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First Impressions From Driving The R35

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lol, 5,000km run in? whoever told lcy that is having a laugh. by that measure it would take most owners about a year to get it run in. they are pretty much good to go from the factory but 500km or so is good practice before really giving it any boot.

it reminds me of the rumour about needing engine teardown every 12 months...

Nissan recommend not exceeding 3500 rpm the first 2,000km. There most definitely is run in period with the GT-R.

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Looks like an interesting story if proven real. I just wonder how many of you guys would rev & drive a brand new car through its gears given that;

(a) its not your car

(b) you wouldnt even afford to pay the excess should you hit something

© realizing that its somewhat rude and immature to do so

Before getting my car, I wouldnt even accept a good friends offer to drive his M6 for the 3 months of his licence suspension. Would have been great ofcorse, but common sense comes into play.

Again, looks like a good read, if all is true. :banana:

Lol.. that sounds exactly like Adam after I drove the 35 GTR... how does it feel to be on the other side of this Adam?

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Lol.. that sounds exactly like Adam after I drove the 35 GTR... how does it feel to be on the other side of this Adam?

Ignore the doubters

But unlike Adam, I didnt doubt you because of jealousy or the fact you were first to post a drive, I somewhat doubt him because of the BS he has been spinning for the last 5 years of knowing him.

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Lol.. that sounds exactly like Adam after I drove the 35 GTR... how does it feel to be on the other side of this Adam?

Ignore the doubters

Youre right Sewid. I got a dose of my own medicine. I guess i deserve that for being pessimistic. Sorry i doubted you. I suppose i was incredulous that you beat me to it!

Still, the GTR made its mark and left a strong impression on me even if it didnt belong to me. Im just happy and content i was given the opportunity to sample it and trusted enough in essence by a complete stranger to "have a go" with it. Japan does crazy things to those that arent Japanese and i can chalk this unique experience up to another thing i just cant explain being a foreigner here.

That would never have happened for me in Australia. I stake my life to that little statement and am grateful none the less.

Hope you all enjoyed my write up. It was fun for me to let you all know how it was..

Now..for that video some have been asking for...

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hehe! bugger the run in my gtr will hit the limiter before the first corner on the first drive! & that will probably my wife!! :D

introduce it to it's new life (hopefully about 8 weeks away)

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hehe! bugger the run in my gtr will hit the limiter before the first corner on the first drive! & that will probably my wife!! :)

introduce it to it's new life (hopefully about 8 weeks away)

i bet you cant wait giant.

Youre a lucky lucky man. To hell with luck, youve worked your ass off im sure.

You have the full quinella now. :D

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Here is the very crappy vid i shot with my old Nikon S4.

We had just left the restaurant and i was jumping into the drivers seat.

Again, the car is awesome and a big thanks to Koichi as his trust in me behind the wheel of a 2 month old GTR was invaluable.

I will try and get some clearer, more precise photos and videos at a later stage.

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you lucky bastard man, that is so kind of the guy. i would have been nervous however still really excited. i have never actually driven a grt at all but after reading the hypre and excitment of the r35 gtr and seen the looks of it i can't wait to see one in person let alone get behind the wheel of one.

good on ya man!

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hehe! bugger the run in my gtr will hit the limiter before the first corner on the first drive! & that will probably my wife!! :)

introduce it to it's new life (hopefully about 8 weeks away)

that's the spirit Russ! run in is for wimps and warranty is for chumps. hell, your car will have an aftermarket ECU in it before it even leaves japan!

and like I said the other night, we will probably all hit the limiter in first considering first gear is about 4:1 ratio! should be good for at least 40km in first.

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C'mon, where's this part 4?

Suffering writer's block Adam?

Lol, no im not. It is on its way.

If you would like to read the final page, please click here.

I will be posting on this website and helping to develop it a lot more often from here on in.

http://nissangtrturbo.freeforums.org/viewtopic.php?p=17#17

Thanks again to all those who were kind enough to leave a positive reply. Im glad you all enjoyed the read and i was writing to try and put you in the drivers seat from a creative point of view.

I will be driving the GTR again in the coming days and will have some clear videos and photos to post up. If you would like to see them, just click on the link above link or you can head to the main page and go from there.

http://nissangtrturbo.freeforums.org/index.php

I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Again, thanks to all those who have enjoyed my posts and writeup.

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I'm a doubter too.

From that video, it cold have been a honda with an R35 body kit. :banana:

In seriousness enjoyable read. Did you hit the limiter in 4th & 5th?

In a standard GTR it is not possible to reach the limiter in 4th. You're at 180 before your close to the redline.

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In a standard GTR it is not possible to reach the limiter in 4th. You're at 180 before your close to the redline.

You wont hit the limiter in 5th but i certainly hit redline in 4th and it was still going. God knows what the speedo was reading. Everything was happening so quickly.

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