Nissan GTR - good car / bad car ?

**DiscoStu** · 23 February 2010, 09:29

Milan

Have you thought about joining PistonHeads?

**Mich the Tester** · 23 February 2010, 09:37

I don’t know. All the cars I’ve ever owned (Nissan Micra, Suzuki Jimny, Alfa 33, Alfa 166, BMW 325i, Peugeot 407 (which was tulipe), MB e240) have been thoroughly slagged down by everyone I know so I obviously know nothing about cars.

I have however noticed a pattern in this not entirely representative sample; French cars look smart when they’re new but are tulipe after about 6 months. Italian cars look fabulous, drive like a dream but fall to bits after a couple of years. Japanese cars look tulipe but never break. German cars look rather staid, drive quite comfortably and given the right servicing, which costs a bloody fortune, they last forever.

**DimPrawn** · 23 February 2010, 09:42

Milan, have you heard of taking a road test?

If you like the way it looks, like the way it drives and are happy with the price, it's a good car.

Not up to the standards of your 10 year old Passat mind.

**Mich the Tester** · 23 February 2010, 09:43

Originally posted by DimPrawn View Post

If you like the way it looks, like the way it drives and are happy with the price, it's a good car.

Is this the most sensible thing you've ever said, DP? It is quite shockingly sensible.

Say something stupid instead please.

**Scary** · 23 February 2010, 09:43

By all accounts a fantastic car. Pop down the Nissan garage and book yourself in for a test drive.

**DimPrawn** · 23 February 2010, 09:44

Originally posted by Mich the Tester View Post

Is this the most sensible thing you've ever said, DP? It is quite shockingly sensible.

Say something stupid instead please.

I nearly forgot, and it has a German badge on the bonnet.

**Lockhouse** · 23 February 2010, 09:45

Originally posted by milanbenes View Post

Nissan GTR - good car / bad car ?
Milan.

You have to ask?

**VectraMan** · 23 February 2010, 09:50

Having never driven one I can offer an opinion: it's too good. It only starts to become any fun at all at 150mph on a race track, but on the road it'll be boring. It's too easy to drive really fast everywhere, and you'll lose your licence and not enjoy it at all. Buy something that slides around at low speed instead.

I do think they look good though.

**oversteer** · 23 February 2010, 10:02

I'd love a GTR, but stories like this put me off :

http://www.gtr.co.uk/forum/127250-ac...hat-i-did.html

Yes, £11k to repair that damage.

Nissan GTR - good car / bad car ?