Jump to content
SAU Community

Recommended Posts

not including buying the car and fixing the problems it had when i first got it, ie since its been registered and ive been driving it, it has cost me $55 in oil in last 6 months, thats it. 430km per tank for fuel

oh yeah. its my only car .. so its a daily driver

Edited by lang
Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/109885-r32-gtr/page/2/#findComment-2026944
Share on other sites

R32 GTR is a very expensive daily driver. I've used one for almost three years probably covering more kms than you will. You must understand that since the car has so many extra working parts the maintenence is going to be multiplied. eg: 2 Diff's, 2 turbos + transfer case

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/109885-r32-gtr/page/2/#findComment-2027011
Share on other sites

R32 GTR is a very expensive daily driver. I've used one for almost three years probably covering more kms than you will. You must understand that since the car has so many extra working parts the maintenence is going to be multiplied. eg: 2 Diff's, 2 turbos + transfer case

So what maintenance have you done on the turbos, on the front diff on the transfer case? I have had my Gt-R for almost three years now. Haven't had to touch any of them.

Cost per km figure for a GT-R would be about 50% greater than that for a Commode/Foulcan - in fuel, tyres, brakes etc etc. That is about how my R32 works out relative to my AU Foulcan. You just need to cost it in before deciding.

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/109885-r32-gtr/page/2/#findComment-2027287
Share on other sites

This is all very interesting. Seems a few people use theirs as daily drivers and dont have a much of a problem if any doing so.

I just dont want it to work out like my rotor. Spending more time off the road than on the road (in typical rotor style) with a thirst for $$$$ being thrown at it, and not just in the way of fuel bills.

Thanks for the help so far everybody. Seems my purchase of what ever car i decide has been hurried up. So if its GTR i decide, ill be hassling you alot more!

cheers

ash

Link to comment
https://www.sau.com.au/forums/topic/109885-r32-gtr/page/2/#findComment-2027801
Share on other sites

Create an account or sign in to comment

You need to be a member in order to leave a comment

Create an account

Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!

Register a new account

Sign in

Already have an account? Sign in here.

Sign In Now


  • Similar Content

  • Latest Posts

    • It says 300ZX, does that make it an Aus delivered car? Funny how back in the day I just couldn't care less about Z32's and these days I am just in love with them. Back when Nissan was into pushing the envelope. 🤣
    • Hi guys, just after some guidance with an R34 sunroof that has stopped working correctly. It still opens and closes perfectly fine, but it no longer tilts/vents up or down. As a result, the rear of the glass now sags a bit as it drops down slightly in order to retract into the roof, but now it can't pop upwards into a flush position. I’ve probed the pins on the back of the switch connector with a multimeter and it seems like both switches (for open/close and tilt/vent) still work correctly. Any ideas on what it could be, or where I should even start in terms of diagnosing? I'm sure someone's had this issue before but I haven't been able to find anything online relating to this specific issue, most of the issues are with the seals leaking or the motor failing entirely. Thanks in advance!
    • Do you have some data like fuel pressure? It's really hard to say if you're still fighting a fuel system issue at this point. Could be something weird like the FPCM dipping out.
    • Yeah in that case, pulling the dent out. Event a very slight dent can create a lot of work filler-wise and there is a strong chance the panel won't be the factory shape when you are done (as the dent will result in a new high point created somewhere, then everything is brought up to that new high point... but the panel shouldn't be that high if that makes sense).  So you've filled and primed the panel and it is flat, why would you go back and remove the primer and add more filler? 
    • Something else I have been faffing with while the car was off the road is making the AC work. Assuming the car isn't at a thermal limit the idea of having AC while waiting in line to go on track sounds delightful. I have actually been lugging around the weight of the entire system since 2018 when the RB25NEO went in without it working at all.  The main reason was in the first few events before I got around to re-gassing it the rubber hose that runs under the manifold had the factory heat wrap/sleeve fail resulting in this: ~2 years ago I purchased a complete used R32 AC line set but when I finally went to install it the line i needed was different where the expansion section is I found a local place that was able to replace the rubber section and re-crimp. They also added some modern heat sleeve to the hose Tight fit but fingers crossed this is the last physical piece of the puzzle needed
×
×
  • Create New...