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Nah, I can get the Michelins for $575 a corner delivered to my door, and they have double the wear rating...

I take offence to "cheap" Inexpensive - Yes Best bang for your hard earned buck - Most definitely!

I thought Handbrake was selling some stock mirrors from his Mercury build?? You might have to buy both though

Congrats on your purchase man. You won't regret it!! The Michelin SS's are designed for the GT-R but in a non-RFT capacity, and because of their wear rating, will be my next set of tyres for sure. Check out NAGTROC forum in the USA. There are a few members who have been using the tyres successfully without an issue on the stock TPMS for a few months now.

I don't think theres anything wrong with the passionate aftermarket guys either. I have been using them for ages. However, until the aftermarket guys start to warranty their work, I'll not consider using them until my 3 years get out of jail card expires..

No of course not. Every car out there is a twin turbo 3.8ltr v6 with a dual clutch 0.1sec response, active suspension. Suppose you think the same way about Lambos and Ferraris? <end sarcasm> I think my GT-R is special. Its an incredible bucket of nuts n bolts and worth every penny.

define "Local Specialised Mechanic"???? Are you talking UltraTune or someone actually trained in consult III and maintaining GT-R R35's? I think when my wty is gone in 2.75 years, I'll probably go aftermarket for servicing. While I wouldn't call aftermarket specialised mechanics unless all they do is service GT-R R35's day in day out, they will no doubt offer reasonable labour rates - and hopefully they know what they're doing. I haven't looked into what's available in Brisbane (no I won't be going to Mercury). I know of a place on the gold coast but thats well out of my way and taking time off work would cost me more than having Nissan do it locally.

I don't think the Mobil1 0W40 or oil filters are the issue. In fact the Nissan pricing on these seems pretty reasonable. Of course the diff / trans oils are expensive and remembering there's close to 10 litres in your transmission, and as much as I love Willall stuff, using anything other than Nissan approved trans oils has the potential to backfire on you in a warranty claim. The good news for every day drivers is this doesn't need replacing often. The only issue I see is the labour charge rates. These seem to be substantially higher than that of a standard car. Whether this is attributed to the specalised GT-R training (and on going training updates), equipement and/or separate service bay allocated for GT-R's I don't know. What I do know is that the very few service centres around Aust (only 3 in QLD!) fork out a pretty penny to Nissan Japan to get certified to service the mighty GT-R. In the end these costs are transferred to the owners one way or another. As I always say, if the first thought that comes into your head when buying a GT-R is "how much will it cost to run and maintain", you really shouldn't be buying one.....

Cost be damned I say. I didn't even know the costs when I got my GT-R. Still doesn't phase me. I wanted a bl00dy GT-R

No problems at all. To be honest for what the car is (it beats a $750k Lexus LFA off the line for Godzilla's sake!) the servicing costs are mighty damn good, and in my opinion still the best bang for your buck. The expensive services like full oil changes are done at long intervals (eg, not every service) so nothing to worry there. If you're like me and don't do loads of kms every year (I do about 4,000) then you can discuss with Nissan at the time of the service whether certain things can be omitted (eg, you may not have to spend $1200 replacing diff/tranny oils at 10,000kms of use, if you're at the 24,000kms service.. just sayin) In comparison, my last car - a 09 Subaru Impreza STi Spec R - was costing me between $600 and $750 a service, and much much more if any parts were involved. Whats worse, there were no free services.. The only thing I wish Nissan offered in Australia is an extended warranty for well behaved stock cars. The boys in the USA get it up to 5 years, so why not here??

+1 ^ this. I also have a 2010 and highly recommend getting it over the 2009. Not that there's anything wrong with a low kms 2009, I just prefer having iPod control/USB port built in, as well as the higher res screen.

The GT-R is a super car so expect to pay a premium. I've yet to have my first 6 month service, but from what my mates with GT-R's have told me: 1. The general 6 monthly intermediate services are not too bad ($800-$1200) depending on what gets done 2. The first 2000km service is free (not that they do to much) 3. 12/24/36 month mandatory services are free (labour costs only) but you pay for parts (if they're required) 4. Full oil changes (diff/tranny/engine/etc) are expensive - >$1200 for oils alone before labour cost 5. Tyres last between 10,000-25,000kms depending on if you track. @ between $700-800 a quarter buying local, or $575 from tirerack in the US, its not cheap 6. A full brake replacment is in the vicinity of >$6000 - mainly because Nissan generally insist replacing the rotors at the same time as the pads. These are just a few. IMO if you can't afford the servicing, then don't get one Of course there are options outside of Nissan servicing which may be cheaper, as well as doing some stuff yourself. When the warranty period ends on mine (2.75 years from now) I'll probably end up going aftermarket for servicing.

Bang on domino_z I have to admit, after many years in the game, I'm thoroughly done with power modding cars. At the end of the day it ends in large bottomless holes in pockets and loads of heart aches. .. And why power mod a GT-R? It will smash pretty much 99% of everything on the road in stock form (and if you're not, you're doing it wrong!). Sure it could use a little more noise (a midpipe fixes that pretty quick), and maybe a touch more low and some CF bits from RSW for the interior (if you have a 2009-2010 model)

Wowzers.. A new transmission is in the vicinity of $16k

Hefty fee indeed.. In the US, Nissan don't touch the trannies if they are warranty covered. They just replace them. Same goes for here from what I know. I'm also not surprised the Nissan techs had no idea where the sensors are, you're probably one of the first to actually have a failure in Aus. The sensors are also inside the tranny, so it would be a strip down and rebuild.. FYI, chances are if the sensors are gone the solenoids are probably on the way out too. If I were you, I'd be throwing it on a truck to SA, and get Willall to rebuild your tranny with Dodson parts and be done with it. With the mods you've listed, you're probably in that range where you need strengthening. Have a look at www.nagtroc.com to see what they're doing and the failures after power mods/tunes. I think this thread alone is the definitive reason for me not modding my GT-R. If anything fails on my stockie within the 3 years wty and Nissan refuse to cover, then I'll be taking them to court.

+1

IMO, I would just get a Alpine EX-10 or similar and be done with it...

Swwwwweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet! Welcome to the GT-R owners club

Indeed, they have conquered ultimate hp, but I'll give them a clap when reliability is equally as good

Theres this, and the circlips in the tranny have also known to fail - in fact this remains a common problem in even the 2012's

Cheers. Out of interest, I checked the service manual, and it too just said 2000kms.. 800kms to go, sounds like time for a tambo run

Yep, I contacted Moorooka Nissan and the girl in the servicing department just said wait till 2000kms.....

^ this +1

I agree, you only hear about the horror stories with the USDM's, where their 2009 (MY08 build) cars blew loads of trannies (refer NAGTROC forum) - and most of these after a COBB or Ecutek tune + big mods. Dodson has them all covered with uprated parts anyways. IMO, same applies to the USDM 2010 (MY09), 2011 (MY10) and 2012 (MY11). Most are getting upgraded trannies at the same time as big mods. I can't say I've ever heard of any ADM's going KAPOOW. I'm still not modding mine just in case though