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Old May 4, 2008 | 08:03 PM
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New thread for new GT-R info and discussion. No more name calling, discuss the car, not each other's mommas.

From CarandDriver's latest issue:

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2009 Nissan GT-R - Road Test

Big, Heavy, and Incredible: Nissan's big gun punches high-caliber holes in our expectations.

BY AARON ROBINSON, PHOTOGRAPHY BY MORGAN SEGAL
May 2008



At first glance, the Nissan GT-R seems a totem for everything wrong with modern sports cars. It
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Old May 4, 2008 | 08:04 PM
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GT-R Myths of ownership:

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2009 Nissan GT-R Ownership Myths Dispelled - Car News

There
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Old May 4, 2008 | 08:32 PM
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All good news for GT-R owners.
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Old May 4, 2008 | 09:30 PM
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Great find on the "Myths Dispelled" article. Clears up a lot of false rumors.
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[QUOTE]Carlos Ghosn, Nissan president and CEO, announced today that at Germany's famed N
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Old May 4, 2008 | 10:39 PM
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I just can't get over all the caveates of ownership. Although the $70K price tag is doable... the cost of ownership put it in the 100K range IMO.

Until this is proven otherwise... I'll continue living vicariously through other owners.
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Old May 4, 2008 | 11:25 PM
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I know you guys are busy with magazine racing but, here are some actual results.



One Lap
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Old May 5, 2008 | 03:22 AM
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Originally Posted by candyass,May 4 2008, 11:25 PM
I know you guys are busy with magazine racing but, here are some actual results.



One Lap
You do know it's a bone-stock GT-R vs. the other modified cars, right?
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Old May 5, 2008 | 04:58 AM
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Originally Posted by SIIK2NR,May 5 2008, 02:39 AM
I just can't get over all the caveates of ownership. Although the $70K price tag is doable... the cost of ownership put it in the 100K range IMO.

Until this is proven otherwise... I'll continue living vicariously through other owners.
I guess that comes with owning an exotic. It can't be worse than owning a Ferrari.
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Old May 5, 2008 | 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Saki GT,May 5 2008, 08:58 AM
I guess that comes with owning an exotic. It can't be worse than owning a Ferrari.
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