Looks like Nissan isn’t going to let people get away with buying a reletively inexpensive exotic that can outperform more expensive exotics that easily. Particularly worrying is this statement:

Adding, replacing, reprogramming, attempting to reprogram, altering or disconnecting any  computer, control unit, or electronic module or deleting any or all stored information in any computer, control unit, or electronic module, or denying access to any data or information stored in any computer, control unit, or electronic module VOIDS ALL COVERAGE under the 2010 Nissan GT-R New Vehicle Limited Warranty.

I’m not sure how this adds up in conjunction with the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act – but it is certantly something to pay attention to if you’re in the market for a R35 GT-R.

[Source: Njection.com]

Edmunds recently felt the pain recently as they brought their GT-R in for scheduled maintenance, which involves:

• Transmission fluid flush
• Differential fluid change
• Engine oil change
• Engine oil filter
• Engine and cabin air filter

The transmission fluid comes in at a whopping $86.24 per quart, and the differential oil comes in at $62.02 per quart. Add that to $817.50′s worth of labor, put your car in the shop for 4 days, and you end up with a tab for a little over $2000. Ouch. Check out the article from Edmunds here.

Last week we took our Nissan GT-R to Nissan of Santa Monica for routine service. We knew going in that this was going to be an expensive one. We’d been warned ahead of time that this service was not only an oil change (already expensive on these cars), but also a routine change of the differential and transaxle fluids.

Update 20090402: Some smart people in NAGTROC are posting up their findings at chemically analyzing the GT-R’s gear oil…and their experiences with developing their own.

Eric Hsu at Beyond The Dyno shares this Specialty-Z built 300ZX Twin Turbo build on his website with a few thoughts of his own. This 300ZX is a monster, with twin GT3071 turbochargers, a wealth of supporting parts, and a good tune. The results are well over 1000HP at the wheels, a true sleeper because from the outside, it looks almost stock. Click here for the full description!

I’d love to have a Z32 one of these days. I still have fond memories of the Z32 even though I haven’t driven one in a long while. Back in the day when I was 20 (circa 1993), Jeff the Tokyo Pimp and I did several Z32 NA and TTs with 150 shots of direct port nitrous. Those were my first experiences with involuntary lane changes and smoking tires at 80mph.

It seems in an attempt to get the Nissan GT-R to appeal to a wider audience, they will be developing and selling a “softer” version of the R35 GT-R. The linked article here, on PistonHeads mentions something called “Ripple control”, along with more choices in interior like wood grain in the proposed Spec-M model.

The GT-R Spec-V firm suspension will get replaced by a softer, more refined setup and will include ripple control shock absorbers to help iron out the bumps. There’ll also be a wider choice of interior trims to help entice a more upmarket clientele, with aluminium and wood grain finishes both options on the new Spec-M.

Craigslist never ceases to amaze with exemplary examples of stupidity and fail. Seen in this example is a 240SX with a horrid body kit and the mash of non-working parts, complete with toasted JDM SR20DET motor. Click “Read more” to see the complete listing complete with all the photos.

i have a car a 1990 240sx salvaged title, got it in a trade, it has an sr20det motor, right hand drive with a 350z front end conversion and g35 rear. converted 5 lugs, it has an indash computer but needs a 1000watt amp to operate.

i have a car a 1990 240sx salvaged title, got it in a trade, it has an sr20det motor, right hand drive with a 350z front end conversion and g35 rear. converted 5 lugs, it has an indash computer but needs a 1000watt amp to operate. if you have any other questions email me at s[edited] or message me or give me a call at [edited] 

registered till april….abt 41k on engine and 170k on body…i need money for school,…need this gone fast..got some offers but they flaked on me…i’ll probably take the first best offer.. 

GIVE ME AN OFFER THE ONLY WAY I WILL TRADE IF THERES MONEY ON TOP, SORRY I REALLY NEED MONEY 

the bad things…. 

theres a small crack in the windshield 

theres suddenly a valve knock thats y the price lowered…easy to fix just needs 500 dollars 

wipers work but not connected 

dash lights not working and speedometer not working 

willing to trade for a any smoggable car…just let me know 

thanks for looking..hopefully youre interested.

Possibly NSFW pictures after you click “Read more” but CarZi posted some delicious pictures of a bright yellow R34 GT-R being washed by Kerry Ann De La Cruz here. Click on and enjoy!

Focus Auto Sales graciously loaned their $120k 1999 R34 Nissan Skyline GTR Vspec in factory Lightning Yellow (one of the rarest R34 GTR colors available) for this test drive. In order forKerry Ann De La Cruz to properly test drive the 580hp Skyline she had to ditch the heels but unfortunately not the bikini!

808_R35 over at NAGTROC has posted some amazing pictures of his R35 GT-R over at this thread. I couldn’t find any other details about the car, but it is an amazing sight. I’ve mirrored all the pictures here, click “Read more” to see all the photos!

Stanley Ku posted some awesome pictures of the cars at his dad’s garage, which contains an R34 Skyline GT-R, and what seems like a boosted S2000. Click here to see his blog, and click “Read more” to see all of the pictures!

These pictures are from a couple Saturdays ago. I came home and my dad was just able to take the R34 out for a spin. But since I got home just in time, he told me to take it out instead. The parking in my garage is tandem so the S2000 must come out before the R34 could get out. I diagonally parked my E30 there so it won’t block the driveway. Since all the cars were outside, it was a good opportunity to take a few quick pictures.