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Appreciate all the feedback but this thread is deteriorating. My my how people act when not face to face with someone. Thanks again for your responses. Ill visit again when its safe

no I CAN pay that quote. But you cant deny that those figures and that excess is not uncomfortably high. Perhaps worst case scenario I will...I dont know. But thanks for your input zebra...appreciate it.

Ps. it would be nice if people who didnt own a GTR 35 stay off this section of the forum. One who CAN buy such a car is no fool in my mind.

your photo...and your car....I NEED NOT SAY ANY MORE cheers fool

Some very cliched responses here. You probably also believe its not at all revenue raising. Wow.

Yeah id like to harden the f**k up but not sure if my wallet can Just car quoted $5000 a year and $12,000 excess *sigh* I do believe the terrorists are winning.

never taken my car to chapel st at night mate never dragged my car you clearly dont live in Victoria where cops wait at the bottom of a hill in a 60k zone and pull you over when you accidentally hit 70 or 75. you clearly have never driven on a 80k road where you get pulled over going 85 (but lo and behold the 40k signs from the construction workers were left out on the weekend even though they arent working) and so you lose your license. Make accusations like that and you look the fool.

So they rejected an insurance opportunity with me on my new GTR because I have lost my license 3 times in the past 5 years. Mind you 5 years is a long time and this country is THE anal place of the world for road laws. Just wondering...have you guys had similar experience with insurance companies based on poor speeding history? or do you all have clean driving histories and i should think about canceling my deposit on my GTR?

Awesome philosophy. I agree 100%

Don't you dare show my girlfriend that! No but I still wouldnt buy that. 1. cant drive that knowing it 'aint a f430 2. Its over 10 years old 3. service costs and parts and insurance! But still...its a 'ferrari pal!' haha

$180,000 They really were anal about price so I couldnt be effed playing the bargain game over a couple gran but I just kept saying so its 180? and they kept correcting me then they just said 'look we want to give you something back so 180 it is'. I still havent taken their demo for a test drive (doubt it will change my mind). Does the 2010 model have launch control 2? I noticed they have pre and post track service which made me think...is this car under warranty if I take it to the track? Guess I'll just ask them.

Well... I bought the car. I pick it up in about 3 weeks. Excited but also nervous. Thanks again for your advice guys. Ill post again when I pick it up Domino.

Domino I think he was counting the allocations he had coming in as well as the unsold black one they have now. This is a rather decent forum and I thank you guys for your opinions and thoughts Im going in today after work about 1ish and perhaps buy the car. Big step...not a rich dude but doing ok. Dont have kids and not married yet (girlfriend is still at uni)...I know it aint wise from a money investment point of view e.t.c but if I dont do something silly and exciting like buying a GTR now, I dont see myself doing it later when I have even MORE financial ball and chain scenarios. IF I do end up doing something crazy like this then perhaps I can get to know some of you Melbourne GTR 35 owners and discuss things and have meet ups. Cheers all

Thanks for your input guys. Hey Wesa thats the colour I was looking at. White in premium. There is a mid late june white one coming in and I was thinking of getting that one. I also thought maybe I should wait for early 2011 but Im not sure if I want to pay an extra 5-10 or more thousand dollars (they cant tell me the increase) for what seem like very minor improvements. pro: gives me time to organise a larger deposit con: it costs more than the 182 for essentially the same car. any advice?

Hey there avid enthusiasts. Im a new member (logged in 10 min ago). I was thinking of buying a new GTR. I never liked the idea of buying second hand esp presumed tracked and hard launched cars. Here is the problem. The car on road is $182,000 Is this normal? The FTG dealership in melbourne says it is. Thats their price. No negotiating. This strikes me as odd. They have 2-3 unsold GTRs and despite the manager claiming they get 15 querries a week, its not like they have 15 buyers a week. So..why is he playing hardball with the price when I would think hes struggling to move the cars? Did you guys pay this much for a new GTR? I know that magazines and internet retail the car at $150k but the driveaway price is $182k. So yeah I guess my questions are... IS the car retailing now at $182k? What did YOU pay for the car brand new? Was their negotiating involved? They also claim the 2011 GTR will be even more expensive but they have no idea how much more. So ...the pricing is getting a little silly now. ps. I went to audi and they were happy to price negotiate on a TTRS brand new. He basically dropped around 10k off the price after some hard bargaining. I didnt end up buying the car because...well...its not a GTR. Is my dealership manager a wank? or is this all normal for this car. Would just like your input so I know that if I buy the car at that price...im not being duped as an idiot.

Hey there avid enthusiasts. Im a new member (logged in 10 min ago). Was reading these posts because I had a question regarding GTR pricing. Read all your posts here (most of it kinda is discouraging in buying a depreciating expensive car) I dont really want to tap into my logical side and spend my money on an investment property. Anyway my quesiton is. I was thinking of buying a new GTR. I never liked the idea of buying second hand esp presumed tracked and hard launched cars. Here is the problem. The car on road is $182,000 Is this normal? The FTG dealership in melbourne says it is. Thats their price. No negotiating. This strikes me as odd. They have 2-3 unsold GTRs and despite the manager claiming they get 15 querries a week, its not like they have 15 buyers a week. So..why is he playing hardball with the price when I would think hes struggling to move the cars? Did you guys pay this much for a new GTR? I know that magazines and internet retail the car at $150k but the driveaway price is $182k. So yeah I guess my questions are... IS the car retailing now at $182k? What did YOU pay for the car brand new? Was their negotiating involved? They also claim the 2011 GTR will be even more expensive but they have no idea how much more. So ...the pricing is getting a little silly now.