New Gtr Owner Perth

[Davee]

Hello there

Just brought an Australian 09 white premium GTR from north side Nissan. Done over 1000 km's and so far its been amazing. I'm a big Ferrari nut and was going to get a 360 but after going on one of those drive days in Sydney i found the GTR to be the better car.

It's had a Cobb tune and a titanium exhaust added by the previous owner. The warranty is going to expire in a few months and just wondering if any of you guys looked at getting it extended? Nissan told me they are working with Allianz to have an option to buy an extended warranty? As other warranty's from other company's only cover $2000 of the cost of the drivetrain and engine.

[levinboy]

Congrats on the purchase mate and welcome to the forums

I believe because the car is modified the warranty on your will be void

[GT-R OZ]

Would be interested to know how many klm's the car has done and what you paid, if you feel like sharing.

Edited March 6, 2012 by GT-R OZ

[Davee]

Nissan told me the warranty is still valid with the modifications. $116K and it has 16,000kms.

[levinboy]

Nissan told me the warranty is still valid with the modifications. $116K and it has 16,000kms.

awesome anything you want to do to the car?? or just enjoy it

[markos]

As far as the Ferrari and GTR goes, I am extremely fortunate in that I have access to drive the most desirable supercars around

In consecutive weekends, I drove the 458 Italia, Lambo Gallardo 560 LP4 and the AMG SL65.

Then I had the 35GTR for 3 days

I dont even know why those $500,000+ cars even exist to be honest

I am not new to performance cars, having owned an R32 GTR, an R33GTR (470rwkw) and an R34GTR, as well as an S15 and Evo7

The 35 is something I didnt know could be built

Congrats on your purchase mate

[Wardski]

Good stuff mate. I am also interested in the extended warranty especially as the US boys get up to 5 years - a few more years would be good protection for those of us with totally stock cars, seeing as the Tranny seems to be the most expensive weakest link, even on stockies.

If Nissan still warrantee yours with the Cobb, then its obviously not been launched with VDC off. Nissan are generally ok with mods IMO, but the moment you do anything nasty in it, then gone.

I would recommend you get Nissan's approval in writing too if you can, just in case

Edited March 7, 2012 by Wardski

[Davee]

Yea true but my warranty runs out in a few months.. touch wood nothing happens. But yea a lot of people are after the extended warranty and i heard from Nissan that it would cost $5000 for another 3 years. Just have to wait and see. Man the guy who owned the car before me has the worst music in that music box thing. WTF How do i delete that shit.

[Burger Ring]

Yea true but my warranty runs out in a few months.. touch wood nothing happens. But yea a lot of people are after the extended warranty and i heard from Nissan that it would cost $5000 for another 3 years. Just have to wait and see. Man the guy who owned the car before me has the worst music in that music box thing. WTF How do i delete that shit.

Congratulations on your new love affair, she will not dissapoint you.

[dkbcleaner]

Man the guy who owned the car before me has the worst music in that music box thing. WTF How do i delete that shit. HAHAHA

Congrates on the purchase mate enjoy!!!

[ossie cossie]

Great to see another one in Perth I too have just bought one, only mine came from NSW 2009, red when we had it it had 9077 on the clock drove it from Sydney over the last 6 days, now she says just over 13,000 awesome car to drive across the Nullabour.

[MattR]

Great to see another one in Perth I too have just bought one, only mine came from NSW 2009, red when we had it it had 9077 on the clock drove it from Sydney over the last 6 days, now she says just over 13,000 awesome car to drive across the Nullabour.

just curious how was fuel use sitting at a constant 110 ish across the nullabour. is the suspension bearable for a trip of that distance.

[ossie cossie]

Sorry to hijack thread.

Just turned the suspension to (comfort mode) it defaults to sport every time you turn the engine off.

Fuel consumption was around the 10litres to 100kms. Didnt really take much notice, was more interested in where the servos were with 98 octane. The roads were good all the way from Sydney but there is a lot of road noise on the nullabour and roads from Kalgoorlie.

On a side note the roads over the east were just shocking, pot holes everwhere, it was constantly raining and that was abit un-nerving with the semi slick tyres.

Edited March 13, 2012 by ossie cossie

[Burger Ring]

Good stuff mate. I am also interested in the extended warranty especially as the US boys get up to 5 years - a few more years would be good protection for those of us with totally stock cars, seeing as the Tranny seems to be the most expensive weakest link, even on stockies.

If Nissan still warrantee yours with the Cobb, then its obviously not been launched with VDC off. Nissan are generally ok with mods IMO, but the moment you do anything nasty in it, then gone.

I would recommend you get Nissan's approval in writing too if you can, just in case

I'm not sure which Nissan dealership you're going to, but I've had several first hand experiences with Nissan warranty's on 35's and they have been exceptional. You have to remember that the Japanese by nature are a very proud lot, and with this car they have alot to be proud of. There is no chance that they will damage their honour by disrespecting the number one most important part of everything GTR. That of course is the customer, if you've had the privilege of meeting the man himself, you will understand exactly how important it is to Nissan.

The official word that we've been given at track days is "with VDC on or in R mode there is no question all is covered." WIth VDC off, however (remember i's prescribed use in the owners manual.) If you suffer a mechanical breakage at the same time as VDC is off and it is clear that the breakage is due to the missuse or abuse (remember VDC off is only for getting the car out of snow or mud etc) that particular part of the vehicle may not be covered on that occassion.

One obvious exception is when a car is used in commercial competition, this is not covered. (Unless we are in Japan and simply lease your 35 from Nismo - track prepped for every meet - fixed price)

With mods, be cautious as most modifications will change the balance of the car and will result in slower lap times. (Unless thats what you seek). Obviously Nissan don't offer warranty for parts not supplied by them, however most of the manufacturers offer warranty with what they sell so really, what have you got to lose.

Edited March 17, 2012 by Burger Ring

[Burger Ring]

Sorry to hijack thread.

Just turned the suspension to (comfort mode) it defaults to sport every time you turn the engine off.

Fuel consumption was around the 10litres to 100kms. Didnt really take much notice, was more interested in where the servos were with 98 octane. The roads were good all the way from Sydney but there is a lot of road noise on the nullabour and roads from Kalgoorlie.

On a side note the roads over the east were just shocking, pot holes everwhere, it was constantly raining and that was abit un-nerving with the semi slick tyres.

Semi slicks? What tyres are you running? The factory one's shouldn't be giving you any concern in the wet, they stick good!

[ossie cossie]

The tyres are the standard ones, i just assumed they were semi slick as the tread pattern is different across the tyre. OOPS. i am new to GTR ownership.

[ossie cossie]

Perhaps i should read the instruction book?

[Burger Ring]

The tyres are the standard ones, i just assumed they were semi slick as the tread pattern is different across the tyre. OOPS. i am new to GTR ownership.

Catches many people out.

[Burger Ring]

Perhaps i should read the instruction book?

Yeh, good place to start. How are you enjoying your new friend so far?

[g35me]

I'm not sure which Nissan dealership you're going to, but I've had several first hand experiences with Nissan warranty's on 35's and they have been exceptional. You have to remember that the Japanese by nature are a very proud lot, and with this car they have alot to be proud of. There is no chance that they will damage their honour by disrespecting the number one most important part of everything GTR. That of course is the customer, if you've had the privilege of meeting the man himself, you will understand exactly how important it is to Nissan.

The official word that we've been given at track days is "with VDC on or in R mode there is no question all is covered." WIth VDC off, however (remember i's prescribed use in the owners manual.) If you suffer a mechanical breakage at the same time as VDC is off and it is clear that the breakage is due to the missuse or abuse (remember VDC off is only for getting the car out of snow or mud etc) that particular part of the vehicle may not be covered on that occassion.

One obvious exception is when a car is used in commercial competition, this is not covered. (Unless we are in Japan and simply lease your 35 from Nismo - track prepped for every meet - fixed price)

With mods, be cautious as most modifications will change the balance of the car and will result in slower lap times. (Unless thats what you seek). Obviously Nissan don't offer warranty for parts not supplied by them, however most of the manufacturers offer warranty with what they sell so really, what have you got to lose.

Yeah we must be going to different Nissan dealerships.