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Grenadiers · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 5:15 am Post subject: Rice A Roni!

Do you think we would be able to work on a car like this 28 years from now? Of course, I'd be way too old!

http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/ctd/1073052482.html
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Chrenan · Joined: 15 Jan 2003 Posts: 3903 Location: Canada

I don't even have the patience to read about mega-skwirt or whatever its called. I could never work on a car like that, it would require me to have a laptop in my toolbox.
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CorsePerVita · Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 1992 Location: Redmond, Oregon

After hearing about the launch control and grenading the tranny I wouldn't own one or touch one with a stick. What kind of sports car cries when you launch it when it's relatively new?

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2Fast · Joined: 09 Dec 2007 Posts: 459 Location: Klamath Falls, OR

Ugh I hate those things

The skyline GT-R R33 and R34 were just beautiful those things are just ugly as hell. And no, you could never restore one of those. Way to many plastic pieces, and way too many computer electronics. Plus, their won't be any left...they will all be wrecked in 28 years or so.
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emoore924 · Joined: 13 Apr 2004 Posts: 2822

That car is a beast...

CorsePerVita · Joined: 25 Jul 2008 Posts: 1992 Location: Redmond, Oregon

Bumblebee77 · Joined: 09 May 2008 Posts: 372 Location: Brisbane

The R35 is an absolute weapon whichever way you look at it. Can't believe you guys... Of course its highly unlikely we'll realistically be doing any resto jobs on them in 30 years or so.

For the record i liked the 32 the best.
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924RACR · Posted: Sat Mar 14, 2009 10:39 pm Post subject:

LOL... yeah, that LC function is a complete f'in joke... they really screwed up on that one... Just wait till the 2010 Vettes come out, and it'll all be over but the whining on teh interweb...

Hey, if we start saving right now, collectively, maybe in 20 years we can afford not only the car but also a spare trans!

I hear conflicting reports about the LC on the GTR now... either they have a new cal which raises the revs a few hundred rpm to save the trans (which sounds like an "oops maybe we should've done that for SOP (start of production)") or they won't be making that function available in 2010 in the US... but right now they both seem to be unconfirmed rumours online...
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Nobbi · Joined: 24 Aug 2006 Posts: 1398 Location: Germany

It s not too bad, i wouldt like to own one, B U T , scratch 99 % from the option-list. Couldt save 300 Kg............
Nobbi

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Mike924 · Joined: 12 Aug 2004 Posts: 2601 Location: IoW UK

Brockoli · Posted: Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:33 am Post subject:

heres a video of a GTR eating a $20K transmission, enjoy...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DUCn-yPnJF4
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2Fast · Joined: 09 Dec 2007 Posts: 459 Location: Klamath Falls, OR

Brockoli · Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 2:16 am Post subject:

o man that was funny. pretty much sums up how stupid the GTR is. I agree with everything in that video. Too bad the GTR is the supercar that cannot be driven the way it should be. I guess at half the price of a 997 turbo you get half the reliablility,

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