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[jdemeis]

Originally Posted by Napper

FERRARIS Gallardo's they are all driven

um, right. the local drag strip and track days are just overrun now by ferraris and lamborghinis. heck, you could almost say that pesky Gallardo is the new Mustang GT! I saw some kids putting a supercharger on one in a driveway at the local trailer park.

[Napper]

Originally Posted by jdemeis

um, right. the local drag strip and track days are just overrun now by ferraris and lamborghinis. heck, you could almost say that pesky Gallardo is the new Mustang GT! I saw some kids putting a supercharger on one in a driveway at the local trailer park.

Perhaps you don't live near an area were anything less than 430 Lexus is considered average. i happen to be smack dab in the middle of some of they wealthiest Floridian cities. I don't live in one.... i'm middle /middle class. Got the Z in a fire sale...

I don't live in That KIND of Hood...But i'm right down the road from where Alot of the south florida money Cities are.......and believe me....those Vipers , the 360's those Gallardo's i run into daily along with the oh so common 911 turbo , are usually hauling butt. Not wide out..but not putting around.


The Zr1 its hopefully not gonna be in the garage. This car is not exactly a grocery getter. I think the faster and more expensive a car is the higher the likelyhood that they overnight in te garage....but the Zr1 with drop beloww 100k and you'll start to see more of em..If GM keeps it together ( a whole other story) Zo6 are being kicked to the driveway for there big brother Zr1...But i think its still a ride that you want people to see you in. Therefore it see's alot of air.

It would be shame if your were totally right. America finally steps up to the europeans and japanese. Funning how all the cool cars come from the old AXIS powers , defated in WW2

I rotate which car i drive....my lowest whp car the 04 GTO is 471
My 06 edges out my Z by a few but the weight makes it irrelevant
My cars seem average around here....10 years ago these HP numbers would be all badass. Not now. TT this S/C that. Factory ratings of 600hp for the viper...imagine...it went up 200 hp since it came out.. Ands its relatively a new name in the American game

Where i am...i see alot of Hipo cars.

When my Vette/GTO buddy came down fom PA. he commented to me he never saw so many high end cars on the road.....he was here for a week!
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Thats the advantage/disadvantage( sometime its good..sometimes i wish i had the road to myself) of a tightly packed metropolis... as southern florida has become......the further south...the more tightly packed.
But theres alot of money in gainsville , tampa, palm beach, south beach,
and Miami in general....as well as varias parts of Ft lauderdale..
Coral springs..Parkland..and with that money , i seem to see alot of exotics are on the road.



I garage my Z...so when i do go out its showroom clean...i don't think its a queen though.

[Napper]

and my nieghbor WORSHIPS his toyo Matrix. i thought i saw a UPS package from Procharger going to his door...lol

[zoomz06]

Great read!

[Napper]

I have a neighbor that has a Matrix....and you'd think it was a Ferrari the way he treats it!!

Jeeeezee....... just a little story of a neighbor with a Zr1 thats tuned.

And all this hub bub, relax. It wasn't a scene from Reble without a Cause.

[GClausen]

"Don't buy it unless you plan to race it."

[EBzo6]

I've always liked the ZR1, now all i need is all that money..lol

[Flex182]

I dont care how outdated my Z06 becomes , it will always be a bad ass and still be able to hold its own. but your right about the supercharging and twin turbos Ect. Seems like every car that wants to race me now has that. Everybody wants a piece of the Z06 as soon as they bolt it on. its like thats what they go out to find.. Funny isnt it how one day your at the top and a couple of years later you find out your cars technology just got kicked to the curb for some new radical design.

[johniew398]

I was on my dealers list for a ZR1 for about 13 months and then when they first came out the gouging was such I decided it wasn't worth the premium.

I know the prices have dropped drastically; but, I'm glad they were gouging people at first as it forced me to keep the Z and look for another toy, that's why I picked a new ACR five months ago. Absolutely no regrets!

[Flex182]

Very nice garage..both are nice toys.

[Napper]

Hmmm. bought a Nissan GTR added a boost controlor and upundated turbo's touces with the Zr1 in every categegory

GODSILLA!!! AND ALL FOR FAR LESS $$$$$

[Flex182]

Do you own a vette or just a Nissan or both ?

[Napper]

I'm a GM man..

2 GTO's with all the works, brakes, suspesnion, driveline...and of course motors

1 Zo6 ram air, comp cammed, arh, lowered and Non runflats..plus a little intake a TB porting ( thanks Cory)

Now i wanna see what this GTR can do with a reflash and larger turbos

Yes i own a Nissan......i don't want it to be faster than the Zr1. Since i own a proftable dyno/ tuner shop geared toward non American cars

with the righ HP/ weight reduction/and AWD i fear the GTR can dethrown the viper Acr and the Zr1

Nissan has been keping an eye on our supercars.

And Hyundia has been keeping an eye on Nissan....that genesis with a tiny
2l turbo has already prerelease modificaton...450..500wheel hp is attaniable

and at what a price 10k over MSRp for the spec r.

Now we are pricing ourselvles out of the market. damn

[PerforminNorman]

Originally Posted by Napper

......damn ........

Hey now.

[mjustmike]

Originally Posted by Napper

Hmmm. bought a Nissan GTR added a boost controlor and upundated turbo's touces with the Zr1 in every categegory

GODSILLA!!! AND ALL FOR FAR LESS $$$$$

Base Price: 2010 Nissan GT-R Spec V: 15,750,000 yen (about US $170,000)
2010 Nissan GT-R Spec V Pictures
Nissan GT-R Gets Japan-Only Spec V Model
The Nissan GT-R Spec V is the first factory special edition to come from Nissan Japan. While the GT-R Spec V does not add a whole lot performance-wise to standard GT-R cars, its powerful styling enhancements, weight savings and trick high gear boost controller should ensure every unit will be snapped up by the Nissan devout in Japan.

Nissan GT-R Spec V Performance

Introduced at the Tokyo Auto Salon, the 2010 GT-R Spec V carries the same engine as other GT-R cars, though a boost controller is added which provides additional torque in high gear to pass that imported Corvette ZR1 on the highway, or the Nurburgring. Operated via a button on the dash, the extra boost engages for 80 seconds, then disengages on its own, presumably to save load on the engine.

Other Spec V performance extras include a high-flow titanium exhaust, adjustable more-aggressive Bilstein shocks and carbon-ceramic composite Brembo brakes front and rear. Did Nissan opt out of universally raising boost or engine tuning to aid maximum power output in order to make way for an even-more-aggressive GT-R variant? We hope so.


I know this is the Japan, non-import version, but it sure doesn't seem cheaper than the ZR1.............I guess it's all relative.
Around here there is a bit more dealer markup, so much for Nissan regulating the dealerships and the GTR is right up there with the ZR1.....yeah a bit cheaper but when you're looking at 6 figures, a couple thousand 1 way or another isn't a big deal.
So......you start modding the GTR.....can we mod the ZR1 equally? There is a red ZR-1 in Tampa that would love to play and he has no problem tracking the car, either road or drag but preferrs road course.
You may have gotten one from a dealer at only 10K over but that is not the average. Modding either of these cars is going to be fairly costly and about equal at the final $$ total.
But with the "revised" launch control the GTR is not the same, except for the transmission replacement $$$, got $ 21K laying around?? After they void your warranty for using the launch device.


Oh well, have fun with the ugly one!! Just my opinion though.