YouTuber finds out the hard way why it's not a good idea to buy a wrecked Nissan GT-R
- These YouTubers bought a Nissan GT-R for less than $50k
- There was a lot that needed doing
- By the time they were done, they’d spend nearly three times as much
Published on Feb 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis
Last updated on Feb 14, 2025 at 10:36 AM (UTC+4)
Edited by
Alessandro Renesis
This YouTuber found out the hard way why it’s a bad idea to buy a pre-owned Nissan GT-R that’s in anything other than great condition.
It wasn’t particularly cheap to buy, and it was also very expensive to fix on top of that.
There was quite a lot that needed doing, and in the end he ended up spending roughly the same amount he’d have spent on a new car.
But with a lot of extra stress.
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Was buying this GT-R a good idea?
Eleazar and Simeon, the two guys behind the Goonzsquad YouTube channel, bought a Nissan GT-R that was far from perfect for less than $50,000.
The price sounds attractive, but there was a long list of things wrong with the car.
Let’s start with the simple stuff, because the car, among other things, needed a new paint job, which was $3,500.
Then there were other more complex things that needed fixing, with parts you can only get from Nissan, and that cost them $30,000.
On top of that, they decided to add new coilovers, new intakes, wheels and a bunch of other things, which added another $17,700 to the telly.
By the time they were done, they realized they’d spend a grand total of $130,000.
“GT-R parts, that ain’t no joke, man. We thought we were going to spend 100 grand, but we went 30 grand over [budget],” Simeon said.
That doesn’t sound too good considering the GT-R starts at around $122,000.
And sure, it’d cost a bit more if you bought one specced exactly like the one they got, but it was still not the deal of the century.
What’s going on with the Nissan GT-R?
The GT-R, the spiritual successor to the Skyline, is one of the best Nissan vehicles ever made, but its future is uncertain.
Back when it was launched, a new GT-R would only set you back $70,000+ but that price has nearly doubled since then.
In the case of the GT-R50, the one designed in partnership with Italdesign (pictured below), the price goes up to seven figures.
Even though you can, technically, still buy a new GT-R, this vehicle is de-facto dead.
Nissan hinted at a potential electric replacement, but the Japanese automaker is currently in serious financial trouble, so the new GT-R is probably not uppermost in their mind.
After beginning his automotive writing career at DriveTribe, Alessandro has been with Supercar Blondie since the launch of the website in 2020. In fact, he penned the very first article published on supercarblondie.com. He’s covered subjects from cars to aircraft, watches, and luxury yachts - and even crypto.He can largely be found heading up the site’s new-supercar and SBX coverage and being the first to bring our readers the news that they’re hungry for.
