CSL gone, this is the new toy

[Jaw_F430]

Just got back off holiday and should be picking this up tomorrow:thumbs:

[DuncanR]

Nice one Jaw, a tip though, get yourself some spare tyres now, cos if you get a puncture you may not find them so readily available !!:thumbs:

[Jaw_F430]

Nice one Jaw, a tip though, get yourself some spare tyres now, cos if you get a puncture you may not find them so readily available !!:thumbs:



Cheers Duncan, need to find the best place to buy them:thumbs:

[weedavey]

Just got back off holiday and should be picking this up tomorrow:thumbs:

They are awsome mate, my cousin has one. Went in it the other night and WOW! Although he has it tuned to 602bhp and uprated the brake.
Anyways i think i prefer the silver to the black.

Nice one:thumbs:

[Yanto]

Looks ace Jaw - the guy who parks in the opposite space in the underground car park where I keep the CSL has exactly the same - MEGA ! :supz:

[Jaw_F430]

They are awsome mate, my cousin has one. Went in it the other night and WOW! Although he has it tuned to 602bhp and uprated the brake.
Anyways i think i prefer the silver to the black.

Nice one:thumbs:

Cheers weedavey

They are silly fast stock so his must be mental :supz::hahaha:, will be keeping mine stock until the warranty runs out

[Bounce]

Nice one mate.:thumbs::thumbs::thumbs:

[DuncanR]

Cheers Duncan, need to find the best place to buy them:thumbs:

Found this on www.gtr.co.uk (http://www.gtr.co.uk)
This may be of interest for those in North London - STS Tyres (Stapletons) are doing a deal on 4xBridgestones for the R35 £1287.00 all four fitted inc VAT. Contact name is Steve Lowry 0208 449 3184

[$w!ft]

How long you got till the Warranty's off?

If I had one I would definitely tune it :D There's some really nice kits for it out there. Its all good apart from the interior, I wish they had made the design better, its just really boxy and bland for my taste

[weedavey]

How long you got till the Warranty's off?

If I had one I would definitely tune it :D There's some really nice kits for it out there. Its all good apart from the interior, I wish they had made the design better, its just really boxy and bland for my taste

Really? I thought it was a nice place to be coupled with all that performance. Although it was weird seeing the same menus on the screen as i have in my navara.
I still think they are great though.

[mole]

Lovely bit of kit mate, I fancy one myself but looking at the thread on here a few days ago re running costs I may give it a miss!
Enjoy :thumbs:

[Jaw_F430]

How long you got till the Warranty's off?

If I had one I would definitely tune it :D There's some really nice kits for it out there. Its all good apart from the interior, I wish they had made the design better, its just really boxy and bland for my taste


Car has about 28 months warranty left:thumbs:

I think the interior is awesome!!!:supz:

[Jaw_F430]

Lovely bit of kit mate, I fancy one myself but looking at the thread on here a few days ago re running costs I may give it a miss!
Enjoy :thumbs:


I thought the running costs were high too but having looked into it abit its not that bad really.

Tyres are expensive for Dunlops ~£1800 a set (Bridgestones are bit cheaper)

Service every 6000 miles or 6 months ( for 6k & 12K service it is around £850 from Main dealer)

I won't be tracking mine so don't have to worry about the pre & post inspections

Insurance is a lot but thats due to my age rather than the car

Discs and pads will last due to me not tracking and the main dealer has told me prices already and its not too scary:smokin:

[NZ_M3]

:thumbs:

[mole]

Doesn't sound too bad then. Hmm, I am tempted I must admit.

[$w!ft]

You might wanna check this out when you get more cash

http://www.lancerregister.com/showthread.php?threadid=302894

http://www.youtube.com/watch#!v=tXmOg4QuVCE&feature=fvw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JuEOXagKhc&feature=player_embedded

[shane@mbtech]

Nice car mate, buying from middlehursts?

I almost bought one before I bought my 996tt. Awesome cars. Well done:thumbs:

[Jaw_F430]

Nice car mate, buying from middlehursts?

I almost bought one before I bought my 996tt. Awesome cars. Well done:thumbs:


Cheers lawsy, Yes buying it from Middlehursts, spoke to Andy there and he was very helpful :thumbs:

[Jaw_F430]

Doesn't sound too bad then. Hmm, I am tempted I must admit.


I will post up any other costs once I have run it for a bit:thumbs:

[shane@mbtech]

I will post up any other costs once I have run it for a bit:thumbs:
My business partner used to work for middlehurst many moons ago. So I only know him through him, we work on any Mercs they get in too.

We bumped into Andy at karting last year, his son was quite a little racer.



He can peddle a bit in a car can Andy:thumbs:

I think running costs can be high, but like anything it all depends how you treat it. I would not worry.

[Jaw_F430]

My business partner used to work for middlehurst many moons ago. So I only know him through him, we work on any Mercs they get in too.

We bumped into Andy at karting last year, his son was quite a little racer.



He can peddle a bit in a car can Andy:thumbs:

I think running costs can be high, but like anything it all depends how you treat it. I would not worry.


Yes he took me out in their demo GTR and we did some impressive roundabouts:hahaha: soooo much grip in the GTR


Middlehursts seem a very good dealer so I should be ok:smokin:

[glendog74]

:thumbs: :thumbs: :thumbs:

[mattCSLnut]

"GODZILLA" as it's know here in the land of the rising Sun.
VERY COOL and technical "Tour de Force" :supz: :supz: :supz: Congrats & ENJOY :beer:

Recently visited the Nissan HQ in Yokohama where they had
the R35 GTR 'Speck V' on show... lots of loverly Carbon Fiber
all over it :drool: :drool: :drool: pix below

Matt currently in Tokyo

[_Nathan_]

The traction they have out of slower corners is mental, hope you enjoy it :thumbs:

[Dan]

Lovely car, would love a ride in one as everyone says how savage they are!! :smokin: :thumbs:

[Mark CSL]

My m8 had 1 the fastest car i have been in the gear change is mental it pulls on the change no drop in power as you change gear :thumbs:

Enjoy your new toy

[danr55]

awesome. I have been drooling over one of these at the weekend, still not been out in one though, probably a good things as I'd only want one even more by all accounts.

Enjoy it! :thumbs:

[Jaw_F430]

Picked it up at 4.30pm and got pulled by the police at about 4.40pm:hahaha: insurance didn't show up on their system apparently, but I think they just wanted to look at it:thumbs:


Awesome car, just got to read up on all the gadgets it has now:hahaha:


Gearchange speed is super fast:drool:

[weedavey]

Picked it up at 4.30pm and got pulled by the police at about 4.40pm:hahaha: insurance didn't show up on their system apparently, but I think they just wanted to look at it:thumbs:


Awesome car, just got to read up on all the gadgets it has now:hahaha:


Gearchange speed is super fast:drool:

Hope you enjoy it mate, very nice car.

[alexk]

Congrats mate !

Have fun with it :beer:

[shotokan]

Lovely bit of kit...have fun!

:thumbs:

[XKaLiBaR]

Funny, as kpkpkp just sold his GTR for a CSL, and another mate of mine sold his GTR for a normal M3. Look forward to hearing your verdict.

[Jaw_F430]

Funny, as kpkpkp just sold his GTR for a CSL, and another mate of mine sold his GTR for a normal M3. Look forward to hearing your verdict.



Car is awesome so far and I love all the gadgets:thumbs:

[XKaLiBaR]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOAXJTTc__w

:D

[Fasteddie]

LMAO :smt001
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOAXJTTc__w

:D

[DuncanR]

Cracking find XKaLiBaR :thumbs:

[kpkpkp]

Dont get me wrong I loved mine to bits but they are an arse for costs.

As I said in another thread - I did not thrash mine any more than any other car I have owned and it only saw one track day and the brakes still only made 8800 miles - that is shit!! If my 911 had killed its discs after 8800 I would have taken it back under warranty. Nissan just put it down to wear and tear.

The servicing is not that bad but again the post track day inspections will always equal an oil change and the car eats rubber - but it would do to have that level of grip.

My only other gripe is the paint on the car and the wheels is terrible and I mean terrible - it looked worse at 8 months than my old M3 did at 4 years.

You can forgive all of this for the out and out pace of the car, it is so quick it is untrue. I fitted a Y-Pipe to mine as I felt it sounded a bit bland and other than that I loved it. The interior is great, the grip is like nothing else and the turbo rush is something to behold.

The CSL has better steering feel and is more tactile. It makes a better noise and takes more skill to drive - a good driver in a GTR will whip a great driver in a CSL. A great driver in a GTR will murder anything on the track without question.

I am sure you will love the GTR - I would struggle to understand anyone that wouldn't. Jenson Button has one and he loves his.

Here is a clip of mine - check out the noise with the Y-Pipe fitted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqcCoI7zMjg

Kp

[Jaw_F430]

Dont get me wrong I loved mine to bits but they are an arse for costs.

As I said in another thread - I did not thrash mine any more than any other car I have owned and it only saw one track day and the brakes still only made 8800 miles - that is shit!! If my 911 had killed its discs after 8800 I would have taken it back under warranty. Nissan just put it down to wear and tear.

The servicing is not that bad but again the post track day inspections will always equal an oil change and the car eats rubber - but it would do to have that level of grip.

My only other gripe is the paint on the car and the wheels is terrible and I mean terrible - it looked worse at 8 months than my old M3 did at 4 years.

You can forgive all of this for the out and out pace of the car, it is so quick it is untrue. I fitted a Y-Pipe to mine as I felt it sounded a bit bland and other than that I loved it. The interior is great, the grip is like nothing else and the turbo rush is something to behold.

The CSL has better steering feel and is more tactile. It makes a better noise and takes more skill to drive - a good driver in a GTR will whip a great driver in a CSL. A great driver in a GTR will murder anything on the track without question.

I am sure you will love the GTR - I would struggle to understand anyone that wouldn't. Jenson Button has one and he loves his.



Kp


I didn't use my CSL as a track car and won't be tracking the GTR so hopefully some of the costs I have seen won't apply.

I seen a white one at Middlehursts and the paint did look awful. The bumpers looked cream comapred to the white body.

I am really pleased with the UMS paint so far, but only time will tell.


Both are awesome cars though:thumbs:

[TMAQ]

both are amazing cars. sounds much much better with the Y pipes even on idle. it would be the first thing i'd change.

[danr55]

Dont get me wrong I loved mine to bits but they are an arse for costs.

As I said in another thread - I did not thrash mine any more than any other car I have owned and it only saw one track day and the brakes still only made 8800 miles - that is shit!! If my 911 had killed its discs after 8800 I would have taken it back under warranty. Nissan just put it down to wear and tear.

The servicing is not that bad but again the post track day inspections will always equal an oil change and the car eats rubber - but it would do to have that level of grip.

My only other gripe is the paint on the car and the wheels is terrible and I mean terrible - it looked worse at 8 months than my old M3 did at 4 years.

You can forgive all of this for the out and out pace of the car, it is so quick it is untrue. I fitted a Y-Pipe to mine as I felt it sounded a bit bland and other than that I loved it. The interior is great, the grip is like nothing else and the turbo rush is something to behold.

The CSL has better steering feel and is more tactile. It makes a better noise and takes more skill to drive - a good driver in a GTR will whip a great driver in a CSL. A great driver in a GTR will murder anything on the track without question.

I am sure you will love the GTR - I would struggle to understand anyone that wouldn't. Jenson Button has one and he loves his.

Here is a clip of mine - check out the noise with the Y-Pipe fitted.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqcCoI7zMjg

Kp

Interesting feedback:thumbs:

Is it a common problem for them to eat discs so quickly, and if so, why do they? How much are replacement discs, and can you upgrade them to something that lasts longer?

[kpkpkp]

Discs are a common issue on the car and it being a heavy car is very heavy on its brakes.

Most people have replaced the OEM discs with Alcons which are slotted not drilled or something similar for around £1800 with pads which is not too pad.

Kp

[Jaw_F430]

Discs are a common issue on the car and it being a heavy car is very heavy on its brakes.

Most people have replaced the OEM discs with Alcons which are slotted not drilled or something similar for around £1800 with pads which is not too pad.

Kp


I think I will go with APs that Middlehursts supply once my OEM ones need replacing, don't seem too expensive:thumbs:

[weedavey]

Discs are a common issue on the car and it being a heavy car is very heavy on its brakes.

Most people have replaced the OEM discs with Alcons which are slotted not drilled or something similar for around £1800 with pads which is not too pad.

Kp

My cuz can vouch for the alcons and uses RS 29 pads. Not sure but i think he swapped the discs out from new so he can put them back on when he's done with it.
These cars are more and more appealing to me every time i see them. Future buy for me i think.

[Jaw_F430]

My cuz can vouch for the alcons and uses RS 29 pads. Not sure but i think he swapped the discs out from new so he can put them back on when he's done with it.
These cars are more and more appealing to me every time i see them. Future buy for me i think.



You won't regret it;):thumbs:

[Kislik]

I had E46 M3, sold and got GT-R which I sold and get a CSL... :whistle:

[Rutkowski]

I love Gt-Rs but the interior........ not nice IMO, especially the seats.

Congrats! :thumbs:

[need4speed]

I had E46 M3, sold and got GT-R which I sold and get a CSL... :whistle:

Funny that; I did the same!!

[Kislik]

Funny that; I did the same!!


You mean selling GTR and get CSL? what was You reason? GTR is extremely fast, bit quite boring in my eyes

[need4speed]

You mean selling GTR and get CSL? what was You reason? GTR is extremely fast, bit quite boring in my eyes

Yes recently sold the GTR and bought a CSL. The GTR in an incredible piece of engineering, but i felt it left me cold; the car seemed to do all the work with very little driver involvement. I also had issues with the Black Paint, very thin and poor quality finish, so much so that it needed a full front end respray after only 5k miles.

[Kislik]

Yes recently sold the GTR and bought a CSL. The GTR in an incredible piece of engineering, but i felt it left me cold; the car seemed to do all the work with very little driver involvement.


100% agree with You

[billy-m3cutters]

You have a lovely car mate, it's savage when it comes to speed and handling so I'm sure your more than pleased.