In This Thread - We will laugh at the Nissan GT-R

[Jean Ralphio]

wow...this REALLY sucks

http://www.nagtroc.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=36946&st=0

cliff notes: said GTR is black-listed due to having mods. Blows his motor - is quoted $36k for the motor and $55,000/installed.

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[Jean Ralphio]

other people saying they traded theirs in for fear of having this same thing happening to them ... wow

 

[Frank Dukes]

you know mooky wouldnt let it slide without already posting such info.

:repost:

 

[Jean Ralphio]

wow..how the hell did Dan beat me to this?
oh well.
delete i guess

 

[Frank Dukes]

ahh thought it was mook, it twas eagle

http://www.thechicagogarage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=40592&highlight=nissan

 

[E]

wow..how the hell did Dan beat me to this?
oh well.
delete i guess

Eagle fast like lightning

 

[PANDA]

http://autos.yahoo.com/2010_chevrolet_corvette_zr1_zr_1-warranty/


Powertrain

100,000 miles / 60 months

Part of Bumper-To-Bumper New Vehicle Limited Warranty.

GTR = :rollpicard:

 

[Jean Ralphio]

http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/127250-accident-dont-do-what-i-did.html

Cliffs: bumped into tho the white vans tow bar causing small crack in bumper... set off the Pedestrain Saftey system, where the bonnet pops up Which is a one use system You need to replace the bumper, rams, bonnet hinges and of course the EC, final cost 11,000 Pounds, so like $17500 american.

 

[Bru]

Chevrolet isn't going to honor your warranty if you slap on a bunch of mods, a bad tune and throw a rod through the block, either.

 

[Jean Ralphio]

Chevrolet isn't going to honor your warranty if you slap on a bunch of mods, a bad tune and throw a rod through the block, either.

And the ZR-1 crate motor is almost half the price of what that poor guy is getting charged for his new GT-R engine.

 

[Bru]

That's besides the point I was responding to.

 

[Mook]

And the ZR-1 crate motor is almost half the price of what that poor guy is getting charged for his new GT-R engine.

hand built motor by a tiny asian man > motor thats been around forever. of course its going to cost more.

 

[Freebeer187]

hand built motor by a tiny asian man > motor thats been around forever. of course its going to cost more.

hahaha this made me laugh

 

[PANDA]

Chevrolet isn't going to honor your warranty if you slap on a bunch of mods, a bad tune and throw a rod through the block, either.

I haven't heard of any warranty bullshit story's in regards to the ZR1. Seems every other week I read about a guy bitching about GTR problems. Its amazing that such a super car has a 100,000 mile Warranty.

 

[Mook]

its still a nissan....and what failures would a CORVETTE have? a car thats been around forever....christ on a cracker

 

[bikrboy128]

http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/127250-accident-dont-do-what-i-did.html

Cliffs: bumped into tho the white vans tow bar causing small crack in bumper... set off the Pedestrain Saftey system, where the bonnet pops up Which is a one use system You need to replace the bumper, rams, bonnet hinges and of course the EC, final cost 11,000 Pounds, so like $17500 american.

i dont understand this safety feature. does the hood pop up to throw the hit pedestrian off the car? they could've designed the hinges, bumper, and rams to work with this system without destroying them. seems like a very stupid design flaw.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Guy who comes in had his warranty denied on his c6z when the engine grenaded due to the shitty "dry-sump". Denied because he had a big brake kit.

 

[Jean Ralphio]

hand built motor by a tiny asian man > motor thats been around forever. of course its going to cost more.

LS9 = generic SBC!

 

[bikrboy128]

Guy who comes in had his warranty denied on his c6z when the engine grenaded due to the shitty "dry-sump". Denied because he had a big brake kit.

that's bullshit and illegal. magnuson-moss warranty act, read up.

 

[Turk]

hand built motor by a tiny asian man > motor thats been around forever. of course its going to cost more.

Exactly. The M3 motor cost 25k and the M5 motor is something like 35k. These motors are pretty exclusive though and aren't used in many cars. The motor in the ZR1 is a reworked ls3, big deal.

 

[Mook]

i wont be captain save-a-ho in this thread...but the "warranty failures" are directly related to guys modding their cars....stock failures are FAR less than what forums piss and moan about.

trust me, i'm on gtr boards waay too much

 

[utryd2]

Guy who comes in had his warranty denied on his c6z when the engine grenaded due to the shitty "dry-sump". Denied because he had a big brake kit.

Thats odd since they come with big brake kit from the factory. 6 piston fronts and 3 rear. All stealerships will try to deny a claim before paying out on stuff like this.

 

[jason05gt]

Chevrolet isn't going to honor your warranty if you slap on a bunch of mods, a bad tune and throw a rod through the block, either.

You'd be surprised. My friend's dad had a 02 Z06 and blew the engine. He open tracked the car at Gingerman probably 50+ times before it blew up. Chevy paid for a new LS6 when it was found that there was a defect, even though the car had some minor mods and had been raced.

 

[jason05gt]

hand built motor by a tiny asian man > motor thats been around forever. of course its going to cost more.

LS9 and some modular Fords have been hand assembled. Nissan is bending over their customers on parts. I remember an Autoblog article stating that the GTR is a loss leader, so maybe they are making up on parts.

 

[PANDA]

its still a nissan....and what failures would a CORVETTE have? a car thats been around forever....christ on a cracker

interior rattles. Malfunction of cobalt radio. etc