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Old Jul 6, 2008 | 09:49 AM
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The GT-R is the car for Uber Dorks.
Old Jul 6, 2008 | 10:00 AM
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Oh for christ sakes. Ok ok Cobras are great bank for the buck cars. If you guys want to lump them in with Civics & Neons who am I to stop you?If your paying 20 grand for anything other than a ws6 Trans Am your being take for a ride.
I hope you realize that a WS6 TA does nothing besides a badge and a cool hood right?
Did I say it does more???.Or did I implyyou'll pay more for that badge and fancy hood. You do understand thats the point I was trying to make right??? Just like you'll pay More for a SS LS1 over a Z28.[8D] Heres a link from an old motor trend article so you canget up to speed on the WS6 package.
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...ws6/index.html
Listen, BB, I have no idea as to whether you were being sarcastic or not so...I'm just gonna keep my mouth shut. I'm fully aware of what the WS6 package is (a badge fancy hood and a shifter) and what it is not. I've driven plenty of stock WS6 cars, Formulas, Firehawks, and Trans Ams. They're all the same.
Old Jul 6, 2008 | 01:13 PM
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yeah, that C&D video is ridicilous for the reasons why the chose the slower car.. because they were confident with the handling of the viper, and it was too much power in both the viper and z06 it was unnerving.. but the lower hp heavier car made them feel all warm and fuzzy inside because all the million little buttons and toggles made them feel safe.. watching them put it in launch mode looked retarded in that other video.. they think that all those different settings is better and easier to do than launching the old fashion way? just ridicilous.. just wait till people get their hands on them.. Nice car.. but no supercar.. its a little toy filled with little gadgets for all the Uber Dorks out there. [:@]
Im laughing...........the new GTR is one of the most technologically advanced cars in the world. You guys act as if it will be cruising around with a coat of poop on the paint!!! And somebody said, "They turned on the launch control which voids the warranty!!!" [sm=WTFsgign.gif]Alot of people who buy these cars arent going to give a rats *** about that.........in fact, many will end up doing what alot of owners in Japan do = build them up so that nobody can touch them. Some people just hate on Skylines because they are legendary which makes no sense to me at all.
Id love to be the uber dork running around the local strip crushing most everything in sight thanks...........
Old Jul 6, 2008 | 03:09 PM
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Oh for christ sakes. Ok ok Cobras are great bank for the buck cars. If you guys want to lump them in with Civics & Neons who am I to stop you?If your paying 20 grand for anything other than a ws6 Trans Am your being take for a ride.
I hope you realize that a WS6 TA does nothing besides a badge and a cool hood right?
Did I say it does more???.Or did I implyyou'll pay more for that badge and fancy hood. You do understand thats the point I was trying to make right??? Just like you'll pay More for a SS LS1 over a Z28.[8D] Heres a link from an old motor trend article so you canget up to speed on the WS6 package.
http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...ws6/index.html
Listen, BB, I have no idea as to whether you were being sarcastic or not so...I'm just gonna keep my mouth shut. I'm fully aware of what the WS6 package is (a badge fancy hood and a shifter) and what it is not. I've driven plenty of stock WS6 cars, Formulas, Firehawks, and Trans Ams. They're all the same.
Hell yes it was ment as smartassed. Dont be one of those guys that makes a wise crack then gets Mad when I call you on it and say something back. And just we're clear. I took your question about My knowledge of the of the WS6 as insulting. I highlighted your remark in red above just so your clear. You popped off first.
Old Jul 6, 2008 | 03:13 PM
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yeah, that C&D video is ridicilous for the reasons why the chose the slower car.. because they were confident with the handling of the viper, and it was too much power in both the viper and z06 it was unnerving.. but the lower hp heavier car made them feel all warm and fuzzy inside because all the million little buttons and toggles made them feel safe.. watching them put it in launch mode looked retarded in that other video.. they think that all those different settings is better and easier to do than launching the old fashion way? just ridicilous.. just wait till people get their hands on them.. Nice car.. but no supercar.. its a little toy filled with little gadgets for all the Uber Dorks out there. [:@]
Im laughing...........the new GTR is one of the most technologically advanced cars in the world. You guys act as if it will be cruising around with a coat of poop on the paint!!! And somebody said, "They turned on the launch control which voids the warranty!!!" [sm=WTFsgign.gif]Alot of people who buy these cars arent going to give a rats *** about that.........in fact, many will end up doing what alot of owners in Japan do = build them up so that nobody can touch them. Some people just hate on Skylines because they are legendary which makes no sense to me at all.
Id love to be the uber dork running around the local strip crushing most everything in sight thanks...........
You seam more impressed with all it's buttons and computer programs that it's performance.For all the GT-Rs technology it was simply destroyed by a Viper using old school tech like big horspower and a well set-up suspension.
Old Jul 6, 2008 | 05:03 PM
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LOL.....the SPEC-V prototype is already knocking down leisurely 7.25 runs at the 'Ring its first time out.
HAvent even seen the 100K+ Dodge on the list yet???
Hmmm..............

fail........
Old Jul 6, 2008 | 05:07 PM
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The simple fact that turning off launch control voids the warranty is a joke. And we get it, you used to own a badass altima and you're leg humping nissan because they made a 90K dollar car that runs 12.6 in the 1/4 and handles amazing on a track that is halfway around the world.
Old Jul 6, 2008 | 06:22 PM
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12.6? That's it? [&:]
Id love to be the uber dork.......
Sounds like a nerd car is right up your alley. It's ugly as hell to boot. Legendary? That's laughable. There are certain cars that almost everyone has heard of, even those who aren't into cars in the first place. Skylines are not one of them.
Old Jul 6, 2008 | 08:23 PM
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LOL.....the SPEC-V prototype is already knocking down leisurely 7.25 runs at the 'Ring its first time out.
HAvent even seen the 100K+ Dodge on the list yet???
Hmmm..............

fail........
And when you are the proud owner of one, you can dryhump it till the cows come home. This thread's purpose is real simple: the GT-R got outperformed by the Viper and Porsche in every test that C+D teams put it thru, yet they gave it first place because it was more "user friendly and techy".And all I hear in defense of the Nissan's performance is that it got amazing times on the 'Ring.

Funny too, cuz before the numbers from mags and testers became concrete, all the fanboys were touting the GT-R as the car to end all cars. Now that it has been shown to be mortal, and can be beaten by other cars in its own class..........all I hear about is how AWESOME the V-Spec is gonna be and how its gonna PWN all! Funny, cuz I seem to recall that the standard GT-R was supposed to do that.


Old Jul 7, 2008 | 05:38 AM
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LOL.....the SPEC-V prototype is already knocking down leisurely 7.25 runs at the 'Ring its first time out.
HAvent even seen the 100K+ Dodge on the list yet???
Hmmm..............

fail........
Funny how it can beateverything around the the ring with a rolling start and shoddy timing equipment but cant win a straight up race at buttonwillow when theres someone besides factory spokemen there to witness it..[8D]



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