I am just starting out playing GT5 and have accrued 177k and would like to try and buy a car and then continuously work on it. I was looking at both of the below GT-Rs:
*Nissan '12 GT-R Black Edition
*'09 Nissan GT-R SPECV.
Any other cars I should be looking at? Any thoughts about the above two?
Posted Feb 12, 2012, 8:20 PM UTC
Used cars are your friend. wrx/evos/r32/33/34 skylines etc are a very safe bet. They are fast, light, easy to drive and forgiving when you tune them. Try stick to 90's models because the newer ones get a little on the heavy side and don't feel like they are trying to kill you.
If you must drive something new. Think weight\handling first. Power is only good if you can get it too the track without turning it into smoke.
One last thing. Since your just starting out. Turn all driver aids off NOW :) except ABS. They will only teach you bad habits and make you slower.
Can't go wrong with the NSXs either. Once you have the money for it (about 500 000) keep an eye out for the NSX-R Prototype LM Road Car in the UCD.
NSX. . I knew I forgot one of the Japanese monsters in my list.
I definately agree with the removal if the driver aids. It will be hard at first but you will get used to it and have more fun, be faster as well as have more skill.
Thanks for all the tips. I am turning off all the aids now.
A few points:
If you can win some seasonal events, money will never be a problem again
Personally, I think fully tuning a car and smashing every race isn't fun. A-spec was very enjoyable for me as I chose cars which matched the performance of the others.
Any GTr is a good idea, I also rely on my Corvette z06 (I think that's the right name) It's a great car that's a beast and will run circles around a GTr if you can control the HP.
One of the cars that's won me the most races is my Ford Focus. It's eligible for a lot of races, handles great, cheap and takes mods great. Beyond that an Audi R8 can take on a lot of the higher end races and won't destroy the bank. The GT-R can be cheaper but i just really prefer the R8s handling.
I use it's ister, the Volvo C30. Both are awesome hot hatches.
I do often as well. If only they had the Polestar c30 :D The only reason I didn't mention it is people tend to shy away from Volvos because they don't realize that they can be amazing cars. Take the S40 T5 AWD for instance (which I'm looking to buy). No other car I can think of can compete with it IRL for price/performance/build quality/luxury. In the 8k-15k bracket you just can't find a better car.
How's Volvo's reliability these days compared to the Japanese cars?
I built up my C30 to replicate as closely as possible the Polestar that was on TopGear. Even matched the colour.
The Focus is one of my favorite cars as well. This car was probably one of my best surprises when I first started out. I still pull it out of the garage now and then for fun.
The ZR1 Vette, when race modded and fully tuned it can easily beat much more expensive race cars.
Thanks I like the look of it too. When I get more money I will definitely consider it.
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I have it available to purchase a bunch of DLC cars but I did not just get one for the price of the DLC.
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Give the Lotus Esprit Sport350 a shot... it's damned quick... if you can hold on to it, makes a win quite worth while.
If I see one used I'll grab it. I don't see it in the dealership.
It'll be in the UCD mate.
what is the ucd?
Used Car Dealership
I use the B-Class Seasonal Events as a cash cow. Just let my slave go while I do some work, or play another game or whatever, come back and collect money.
It's not exactly a GT-R or Ferrari, but the Renault Clio v6 is a ton of fun to drive, and when tuned up can keep pace with pretty much any supercar in A-spec. Also, for a relatively cheap price tag you get a relatively lightweight, relatively powerful mid-engined RWD car. Also good for the lol's in online races when you're beating Maserati's and the like.
Haha I love it. This will be my next project car.
Save your money and buy a 458... fully tune it and use these settings. It's a killer and it'll get you through quite a few races.
Not to mention, it's one of the most beautiful cars ever made.
Just tried your set up. Quite amazing if you ask me. Why did I wait so long to get the 458.
Thanks for the suggestion. Only 100k more and I'll grab it.
Do the online seasonal races, even if you get last you'll get 100k in no time.
More like 500k. I fucken love the money those seasonals give you.
I am working on getting everything to tune this car. The price tag is going way up but I love the car and it is a blast to drive. Is it a violation to get a Ferrari in any color than red?
Yellow is ok
First Ferrari - always red. After that go crazy haha
White Ferraris look like they are from the future. Matte White Enzo. Weird Looking. With White Wheels.
http://i.imgur.com/xxvJP.jpg
That's an awesome setup. Any suggestions for the GTR? I have a '09 which uprated to the max which I;d like to to tune a bit better.
Thanks! I am away from my PS3 for a while so I will just give you this link Just ctrl-F 'GT-R' Lots of tunes available there as well!