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Old 05-28-2008, 01:02 PM
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He definitely didn't get it from a US Nissan Dealer. The cars haven't even got here yet. Imported from Japan maybe?
I don't know how he got it here, but it's here.
 
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I don't know how he got it here, but it's here.
Where there's a will, there's a way(or Where there's money, there's a way).
 
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I have seen a red one driving around here for the last 2 or 3 weeks. I believe it belongs to one of the big wigs at Nissan since they have moved their North American hqts here. I have always been in my Range Rover and not my TT when I see him so no playing around with him. I know the car may be a bad *** but when you see it in person you look at it and say "what is that" and "whatever it is it looks kind of funky". Not really anything that catches your eye if you know what I mean. It kind of blends in with the surroundings.
 
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Originally Posted by Alan
5) M3 won the test even though it was not in the same class performance wise, but they loved the overall package
Thats just plain stupid. How could they compare the 997TT and GT-R with an E92 M3.......

I really want to know what person on this planet would pick an M3 over a 997TT...
 
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I know some guys on here were looking for a GT-R. There is a post for a July delivery at $10k over on NAGTROC. I don't know the details or who the poster is. Just wanted anyone interested to have a chance at it.

http://www.nagtroc.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=22884
 
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Originally Posted by Murtaza
Thats just plain stupid. How could they compare the 997TT and GT-R with an E92 M3.......

I really want to know what person on this planet would pick an M3 over a 997TT...
Probably not over a 997TT but definitely over the GT-R....
 
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As far as the GT-R being on the road here and there, I was at a tuning shop in Huntington Beach (BBI Autosport) and they had pictures of a silver GT-R parked in front of their shop from a couple of months ago. It was actually a lady reporter from Road & Track. So they are around.
 
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wow...let us know if losing $10K instantly is worth the feeling of being one of the first to work out all the bugs in that car.
 
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wow...let us know if losing $10K instantly is worth the feeling of being one of the first to work out all the bugs in that car.

Why are you sweating him if he wants to buy something that he wants?
 
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Originally Posted by nzk
wow...let us know if losing $10K instantly is worth the feeling of being one of the first to work out all the bugs in that car.
You don't have to wait for the answer. I've paid premiums before and it was worth it (to me). As a matter of fact, forget about premiums: if you bought your 997TT at MSRP, you too know the feeling of losing $10K+ as you drive out of the dealer. That's the price of admission to drive a new car built exactly to your spec.....

Look, I know paying premiums isn't wise investing, but sometimes you just want to say "F it. I want it now."

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Originally Posted by nzk
wow...let us know if losing $10K instantly is worth the feeling of being one of the first to work out all the bugs in that car.
WOW!

Let us know when you've read Dale Carnegie's book if investing $11.20 is worth the value of overcoming a part of your personality that, perhaps unintentionally, annoys, irritates and attracts scorn.

 

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Look, I know paying premiums isn't wise investing, but sometimes you just want to say "F it. I want it now."

Touche good sir, touche.
 
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The good news is that ChrisN tracks his cars. Forget the magazine articles with pro-drivers - it will be interestiing to see whether the GT-R is faster around the track than a 997TT in a mortal's hands.

It will be interesting to see if its faster than a 993TT, for that matter.

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I'd like to see GTR in person to see what sort of street presence, if any, this car has. I saw one during the auto show and I can't say I was too impressed. Nonetheless, I am drawn to its performancetechnology.
 
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i agree. i always like the R34, but this new one doesn't do it for me. its best feature is the free spinning twin clutch. that 0-60 time is very impressive. just imagine what will happen when that technology hits the V8s and V12s
 


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