Adm Vs Jdm - Pros And Cons Of Each

[Snowman]

Bad things about ADM's that I know of.

- No auto lights

The funny thing is this is only half true. The ADM cars don't have the lumnar dection system system true BUT if you leave your main lights on constantly the lights actually automatically switch off when you turn the car off (so they aren't left with the parkers on / give you a flat battery).

So I just leave my lights in the ON position 100% of the time and drive with the lights on during the day as well as at night.

That almost needed to go into the useless facts thread but I just thought I'd clarrify it slightly since it was raised in here.

[handbrake]

I reckon if its your daily driver, then ADM

If not, buy JDM and go nuts on it

[Mr Eps]

The funny thing is this is only half true. The ADM cars don't have the lumnar dection system system true BUT if you leave your main lights on constantly the lights actually automatically switch off when you turn the car off (so they aren't left with the parkers on / give you a flat battery).

So I just leave my lights in the ON position 100% of the time and drive with the lights on during the day as well as at night.

That almost needed to go into the useless facts thread but I just thought I'd clarrify it slightly since it was raised in here.

this is the same system on my mum's 1991 soarer TT - the lights switch off once the car is off and the door opens - every time i borrow the car, i drive like this - "with the lights on" but mum does it oldschool

it's a good little system - however... if you have a turbo timer.. you get out - car running, close the door, car switches off but door doesn't open, meaning - lights stay ON

she's flattened the battery twice cos of my style of driving... which is like 90% my own fault thoguh

[writeoff]

Just to confirm JDM R35 GTRs are still available to import as long as they were manufactured before 20 Feb, 2009. RVCS Entry No.: 477/01. I searched the website to try and find out the exact number of km allowed but wasn't able to find it.

One thing that no-one has mentioned is that JDM R35 GTRs can only be registered as 2 seaters. I know that the rear seats are tiny but with the ADM cars you are allowed to put a passenger in the back.

[Haxorz]

2 seaters? Can I ask your source on this?

Just test drove an ADM... boy...

FTG Nissan - 183k drive away Premium Gun Metal.

Funny thing is if you accidentially switch your traction control off (which would be VERY easy to do, it's right near the suspension change knob) then your warranty is void. So much for local support.

[Haxorz]

BTW I found out that the 1st 'series 2' ADMs will hit our shores in Feb 2010. These models will include the GPS and are around $3k more.

[Mr Eps]

and chris rogers cherges??????

[GUNR35]

2 seaters? Can I ask your source on this?

Just test drove an ADM... boy...

FTG Nissan - 183k drive away Premium Gun Metal.

Funny thing is if you accidentially switch your traction control off (which would be VERY easy to do, it's right near the suspension change knob) then your warranty is void. So much for local support.

Just to clarify a point ,

there is a misonception out there that as soon as you turn the traction control off, the warranty is void.

The car doesnt lose the warranty by the flick of a switch.

What the warranty states is explicit instructions regarding the appropriateness of turning the traction control off which is if stuck in snow or mud.

Now if you chose to drive the with the traction control off and then for some reason damage the drivetrain. If that was directly attributed to your driving whilst " the traction control is off" then yes, chances are Nissan would reject your drivetrain warranty.

In saying that its not easy to turn off the traction control accidentally, you need to hold it down for a couple of seconds.

[LSX-438]

I think the whole VDC off thing (somehow causing damage and having warranty implications) is a bit of a furfy, surely. Think about it, wouldnt modulating the drivetrain (on-off-on-off) cause more drivetrain shock then just letting it spin freely? And yeah, the whole "turn VDC off and your warranty is toast" idea is just untrue. It's amazing how many misconceptions are out there with this car. I've given up trying to correct people when they expouse their GTR wisdom. One guy recently asked me if my 35 was the V6 or V8 version. I just told him V6. He went to some lengths to tell me the Jap version is V8... I just didnt bother. Anyway havent they revised the whole VDC off policy for the UK cars?

[Priestley]

i believee you still can import the early model r35 GTR , as i get emails from prestiage and other guys selling JDM r35's

Jap R35 GTR around $122k landed ?!

aus spec R35 GTR $175 K on the road ?!

50 odd k difference....i know which one i would get.....

If I read correctly on the Prestige website, the prices quoted don't include luxury car tax, so you would need to add another 33% to the price. So if you pay $122,000 for the car it will end up around $160,000 with LCT. Is this correct?

[LSX-438]

If I read correctly on the Prestige website, the prices quoted don't include luxury car tax, so you would need to add another 33% to the price. So if you pay $122,000 for the car it will end up around $160,000 with LCT. Is this correct?

i think LCT is applied over the threshold (dunno if it's still $57k?) so not quite, no.

[Priestley]

i think LCT is applied over the threshold (dunno if it's still $57k?) so not quite, no.

Ah okay, so it would be $140,000 or close to that.

Still a $40,000 saving over Aus delivered.

[iseekool]

I think the whole VDC off thing (somehow causing damage and having warranty implications) is a bit of a furfy, surely. Think about it, wouldnt modulating the drivetrain (on-off-on-off) cause more drivetrain shock then just letting it spin freely? And yeah, the whole "turn VDC off and your warranty is toast" idea is just untrue. It's amazing how many misconceptions are out there with this car. I've given up trying to correct people when they expouse their GTR wisdom. One guy recently asked me if my 35 was the V6 or V8 version. I just told him V6. He went to some lengths to tell me the Jap version is V8... I just didnt bother. Anyway havent they revised the whole VDC off policy for the UK cars?

He is probably confused with the non-road going GT500 race car.

Eg. http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1025370...ered-gt500-gt-r

[Godcla]

Ah okay, so it would be $140,000 or close to that.

Still a $40,000 saving over Aus delivered.

Don't forget that the resale will be less as well....so it will only help someone that can't raise the RRP for an Aust Delivery....

Considering that I have full Local Dealer support/warranty and better resale value .......

[LSX-438]

He is probably confused with the non-road going GT500 race car.

Eg. http://www.motorauthority.com/blog/1025370...ered-gt500-gt-r

Maybe, but seemed to think you could buy a v8 for the raod (and asked which one mine was!).

Lame.

[666-GTR]

good forum topic

[LSX-438]

Bit of thread mining, sorry.

Can anyone confirm the MP3 capability of the 2009 ADM cars? Will it take a CD or DVD with raw MP3's on it?

Or do i need to burn a regular audio CD?

If regular CD only, how have you gone with burning CD's, some cars/audio systems want them burned in a specific way (slow burn rate) otherwise they dont work too well. Anyone?

Edited April 21, 2010 by LSX-438

[handbrake]

Unfortunately you have to burn an audio cd I think which limits the number if tracks

I used iTunes to do it/toast for mac

[LSX-438]

Unfortunately you have to burn an audio cd I think which limits the number if tracks

I used iTunes to do it/toast for mac

Mark,

i burnt a data CD (with MP3's) and it works ok (!!).

i noticed it takes a while to start (like 15~20 seconds) - it must be doing something to index or analyse the files, but it works. So this means we can put 100+ songs on a CD i suppose, whohoo! easy.

[handbrake]

Thanks Dunc, will try again

whoever decided to save 10 bucks on the usb connection needs a bullet!