New & Happy R35 Owner

[GTRD1VA]

Hello Skylines Aus , 2 months ago picked up a 2011 blue r35 demo for 150k. have been reading this forum last year or so and found it very helpful, so its my duty to make some contributions . Very happy with the car so far , i am lucky enough to have also a boxster s 3,4 and a GTI golf in the garage atm. Previous cars owned include a wrx and an wrx sti .

I've driven the Porsche turbo pdk and gt3 997 mk2 around queensland raceway (plus all the other porsche models). the GTR is very similar to the turbo in straight line speed but a better handling car IMO. Frankly i don't know why you'd buy a porsche turbo over the GTR unless you had $ to burn , but i'd have to say the GT3 still remains a favorite -but just too expensive for what they are.

Few comments about the 'blue meanie' ;

its very noisy - the transmission esp , dual clutch can be ';clunky' at times, more so then say the DSG of the Golf . Can't notice too much difference in the auto changes in 'R' mode over regular mode. Mostly i use manual changing around town.

Take offs are insane , i leave in auto mode , i ride motorbikes as well and i can't believe that even a superbike could accelerate faster (esp with me on it) I've tried the launch a few times and seems to work very well. What ever pulls up along side you at the lights can just forget about it .

It's a big car esp - so i've already scraped the bumpers a bit while parking

Can easily fit my 13 yo daughter in the back so it's a genuine 3 seater IMO

Has a lot of street presence , many comments & a lot of attention. Feels like you're driving something very special . Looks great and i like the fact it's 'only a nissan' driving a porsche sometimes carries a bit of a 'stigma'

Although very techo i find it has a lot of feedback through the wheel and a great drivers car.

Stereo is pretty good sound and the Iphone plugs straight in .

I've got the dunlops on mine which grip like glue , they run at pretty low psi around 29

Stiff suspension but is a great daily driver IMO , very comfortable driving position

Has been mistaken for a Maserati at least 3 times.

Suprisingly soft 'off boost' but that doesnt last for long .

Overall very happy to be driving a car that has performance that equals or betters nearly everything out there , plus a cool image and bullet proof engineering

cheers

SImon

[Munro]

Welcome to the world of GTRs.

GT Blue looks awesome, well done. Have fun with it.

Next step is a midpipe so you can hear the engine better.................

[Wardski]

Welcome mate!.

I've had my new 2010 Super Silver (was sitting in a show room in WA for a year) since Dec last year and while doesnt have the little refinements of the 2011, I just love it.

I know a lot of people here just want more noise, but when I'm in the Clem7 tunnel under Brissy, windows down it's plenty noisy for me

I also have a 2.5yr old in a baby seat in the back - the GT-R is his apparently - so I must only drive it with him in it lol, which makes it a bloody good family supercar IMO

Gear changes are clunky at slow speeds, but you get used to it after a while. You'll probably also have the rear brake rattle as well as the fly wheel rattle that they all have when warm, so just ignore that and all is good in the world

Out of interest, and if you haven't gone there already, a really good web source on the GT-R is www.nagtroc.org. Sign up and get your name down for a set of V-Spec carbon covers for your key fobs too (in the interior/exterior forum thread). Rexspeed is currently in the process of taking order numbers!