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Originally Posted by matada

The point is, they are used cars. You can do the same thing to a used car for far less..... The fact is, NISMO is just trying to keep interest in the skyline until they can get the new one out.

Nismo has made these because they are having their 20th anniversary, and to celebrate they are making 20 (what a coincidence!) of the best tuned cars that they can. Which, when it comes down to Nissan performance, that's the car they are going to use. Granted, they could have done it to the 350Z, but that's not their flagship performance vehicle, it's just their stand in until the GTR returns.

Yes the car is a used model:

Originally Posted by NISMO

The NISMO R34GT-R Z-tune, a complete car, created based on an approved car that was carefully selected by NISMO. A vehicle with a mileage of less than 30,000 km that meets all the requirements, including those for body condition, has the parts that will be modified removed, the body reinforced, and other work performed before it is painted and reassembled.
All of the work, from engine production to vehicle assembly, is performed by expert mechanics using the same handmade craftsmanship to race cars to achieve a level of accuracy and specifications that is unachievable in mass-produced vehicles.

But, you'd be buying basically a nismo production street legal race car.

As far as saying you can do the same this to a used car for less, well, do it and prove Nismo wrong. Granted, IF you could get you're hands on those parts, you may be able to. But you can't, the fact is many of those parts are not available. If they are, and you start pricing them, you'll find out why the huge price tag. The engine is a GT racing Z2 spec, where do you plan on finding one? And then the ECU?

If you don't think it's worth the money, that's fine, I don't either... mainly because I can't afford it. But the fact is, these are showcases of NISMO's and the Skyline's racing heritage and development. This is a perfect way for NISMO to celebrate it's 20th anniversary and give the R34 Skyline GTR the going away it deserved.