Nissan GT-R: Rear Brake Job: $3,000

"Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo" (rustyvandura)
04/25/2018 at 09:33 • Filed to: None

Or so the owner told me... First one I’d ever seen in the wild. Owner said it was a poor daily driver because back ache. He also said his tires were about $700 apiece. 550-ish horsepower, he said...

DISCUSSION (47)

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2018 at 09:39

Hot take: I’m not a fan of the GTR

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2018 at 09:41

Shew, what are you? With Nissan NA being based right here, these are pretty popular. There is a orange one and a grey one I see nearly everyday. For some reason I doubt the rear brake job being $3000. The front brakes for sure though. There $1250-1500 on the ISF and GS350 F Sports on the fronts and the GTR is a few steps above that.

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2018 at 09:43

I suddenly don’t feel bad spending $400 in my rear brakes.

Sampsonite24-Earth's Least Likeliest Hero > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2018 at 09:44

id rather have an R33 over the R34 or R35

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2018 at 09:45

Does anybody who owns one of these cars turn their own wrenches?

duurtlang > The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock
04/25/2018 at 09:48

I spent less than that for my front and rear brakes combined, with new Brembo discs. French brand Italian built car with over 200k miles on it...

kanadanmajava1 > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
04/25/2018 at 09:49

I agree. But I do like the earlier GT-Rs and other lesser Skylines (up to R34s) too.

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
04/25/2018 at 09:49

Its the rotors. 2 piece rotors are stupid expensive, and although you could just replace the rotor ring, a lot of times you also do the hats too, to avoid any issues at all. At a minimum $2k of that bill are parts alone.

XJDano > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2018 at 09:51

This is kind of a “Well, what’d you expect?”

This isn’t a comuter Car its a performance Car. There is this term Daily Driver.

I figure the $700 cam job would be 10x as much if it were performance anything verses a mini-van.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper
04/25/2018 at 09:51

Ahhh 2 piece. Got it.

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
04/25/2018 at 09:55

Yea, thats the killer. They’re the doppest dope as far as weight savings...but you pay for it.

I have to replace mine soon, not looking forward to it. but their OEM porsche so they should be cheaper than aftermarket.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2018 at 09:57

That’s $156 in Tavarish dollars.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper
04/25/2018 at 10:00

Yeah I’m just glad I’m able to buy my brakes parts for the ISF at cost and free install. Those are $$. What Porsche do you have, or are they porshe brakes on the wagon?

Discerning > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2018 at 10:02

Shame some manufacturers overcharge for 2-piece rotors. I’ve had some time behind the wheel of a C6 with DBA 2-piece rotors and that car stopped really hard. Those are only about 300 a piece.

DBA makes front and rear sizes for the GTR too and they’re somewhat popular with people who track and go through rotors at a faster rate (which a 2 ton car is prone to do). https://thmotorsports.com/i-2499203.aspx?2499203-Nissan-GT-R&gclid=CjwKCAjwzoDXBRBbEiwAGZRIeJQ_wZvnHs6tKYo9HkMVsWqICIdkRq2P-T0Z6-JWYvUMYsIJsUtrUxoCFZIQAvD_BwE

That owner should have shopped around.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
04/25/2018 at 10:06

What am I? Besides interested in lots of things besides useless automobiles whose rear brakes cost as much as the last used car I bought? Lots of things...

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2018 at 10:07

*Where are you. My mind is not working right this morning.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom
04/25/2018 at 10:08

I don’t see it as a car built for the turn-your-own-wrenches masses.

Rico > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
04/25/2018 at 10:08

The front brake job on a GS 350 F Sport is $1500+? That’s beast.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > XJDano
04/25/2018 at 10:09

All I did was report what the owner said.

Rico > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2018 at 10:09

Lol I’m sure it was where* are you but some kinja fuckery messed it up.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > Rico
04/25/2018 at 10:10

Think that one is closer to $1000-1200 but yep. Sticker shock to a lot of people.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
04/25/2018 at 10:10

What is a Tavarish and why should I care? (Not trying to sound snarky, but I have a feeling there is no good answer to my question because I suspect Jalopnik.)

Rico > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever
04/25/2018 at 10:10

They are meh to me.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Discerning
04/25/2018 at 10:13

I suspected that about shopping around. This guy struck me as someone who would go to the dealer and who was easily parted from his money.

The C6 is a car that interests me, but not as much as the CTS-V. Either of those choices, are relatively modest and for my money, the Cadillac more so because you can take your family with you when you go drifting. In my opinion, that’s the pinnacle of American automobile manufacture.

V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2018 at 10:17

Apparently an AMG S class equipped with the carbon ceramic brake option comes to a staggering $11-13,000 for pads and rotors.

Little Black Coupe Turned Silver > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper
04/25/2018 at 10:18

Well I’ve never heard that before. The whole point of two piece is to avoid having to replace the whole thing.

Discerning > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2018 at 10:30

You can’t go wrong with the CTS-V. I find myself often tempted by the V2 and even the V1 at times.

The V2 is obviously heavier than a C5 or C6, but it’s still well composed and seriously quick in stock form. They are also stout. The only thing I’ve seen people experience on track days is a warning that their diff is getting hot.

An auxiliary diff cooler, track pads, fluid, and rotors, and you should be all set.

Dang it, now this has me thinking about V2's!

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2018 at 10:30

Probably not. Which is why folks fork over $3k for rear brakes.

( just the rears? Yikes)

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2018 at 10:50

A Tavarish is a guy who does incredibly janky repairs on stupid expensive cars. So I just used Freddie Hernandez’s screen name to make up a new word.

M.T. Blake > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2018 at 11:27

He’s probably a doctor. Tell him to fix his own back: Buy a Tesla like any respectible medical professional.

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > Little Black Coupe Turned Silver
04/25/2018 at 12:03

Thats what I thought, but in real world applications where brake parts dont get replaced/rebuilt at the same rate as in motorsports, things stick, bolts snap, hats crack. Maximizing life isn’t in the equation for go fast/stop fast parts.

XJDano > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2018 at 12:36

i understand.

ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper > OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars
04/25/2018 at 12:45

Porsche brakes on the wagon, using custom hats (5x112), and 993t rotor rings.

OpposResidentLexusGuy - USE20, XF20, XU30 and Press Cars > ESSSIX GmbH - Accountant/Wagon Thumper
04/25/2018 at 12:46

Well that’s freaking neat.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2018 at 17:05

SF Bay Area; east bay. I saw the GT-R in San Lorenzo on Saturday morning.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
04/25/2018 at 17:13

A good friend of mine owns a mechanic shop and he saw a McLaren brake job once — not at his shop — cost $27,000.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Discerning
04/25/2018 at 17:18

That would be me. But probably not.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
04/25/2018 at 17:19

But is there someone named Tavarish?

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > M.T. Blake
04/25/2018 at 17:20

Or a Prius.

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/25/2018 at 17:32

In the flesh.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
04/25/2018 at 17:34

Oh. Kay.

functionoverfashion > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/26/2018 at 14:17

I guess I’ll be hanging on to my E46, where I just did pads and rotors, front and rear, for $320 (+my own labor).

It also doesn’t hurt my back to drive.

However, I think my car is less exciting. So there’s that.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > functionoverfashion
04/26/2018 at 15:22

I drove my friend’s Lexus F-Sport whatever coup yesterday. It was brilliant. Easy to drift and great controls and very manageable. And I’m done. I just don’t have the dough for cars like that. It’s all I can do to maintain the old — and maintanable — cars in my fleet.

functionoverfashion > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/26/2018 at 21:13

Ah, I’d love to drive something like that, once. More than once, even... but yeah. I live in a small town and pretty much NO one drives a flashy car. Sure, some people have a nice toy, there are some 911s around and some nice Mercs; the occasional M car or S4 / S6. That’s about it. Besides not being able to afford one, people would look at me sideways, and while I don’t care what people think... I do to an extent.

In fact there’s a realtor who seems to lease a new something about every 2 years; since I’ve been paying attention he’s had a big Jag, an A8, a Panamera, Cadillac ... whatever the big sedan is lately... and I forget what he’s in now. And I can’t tell you how many people comment on his car(s). Yeah nope.

I’m with you, in just keeping my aging fleet on the road and working properly. Total age of our three cars (I’m not counting the ‘61 Ford) is 36 years and about 470,000 miles.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > functionoverfashion
04/26/2018 at 22:12

My three? 78 years and 700,000 miles.

functionoverfashion > Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo
04/27/2018 at 09:07

Ok, ok, you win! If I include the truck, I add 57 years to my total, but I only add 38,000 miles. I’m still just barely cracking 500k.

Rusty Vandura - www.tinyurl.com/keepoppo > functionoverfashion
04/27/2018 at 12:18

IT was an interesting exercise.