I own my 09 for a year and 4 months. No issues! rock solid, Can't be more happy! Son is 11 years old and still fits! in the back! We always take the car out on the weekends!. I just hit 76k miles! I'm second owner and first 3000 GT-R's that were produced for US!? - I own one of them and I have certificate to prove it! :) as it came with the car! -> I'm thinking to switch from mobile oil to motul next year! I run oem oil for front and rear diff but my trans is build so I gotta use Motul . I say if anyone wanna get rid of the GTR because of space or having a baby, just buy yourself a used 4 door sedan, like honda civic, mazda 3, or toyota carolla. Not only you gonna save a bit on gas but you wont put that many miles on your car! which is huge, which means also you wont dump that much money into maintenance ! and you can keep your car for longer period of time. also the key to Keep GT-R without having issues is just keep it FBO and don't go nuts with mods of course :)
I’ve had my 09 for going on 12 years and your review is spot on for long term ownership. As for the family car aspect, it can do the job, but if you’re willing to sacrifice cornering for practicality I can tell you that my ‘19 RS3 is almost as fast with a stage 1 tune and is my favorite daily driver I’ve ever owned.
the trasmission requires replacing the 2 filters in it if you want to do it right. So no, it is not 300 dollars at all. I just did it myself and spent at least 500-600 bucks in parts alone
Great vid as always. Just completed 3yrs ownership on my EBA and must say your views reflect mine exactly, best car I've owned, and maintenance is cheap, however, I do use Litchfield for all my servicing requirements. My car is a garage queen tho, as winters in UK are crap, with roads salted on and off for upto 2 to 3 months. Don't have your issues with the child seat, as my youngest son is 27!! Lol, still keep up with the vids, and get yourself an EBA!! You wont regret it. Cheers.
Ooo, Litchfield, they make the suspension I want. As for the EBA I loke the interior, but like the DBA exterior. To be the best would be the 2017 nismo look. Get the EBA interior, but they get an upgraded look of the DBA exterior
Just made me a little more confident on owning my dream car in the future. Seeing alot of threads and comments on maintenance for this beast really kills the mood to buying one, but after watching this video i can't wait! Thank you for the info bro🤙🏽
Nice! Good vid. Currently have a 09 Mercedes cls63 amg and been itching to go to the next level. Wanted a Maserati GT/ or the LP gallardo, but for the speed, reliability and practicality of a GTR especially with having a baby, I think this is the one 👍
Where have you been all my life? Was looking for content that covered the r35 against the Supra and rx7 as I am in the market! Wanted to see how it compares as I’m looking for that perfect unicorn car. You said it was the best car you ever owned. Noted. Subscribed!
Agree with all your points! I am going to find it tough to find a better car, had mine for a year and a half and never get sick of it. I was also worried about the cost of maintenance but its just like any other car, and there are plenty of aftermarket shops here in Australia to take it too. I regret listening to the internet and not getting one sooner
Great video. No issues for me for all those points. I have a wife who daily’s our kids in a Toyota sequoia that gets 12-14, and 8-9 when towing. We just put gas in it and go, I don’t even look anymore how much it is. I’m going to pull the trigger on an R35 soon, but it will strictly stay a weekend toy.
You're giving me hope. I like to hear that the R35 is the best car you've ever owed. My R34 was the best car I have ever owed but I really want an R35 and my wife is ok with it. I'm thinking in the next 3 or 4 years I will buy one. Do you know how many owners had your car? I keep seeing GTR's with 3 owners in like 5 years and I'm concerned about this cars high turnover rate, its weird.
I think I'm the 3rd or 4th owner of this GTR. However, it is not uncommon to see low mileage GTR with multiple owners. The reason for this is I'm the aboration of GTR owners in that I daily mine. Most people have it as a weekend toy. It's something they take to cars and coffee or Saturday cruise. This means that they own it, but a few thousand miles on it and then wonder what else is out there with a different flavor. Since it's just a toy they don't have to worry about practicality with whatever toy they currently have. Therfore, do not be concerned when you see low mileage, high owner cars. It's to be expected. On a side note, I'm considering and R34 since they are becoming legal. If your in the LA area I'll let you test drive mine if I can test drive yours
Hey JD..nice video.. Yep.. I had to replace the timing chain as well. I took it to my normal GTR shop... what a nightmare.. they kept saying it was installed correctly, and it kept coding. After their 4th attempt they gave up and gave me most of my money back.. minus the cost of the parts. I took it took my local dealer.. who has a "great" gtr tech who said the chain was off by like 3 degrees.. or something like that. He also had to replace another part. Can't remember what that was at the moment. Definitely replacing the timing chain is something that i'd only trust with someone who really knows their GTR's!!
I can tell you slid into that spot at some point or another, can't tell if it's fresh but I can see the skidmark leading directly to your rear tire position, unless that's just some sort of weird coincidence of a defect in the tarmack, but its a perfect line across the white lines and even onto the white spot where your tire is sitting, and the line is in direct correlation to the point of tarmac contact of the tire. Nice move bro.
Depends on what you want out of it. They've made way to many of them for to long for it ever to be a collectable. It is a good daily driver with access to good power. Although, due to no major updates, most modern cars will out perform this car. However, most owners never use the full capacity of their cars, so that really shouldn't matter. As for buying new, I wouldn't. There's no upgrade to the base platform, so you can get the exact same car with around 30k to 60k miles at basically half the cost. My car is at 130k miles and has given me almost not mechanical issues at all
@@JDArcher I went through a “everyone wants a GTR” phase. Now that I’m out of it I’m taking a look back. I truly do love the GTR, Supra and Evo in my heart. So I quit acting like I didn’t to be cool and went back to my roots.
I swapped them out becuase I want to convert to a Nismo look....then I found a better pair, where the carbon fiber vents are flush mounter, so I'm waiting to get those fenders before I paint match.
@@LeeQuesada-CoTGaming I was waiting to permanently install them till after the fenders were painted becyase it would save the body shop time and labor
Will be doing it soon. I've got a set of serviceable fuel filters I want to put in also since Nissan forces you to buy the whole basket if you want new fuel filters
@@StreetDrivenDaily I'll be getting Detchwerks 300. From what I hear stock pumps start to give out around 100k. Fuel filter are made by visconti but sold by SBD
@@JDArcher so it doesn't really hurt anything. It's just a rattle like the timing chain on my z ? Cold start half sec rattle that's all it was awful but even Nissan said it wasn't nothing to worry about
I own my 09 for a year and 4 months. No issues! rock solid, Can't be more happy! Son is 11 years old and still fits! in the back! We always take the car out on the weekends!. I just hit 76k miles!
I'm second owner and first 3000 GT-R's that were produced for US!? - I own one of them and I have certificate to prove it! :) as it came with the car! ->
I'm thinking to switch from mobile oil to motul next year! I run oem oil for front and rear diff but my trans is build so I gotta use Motul .
I say if anyone wanna get rid of the GTR because of space or having a baby, just buy yourself a used 4 door sedan, like honda civic, mazda 3, or toyota carolla.
Not only you gonna save a bit on gas but you wont put that many miles on your car! which is huge, which means also you wont dump that much money into maintenance ! and you can keep your car for longer period of time. also the key to Keep GT-R without having issues is just keep it FBO and don't go nuts with mods of course :)
I’ve had my 09 for going on 12 years and your review is spot on for long term ownership. As for the family car aspect, it can do the job, but if you’re willing to sacrifice cornering for practicality I can tell you that my ‘19 RS3 is almost as fast with a stage 1 tune and is my favorite daily driver I’ve ever owned.
Humm, interesting
This comment alone has steered my car search in an unexpected direction. Here I go down the RS3 rabbit hole 😂
@@traviszelmer7693 Aufi reliability = trash sorry to say
the trasmission requires replacing the 2 filters in it if you want to do it right. So no, it is not 300 dollars at all. I just did it myself and spent at least 500-600 bucks in parts alone
Great vid as always. Just completed 3yrs ownership on my EBA and must say your views reflect mine exactly, best car I've owned, and maintenance is cheap, however, I do use Litchfield for all my servicing requirements. My car is a garage queen tho, as winters in UK are crap, with roads salted on and off for upto 2 to 3 months. Don't have your issues with the child seat, as my youngest son is 27!! Lol, still keep up with the vids, and get yourself an EBA!! You wont regret it. Cheers.
Ooo, Litchfield, they make the suspension I want.
As for the EBA I loke the interior, but like the DBA exterior. To be the best would be the 2017 nismo look. Get the EBA interior, but they get an upgraded look of the DBA exterior
Just made me a little more confident on owning my dream car in the future. Seeing alot of threads and comments on maintenance for this beast really kills the mood to buying one, but after watching this video i can't wait! Thank you for the info bro🤙🏽
Glad i could help. You should also check out my video on cost of maintenance. That might help also
Nice! Good vid. Currently have a 09 Mercedes cls63 amg and been itching to go to the next level. Wanted a Maserati GT/ or the LP gallardo, but for the speed, reliability and practicality of a GTR especially with having a baby, I think this is the one 👍
It is a good daily. I also made a video about it working as a family car.
Good review. Omg $4500 for rear rotors and brakes? Glad you found aftermarket parts.
Thanks. There are options put there if you look. Nissan is almost never the answer
Great great review!! You are a true enthusiast, and really give an honest commentary, from both sides of the ledger!! Love your car! Looks great!
Thank you
Where have you been all my life? Was looking for content that covered the r35 against the Supra and rx7 as I am in the market! Wanted to see how it compares as I’m looking for that perfect unicorn car. You said it was the best car you ever owned. Noted. Subscribed!
Awesome, welcome and glad I could help
Can vouch for the front lip scraping on just about everything 😆
Thank you for the honest review. I'm thinking on getting one for my birthday. I know now that I will.
It's still a good car, I use mine as my daily and I have a 1.5 yr old
Agree with all your points! I am going to find it tough to find a better car, had mine for a year and a half and never get sick of it. I was also worried about the cost of maintenance but its just like any other car, and there are plenty of aftermarket shops here in Australia to take it too. I regret listening to the internet and not getting one sooner
Welcome. I high recommend learning to do the work yourself. It's very rewarding and save a boat load on money
@@JDArcher I have done a few things from the videos on your channel, very helpful 👍🏻
@@_BK__ awesome. Glad I could help
Great video. No issues for me for all those points. I have a wife who daily’s our kids in a Toyota sequoia that gets 12-14, and 8-9 when towing. We just put gas in it and go, I don’t even look anymore how much it is. I’m going to pull the trigger on an R35 soon, but it will strictly stay a weekend toy.
Nice. Welcome and congrats when you get it. I use mine as a daily and a that includes a child under 1.5 years
You're giving me hope. I like to hear that the R35 is the best car you've ever owed. My R34 was the best car I have ever owed but I really want an R35 and my wife is ok with it. I'm thinking in the next 3 or 4 years I will buy one. Do you know how many owners had your car? I keep seeing GTR's with 3 owners in like 5 years and I'm concerned about this cars high turnover rate, its weird.
I think I'm the 3rd or 4th owner of this GTR. However, it is not uncommon to see low mileage GTR with multiple owners. The reason for this is I'm the aboration of GTR owners in that I daily mine. Most people have it as a weekend toy. It's something they take to cars and coffee or Saturday cruise. This means that they own it, but a few thousand miles on it and then wonder what else is out there with a different flavor. Since it's just a toy they don't have to worry about practicality with whatever toy they currently have. Therfore, do not be concerned when you see low mileage, high owner cars. It's to be expected.
On a side note, I'm considering and R34 since they are becoming legal. If your in the LA area I'll let you test drive mine if I can test drive yours
Hey JD..nice video.. Yep.. I had to replace the timing chain as well. I took it to my normal GTR shop... what a nightmare.. they kept saying it was installed correctly, and it kept coding. After their 4th attempt they gave up and gave me most of my money back.. minus the cost of the parts. I took it took my local dealer.. who has a "great" gtr tech who said the chain was off by like 3 degrees.. or something like that. He also had to replace another part. Can't remember what that was at the moment. Definitely replacing the timing chain is something that i'd only trust with someone who really knows their GTR's!!
Yikes. 3 degrees off, that's a while tooth isn't it?
I can tell you slid into that spot at some point or another, can't tell if it's fresh but I can see the skidmark leading directly to your rear tire position, unless that's just some sort of weird coincidence of a defect in the tarmack, but its a perfect line across the white lines and even onto the white spot where your tire is sitting, and the line is in direct correlation to the point of tarmac contact of the tire. Nice move bro.
What’s the steering like in these cars? Steering feel is super important for a sports car.
The cat feels heavy when on normal driving, it changes when at speed
Nice! Keep racking up those miles!
Aye, aye captain
Would you recommend getting this car new as of 2024? Also thinking Porsche 911, M4 competition, Plaid and Emira
Depends on what you want out of it. They've made way to many of them for to long for it ever to be a collectable. It is a good daily driver with access to good power. Although, due to no major updates, most modern cars will out perform this car. However, most owners never use the full capacity of their cars, so that really shouldn't matter. As for buying new, I wouldn't. There's no upgrade to the base platform, so you can get the exact same car with around 30k to 60k miles at basically half the cost. My car is at 130k miles and has given me almost not mechanical issues at all
Reconsidering the GTR
In what way?
@@JDArcher I went through a “everyone wants a GTR” phase. Now that I’m out of it I’m taking a look back. I truly do love the GTR, Supra and Evo in my heart. So I quit acting like I didn’t to be cool and went back to my roots.
Cool
Good video
Thank you
Thank you
Good stuff. 👌
For the love of Godzilla, put your fender vents on! 😂
Actually I've decided to go another route with the fenders. I'll be swapping these one out soon...I hope
Good vid mate
Thank you
I know this is late what is your intro song I like it
very informative
Thank you
dman you know your staff amazing video
Thanks
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what model of wing is that ? around how much is it ? i kinda want one for my 2000 honda prelude 😁
It's a replica of the Nismo wing for the R35 GTR, this one was made by CT Carbon
I see you have aftermarket fenders. Nice touch.
I swapped them out becuase I want to convert to a Nismo look....then I found a better pair, where the carbon fiber vents are flush mounter, so I'm waiting to get those fenders before I paint match.
Where's the carbon vents that go with them though? You must've just put them on and not done yet?
@@LeeQuesada-CoTGaming I was waiting to permanently install them till after the fenders were painted becyase it would save the body shop time and labor
Im looking but what year is yourd dont think you said it once in the video
2013 black edition
thank you @@JDArcher
Forgot to ask. Did you swap fuel pumps? I think it's time to do mines.
Will be doing it soon. I've got a set of serviceable fuel filters I want to put in also since Nissan forces you to buy the whole basket if you want new fuel filters
@@JDArcher is there a service on fuel pumps ? When That has to be done ? Miles ? Who sells the kit for just the fuel filters ?
@@StreetDrivenDaily I'll be getting Detchwerks 300. From what I hear stock pumps start to give out around 100k. Fuel filter are made by visconti but sold by SBD
@@JDArcher yeah . I'm going to do mine over the winter time. As i won't be driving anyways 😝
Options on who has on I'm in east tn no UA-camr. Reviews are awesome. I make just 3400 a month.
Can a person earning 250k a year own and maintain it? Riding 20k mile a year
I'm way under that
I'm worried the bell housing it's a 2012 black edition. 7053 miles 66,000
You'll know when the bell housing is an issue. Some people just can't handle a little rattling. This is a race car, not a luxury car
@@JDArcher so it doesn't really hurt anything. It's just a rattle like the timing chain on my z ? Cold start half sec rattle that's all it was awful but even Nissan said it wasn't nothing to worry about
Just annoying nothing major
@Sean Parker for the most part Yes. It's can get bad enough that it is an issue, but you'll hear it
hows it holding up today? still have it?
It's doing good. I had the pressure sensors go bad on the trans, so I did a stage 1 rebuild. Other than that it is my Daily Driver
@@JDArcher thank you. ive been looking at possibly buying one. test drove one this weekend, loved it.
@@libertyhellcat9007 even in its stock configuration, it's an impressive car. I'm hoping for more track days in the future
@JDArcher how much did the stage 1 rebuild cost you brother?
I want one not to mod it just to enjoy it
To he honest, except for the brakes this car doesn't really need much in the way of mods
18 - 22MPG holey hell, I get excited when i get 9mpg
You running E85?
@@JDArcher yes sir.... I once got 12mpg. :-) :-(
@@rsvdj if you do the math is still cheaper than petrol and you get more power
Lol beats me from getting lucky making 4-6mpg
the only downside of this car Is I truly do not like the attention I get,
For me, it's the size. I wish the wheel base a few inches all the way around
btw as far as a car for children, this car is a tank.
That is true
This has to be one of the worst looking r35s I have ever seen...
It's a work in progress
What color is your r35 though
One of the best R35s ever seen