Another Switch to the GT-R

CanM3 · 05-25-2010, 12:44 PM

I pulled the trigger and sold my '08 E92 M3 and bought a 'gently' used '09 GT-R. Really, I couldnt be happier, there are a few things I miss about the M3, the sound of it right around redline with the full Dinan exhaust, yeah, I will really miss that....and the comfortable interior, I will miss that as well....but in my opinion, the GT-R excels in just about anything else....
The M3 does everything really well, The GT-R does everything excellent...it will out handle and out accelerate the M3, and the brakes put the stock M3 brakes to shame.
The Bose stereo sounds just as good as the M3 stereo did, and I dont have to cringe everytime I slide into the GT-R seat like I did with the M3....the leather was beautiful in that car but you look at it sideways and it would scratch....even just by the rivet heads on levi jeans.
Drive the GT-R normally, and it gets great gas mileage, the Tranny is just unreal..I drove the DCT in the M3, and the Nissan DCT is such a better 'feeling' transmission.....
Congrats Nissan, you have built what I consider one of the best all around machines on the road!!

Cabinetman · 05-25-2010, 01:11 PM

Welcome to the club!

I agree that the thing I miss most about my M3 was the sound of my Eisenmann sport exhaust when the engine was screaming toward redline. In the GT-R I don't notice the less appealing exhaust note so much because it takes all my concentration not to hit the rev limiter under full boil in first and second.

Do you have any mods planned? I did the HKS resonated mid-pipe and HKS Legamax exhaust to open things up a bit. According to Kenny at Jotech this mod alone nets 21hp at the wheels. If money had been no object I would have gone with the Akrapovic system. Here is a pic of my exhaust. I'm still not sure how I feel about the blue tips, but the sounds is great without being too loud.

wheeladdicts · 05-25-2010, 01:28 PM

I got a chance to drive one last night and now this thread!

I think my clock is clicking :/

mike2010m3 · 05-25-2010, 01:45 PM

how much did you get your car for?

Chill72 · 05-25-2010, 02:16 PM

Too bad GTR looks like an eclipse.

Just my opinion though

ScotyH · 05-25-2010, 02:20 PM

Welcome to the dark side!

e92_m3 · 05-25-2010, 02:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mike2010m3

how much did you get your car for?

+1!

And congrats on your latest purchase man.

mPlasticDesign · 05-25-2010, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chill72

Too bad GTR looks like an eclipse.

Just my opinion though

Your opinion is wrong.

Crazy Bimmer · 05-25-2010, 02:32 PM

I heard the Eisenmann exhaust on a GTR at the track and MY GAWD, it sounded like a fighter jet. What a beast.

Only thing scares me is the pricey maintenance costs.

smmmurf · 05-25-2010, 02:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ///Metak

Your opinion is wrong.

I agree, it has way more presence than an M3.

Frozen Black Panther · 05-25-2010, 03:39 PM

the GTR still to me looks too "nissan" the m3 is pure sex, either way that GTR is a beast enjoy it.

ScotyH · 05-25-2010, 04:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chill72

Too bad GTR looks like an eclipse.

Just my opinion though

You must mean from the back?, cause' the tail lights would be the only thing you'd see....

LeeD31 · 05-25-2010, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by ScotyH

You must mean from the back?, cause' the tail lights would be the only thing you'd see....

LOL

r_seng · 05-25-2010, 06:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by That Nice Guy Beck!

the GTR still to me looks too "nissan" the m3 is pure sex, either way that GTR is a beast enjoy it.

It can look too much like what ever the hell it is, but for the price and what it can do. I DON'T CARE

.

Gyoung · 05-25-2010, 07:14 PM

Congrats

Cdnrockies · 05-25-2010, 07:30 PM

Goody...another local GT-R whose tailights I can stare at.

Congrats on the new ride....pics or it didn't happen.

SIIK2NR · 05-25-2010, 07:45 PM

Congrats.... waiting for them to offer a manual tranny...

ilidon · 05-25-2010, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by SIIK2NR

Congrats.... waiting for them to offer a manual tranny...

haha! true that!

IbanezGod · 05-25-2010, 09:43 PM

fix your sig, you spelled 'experience' wrong

i debated GTR, but I wanted the 4 doors, oh well. I have to enjoy 414hp

davedave · 05-25-2010, 10:21 PM

my friend just got one, he said GTR have great mileage on freeway.

Frozen Black Panther · 05-26-2010, 12:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by r_seng

It can look too much like what ever the hell it is, but for the price and what it can do. I DON'T CARE

.

looks altimaish

TheKosherStogie · 05-26-2010, 12:36 AM

congrats! enjoy godjilla

05-25-2010, 12:44 PM	#1
CanM3 Private 7 Rep 82 Posts Drives: 2008 JB M3 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Calgary, Canada iTrader: (0)	Another Switch to the GT-R I pulled the trigger and sold my '08 E92 M3 and bought a 'gently' used '09 GT-R. Really, I couldnt be happier, there are a few things I miss about the M3, the sound of it right around redline with the full Dinan exhaust, yeah, I will really miss that....and the comfortable interior, I will miss that as well....but in my opinion, the GT-R excels in just about anything else.... The M3 does everything really well, The GT-R does everything excellent...it will out handle and out accelerate the M3, and the brakes put the stock M3 brakes to shame. The Bose stereo sounds just as good as the M3 stereo did, and I dont have to cringe everytime I slide into the GT-R seat like I did with the M3....the leather was beautiful in that car but you look at it sideways and it would scratch....even just by the rivet heads on levi jeans. Drive the GT-R normally, and it gets great gas mileage, the Tranny is just unreal..I drove the DCT in the M3, and the Nissan DCT is such a better 'feeling' transmission..... Congrats Nissan, you have built what I consider one of the best all around machines on the road!!
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05-25-2010, 01:11 PM	#2
Cabinetman Lieutenant 14 Rep 432 Posts Drives: 2015 GMC Sierra Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Fort Worth, TX iTrader: (0)	Welcome to the club! I agree that the thing I miss most about my M3 was the sound of my Eisenmann sport exhaust when the engine was screaming toward redline. In the GT-R I don't notice the less appealing exhaust note so much because it takes all my concentration not to hit the rev limiter under full boil in first and second. Do you have any mods planned? I did the HKS resonated mid-pipe and HKS Legamax exhaust to open things up a bit. According to Kenny at Jotech this mod alone nets 21hp at the wheels. If money had been no object I would have gone with the Akrapovic system. Here is a pic of my exhaust. I'm still not sure how I feel about the blue tips, but the sounds is great without being too loud.
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05-25-2010, 01:28 PM	#3
wheeladdicts Brigadier General 229 Rep 3,173 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: South Florida iTrader: (3)	I got a chance to drive one last night and now this thread! I think my clock is clicking :/
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05-25-2010, 01:45 PM	#4
mike2010m3 Private 10 Rep 66 Posts Drives: 2010 bmw m3 Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: florida iTrader: (0)	how much did you get your car for? __________________ 2010 bmw m3 black on black every option. led angel eyes
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05-25-2010, 02:16 PM	#5
Chill72 Banned 111 Rep 896 Posts Drives: 10 E92 M3 (RIP) Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Germany iTrader: (0)	Too bad GTR looks like an eclipse. Just my opinion though
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05-25-2010, 02:20 PM	#6
ScotyH Bimmer me up 19 Rep 340 Posts Drives: 08 M3, 2010 GTR Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Edmonton,AB iTrader: (0)	Welcome to the dark side!
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05-25-2010, 02:32 PM	#9
Crazy Bimmer The Jesal 391 Rep 5,859 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Chicago IL iTrader: (20) Garage List 2009 BMW M3 [0.00]	I heard the Eisenmann exhaust on a GTR at the track and MY GAWD, it sounded like a fighter jet. What a beast. Only thing scares me is the pricey maintenance costs. __________________ 2009 E90 M3 - SOLD
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05-25-2010, 03:39 PM	#11
Frozen Black Panther Captain 67 Rep 927 Posts Drives: 2013 550 DINAN STAGE 2 Join Date: May 2010 Location: NYC/CHICAGO iTrader: (0)	the GTR still to me looks too "nissan" the m3 is pure sex, either way that GTR is a beast enjoy it.
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05-25-2010, 07:14 PM	#15
Gyoung Private 2 Rep 94 Posts Drives: E92 M3 & C219 CLS55 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NY iTrader: (2)	Congrats
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05-25-2010, 07:30 PM	#16
Cdnrockies Banned 50 Rep 1,109 Posts Drives: BMW's Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Calgary iTrader: (0)	Goody...another local GT-R whose tailights I can stare at. Congrats on the new ride....pics or it didn't happen.
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05-25-2010, 07:45 PM	#17
SIIK2NR Lieutenant 51 Rep 598 Posts Drives: AW E92 M3 Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Dog iTrader: (0)	Congrats.... waiting for them to offer a manual tranny... __________________ Current: 2006 Lotus Elise SC Previous: 2008 AW E92 M3 6MT - Sold 2004 AP2 S2000 - Sold
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05-25-2010, 09:43 PM	#19
IbanezGod 997TT, X5M 95 Rep 975 Posts Drives: 997TT, X5M Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Philly iTrader: (0)	fix your sig, you spelled 'experience' wrong i debated GTR, but I wanted the 4 doors, oh well. I have to enjoy 414hp __________________ 2007 Porsche 911 Turbo, Previously: 1998 M Roadster, 2011 M3, 2005 M3
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davedave Captain 40 Rep 788 Posts Drives: Godzilla Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Somewhere iTrader: (7)	my friend just got one, he said GTR have great mileage on freeway.
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05-26-2010, 12:36 AM	#22
TheKosherStogie Lieutenant Colonel 342 Rep 1,805 Posts Drives: 08 M3 DCT AW/Red Join Date: May 2009 Location: West Hollywood iTrader: (1)	congrats! enjoy godjilla __________________ 17' M2 DCT - KW CS - Re71r - Carbotech BW C13 - 1:57:2 ACS - 1:49:6 WSIR - 1:30:6
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