Talk me off the edge... considering GT-R
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So, I don't know if any of you have been reading some of the other threads I've posted. I was seriously considering getting a GTR. I went and test drove one over the weekend. Got done test driving, walked in and started talking numbers. They couldn't provide me an accurate trade in value on my ISF so they needed a day or two to find a buyer, so I left without the GTR. I got back in to my ISF with it's rumbling exhaust and beautiful interior and said to myself "you know what, I think I like this more."
Yeah the ISF isn't as fast and it doesn't have as much of a wow factor as the GTR. But... in the end, the ISF is pretty darn cool. Especially a modded one. The GTR had a nissan-like (not infiniti) interior and was really buzzy and quiet compared to my ISF.
I also noticed that a lot of the GTR owners on here were the only ones saying to really think over the choice. I may still end up getting a GTR one day, I just don't have the hard on for it that I had when it first came out and was out of my reach of owning one.
Yeah the ISF isn't as fast and it doesn't have as much of a wow factor as the GTR. But... in the end, the ISF is pretty darn cool. Especially a modded one. The GTR had a nissan-like (not infiniti) interior and was really buzzy and quiet compared to my ISF.
I also noticed that a lot of the GTR owners on here were the only ones saying to really think over the choice. I may still end up getting a GTR one day, I just don't have the hard on for it that I had when it first came out and was out of my reach of owning one.
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Kickhard... I did get the cobb tuner... OMG! I'm using the 'Beta 3.3' Stage 1 tunes... car is insane! Very impressed! The ability to switch boost levels on the fly is too cool!
Fapout... You're correct... they are completely different cars... the F is extremely refined, and wonderful at everything! You really have to 'love machinery' to drive the GTR daily... it makes 'race car' like noises... that I've grown to love and appreciate... but the F does so much, while isolating those 'quirks' extremely well.
I would bet 'length of ownership' is longer for IS-F owners... than GT-R owners...
I'm really happy with the new toy... and I can honestly tell you the 'only' pet peeve I had with my IS-F... was that you couldn't 'turn off' traction control while 'driving'... that you had to physically make a complete stop to disable... was the ONLY lame thing I felt... now truth be told... it probably calmed me down... as I truly enjoyed drifting corners 'frequently' in my M3 & M5... but the F... you had to make that decision practically upon 'start up'... and I didn't like the lights on the dash on the whole time...
Enjoy the F! I (And My Wife) miss ours too! But I love the power, and handling/grip of the GTR.
Peace!
Dave
Fapout... You're correct... they are completely different cars... the F is extremely refined, and wonderful at everything! You really have to 'love machinery' to drive the GTR daily... it makes 'race car' like noises... that I've grown to love and appreciate... but the F does so much, while isolating those 'quirks' extremely well.
I would bet 'length of ownership' is longer for IS-F owners... than GT-R owners...
I'm really happy with the new toy... and I can honestly tell you the 'only' pet peeve I had with my IS-F... was that you couldn't 'turn off' traction control while 'driving'... that you had to physically make a complete stop to disable... was the ONLY lame thing I felt... now truth be told... it probably calmed me down... as I truly enjoyed drifting corners 'frequently' in my M3 & M5... but the F... you had to make that decision practically upon 'start up'... and I didn't like the lights on the dash on the whole time...
Enjoy the F! I (And My Wife) miss ours too! But I love the power, and handling/grip of the GTR.
Peace!
Dave
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Sweet! Yeah... for now, I'm just using the HKS drop ins... but will have to step up there at some point!
Also, currently working on getting a couple of custom tunes from Jack Cecil, and get her really dialed!
Also, currently working on getting a couple of custom tunes from Jack Cecil, and get her really dialed!
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^ Let me know if you ever have time to meet up, I wanna make the same jump and I'd love to check it out and ride shotgun to see what it's like before I make the jump. I'll buy you a beer or dinner or something
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