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Originally Posted by monaroCountry
What we know is that LC is being deleted from the upcoming models. Obviously the transmission problem is allot more widespread that what you make it seem. By deleting this feature Nissan will effectively spend millions of dollars.
There are also instances where the owner didnt even Launce the car for the transmission to break.
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That's silly. The feature delete is a simply firmware change, costing a few thousand dollars. BMW did the same think in the E60 M5 (no LC in the U.S.). In fact, when BMW introduced the stick-shift version of the E60 M5, the U.S. version did not even allow you to turn DSC (PSM) off! There was an uproar, so BMW allowed for DSC off, but electronically limits TQ in 1st and 2nd.
Nissan isn't only manuf trying to save people from themselves in the U.S. market where no one wants to face consequences of their abuse.
If GT-R Tranny breaks without an LC or VDC off, then it is covered under warranty. Those storiess have also been rare and mysteriously have stopped-- despite a doubling of the cars on the street since the first reports.