Sad, sad day, waved bye bye to the CSL.

[shane@mbtech]

Originally Posted by alexk

Well a guy here in CH tracks one and the costs are immense (compared to a Porsche for example).
The car overheated in Hockenheim in 8 minutes (differentials / gearbox).
The tyres wear out very fast.
The brakes wear out very fast (discs went to the bin in less than 7000km and only a small part of them were track kilometers).
Gearbox oil costs 500 euros (for this special gearbox).

Another Swiss guy that I met in Anneau Du Rhin, would do only 4 laps per 30-minute session ?
Coincidence ? I don't think so...

I am not sure why people claim that these are myths. These are facts.
Of course, your opinion and experience will be very good, provided that you will say the full truth (because it might end up being silly).

Shane, please don't take my thoughts wrong.
I am happy for you and congratulate you for the new car.
I find it a bit strange given your background (I know about the CSL and the 996 turbo, I guess you had other good cars) to get a car that was build to attract people's attention for being fast + cheap and rape them with the service costs.

Last but not least, it's much cheaper to own and track a Gallardo Superleggera than a Nissan GTR in Switzerland.
Costs double to buy the Superleggera though... so if you are planning to keep the car for ever (like me), it will be much cheaper in the long run.
And it will be a lambo not a datsun

Not got the pennies unfortunately for a Lambo superleggera

The service costs for me will be fine, im certain about that.

Im not taking your thoughts wrong mate, your points are valid and I respect them.

But the oil is not that much, use pentosin ffl4, £10 per litre., certainly not 500euro. Recommend this oil to your friend.

As said Alex, most of it is scaremongering.

The gearboxes can overheat yes, smg can break too, look at the scaremongering about SMG.


I wear my Discs out on the CSL in far less time than 7000km, one trackday can ruin a set of discs in any car if you drive really really hard.
I know the discs are a weak point, just like the CSL brake setup. New set of non drilled discs, problem sorted.

My plan is not to track the car apart from european stints and maybe once a year in the UK. So the major running costs you talk about hopefully will not effect me too much.

I do not buy blind, and I am well aware of the fallbacks of GTR ownership, if I could not handle them I would not have ordered one