JohnathanK

Planning to sell my 2013 Lexus IS F with only 4,500 miles for a 2010 GTR with 28,000 miles(never launched clean record) what do you think? should I go for it?

ISFPOWER

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yes, is this even a real question. im surprised i dont have my GTR yet.

bnizzle87

If you can afford the maintenance costs from wear and tear items, then I say go for it. Also, it would depend if you have a family or require four doors, cargo space, rear seating, and the like. If not, I think you'll be heading to the GTR club soon.

Best of luck!

Meraki Autoworks

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if you can keep up with maintenance costs & mod costs & also practicality

Jmt1011

How do you know the car was never launched? In 28,000 miles of driving, I know I would certainly have the itch to launch it!

zen

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I'd say go for it if you plan to keep the GTR as a 2nd car in your garage. It's weird to see GTR as a DD vehicle. However, GTR is an icon in Japanese sports car and it has a long history being in the top tier in Japanese race history. The maintenance costs, mod costs etc. etc. these are high but if you compare from people who drives a civic and step into ISF, it's the same scenario.

786

judging from the maintenance costs in the other thread, **** no lol

Murph145

I couldnt imagine owning a GTR and never launching it!

I have launched mine a dozen times already lol.

I know 20010-11 they stopped launch control because people were destroying the trannys in 09 but after 2012 they changed some software and allowed launch controls and after your oil hits a certain temp the car makes you go into cool down mode. Kind of a safe mode.

IMO I would only get a GTR if you could get the 2012 or newer since there are a lot of upgrades that are worth it.

Quadrphnia

This is an awfully large decision to request advice on a forum about - particularly when phrased in two-ish sentences.
You didn't put that many miles on the F to begin with.
Perhaps you should buy a dog.

chris07is

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why dont you test drive a couple of competitor and decide what is suitable for you...

RSXiMUS

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I got to drive a GT-R on many occasions, friend owns a 2013 GT-R as his daily driver and a Civic as his track car. Go figure.

Impressions on the GT-R: Rides VERY hard and rough, lots of wind, tire, road noise. Lots of mechanical noises, whooshing and clunking from the transmission and engine. Sometimes feels like something is broken.

Launches are AWESOME! Super quick off the line. Once moving though, it doesn't pull nearly as hard as I imagined. Our other friend's M6 Gran Coupe feels quicker (when moving). I'm sure it will turn beast mode with mods, but stock acceleration (when moving) is not too impressive.

Interior is typical Nissan build quality, nothing fancy but nothing cheap either. Overall the car feels big when driving it, it's a little difficult to see out of, driving position reminded me of my 370Z, kinda unrefined with all the noises and clunking from the transmission.

These two cars a way different, you should definitely drive the GT-R more than a few times and make your decision. For me, I value a little refinement more than ultimate performance.

If I had to get 2 door, I'd probably pick an M4 or C63 AMG coupe over a GT-R. :runs and hides:

If you do decide to get a GT-R, see if you can swing for a 2012+ like something already said. Those are NICELY improved over the previous versions.

DansonISF

keep your ISF and buy another GTR thats also my dream goal too ehhehehe Gluck

SGMISF

Different animals in my opinion. My ISF is my daily, idk if I can (or want to) daily a GTR.
Test drive one and do some research on the cost of maintenance.

RMA

Opt for a later GTR as others had mentioned (comparable to 2009 vs 2012 F) & besides you are 1/139 owners in the US to own a 2013 F currently

torxuvin

What do you want out of a car? What kind of driving do you do?

Personally, I'm going porsche next. Or classic restomod with the f as a daily. To each his own