gtr spec v price too much?

[buck440]

i'm not a fan of these f&tf cars but curious and seen that the new nissan gtr spec v cost a little over $170,000:confused: why would they put that price on a car like that? with $170,000 you can tune a ricer to over a 1000 hp, be lighter, better handeling, more nimble... how can they justify the price?

http://www.caranddriver.com/news/car/09q1/2011_nissan_gt-r_spec_v-official_photos_and_info

you can put around $20,000 in a heavy *** rusted 12v cummins and be way over 1,000 hp. i just don't get it.

[CJM]

Just like a BMW or Benz-status symbol.

[buck440]

Originally posted by CJM
Just like a BMW or Benz-status symbol.

i think they offer more with half the price.

[CJM]

Originally posted by buck440
i think they offer more with half the price.

Point taken.

Might also consider the pricing so idiots cant buy them and race the nissans around?

[Canadian144]

Well there are a few things that come to mind here.

First, they don't plan to sell the car in the US/Canada. So $170,000 is just the JDM price converted into US currency. If you took the price of a "standard" GT-R and converted it into US dollars, it would be more expensive than what you pay for it. Each market has different prices, so you can't directly say that if they brought the car to the US, you would be paying EXACTLY the same price as in Japan. It's the same with nearly any car.

Second, many said they set the price that much higher than a standard GT-R as an experiment... to see how much people would be willing to pay. Chances are, most of these Spec V's will never actually be track driven.... most will be garaged, driven once or twice a month, and will just be a collectors item.

That being said, even if they were priced at $140,000, yes the price would still be "too much" in comparison to a standard GT-R. But you're paying for the exclusivity.

[Crazy lil punk]

You sir, are an idiot. Please educate yourself on import cars before making an thread full of ignorance.

[Tommy Warren]

Originally posted by Crazy lil punk
You sir, are an idiot. Please educate yourself on import cars before making an thread full of ignorance.
mind explaining yourself?

[buck440]

Originally posted by Crazy lil punk
You sir, are an idiot. Please educate yourself on import cars before making an thread full of ignorance.

your silly:) no troll food here.

[Fred55]

If there is market to sell them at that price and people that will buy them, more power to Nissan.

[OzLinc]

Originally posted by buck440
i'm not a fan of these f&tf cars but curious and seen that the new nissan gtr spec v cost a little over $170,000:confused: why would they put that price on a car like that? with $170,000 you can tune a ricer to over a 1000 hp, be lighter, better handeling, more nimble... how can they justify the price?

you can put around $20,000 in a heavy *** rusted 12v cummins and be way over 1,000 hp. i just don't get it.

As a prevoius GTR owner the V-Spec is overpriced.

As for your other coments, yes you can pump $20k in to any engine but that is hardly the point........it won't stop like a GTR, it won't go around corners like a GTR; you just can't compare the 2.

So you can go fast in a straight line, thats your choice. The GTR is my choice.