Nissan advises GT-R buyers to weigh up their options
August 21, 2008 by Karl Peskett
The whole motoring community is virtually salivating at the prospect of Nissan’s new supercar, the GT-R, arriving in Australia.
And while Nissan Australia sorts out compliance issues, dealer fitouts and other associated red-tape, private buyers are going their own way, so to speak. Nissan warns potential buyers to do their homework, though.
SEVS (Specialist and Enthusiast Vehicle Scheme) compliance has now been realised for the GT-R, meaning a certain number of people can now import and road-register their GT-R’s before they go on sale in Australia officially. But with controls in Japanese, as well as unknowns with GPS, and speed limiting, private GT-Rs may not be the best investment.
In light of this, CarAdvice spoke to Nissan Australia, and asked if anything had changed from its perspective.
“Basically, we are aware of these developments”, said Jeff Fisher, Manager, Public Relations, Nissan Australia.
“We are delighted at the red hot market interest in the GT-R.” However, Mr Fisher warned that Nissan continues “to advise potential customers to source their vehicle via the Nissan network in order to protect their position re: warranty conditions, servicing expectations, owner-care standards and potential resale values.”
From Nissan’s standpoint, nothing really has changed. However with the new developments in the private market, Nissan is pushing forward with readiness for the GT-R.
Mr Fisher confirmed to us that final price, dealers and Australian specifications will be released very soon.
CarAdvice will continue to keep you up to date with any further news.
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*****PRIMO!*****
I think its a wonderful car, BUT it will be associated with all the older model bogan-owners, so i rather a slower Porsche [who cares if it laps 2s slower, the females LOVE the brand]
Cheers
F-0
I went to Japan earlier this year, and travelled across Kyoto to see one in a dealership to see if kids would fit in the back. It is not beautiful, but hugely impressive outside moreso than in. Zero leg room in the back, unfortunately – I could barely fit my hand between the seats – so off my list. Just sitting in it was fun – my 60ish taxi driver jumped in too, for a go in the “skyrine”.
right on F-O!
In 5 years we’ll see dozens of the grey ones with milo-tin exhaust and thumping stereos cruising up and down the main streets of Dandenong, Brighton Le-Sands and The gold coast strip…with Habib hanging his arm out the window and his fully sick mates taunting every other car around into a drag race.
Pity the fate has already been decided for the next step in ultra high performance.
Rich rock have you been living under? I see plenty of “Habib’s” as you call them already driving new 911’s, F430’s, M3’s, AMG’s and the like. Good luck to them if their line of work whatever it maybe lets them afford such machines who cares. Why do the same knobs come on this site (who will never own anything but a pushbike) bag a car for the type of people who drive it? Get a grip and get a life. If you can afford who have the right to drive whatever you like, period! But the real people who can afford the GT-R and will appreciate just how good it is don’t care squat who else will be driving or not driving them and what others mayh think. Grow some gonads you clowns.
The GT-R is an awesome car, and definitely one for those who know their machinery not knobs who dream about driving cars that other people might like.
But with a name like Frugal_Fart and post’s the word primo like he’s in ove with it what do you expect? I’m sure the motoring manufacturers are quacking in their boots and running to design the next fairy-mobile to please you Frugal.
I realise how awesome this car is but it just doesn’t look new. If I could gut it and place those innards a Challenger SRT8 id be happy.
in pictures it looks like a 350z on steroids, but in the metal it is a lot bigger, much wider, and much meaner looking than what you get from the photos. It is really impressive.
John. You said it all. That was “Primo” :-)
F-O you’re an absolute champion. You neglect to mention you went for the tip option in your base model 911 just so you can have your way with yourself while driving. The gold digging vacuous bimbettes probably enjoy the badge, everyone else thinks you’re a tool.
Before you question my knowledge on the subject I’ve had tons of Porsches, even raced a few. None of this water cooled 911 rubbish though. I have a new GT-R on order through Nissan Australia, the first in the state and one of the first in the country. Just to cover myself incase they couldnt get their act together I ordered one in Japan too.
Thanks for reinforcing a stereotype for me…
Jeff Ash
JEFF -
“The gold digging vacuous bimbettes”
Nice, lovem all, just play them all!!
Enjoy your Datsun
Cheers
F-0
If they work for their money, then fine. But, I deal all too often with the ones that think their number two’s dont stink, and rely on Mum & Dad to keep them in a lifestyle they dont really deserve (which includes tearing up the streets in their boosted GTR’s and WRX’s).
Just sterotyping more than anything.
In relation to your backlash, I am assuming then that you must drive a very special car and am sick of being stereotyped…or, do you visit the aforementioned locations with your stereo at “ear-bleed” levels, run rolling blockades on the freeways and give us real car enthusiasts the label “hoon”?
My details of who I am and what I drive are on the members pages…Check there first next time eh champ!
C-Red, did you order your GT-R with an air cooled option? Or is it Ok for Nissan to be water cooled but not Porsche. Like it or not to most people the GT-R will continue to be associated with the cap-backwards brigade, no matter how fast it is.
Dlr1 – Of course I ordered the air cooled option. I also ticked the boxes for arkwardly placed pedals and poor ergonomics.
Be the association as it may, products from Zuffenhausen, and particularly Leipzig, will be associated with owners that value the cachet rather than the performance. Hence the number of tiptronic Boxsters sold…
C-Red,good on you for buying the new GT-R,ignore the negativity from the peanut gallery! I think its known as jealousy…………
Although Im not a big enthusiast of Japans performance cars I do respect this! Anyone that would prefer to buy a Porsche because of the respect it gets from the women isn’t really thinking about what he wants in a performance car or what its capable of,probably cant even drive ,clearly hes thinking of his knob only and I dont mean the one on the gearstick!
How do people generalise all Skyline owners under one backward baseball cap,a Skyline is a Skyline a GT-R commands much more respect ,especially looking at the cost difference of them . Owners of old falcons and holdens also get lobed in the same basket as a bogan even when you drive a brand new $70,000 car.
No room in the back of GT-R for kids ha? Anyone been in a 911? Hardly roomy! When my ex bought a new 911 we had a 2 year old at the time,no leg room for him even.
This isnt a family car,or a grocery getter,its a Supercar,purchased for pleasure and power,and cause you CAN,from memory Porsche’s pedals are offset as well,the same as my M3s.
So good luck with the Dato C-Red Im not sure you’ll leave plenty of VW owners with open mouths when you nail them!hehehe
Cheers Lisa
Lisa,
Taste in cars, ability to spell and unencumbered…drop me a line anytime.
Jeff
(jash@c-red.com.au)
Will do babe!
I DONT CARE IF THEY DO 0 – 100KMH IN 3S
THEY HAVE NO PEDIGREE OR CLASS
THEY ARE JUST RICERS NOTHING MORE
HOW MANY F1 RACES HAVE NISSAN/MITSU WON AGAIN?
CHEERS
F-0
PS NEW CHEV VETTE BEAT ITS NURBURGRING LAP TIME, TAKE THAT DATSUN!!
“HOW MANY F1 RACES HAVE NISSAN/MITSU WON AGAIN?”
Nissan 0 wins
Porsche 1 win
But Nissan have those 0 wins from 0 races
Porsche have that 1 win from 35 races over 8 years
But I’d rather a Porsche. Looks so much better, isn’t much slower, is available with a proper manual and comes with a Porsche badge which is much better than a Nissan badge
How much do I have to spend on the VW to catch the Dato………
Wait, that doesn’t make any sense F-0. Nissan and Mitsu aren’t in F1 (I don’t believe they ever have? And what does mitsu have to do with anything). But then, neither has Chevrolet. So what’s your point?
By the same argument, Mitsu has won WRC a lot, and Porsche hasn’t…thus the Mitsubishi Mirage is a better car than the 911 Turbo. Illogical.
Plus, did the Porsche F1 team race a 911?
The old “ricer” term is getting tired. As someone pointed out, hoons in skylines are different from the new GT-R, different from the old Skyline GTRs. I have a R32 GTR and idiots in hotted up chromed R33s always want to race. In a straight line and in terms of stereo volume they tend to win. On a track my thing monsters them. Totally different beasts.
The Skyline name has heritage, going back to the late 60s. The new GT-R is the next evolution. I don’t care for badge snobbery, if it puts a smile on your face, then go for it.
If you don’t like the GTR, whatever, but don’t pull some “it gets the ladies wet” crap, you sound like a 16 year old…or a divorced mid-life crisis case?
Best you dont bring up F1 victories Frugal – *cough*
Honda 3
Renault 33
I somehow cant see a badge cred afficionado such as yourself stooping to driving a Renault or *gasp* a Honda.
Respect to the Corvette, that only makes any Porsche’s time look even less respectable.
As for Mitsubishi, WRC titles anyone?
What else you got?
Difference between guys like you, and someone with a clue is that I can quite happily give credit where its due to any make and model if its deserved. You on the other hand can only see “teh mighty Porsha”. You could be American with an insular attitude like that.
Tell me what Porsche you do actually own Frugal – if its anything less than a GT3 I’ll be bitterly disappointed.
Oh and what’s with the CAPS? NO NEED TO SHOUT SON.
I agree BM anyone that buys a car purely because of how much attention it will get hiim or how popular he thinks he will become is a Bogan – regardless if the car cost $20K or $200k
I love the look of the new GT-R. I had a rather in depth look at it when it was here for the motorshow earlier this year and I was flawed by the design; technology and performance figures..
Funny thing is it was opposite the Toyota stand and I said to one of the sales reps at Toyota “you guys could learn alot about passion and car desifgn from those guys – as I pointed towards the crowd that had formed around the GT-R.
C-Red – Frugal One very rarely has anything good to say about any particular make or model .. However; he is nothing compared to the Toyo-Trio [Tomas79 TP and Dingo]
They do nothing but eat live and breathe Toyotas so much so that their wealth of ignorance will astound you.
Everyone is entitled to have an opinion so long as its the same as theirs.
They base their views on surveys and statistics and when they start losing arguements they often resort to personal attacks/insults
Roger that Nutter. You hit the bullseye there!
FRUGAL_ONE Says:
August 21st, 2008 at 5:07 pm
“…..HOW MANY F1 RACES HAVE NISSAN/MITSU WON AGAIN?”
NM REPONSE……Gee you are not talking about Toyota as done SFA there.
All the power and supposed might with massive profits….and when it comes to F1 its flunk with honours. Toyota should give up there and concentrate on releasing more solid performers with no soul. My other halfs brother has a Camry and he said…..”Nice car and good in lots of areas, still when its all done and dusted it has no soul whatsever”
What on earth does Toyota have to do with this? Nothing.
Fact 1….he spruiks anout Toyota mostly
Fact 2….and has hide to talk about Nissan and Mistubishi with F1 being no success. For the regulars on here, they see the irony of his weird ramblings warblings and see he is double dutch mega heaps!
Toyota has a bit to do with this than what you might think given that They are Nissans most direct [not to mention cross town] rivals in exactly the same way Ford and Holden are.
The fact that Nissan can produce such an awesome supercar with such passion and precision.. an iconic car which gets the adrenalin running through the veins of every real car enthusiast shows how much of a mistake Toyota made when they axed their equivalent the Supra.. which reportedly could be put on ice along with the Lexus L-SFA supercar
Toyota have lost the passion and have spent the last 10 years looking for it whereas at Nissan the passion has only intensified and the new GT-R proves it
Afterall this is a car enthusiasts website & passion plays a big part in peoples decisons as to whether or not they like a particular car.. be it interms of looks or whatever
“Toyota have lost the passion and have spent the last 10 years looking for it” – your joking right, they never want to look for it, they are happy raking in profit after profit lol!. The only thing they’ll dabble in performance when it gives a 2x or more effect on their brand awareness and boost sales.
Once they take over the world then maybe they’ll throw a bone our way or two haha. But in the time being look out for the occassional marquee cars just to keep the Toyota performance rabble satisfied now and again…
Back on topic, GTR = Marvelous car, technology at its best, cant wait for the Vspec, Mspec and so forth if they do come out…
Toyota still has nothing to do with anything, you’re just trolling.
But, for my 2 cents: I think the axing of the Supra revival has more to do with Toyota’s long term business plan. It would appear to me that Toyota is creating a large distinction between itself and Lexus. Lexus represents luxury and Toyota represents run-abouts. I reckon future sports cars will be shifted to the Lexus marque and Toyta will focus entirely on A to B cars.
That’s what it seems to me. So all this talk of “Toyota has no soul, don’t make sports cars” I reckon that’s the idea. People associate Toyota with reliability and cheapness (don’t argue this one, I’m not saying Toyotas are, I’m saying they’re perceived), and Lexus will be a sports and luxury marque.
Maybe I’m wrong about the Toyota/Lexus separation, but it looks like it.
And the whole Ford/Holden rivalry, only in one car segment. Same as Mitsu/Subaru. The Commodore fights the Falcon, that’s it. Every other car Holden sells here is sh*t, unlike ford which has a decent line up outside of the Falcon. Subaru only fights Mitsu with evo/STi (and that’s arguable now that the STi is a hatch and thus aiming at euro hatch territory). Mitsu and Subbie don’t make any other cars that properly compete.
Besides, I think Honda is more comparable to Toyota, as is Hyundai (maybe not on sales).
In any case since when did Toyota do sports cars?
MR2 = nasty little piece of oversteering wannabe ferrari/SL without a boot.
Supra = straight line monster and little else
Levin = nice dynamics but useless unless you swap the engine
Soarer = heavy and useless, good as a fatty’s sports car
Celica = perfect trainee hair dresser’s car, move on to SLK
Chasers and Aristos are sports sedans, not purebreds
2000GT is the only proper sports car Toyota has ever made.
Good call about Lexus and Toyota and agree somewhat hey.
With cars you comment on……I like the swoopy look of MR2. See them around and a 1993 model is still more svelte styled then current Corolla, Yaris or Camry or Aurion. Maybe you like FUGLY and be seen in FUGLY……just like being with my other half as I like to be with someone who is “NOT” fugly. Obviously the whole concept of being seen with a nice girl or driving a nice car does “NOT” register with heaps! Seems like you focus on minute nothingness when it comes to drivel about + and – on what Toyota did with Sportcars! Who cares for your comments on MR2 as it was a hot car! TOYOTA IS SOLID PERFORMERS WITH NO SOUL OR DEPTH TO THEM…..MAY AS WELL DRIVE A COFFIN HEY! LMAO MASSIVE!
And to make a sportcar does not mean it has to be full on handling, motor with kw’s heaps…………….Iam stating it has to have the feel and ambience inside and classic lines and svelte on outside!
Loved the generalization.
Fair enough, a lot of “Habib’s” or even “Marios” or “Thranhn” driving Skylines and such.
But just to be specific. Most are driving the cheap GT-S models. Hardly any respect for that “variant”.
Most enthusiast can tell the different even if a wannabe GT-S has a GTR badge… a crime on its own there.
This GT-R… well, If I get sent to Japan sometime next year, I already have a few people over there who can get me a second hand for about 60K AUD equivalent.
Some work mates who are on their way there have plans to get their hands on it too. The point is, its expensive even as a second hand. Your typical bogan or “habib” or “mario” or even “thrahn” cannot afford it… which is good. Heck, the R34 still retails for 40~50K. Most of the “crap” versions on the road that gives that “stigma” or the main reason for the generalisations are driving cheap variants.
And to choose an inferior Porsche model to attract “gold digging” ditzies… well, to each to his own I suppose. But atleast try to get the “worthy” Porsches.
Nothing worst than seeing a 40 something year old man, wearing Gucci sunnies, balding, wearing a suit, on his way to get a StarBucks coffee on a Boxter… not even an S.
Dude… just wear a pink shirt with “cheaper way to compensate”.. same effect.
James said “Nothing worst than seeing a 40 something year old man, wearing Gucci sunnies, balding, wearing a suit, on his way to get a StarBucks coffee on a Boxter… not even an S.
Dude… just wear a pink shirt with “cheaper way to compensate”.. same effect.
hahaha that was gold,well said!!!!!!!!!!!!
What about the R32GTR R33GTR, anyone can afford one of these days, let alone the stereo types you mentioned. The GTR did not start at the R34 my friend. As said earlier if you have money you buy whatever you like.
Anyways if you from Melb you know the habibs here drive their VL turbo’s, SS’s, XR8/6T here more than the skylines…
Your not the real Realcars,he wouldn’t speak to me like that.Grow up and use your real identity ,Im guessing you feel intimidated by a woman {hardly a girl } with car knowledge and drives a fast car and always have……….You have an appendage problem too? You have nothing to say on the GT-R then fook off
Do you drive an E36 or E46 M3 Bavarian Missile? Nice choice either way.
I don’t understand what you’re saying NM, I think you’re saying there’s more to a sports car than performance. The point with the MR2 is that it’s a fickle little car to drive. Took a friend’s SW20 GT round a track and it’s a right handful to drive. It’s harder to control than cars twice it’s size.
Besides, for the money of an MR2 there’s plenty of nicer, faster and more practical cars out there.
Also, I don’t get what you were insinuating about with the fugly thing? Am I ugly, is the R32 GTR ugly, is my girlfiend ugly? I don’t get it?
doofdoofdoofdoofdoof…..
Anyone that puts a $15k+ Doof Doof System – with subs as big as the wheels etc in any [performance] car with an engine that sounds as awesome as the one in the GT-R is a moronic bogan and quite simply doesn;t deserve such a car.
Mr Truth aka Realcars knock off,aka who ever youll be next,I
can only imagine what you drive let alone what you’ve ever driven………..still have that appendage problem it seems!
GTRmon,E36,nails most things that are on the roads regularly. Still demands respect from other real performance drivers in all facets.An awesome package still,I’m guessing our phantom blogger drivers NOTHING and packs nothing,how sad!
“Anyone that puts a $15k+ Doof Doof System – with subs as big as the wheels etc in any [performance] car with an engine that sounds as awesome as the one in the GT-R is a moronic bogan and quite simply doesn;t deserve such a car.” ironic tho, the GTR comes with 2 x 10″? subs as standard :),
Bah not all the time you would need to listen to the engine, especially if you happen to get stuck in traffic something to ease the stress sometimes…
Was looking at the E36 M3 awhile ago, but all of them had way too much KM’s on the clock, really shows how enjoyed these cars were by their owners, might be looking at E46’s end of this year.