I know that feeling, my car was done for almost a month after i fried the clutch. I had to depend on my roommate's truck until i could get the $$ to fix it. Luckily i go to tech school so i had all the tools needed to get the job done. It's a start though!
$6,200 is an absolute, positive, rip off price for that car.
Ask him if he is ASE certified. Any technician that doesn't know the difference between a carbureted and fuel injected engine could be lumped in with... My mom.
I was looking at the Nissan GT-R last night... Believe it or not, it seems to come with an automatic-only gearbox.
H3g3l, I think the GT-R is equipped with a dual clutch sequential manual that uses (as Jezza on Top Gear says) flappy paddles to change the gears. It does have an automatic mode, but the internals (and the lack of a torque converter) are patterned on a manual trans. It just shifts electrically, instead of a stick.
ASE certification is more for impression purposes. I just got mine in brakes and steering and suspension. It shows employers that you know what to do when faced with a task and also impresses customers that the employers use ASE techs for work. Some employers require ASE certification in order to work at a shop. Some master certified techs are the best at their job and make a ton of money on flat rate. Others just know how to take a test but don't know how to turn a wrench. Electrical stuff is really harrowing, especially when trying to locate electrical problems. It may be easy when all the wires are in front of you but try looking for an electrical drain on a harness that looks like a spider web under the dash. It ain't easy.
The GT-R is one hell-of-a-car partly because of it's transmission. It has an automatic mode for easy street driving but when the driver wants something spirited, a simple push of a button and you got yourself a killer sports car. The gearbox is automatic, but can be controlled electronically. This is the modern trend for most sports cars as of recent because auto trannies are much easier to control and can give better, more accurate response than a manual transmission where human error is more likely to occur. Would i roll one? No. I like a human challenge not something that is all wadded up in wires and electronics just to make a driver look better when he doesn't know crap. Stick shift FTWh3g3l said:
Oh I agree. Its no different than any other educational opportunity. There are some who use the program to better themselves and truly learn something, and then there are those who just do whatever it takes to get the piece of paper. I've just had too many of the paper warriors try to argue stuff that doesn't make the least shred of sense, so I'm a bit jaded.
I love these cars, and I would have one in an instant if I ever thought I could afford to keep it. Sadly I think they are going to be like the old 3000GT VR4's. Everyone thought they were going to be the baddest Japanese super car around, then a few years later when it became obvious what kind of maintenance costs they incurred they fell out of favor. At least the GT-R lived up to its speed promises.The GT-R is one hell-of-a-car partly because of it's transmission. It has an automatic mode for easy street driving but when the driver wants something spirited, a simple push of a button and you got yourself a killer sports car. The gearbox is automatic, but can be controlled electronically. This is the modern trend for most sports cars as of recent because auto trannies are much easier to control and can give better, more accurate response than a manual transmission where human error is more likely to occur. Would i roll one? No. I like a human challenge not something that is all wadded up in wires and electronics just to make a driver look better when he doesn't know crap. Stick shift FTW
