R35 Gt-r Order In Us Was Canceled Due To Fitment Of Electronic Data Recorder.

[Guest]

Link to full story but a bit of the story is below.

A Florida man named Scott Weires has canceled the order for his long-awaited Nissan GT-R. Why? It's not that he was disappointed in the car's performance credentials, far from it. The problem is that the GT-R is equipped with a 'black box', similar in theory to the kind found on airplanes to help determine what went wrong in case of an accident or breakdown. By the end of 2012, car buyers won't have a choice as to whether their new car is equipped with a 'black box,' or Electronic Data Recorder -- they will be federally mandated to carry one. These devices track information that could be useful to the manufacturer in determining exactly what is, or has been, going on with a car. There are a few worries, though, that warranty claims could be denied if the automaker, Nissan in this case, deems that the car was being raced or abused in some way or by police or lawyers to determine culpability. Nissan's GT-R carries an on-board recorder that keeps track of the past few day's worth of driving and cannot be disabled. In the case of Scott Weires, an attorney no less, that was enough to look elsewhere. Would it be for you?

[sh@un]

Hasn't this been the case for ages in California anyway where cars need On-board Diagnositc data loggers?

[YO880]

That is pretty lame on the guys part.. he has limited his choices somewhat if all new cars need to have them by 2012

I wonder if it is a US only addition to the ECU?

[a20089]

I wonder if it is a US only addition to the ECU?

A whole new reason for aftermarket ECU's

[m3gtr]

I really dont see the point of this thread...

So what if captain America hates the black box.

Not everyone does you know...

I like black boxes.

[Rezz]

And in other news: Texas man buys GT-R, puts 24" chromies on.

[ZENNON]

A whole new reason for aftermarket ECU's

[Starionturbo]

Yeah you wouldnt like it if you were going a little over the speed limit, hit some oil, spun off the road and Killed someone -

The Crash investigators would determine you were speeding thru the black box, the media would sensationalise it and say you were doing 300 km/h in a 300 km/h supercar, the government would probably ban it, and you would be thrown in jail for killing someone.

[ras1983]

Yeah you wouldnt like it if you were going a little over the speed limit, hit some oil, spun off the road and Killed someone -

The Crash investigators would determine you were speeding thru the black box, the media would sensationalise it and say you were doing 300 km/h in a 300 km/h supercar, the government would probably ban it, and you would be thrown in jail for killing someone.

They're limited to 180 Kph so the media can't claim 300 Kph ;-)

[m3gtr]

They're limited to 180 Kph so the media can't claim 300 Kph ;-)

No theyre not, necessarily.

Mines makes a chip that delimits the engine.

My buddy here in japan has one.