E55 sold, CL65 deal fell through, GTR in the garage...
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Just and FYI...there is some video from finalgear.com on the GTR (Fifth Gear episode). You've got to download it from their site...not sure if it's on youtube yet...actually the whole episode is pretty fun.
http://www.finalgear.com/shows/fifthgear/14/5/
The GTR is an amazing car...
http://www.finalgear.com/shows/fifthgear/14/5/
The GTR is an amazing car...
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yea, been following it all, that is not good..... Nissan released an official response....
"Switching VDC off doesn't void the warranty nor does running the Launch Control on the car. However, if someone switches off VDC, enables Launch Control and then breaks something while doing this, we wouldn't pay (under warranty) for the specific parts that break during this action"
not good..... turns out Nissan might be reconsidering it's decision with this person's warranty claim, we'll see.....
I think the issue is the car has some wheel hop when using launch control.... wheel hop can destroy just about anything....
"Switching VDC off doesn't void the warranty nor does running the Launch Control on the car. However, if someone switches off VDC, enables Launch Control and then breaks something while doing this, we wouldn't pay (under warranty) for the specific parts that break during this action"
not good..... turns out Nissan might be reconsidering it's decision with this person's warranty claim, we'll see.....
I think the issue is the car has some wheel hop when using launch control.... wheel hop can destroy just about anything....
Just thought I'd let you know... Nissan is in fact voiding warranties for using launch control (and turning off the VDC). Here's a link to a thread from the North American GTR Owners Club:
http://www.nagtroc.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=25361
Replacement cost is $20K.
http://www.nagtroc.org/forums/index.php?showtopic=25361
Replacement cost is $20K.
Last edited by Fikse; Oct 12, 2008 at 09:45 AM.
