Getting a GTR Black Series...
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I knew you’d like that video!!
I didn’t understand a word they were saying but the motor sounded ”sweet.”
Time to check the build status of yours. If it’s built, I’ll guess 2nd week of March at the Brunswick VPC AND 4/1 ish delivery.
BTW: I’ll be seein Aaron this weekend. If he hasn’t called I’ll nudge him.
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I didn’t understand a word they were saying but the motor sounded ”sweet.”
Time to check the build status of yours. If it’s built, I’ll guess 2nd week of March at the Brunswick VPC AND 4/1 ish delivery.
BTW: I’ll be seein Aaron this weekend. If he hasn’t called I’ll nudge him.
Best regards
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I inew you’d like that video!!
I didn’t understand a word they were saying but the motor sounded ”sweet.”
Time to check the build status of yours. If it’s built, I’ll guess 2nd week of March at the Brunswick VPC AND 4/1 ish delivery.
BTW: I’ll be seein Aaron this weekend. If he hasn’t called I’ll nudge him.
Best regards
I didn’t understand a word they were saying but the motor sounded ”sweet.”
Time to check the build status of yours. If it’s built, I’ll guess 2nd week of March at the Brunswick VPC AND 4/1 ish delivery.
BTW: I’ll be seein Aaron this weekend. If he hasn’t called I’ll nudge him.
Best regards
He said exactly the kind of nonsense youtubers always say and that you can imagine him saying, so basically nothing of value.
But the car is so epic it made up for it ... honestly I'm happy just staring at the vid still before I even press play, that matte graphite looks so secsie at dusk.
I'll swing by the dealer tomorrow to check on build status ... I haven't heard from Aaron yet but it's fine, you've done enough on that front and I'm very appreciative.
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Remember I MAY have screwed up your numbers. So I’ll check this Saturday to see what’s what.
Dan Fields the owner of all of the Fields dealerships has been down at the dealership all week. So he may not have any free time yet. We’ll see.
I’ll update you over the weekend.
Dan Fields the owner of all of the Fields dealerships has been down at the dealership all week. So he may not have any free time yet. We’ll see.
I’ll update you over the weekend.
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Matte Graphite looks sinister but I have to say Magma looks stunning as well, especially indoors.
ETA: I would be so pissed if this guy was my sales person ... he's touching stuff like it's a Versa.
ETA: I would be so pissed if this guy was my sales person ... he's touching stuff like it's a Versa.
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About that first video.
GMK is a french youtuber targeting a young audience, like another one named Akram. So what he is saying is total nonsense; you're better off not understanding what he is saying.
I checked on my own black series, and got delivery planned for July for myself in Geneva. Few weeks delay vs. What was originally planned, but nothing dramatic.
GMK is a french youtuber targeting a young audience, like another one named Akram. So what he is saying is total nonsense; you're better off not understanding what he is saying.
I checked on my own black series, and got delivery planned for July for myself in Geneva. Few weeks delay vs. What was originally planned, but nothing dramatic.
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I think I'd love that color on a GT R, but on the BS, especially with the black hatch... It looks like a parts bin special. Too many different colors/things going on, it looks terrible imo. The car is growing on me a little bit in very dark colors though, specifically black/satin black.
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Matte Graphite looks sinister but I have to say Magma looks stunning as well, especially indoors.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghY0Kpvrbto
ETA: I would be so pissed if this guy was my sales person ... he's touching stuff like it's a Versa.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghY0Kpvrbto
ETA: I would be so pissed if this guy was my sales person ... he's touching stuff like it's a Versa.
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like I said this car should not be in the rain prior to delivery because many owners will not drive it in the rain either.
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I caught that also. If true we can expect our cars to be a little louder but they’ll likely still install a dummy canister to mimic the back pressure which also impacts sound.
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Hmm ...
https://www.carscoops.com/2021/03/me...ocking-wheels/
Exhaust and calipers are off interest.
https://www.carscoops.com/2021/03/me...ocking-wheels/
Exhaust and calipers are off interest.
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@JSwan724 this is all your fault.
Thinking about bookending the newest with the oldest.
I know there's another subforum on these but anyone wanna talk me out of it while we wait for our cars?
Thinking about bookending the newest with the oldest.
I know there's another subforum on these but anyone wanna talk me out of it while we wait for our cars?
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@JSwan724 this is all your fault.
Thinking about bookending the newest with the oldest.
I know there's another subforum on these but anyone wanna talk me out of it while we wait for our cars?
Thinking about bookending the newest with the oldest.
I know there's another subforum on these but anyone wanna talk me out of it while we wait for our cars?
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@JSwan724 this is all your fault.
Thinking about bookending the newest with the oldest.
I know there's another subforum on these but anyone wanna talk me out of it while we wait for our cars?
Thinking about bookending the newest with the oldest.
I know there's another subforum on these but anyone wanna talk me out of it while we wait for our cars?
Big Boys NEVER have enough Toys..... I like it!!
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Serge, I owned a Silver one for about a year that only had 1800 miles on it when I got it and it was a blast. You can set it up for the track as it has adjustable coil overs OEM and even though you won’t be the fastest out there anymore, the best thing is the sound; pure NASCAR which of course is a huge buying point for you SC guys! lol. The only downside is the automatic transmission which is a little slow to change, especially to paddle input but there may well be a TCU tune to address that.
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So I had a long conversation with the head tech at the dealership about this issue, how prevalent it is, and whether to spend the money to replace the bolts preventatively.
His take is that it is obviously an issue, but one that manifests very rarely, and usually on higher mileage cars than the one I'm looking at (18000). The car has zero issues in its history, I think the only warranty work was replacement of the 3rd brake light which is apparently super common on these because of some sort of known leak issue. His advice was to leave the engine alone. He said that it is incredibly rare that the engine grenades itself because of this and that most of the time when the problem occurs, you get a cel, you pull over, they tow you to the dealership, and do about the the same work that you would have done preemptively anyway.
The other aspect of this is a cost benefit analysis. As in I can get the car warrantied through safe-guard with like a $200 deductible for two years for $4500ish. That's not cheap (although that's the price I pay for the 458 for a year), so I could take the view that I'll buy the warranty and whatever happens happens, or I could take that money and do the bolt swap at the front end, but I don't feel like dishing out what would in essence be 10% of the price of the car to do both the bolt swap and buy the warranty.
If paint meter and other things check out tomorrow I'm going to be buying it so I need to decide what I want to do pretty quickly in this regard. Appreciate any info and input.
His take is that it is obviously an issue, but one that manifests very rarely, and usually on higher mileage cars than the one I'm looking at (18000). The car has zero issues in its history, I think the only warranty work was replacement of the 3rd brake light which is apparently super common on these because of some sort of known leak issue. His advice was to leave the engine alone. He said that it is incredibly rare that the engine grenades itself because of this and that most of the time when the problem occurs, you get a cel, you pull over, they tow you to the dealership, and do about the the same work that you would have done preemptively anyway.
The other aspect of this is a cost benefit analysis. As in I can get the car warrantied through safe-guard with like a $200 deductible for two years for $4500ish. That's not cheap (although that's the price I pay for the 458 for a year), so I could take the view that I'll buy the warranty and whatever happens happens, or I could take that money and do the bolt swap at the front end, but I don't feel like dishing out what would in essence be 10% of the price of the car to do both the bolt swap and buy the warranty.
If paint meter and other things check out tomorrow I'm going to be buying it so I need to decide what I want to do pretty quickly in this regard. Appreciate any info and input.
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Yeah, you need to think it through for what works in your situation. I don’t think mileage is a factor anymore like it was with these cars years ago. The coolant seeps through threads over time not by mileage. MB went through 3 or 4 different head bolt designs to try and stay ahead of the problem to no avail.
Two schools of thought on replacement. Heads off, gasket replacement or the one by one bolt exchange Which seemed to work for a lot of guys a few years back when I was into this thing. Regardless of method, this is THE glaring weakness in this car and as such, if I were buying and keeping over even more time, I would lean on preserving original engine and replace bolts, gaskets out and forego warranty.
2 Iconic BS bookends ......Go for it!
Two schools of thought on replacement. Heads off, gasket replacement or the one by one bolt exchange Which seemed to work for a lot of guys a few years back when I was into this thing. Regardless of method, this is THE glaring weakness in this car and as such, if I were buying and keeping over even more time, I would lean on preserving original engine and replace bolts, gaskets out and forego warranty.
2 Iconic BS bookends ......Go for it!
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