good way to put it.

Much more potent than his prior Italian exotics, but minus the passion and visceral driving experience. Just another example that 'ring lap times don't correlate to fun factor.

rnye

Well duh. He went from a Ferrari 360 and a Lamborghini Gallardo to a video game.

I would not be amused if my new $70K+ car's computer died within a week of ownership.

Christople

Surprised he even considered the car coming from those.

I would have gotten something else like a Ford GT or an older exotic

Mark355

How do you go from something as gorgeous as a Gallardo to the GTR?

s2kwhitepanama

damn i like your comment is so real... here in Panama they are 6 GTR they are like a fashion or something , the worst thing is people who owns these car drive like my mother at 30 km poor car like he owns a lamborghini or something.... WTF is only a 70 $_$ playstation 3 nissan

CKit

Sounds like your friend is lost. Out of curiousity, is he still on his first wife?

Chris S

Not sure how you could infer that from the limited info I provided. Yes, he's still w/ his first wife, who is wonderful.

The Ferrari was expensive to maintain, and had seen better days. The Lambo wasn't, but an uninsured driver prematurely ended its life. He decided to take a break from expensive cars for a while in favor of other priorities, but was tempted by a super-sweet lease deal w/ early termination possible after 6 months. He likes the back seats of the GT-R, since he has 2 kids.

reedkr2

m6 or 997 turbo seems like better options. the '09 z06 has 0% apr, although it might not fit his needs for kiddo seats

txjeepn

I would have to ageee. That is half what I paid for a brand new 2600 sqft house. And yes I have done some painting, replaced some flooring, and replaced a few appliances. But its not like the roof has caved in or it refusing to give me my beer out of the fridge.

Chris S

Do you also want to tell him what flavor ice cream he should get @ Baskin Robbins?

He's had both the current and prior gen M5, and an older 911, albeit neither turbo nor 997. It sounds like a relatively inexpensive short term buy, he got a really sweet lease deal.