Which Car?!?!?!?
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Oh definitely with the mustang....I mean, off the top you'll save $20 - $30 grand off the purchase price, then at least a grand at each service check then if one keeps the vehicles past the warranty period then probably another $20 grand over the life of the vehicle....JohnFK said:
A couple of points: you don't take a new car to CTC for work. 90% of anything that needs to be done will be under warranty and MUST be done at the dealership.s-husky said:
As for the Roush name. They are sold through select ford dealers and are ford factory approved. He'll be able to get the car serviced at the ford dealers that are selling roush.
For the most part, the roush stuff is just bolt on so it doesn't affect too much of the driveability or servicability of the vehicle. For eg: the transmission/drivetrain hasn't been changed, the brakes are basically the same (discs and 4 piston calipers), suspension is basically the same (with changes in springs, roll bars etc) and the rest is basically cosmetic.
I think Blackstock Ford sells roush vehicles and there's probably more than a few others. I know the Ford dealer up on Hwy 27 does specialty vehicles, they probably sell roush too.
Get something else ... Porsche's a much too common now. Walk downtown during rush hour ... you'll easily see 10 in the spam of a half hour.
I was planning on getting that but fuck it...you can't put after market rims on it or else there will be an error code...not only that it has a speed limiter on it , so if i hit the track and got it unlocked from Nissan I have to get back to the stealership very next day and get it done for almost 500 bux or else it will void my warranty...smiley1437 said:
I'm doing my research
2SOON JR said:
I believe the GPS track detection speed limiter unlocking will be disabled for GT-Rs coming to North America (for anyone else who is reading this, the GT-Rs in Japan are speed limited to 111 MPH unless the car's GPS detects it is at certain registered racetracks, whereupon it unlocks)
More bad news for modders, the car is very particular about air flows, fuel flows, temperatures, emissions, etc. You can't use out-of-spec parts (power flows, etc) without tripping an engine code. Hey, the car IS an Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle, which is pretty surprising for a 480hp car, i guess they're trying to keep them that way. Not sure why after-market rims would trigger a code, probably a safety thing?
ECU programming is tightly controlled too, only 'real' tuning companies like HKS, Mines, Top Secret, etc will have the electronic keys to unlock the ECU and make changes.
On one hand, this sort of lockdown protects the user from wrecking his car and also protects Nissan from having to deal with crazy warranty issues arising from people making unauthorized mods. However, it's gonna be a real wet blanket on enthusiasts because one of the reasons the original GTR was so popular was because anyone could fairly easily make changes.
Who knows, maybe those keys will get leaked some time in the future?
But let's be clear, even in completely 'stock' form, this thing should haul some serious butt!
Thanks for your info, i didn't know that...most of the facts are purely based on the GTR in Japan so even the ones coming for states is based on that too...like you said its gonna be a bummer for car enthusiast but hopefully something will be out.smiley1437 said:I believe the GPS track detection speed limiter unlocking will be disabled for GT-Rs coming to North America (for anyone else who is reading this, the GT-Rs in Japan are speed limited to 111 MPH unless the car's GPS detects it is at certain registered racetracks, whereupon it unlocks)
More bad news for modders, the car is very particular about air flows, fuel flows, temperatures, emissions, etc. You can't use out-of-spec parts (power flows, etc) without tripping an engine code. Hey, the car IS an Ultra Low Emissions Vehicle, which is pretty surprising for a 480hp car, i guess they're trying to keep them that way. Not sure why after-market rims would trigger a code, probably a safety thing?
ECU programming is tightly controlled too, only 'real' tuning companies like HKS, Mines, Top Secret, etc will have the electronic keys to unlock the ECU and make changes.
On one hand, this sort of lockdown protects the user from wrecking his car and also protects Nissan from having to deal with crazy warranty issues arising from people making unauthorized mods. However, it's gonna be a real wet blanket on enthusiasts because one of the reasons the original GTR was so popular was because anyone could fairly easily make changes.
Who knows, maybe those keys will get leaked some time in the future?
But let's be clear, even in completely 'stock' form, this thing should haul some serious butt!
2009/10 is going to be one tough year to make a car decision
