After 8 months of M3 ownership, it's time to say goodbye!

DaveHutchinson · 10-07-2011, 09:28 PM

After a bit of Sunday afternoon impulse shopping, I finally scratched the itch that had been bugging me for ages since I traded my 997 C2S for a new M3. Traded my 8 month, 17.5k mile old M3 in for a GTR

My Akra slip on will be for sale in the classifieds sometime soon and I must admit I will miss the sound of that V8. I just missed the exclusivity and presence of the Porsche, something a bright red GTR definitely helps to reclaim!

Thanks for all the advice on here regarding the M3 and various mods, it was all very useful and much appreciated. Maybe I'll jump into another M3 sometime down the line

Obligatory pics!

-=Hot|Ice=- · 10-07-2011, 09:41 PM

Congrats. Loving the GT-R more and more.

IFX · 10-07-2011, 09:59 PM

best color for the gt-r.

And IN before all the haters start to comment on why you should've kept the m3...

scheherazade · 10-07-2011, 10:04 PM

Every time I look at the nose of an R35, I wonder who designed it ... and wtf they were thinking.
The rest of the car looks so good that the contrast/mis-match is just jarring.

But, that's what you get when you divide up the exterior design between design offices in japan (front), US(mid), and England(rear) (IIRC).

-scheherazade

mdosu · 10-07-2011, 10:20 PM

man that is a good color for the GTR

_Jono_ · 10-07-2011, 10:22 PM

Should have gotten the 2012

lol but nice man i love the red!!

DaveHutchinson · 10-07-2011, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by _Jono_

Should have gotten the 2012

lol but nice man i love the red!!

The 2012 would've been $30k + more than I paid for this. I'll jump into a '12 in a few years

USC2000 · 10-07-2011, 11:03 PM

Looks sweet.

Ateam · 10-07-2011, 11:11 PM

GTR"s are just too flashy for my liking, especially in red. Too much attention, especially from cops. I know its a great performer but I would have gone back to a porsche as its much classier IMO

scheherazade · 10-07-2011, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DaveHutchinson

The 2012 would've been $30k + more than I paid for this. I'll jump into a '12 in a few years

If you plan on modding, don't bother with a 2012 upgrade.

You can buy 2012 OEM parts at the dealer :
- turbo inlets
- intake
- exhaust

Then add :
- cobb flash tranny to LC4 (youtube.com/watch?v=9FIE5fB5Lqw)
- cobb tune
= 2012 equivalent power.

Which works out fairly cheap.
(eg. oem 2012 intake + inlets runs around $1K iirc).

But you could go for more than stock 2012 power if you wanted to.
(Stock 09 + cobb is already more than 2012 power)

Most the other updates are tweaks.
The only substantial changes are :
- less negative camber and more caster in front
- stock tyres are now the dunlop 600 dsst

Of those two,
- The first is hard to replicate but it's not relevant off of the track at 9+/10ths (as static -camber is the same in a turn, however its slightly worse straight line braking)
- The second you can buy next time you get new tyres.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ateam

GTR"s are just too flashy for my liking, especially in red. Too much attention, especially from cops. I know its a great performer but I would have gone back to a porsche as its much classier IMO

I agree on the red.
Otherwise, it's very down-low.
Only "car people" know what it is.
Majority of people think it's a regular nissan sports car, maybe a z with a body kit.
Usually it goes unnoticed, with the periodic gawker.
If you had a 911 turbo, everyone would think it's $texas (non-car-people included) - even if they didn't know the specifics.

I'm a big fan of dark gray (gunmetal).
The ~most likely color to be in an accident (depending on study, sometimes most, sometimes almost most) - precisely for the same reason why it's likely to be in an accident - because people don't notice it.

-scheherazade

Mr. ///M3 RD · 10-07-2011, 11:29 PM

Looks hot ... congrats and good luck, happy trails

Erie Von Otto · 10-08-2011, 12:08 AM

Hot. Asian. Sexiness...

JIO · 10-08-2011, 01:28 AM

Beautiful car...enjoy.

VegasEgg · 10-08-2011, 01:39 AM

Congrats! Love the GT-R!

LarThaL · 10-08-2011, 07:15 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ottoblotto

Hot. Asian. Sexiness...

I agree. It is Asian.

The GTR is a vehicle built with a single minded purpose: to the be fastest point A to B tool under a given price ceiling. If that is what you want, look no further.

Then there is this viewpoint:

Rshane · 10-08-2011, 09:08 AM

Sweet, beautiful GTR. Try not to beat up on too many M3's

M3maniac20 · 10-08-2011, 11:47 AM

Congratulations!

Have to say hated these when they first came out, but the more and more I see them I love them. Awesome car! Have fun!

Brucewonder · 10-08-2011, 04:29 PM

red looks great on the GTR...enjoy!!!

mkPOTO · 10-08-2011, 05:12 PM

Congrats

NatAsp-M3 · 10-08-2011, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ateam

...I know its a great performer but I would have gone back to a porsche as its much classier IMO

ditto, but contratulations and I hope you love it!

i3urton · 10-08-2011, 06:13 PM

lol your at the ceiling.. after the gtr whats next????? not much lol.but congrats!!!.friend went back to a m3 after a gtr for a year. he misses the power.

donovan · 10-08-2011, 06:25 PM

Red???

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scheherazade Major 36 Rep 1,467 Posts Drives: 09 GTR (& 93' accord!) Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: DC metro area iTrader: (8)	Every time I look at the nose of an R35, I wonder who designed it ... and wtf they were thinking. The rest of the car looks so good that the contrast/mis-match is just jarring. But, that's what you get when you divide up the exterior design between design offices in japan (front), US(mid), and England(rear) (IIRC). -scheherazade
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Ateam Banned 88 Rep 1,105 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	GTR"s are just too flashy for my liking, especially in red. Too much attention, especially from cops. I know its a great performer but I would have gone back to a porsche as its much classier IMO
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