Comments on: Video: Fifth Gear drive the Nissan GT-R

By: Godspeed

Godspeed — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 03:49:10 +0000

Flying High – Really? Contaminants which they knew about..? Doesn’t sound good…

Which car were you running it in? Fuel is always a contentious issue but good to know that BP Ultimate is shaping up as a very real alternative for those of us who want higher octane.

I haven’t tried V-Power racing as yet, as I still have doubts about using petrol containing ethanol in a turbocharged motor.

By: Flying High

Flying High — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:07:28 +0000

actually re V power and ‘had to use Ultimate’comment from God above, BP is the only company who guarantee that their Ultimate 98 IS actually 98 octane.

I stopped using Shells ‘Optimax’ now rebadged V power after it clogged up the internal arteries of my fuel system and made the car run like a dog – due to contaminents in Shell fuel – a fact that Shell knew about but conveniently forget to tell its loyal customers (like myself). I still haven’t lost the bad taste and will only use V Power if there really is nothing else and the fuel tank is down to fumes only.

By: Godspeed

Godspeed — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 22:20:47 +0000

Hey BM.. yeah? sounds like she needs some fresh air and a drink with some punch in it! Here in Sydney there is a mass shortage of V-power, no-one seems to know when it’ll be back in stock. Hav had to use BP ultimate, seems okay so far.

By: Bavarian Missile

Bavarian Missile — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:59:22 +0000

Hey Godspeed…..wondering when you would show up here babe!

M3 a little dull today in 40 degree heat…..shes not happy!As I imagine this wouldn’t be either……

By: Lcat

Lcat — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:56:10 +0000

^ agreed,
got the feeling there were nissan minders present & he was deliberately trying to unimpress with the understeer.
I’d guess JP is euro-centric his own cars include 911 turbo,
Z4 and seat leon cupra (seat being his bttc paymaster)

Anyone remember him crashing out of Bathurst when he was teamed up in the HRT with Brocky?

By: Godspeed

Godspeed — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 06:27:23 +0000

Hmm he is very restrained isn’t he. He always stops short of saying it’s truly a great car – it’s simply a very…. very… good, car. and I (no, WE)…. like it. He managed to make it sound very very ordinary indeed, nothing special at all, and sounds like he doubts that it could get round the nurburgring in 7’38, even though pretty much every car enthusiast (of which he would profess to be one) knows about the video on YouTube that proves that the GTR did it, even whilst parts of the track were damp.

By: Flying High

Flying High — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:39:42 +0000

Bit of understeer – is that it…? Maybe it was poor driving rather than the vehicle itself?

well to own one come about July 2009 would be nice – I guess I only need to save about $2000 per week between now and then, also chip in about 8K for insurance – yep should be right!

(Now where are those Microsoft shares I had lying around from about 20 years ago….)

By: Kenzo

Kenzo — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:05:06 +0000

Nick. you read my mind.

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 12:58:29 +0000

Jason Plato has a hidden agenda. He owns a 997 twin turbo. Now in this review of the GT-R he is trying to justify to himself that his car, which happens to cost almost double, fails to even deliver the same level of performance, let alone beat the GT-R.

By: Grant

Grant — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 11:10:00 +0000

pretty poor review… only the last 30secs was on how it drives. the rest was about its tech and specs