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Originally Posted by rez333
There's much to be said about just enjoying the drive, which isn't all about pure performance numbers. It's also about sound, about road feel, road noise, tactility - ie. "character". Someone said that any ape can do 11s in the GT-R - just push the accelerator and the computer does everything else. So what you're really buying with a GT-R is an expensive simulator.
With a car with "character", the car and the driver are one. The car becomes better because the driver understands the car, and the driver becomes better because the car teaches the driver. It's a symbiotic and equal relationship.
For an owner of a GT-R, the word "character" is a euphemism for expensive maintenance bills.
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I had a friend that got rid of his GT-R after 6 months and traded it in on a Z06 for that exact reason.
He said even though it was extremely fast it alway felt "safe" and uninspiring. He loves actually being able to "drive" his Z06 and have that feeling that the car could kill you at any time!!
