Jammy007

I'm ideally wanting a 2011 or upwards to get the yearly servicing, unless someone can say stop being stupid and just get a good example '09-10 plate . And thanks for the replies guys.

I'm considering wear and tear and also resale value on a GT-R that has potentially become available. Should I be worried about a 2013 GT-R with 38,000 miles on the clock? I'll only do around 4-5k a year and plan on keeping the car 2 year. Ideally I wanted one with under 30k on the clock. What's peoples thoughts and does anyone have any experience with how bulletproof these cars are up to 50-60k? Many thanks, Jamie

Going to be using daily but really do think I've been swayed towards the GT-R now. Stretched the budget, looked at running costs and thought ***k it! Going to post in the wanted but looking for a low mileage 2011 facelift in grey, white or blue if anyone knows

Excluding petrol, road tax and insurance have I missed anything regarding running costs other than servicing, tyres and brakes? Also are servicing intervals really every 6 months on a pre-2011 GT-R?

Thanks for the feed back guys, especially Dan. You're right it's the cost of ownership that I'm considering. I'd love to say money isn't an issue, I can certainly afford to run the car with ease regardless of the cost but I don't want to be forking out thousands in servicing or repairs when things go wrong (touch wood the zed has just been wear and tear parts - brakes, tyres etc). I've used Litchfield imports to get servicing prices for the GT-R, which whilst aren't cheap are at least a known entity at this point in time. Do these cars really need serviced every 6 months if Pre-2011? Litchfield also offer warranties on the engine and drive train and I've seen people offer cars for sale on autotrader and on here with that as a positive selling point. These warranties range from £1k upwards. Now I know its a "pays your money, takes your chances" world but in reality what is the chance of an engine or drive train failure on a GT-R in comparison to any other car or even Porsche, Zed etc. I think if I can purchase with a Litchfield warranty then this would give me a bit more peace of mind, but I'm wondering if it's actually worth keeping it going in the long run? I guess it's really just another form of insurance really? May thanks again, Jamie

Sorry I haven't been on here for a while but I'm struggling to find a group of people I can rely on to give me a hopefully unbiased view on which car to go for after the trusted zed. Had it for about 6 years and it's never missed a beat. So.... Choice is currently between: Porsche 981 Cayman (2013) but waiting for the right spec in Grey. Ford Mustang (mainly because it's got 4 seats) Or... At the budgets I'm looking at, I'm wondering whether to stretch to a GT-R. I'm a little concerned what the running costs will be like (servicing, brakes plus other bits as they go wrong as I'd be looking at an 09/10 plate). Can someone point me in the right direction as to why the GT-R makes sense from a cost perspective (other than its a beast, has 4 seats etc). Looking for positive arguments on servicing, reliability, problems that need fixed etc. I'm also guessing depreciation won't be as harsh as the Porsche and I'm expecting the backside to fall out of the mustang market. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks in advance, Jamie

Apologies if its frowned upon to enter referrals into the forums but hopefully it will be of some use to some one. If this isn't allowed then please remove. I searched high and low for a discount code for Black Circles and eventually stumbled upon one (some strangers referral link) to get me 5% off. If you enter Jamie Macarthur into the discount code box then you should receive 5% off. Saved me £30 on four Goodyear F1's. If it doesn't work then please PM me and I'll try and help out with the actual referral link. HTH Jamie

Thanks for the reply Steve. I could have sworn mine never counted upwards, even with the engine running, oh well must be mistaken. Thanks again

Does anyone have any idea how to stop the elapsed time from counting, I'm sure mine never used to count upwards all the time but maybe I've never looked at it. This is the one that shares the screen with the trip odometer in the pods (same one as the clock). Thanks in advance

Does anyone have any idea how to stop the elapsed time from counting, I'm sure mine never used to count upwards all the time but maybe I've never looked at it. This is the one that shares the screen with the trip odometer in the pods (same one as the clock). Thanks in advance

Do any of you guys know if there's a way to stop the elapsed time, I'm sure mine never used to count upwards all the time. This is the one that shares the screen with the trip odometer in the pods

Do any of you guys know if there's a way to stop the elapsed time, I'm sure mine never used to count upwards all the time. This is the one that shares the screen with the trip odometer in the pods

I was just looking at getting the girlfriends car insured, she's currently with more than and its around £200. Everyone seems to have gone up in price by around £60 except for Royal & Sun Alliance, RSA E-Choice who want £204. Has anyone had any dealings with the company or know anything which may lead to me staying well away? Its just recently been set up and there aren't the lists of user reviews which I would usually look for. More than are also under the RSA group so i guess its the devil and the deep blue sea? Just wondered if anyone had any feed back?

Ah but the black Friday deals let you add them to the basket and then all you have to do is purchase it before midnight on that day. You can delete it from your basket if you don't want it at the offer price. Only limited availablility, especially on the better deals. Have a look on the main page of amazon, might be something of interest, although you do have to be quick with the trigger finger.

Just wondered if anyone could comment on the above Karcher if they have one? I've just got one from amazon in the black friday deals for £60 (seem to be going for over £100 elsewhere online) and I've been keeping my eyes peeled for a pressure washer for a while. I know some people don't agree with it being used on the car and other people say definately with a snow lance but all that aside, for general use is it a good deal? The spec is 120 bar and 330 litres per hour. Cheers, Jamie