Comments on: Nissan GT-R beats the M3 and M5 in residual value

By: BMW LOVER

BMW LOVER — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 20:45:47 +0000

BMW will be always the bes t ; i don’t care if the GT-R beats the M3 or the 911 , thougt the GT-R is fastest the M3 is more luxourious and more confident;

By: Gord

Gord — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 16:44:26 +0000

Pardon my ignornace, but doesn’t the fact that because the GT-R has a waiting, it won’t lose value as quickly as say a car that doesn’t have a waiting list ? I never said a waiting list made a car better.

By: Gragop

Gragop — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 00:02:53 +0000

@The Lee:

I agree, quality and ability have nothing to do with a waiting list. Good example is the Alfa 8C – Clarkson said it can’t handle for crap yet it was hyper expensive and uber difficult to get one. Waiting lists usually have to do with hype – a lot of times people will put their names on waiting lists with dealers if they think a car will be big on debut then try to flip one of the first few to go on sale thinking they’ll make a profit.

By: The Lee

The Lee — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 23:40:21 +0000

@Gord:
Then it’s obviously JDM as hell, too.

I really don’t see the waiting list itself making either the M3 or the GTR any better or worse. There was a waiting list for the Mustang GT500; it doesn’t mean it’s not a complete turd. There isn’t a waiting list for the Scion xD; that in itself doesn’t make it a better car than the Corvette ZR1.

There are only two things you can judge by using whether or not the vehicle has a waiting list as your tape measure:

1) Marketing. How well has that company hyped up their product?
2) Production. How few did they make?

By: Gord

Gord — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 22:54:30 +0000

@ The Lee

The M5 during debut had a 2 year waiting list.

By: The Lee

The Lee — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 21:15:53 +0000

@Gord: Well, the GTR is uber JDM, yo. Of course you have to be on a waiting list for it.

By: Gord

Gord — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 18:33:35 +0000

Well you can’t exactly just go and buy a GT-R because I believe there is a waiting list, and people have to pay premiums. An M3, you could just go to dealer, and buy one.

By: The Lee

The Lee — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:47:18 +0000

@Gragop:
I’m with you on that. I don’t want my car to tell me when/where I can drive fast. I’m not typically the type to speed anyway, but I enjoy at least having the option available should I need it.

I really don’t like “launch control”. As a drag racer, I enjoy the effort/time/accomplishment of watching those 60′ times drop because of practice and skill acquired through numerous trips to the track. I don’t care for the idea of a car launching itself in the most efficient manner. There comes a point where the skill of the driver will diminish simply because there’s no longer any challenge to driving a car like that.

By: Gragop

Gragop — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:38:17 +0000

@The Lee:

I respect the authority and capabilities of the GT-R as well but in the end, if it were my money, I’d take an M3 at $55k and save the $25k and be just as happy. The GT-R is incredible but in my mind more a technical exercise and conversation piece given the limitations placed on it by software, the GPS-based limiters, the transmission/launch control and the little black box that records and transmits data on drivers – those things just don’t work for me if I’m spending that much.

By: The Lee

The Lee — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 17:21:12 +0000

@Gragop:

I have a very healthy respect for what the GTR is capable of…

That being said, I agree with you 197%. I’d rather have the M3, 911 or ZR-1 any day of the week.

I hate Nissan interiors, I hate the nanny software of the GTR, and I hate the fact that Nissan has completely given up on the inline 6 configuration.

By: Gragop

Gragop — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:47:47 +0000

I’d still rather have the M3 that doesn’t grenade itself if I drive it like it’s supposed to be driven.

By: CalebC

CalebC — Tue, 27 Jan 2009 12:46:51 +0000

*cough*slushbox*cough*