I heard a rumor on one of the GT-R forums that everytime a GT-R gets crashed and totaled here, a couple of Japanese engineers quickly show up at the junkyard, buy the car and take it away.  Is this to prevent evidence for lawsuits?  Is it to keep the car out of the hands of tuners and racers?

This came from two different guys who are trying to buy a GT-R engine.  There is also a rumor that in Japan, Nissan reviews all sales of parts to determine if its for true warranty repair or maintenance and if things don't add up, like a tuners is trying to buy parts, someone blocks the sale.

This sort of stuff on top of the draconian warranty policy makes me want to get a GT-R less and less.  I think I'll keep the EVO and if I run into money, buy an M3 or IS-F.  Meanwhile I hear that GT-R's are not selling.  Nissan needs to wake up, its not a privilege to be allowed to buy a car.  Customers who can afford an expensive car will just buy a Porsche, BMW or other semi-exotic and be treated nicely.  My buddy blew up his M5 tranny at an autocross.  The ECU had the transmission abuse code.  BMW just said, let us fix it for you sir and fixed it no question while treating him like a king and giving him a nice loaner.

Nissan wake up, well heeled customers won't put up with this shit, especially in a bad economy.  The money you save by not having a men in black squad could be used to provide better customer service and fixing your transmission issues with stronger parts, not a performance limiting reflash of the ECU.

Interesting. I hadn't heard of this sort of activity taking place. So how are they so quick to snap up the wrecked ones?? To get information that fast they must be connected somehow to the insurance companies? Interesting.

 

You know I'm on the lookout for one so that I can drop a GTR engine in my 370. :)

Funny you mention that. I mentioned on another post that I've only owned Euro cars in the last few years including a Ferrari, M6 and a 996 Turbo. I opted for them because the dealers that sell all the Japanese cars are dirty, they pull BS Sales tactics etc. The GTR needs to be marketed outside the regular means but high end dealers.

I bought the Nismo 370Z last night, they tried to talk me into the GTR but for the $ I would of just bought another Turbo porsche, not so much because the car but rather the service at Porsche is something special. Picking up my car on flatbeds, detailing it for free, good stuff! Bought the Nismo for a little toy I can fix up, hopefully I can avoid the dealer from now on but love the car, its been fun for the last 20 hours anyway,...HAHA