I'm mostly an LS guy but my first high horsepower vechile experience was when I was stationed in Japan and Co owned a 1998 black Skyline GTR. We got it in 1999 for practically nothing, I was pretty close minded back then about any engine with less than 8 cylinders and didn't really want to put money down with my friend on some six cylinder car I never heard of. I had a long time secret love for the Z series and initially stupidly thought. "This thing has to suck I mean if it was as good or better than a 300Z then obviously they would have sold them in the States." I was excited to see they were still making 300's in Japan and that's what I wanted telling myself it'd be okay to love a 6 in Japan or Germany since they seemed a bit more special. He keeps hounding me on it finally saying dude just come check it out, what do you have to lose. I remember thinking hey this thing looks nice, looks bigger than I imagined and still wasn't sold. Somehow he convinced the owner to give him the keys and a few hours with the car. He says to get in and start it up. Damn! was my first thought when it came to life. We were out in the middle of nowhere, well as close as you can get to that in Japan. He planned that since I didn't have my Japenese license yet. I think I fell in love with the car mid launch. It was an epic 8 months with that car before we lost it "long story" So the Skyline has always had a special place in my heart from then on. I'd never been inside the "New" international Skyline but had always been curious. I've been pulling single dad duty the last few years and drive auto auctions while the boy is in school. Today I finally got to drive not one but 2 2011 models and enjoyed it. And was completely shocked to see one sell for 72k and the other for 68k. One was black and the other was white. Talk about holding value! Edit to add I'd love to bring a black 1998 GTR to the states.
I am one month into GTR ownership. At the time of writing this, the video is three years old approximately. That being so, GTR's have increased approximately bt £5k judging by the adverts shown in the video. Currently they shown every sign of increasing in value. I own a 2008 full Japanese model with the R35- vehicle identification number as opposed to the rather normal 17 digit European or US spec cars. I bought a low mileage car in a rare colour. To the best of my knowledge these cars have never really dropped below £30k and all models appear to be increasing in value, particularly rarer models like mine. We have all seen what has happened to the R34 recently. Grab a GTR while you can!
I think these are such good value, they’ve not depreciated massively, they’ve been sitting at 29k for the last four years really, look unreal with the facelift bumpers on. I’m looking into trading a few cars whilst studying, would be good to have a series on how to get into it and how I go about traders insurance as a youngster
Have to admit now I would happily take a gtr over a Ferrari or a Lamborghini or anything else the value for money and tuning potential is immense, I've had the fortune of driving a 4.25 Lichfield one and it's such an angry car and the sound is unreal, much love for the gtr.
£5000-£7000 per year insurance, fuel, tax, brakes, tires and service. High Performance car so it needs oil change at least every 6 months or 5,000 miles. Not cheap to run. Ofcourse you can cut corners and save here and there. 370 running costs are cheaper at around 3k-4k depending on mileage you do. Based on 10k miles.
hey i own a GTR. a 2012 one to be exact. i bought over 2 years ago. in the 2 years i’ve owned it i had 3 oil changes which actually only costed me $280 each. i haven’t had any maintenance on it except oil changes and also tire changing which i don’t count. also brakes were changed when i first bought it and that was $1900. other than that-that’s about it.
A technological master peace the GTR is hands down a brilliant car but it’s had its day and the 370Z from the same era just feels that much more modern in styling, exterior and interior.
I have loved these since they first came out, it’s been my dream car over any Porsche or similar and I desperately would love to own a stock example 🤞🤞 2021 could be my year!
I feel like this is what you've been missing since you sold yours, until someone rings you with an offer. You should keep it Calv, I have a feeling you'll fall back in love again.
Ah man GTR's are such a brilliant car man love these cars man its my dream to own one of these beast man nothing can ever come close to a R35 GT-R as the sound of these cars is amazing man coming from a 3.8 v6 man such a great sounding car bro hope one day i keep #ONIT and achieve my dreams to owning a beast like Godzilla R35 GT-R 😍😁
Calvin, what’s the point of having a new car when you will sell it the next day 😂as you said everything is for sale . But we all know you will not keep a car
Another good video Calvin. Good variation of content every week. Brilliant. Also i have just watched the podcast you did with LLF. Interesting insight to your life. Good on you man. 👌 I highly recommend watching it if any of you guys haven't already seen it. Keep up the good work.
Tire pressure sensor battery probably run out. I have to change all four on my 450h gs for this same reason this week 😪 battery’s supposed to last 5-8 years.
Cool cars with very good road presence plus are getting 'cheap' with most being on sale for about £30-35k. Personally if covid hasn't left you worried about your job security and your earning a very healthy salary why not buy one
ETS and Spec tires. This one looks good but it comes down to the tires if differet profiles are run on the GTR it will cause the ETS to load up on the awd unit transfer clutch to brun up, New transmission is $21,000usd not installed..... that said other areas to look at are the oil cooler its never cleaned out best to buy a new unit from Setrab and have the fittings made to bolt it on. If you're going to track it you will some basic mantiance updates. Also Full brake fluid change over, New pads and Brake rotors..
These are Awsome cars, done a track day some years ago with Nissan in 370z and GTR and we were on a short in Circuit and my god the difference in power was emence, one day I hope to have one. 👍
Miss that car in a way,pick up was awesome. Same torque as the 4.25, limited by the box,but initial hp takes over after a 100 mph. I should of bought the 1000 Gtr down ....😁
I could see anything that told me what trims they were. They didn't have leather seats if anyone thinks they can ID them from that. I did think the 3 switches were weird. I tried flicking them up into race and nothing would happen. ???? I thought then I decided to flick it up and hold it there which did the trick. I'm guessing it's a bit of a safety feature to make sure they aren't accidentally hit.
i can afford a gtr but running cost and a car from 2012 im sure will need a few thing that will cost a penny or two, do reaaly want 1 though, great vid calvin cheers 👍😀
I know this is. Off topic , I got sandblasted by Gritter near you in Luton , m1 before St Albans Gritter comming other way m1, I’m in 2 lane no cars around 8.30 in evening last Sunday, my mini is fucked, 5 seconds of rocks bouncing off car needs respray. Wish I could find anyone else travelling if they were sprayed on Sunday evening
Arrrrgggg you've muddled my day - after months of looking decided to get an F Type R definitely definitely not even looking any more and then saw this ..... so would you buy a GT-R or F Type R (circa 35-40k)? HELP!!
Would love to see this against your “m5 shed” Calvin. Be interesting to see the difference considering you can pick up a decent stage 2 m5 with similar power for around 20k!
Down played that difference between 4.25 and 4.5. I know there are crazy amounts of differnt stages for the gtrs and that is a pricey step but launch was more in favour of white one then calvins just started pulling straight back and to get that much ahead of someone from just behind over 12 odd seconds is impressive.
I agree. As I was filming this video I hadn’t yet seen the footage of that race. At the time when we raced it felt very close but when I watched the footage back I realised there was quite a big difference.
@@CalvinsCarDiary yeah man. Like I said its not that much time to be able to gain a big lead over a car that let's face it has the exact same launch capability. Out of interest do you know the extra hard/software it takes for the jump between the stages and the rough cost?
GTR’s are so sick! I love them.
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Couldnt agree more having owned mine almost 2 years. What a car to own i may be in touch tho to see what you would offer as every man has a price! 👊
When I put my details in, it says 'we value your car at £0.'. Then has the cheek to ask 'book an appointment?'!!
@@Adam-lf9vs obviously something’s gone wrong there stop being emotional over nothing and contact them direct.
Hi there calvin when can we get an update on the bmw e46 m3 touring project really keen on knowing
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Hi mate what are you after on the gtr?
“Everyone should have a hobby” and “onit” are powerful in itself 👏
I’d buy a GTR over any car if I had the money
This guy is the reason why I want to be a car trader when I'm older. BIG UP CALVIN!!!
Start now with hot wheels 😊
I'm mostly an LS guy but my first high horsepower vechile experience was when I was stationed in Japan and Co owned a 1998 black Skyline GTR. We got it in 1999 for practically nothing, I was pretty close minded back then about any engine with less than 8 cylinders and didn't really want to put money down with my friend on some six cylinder car I never heard of. I had a long time secret love for the Z series and initially stupidly thought. "This thing has to suck I mean if it was as good or better than a 300Z then obviously they would have sold them in the States." I was excited to see they were still making 300's in Japan and that's what I wanted telling myself it'd be okay to love a 6 in Japan or Germany since they seemed a bit more special.
He keeps hounding me on it finally saying dude just come check it out, what do you have to lose. I remember thinking hey this thing looks nice, looks bigger than I imagined and still wasn't sold. Somehow he convinced the owner to give him the keys and a few hours with the car. He says to get in and start it up. Damn! was my first thought when it came to life. We were out in the middle of nowhere, well as close as you can get to that in Japan. He planned that since I didn't have my Japenese license yet. I think I fell in love with the car mid launch. It was an epic 8 months with that car before we lost it "long story" So the Skyline has always had a special place in my heart from then on.
I'd never been inside the "New" international Skyline but had always been curious. I've been pulling single dad duty the last few years and drive auto auctions while the boy is in school. Today I finally got to drive not one but 2 2011 models and enjoyed it. And was completely shocked to see one sell for 72k and the other for 68k. One was black and the other was white. Talk about holding value!
Edit to add I'd love to bring a black 1998 GTR to the states.
I am one month into GTR ownership. At the time of writing this, the video is three years old approximately. That being so, GTR's have increased approximately bt £5k judging by the adverts shown in the video. Currently they shown every sign of increasing in value. I own a 2008 full Japanese model with the R35- vehicle identification number as opposed to the rather normal 17 digit European or US spec cars. I bought a low mileage car in a rare colour. To the best of my knowledge these cars have never really dropped below £30k and all models appear to be increasing in value, particularly rarer models like mine. We have all seen what has happened to the R34 recently. Grab a GTR while you can!
I think these are such good value, they’ve not depreciated massively, they’ve been sitting at 29k for the last four years really, look unreal with the facelift bumpers on. I’m looking into trading a few cars whilst studying, would be good to have a series on how to get into it and how I go about traders insurance as a youngster
traders insurance is simple but depending on age like most UK insurance if you are under 30 it will cost or they won't cover you on any cars over 20k!
My country ,the 08/09 gtr costs almost £60k at this time....
He's the man in the Skoda, who needs a GTR when you can have a mega tear up and ditch it in the Skoda 😂😂
I drove a stock one on a track day and it was brutal as I thought my tuned ST Focus was quick
Have to admit now I would happily take a gtr over a Ferrari or a Lamborghini or anything else the value for money and tuning potential is immense, I've had the fortune of driving a 4.25 Lichfield one and it's such an angry car and the sound is unreal, much love for the gtr.
If i could i would buy a GTR any day just because it was a dream car of mine as a kid🔥🔥
My hobby is now my business. 10 years strong now. 💪
Be good to hear about living with it, is it a daily? Servicing costs & intervals etc
£5000-£7000 per year insurance, fuel, tax, brakes, tires and service. High Performance car so it needs oil change at least every 6 months or 5,000 miles. Not cheap to run. Ofcourse you can cut corners and save here and there. 370 running costs are cheaper at around 3k-4k depending on mileage you do. Based on 10k miles.
@@stokes8626 Gearbox rattle bell housing...service history...
@@blademanx £5000-£700 on insurance. Jesus... i'm getting quotes of £650 when I make the jump to one in about 6 months time
hey i own a GTR. a 2012 one to be exact. i bought over 2 years ago. in the 2 years i’ve owned it i had 3 oil changes which actually only costed me $280 each. i haven’t had any maintenance on it except oil changes and also tire changing which i don’t count. also brakes were changed when i first bought it and that was $1900. other than that-that’s about it.
@@moistydoooood how bad is the insurance?
A technological master peace the GTR is hands down a brilliant car but it’s had its day and the 370Z from the same era just feels that much more modern in styling, exterior and interior.
I have loved these since they first came out, it’s been my dream car over any Porsche or similar and I desperately would love to own a stock example 🤞🤞 2021 could be my year!
Worth it ! Racing pedigree,legendary status, super car performance and handling,huge aftermarket support, its perfect
Pity the GTR becomes very expensive to tune above a certain bhp, keep the good videos coming Calvin.
Every day is good for a GTR. Love my Audi s but GTRs are a cut above
I agree about the sound, one main reason why I bought a c63 black instead
Chat shit
KMT how do you mean
I feel like this is what you've been missing since you sold yours, until someone rings you with an offer.
You should keep it Calv, I have a feeling you'll fall back in love again.
That Skoda had the perfect timing to illustrate your point 😂😂
Ah man GTR's are such a brilliant car man love these cars man its my dream to own one of these beast man nothing can ever come close to a R35 GT-R as the sound of these cars is amazing man coming from a 3.8 v6 man such a great sounding car bro hope one day i keep #ONIT and achieve my dreams to owning a beast like Godzilla R35 GT-R 😍😁
Gtr sound is the greatest
A GTR is my dream car If I win the lottery I’m buying!
buy bitcoin you've more chance of getting a GTR! lol
Calvin, what’s the point of having a new car when you will sell it the next day 😂as you said everything is for sale . But we all know you will not keep a car
I own a 2014 for almost 2 years now. Sold my R33 GT-R long time ago. This time I'm never gonna sell. Just keep it as my sport car.
Another good video Calvin. Good variation of content every week. Brilliant. Also i have just watched the podcast you did with LLF. Interesting insight to your life. Good on you man. 👌 I highly recommend watching it if any of you guys haven't already seen it. Keep up the good work.
Tire pressure sensor battery probably run out. I have to change all four on my 450h gs for this same reason this week 😪 battery’s supposed to last 5-8 years.
I spat my beer out when I saw that Skoda in the hedge.
Which is more reliable, f80 M3 or GTR?
Great video & advice Calvin. As a proud GT-R owner I agree wholeheartedly with your comments. There ain’t nowt like a GT-R 👍💥
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Dream car for me, can't realistically afford the running costs though! Drove a Nismo once and was bloody awesome though 😊
You can afford it trust and believe
Cool cars with very good road presence plus are getting 'cheap' with most being on sale for about £30-35k. Personally if covid hasn't left you worried about your job security and your earning a very healthy salary why not buy one
2009 gtr Usa price 65,000 usd used
ETS and Spec tires. This one looks good but it comes down to the tires if differet profiles are run on the GTR it will cause the ETS to load up on the awd unit transfer clutch to brun up, New transmission is $21,000usd not installed..... that said other areas to look at are the oil cooler its never cleaned out best to buy a new unit from Setrab and have the fittings made to bolt it on. If you're going to track it you will some basic mantiance updates. Also Full brake fluid change over, New pads and Brake rotors..
Calvin AND Joe Achilles! What is this? A crossover episode?
bmw bumfest lol
These are Awsome cars, done a track day some years ago with Nissan in 370z and GTR and we were on a short in Circuit and my god the difference in power was emence, one day I hope to have one.
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Great review Calvin love the GT-R 👌🏻
You should do a pov video of some of your cars, such as your gtr and the m3 (cheapest in the uk) youve just put for sale
Quality is mental 🤯🤩
I’m not sure the S55 has ever sounded good. Really puts me off.
i cant believe that the gtr is now 12 years old
GTRs that cheap have serious problems that are likely undisclosed.
Cal is always on it 🚀
Miss that car in a way,pick up was awesome. Same torque as the 4.25, limited by the box,but initial hp takes over after a 100 mph. I should of bought the 1000 Gtr down ....😁
Calvin please do a video on the Lupo GTI that binca has in stock!! Need to know your opinion on them for a young driver
Big up, Joe Achilles
Now sitting at M-technic Garage in MK with engine removed, so it was mistake buying cheap xD
Update on the m3 touring please 🙌
Just shed a few tears seeing this and current GTR prices. Typical that I waited so long and the same car is 25% more now lol
Just wait a couple more months ;) in the states they are dropping!
Good to hear@@dallas4112!
What are your thoughts on the older generation of skyline gtrs? would be cool to see one on the channel!!!!
I could see anything that told me what trims they were. They didn't have leather seats if anyone thinks they can ID them from that. I did think the 3 switches were weird. I tried flicking them up into race and nothing would happen. ???? I thought then I decided to flick it up and hold it there which did the trick. I'm guessing it's a bit of a safety feature to make sure they aren't accidentally hit.
Brilliant video again Calvin. 👍
i can afford a gtr but running cost and a car from 2012 im sure will need a few thing that will cost a penny or two, do reaaly want 1 though, great vid calvin cheers 👍😀
You should of given that skoda a VRS business card 😂
Buy gold and silver! The great reset
Can’t wait to see the M3 project man, can u do a video on that?
Calv could you do a launch in the GTR over a 100 mph, And show fast it gets there. Off public roads ofcoarse 😂👌
Well I wouldn't complain if could get one for a tenner!
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What’s happening with the M3 touring???
Cinematics where cleaaaaaaaan!!! 🔥
Great fun love gtrs may get one in the future may have to sell my other cars.anyway Calvin have fun geezer and go safe cheers.
I know this is. Off topic , I got sandblasted by Gritter near you in Luton , m1 before St Albans Gritter comming other way m1, I’m in 2 lane no cars around 8.30 in evening last Sunday, my mini is fucked, 5 seconds of rocks bouncing off car needs respray. Wish I could find anyone else travelling if they were sprayed on Sunday evening
Definitely worth it- will smash most cars for the money
I saw you in Buckingham when you filmed this live there lol great vid keep it up man
Where is that airstrip?
@@StickyPlasters guessing it’s the one just up the road in Bicester
Big calv sick video calvin btw what would u get Subaru impreza p1 or evo 6
Good stuff Calvin
I would have the F80 M3
Would love to see some videos of what car you would buy if you had £5k, £10k, £15k 👌🏻
I'm starting to find low mileage used GT-Rs that a cheaper on sale than the new Nissan Z.
Loved my GTR. Had one back in 2015.
Disagree with your comment about an M3 next though! Thats a definate downgrade
Real fans know Calvin did a drag race with the gtr and posted it on his insta story
Real fans know that was his last video on RUclips 😂
Just saying
Ur cheap and my cheap r 2 different things
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If a 2 million pound house is advertised for 1 million pound is that cheap?
@@CalvinsCarDiary relativity is everything haha 😂
@@CalvinsCarDiary Bargan 😂
You need an abarth on the channel great little car
Calvin I’ve got a car I want to sell and possibly buy 1 from you, do I need to contact binca direct or the car buying shop??
You did Calvin on your m6
Currently Looking at a 2019 gtr with 5k miles are they any good as a daily?
I fancy that GTR, Still for sale?
A video not about a Bmw ? Is this a new Calvin 🤣
7:45 on your phone while driving 😂😂. Tut tut Calvin 😂😂
Would you ever do vintage and classic cars like dc2 type r
Can you do a r8 vs gtr. Both on that 30k budget
I would love one if I could afford to run one your right. Everyone should have one maybe planet of dreams will give one away and I’ll win it 😂🤞
Arrrrgggg you've muddled my day - after months of looking decided to get an F Type R definitely definitely not even looking any more and then saw this ..... so would you buy a GT-R or F Type R (circa 35-40k)? HELP!!
GTR without a doubt, only down side is you have to have deep pockets, as up keep can cost a fair whack
@@kanedavenport8419 Thanks Kane.
Wonder what your old RS6 would do 20-70 in ? 🤔
This geezer speaks funny!
What’s the 0-60 on this?? Being a modified?
GTR still looks good 🤙
First like and first comment. Rate you massively calv!
I was but ok 😐
14:28 Genius!
Manlike drippy calv
Where is that airstrip? Would love to take my 435 down it
Just 2 let u know u put will q7 up on binca twice
What do you think of the new Golf R (that Christian was driving)?
Why not just keep this car still?
@14:30 you can’t park there sir 🙈
Would love to see this against your “m5 shed” Calvin. Be interesting to see the difference considering you can pick up a decent stage 2 m5 with similar power for around 20k!
So funny that you seen joe he’s mint hahaha 👍🏼
#ONIT
Down played that difference between 4.25 and 4.5.
I know there are crazy amounts of differnt stages for the gtrs and that is a pricey step but launch was more in favour of white one then calvins just started pulling straight back and to get that much ahead of someone from just behind over 12 odd seconds is impressive.
I agree, it is impressive, everyone wants lots of power but it’s a hell of a lot of money too!
I agree. As I was filming this video I hadn’t yet seen the footage of that race. At the time when we raced it felt very close but when I watched the footage back I realised there was quite a big difference.
@@CalvinsCarDiary yeah man. Like I said its not that much time to be able to gain a big lead over a car that let's face it has the exact same launch capability.
Out of interest do you know the extra hard/software it takes for the jump between the stages and the rough cost?
Calvin would u review a subaru impreza p1??
If that P1 on your profile picture is yours I'd agree he should review it 👌
@@zaink7037 definitely yes it is m8
Ahhhh im so on the the edge at the minute, if i sell my s2k and ep3 type r i should have a 35k budget 😅 do i do it 😂