Has anyone purchased (or even seen in the used car dealership) an RUF yet? I'd love to get my hands on a BTR, CTR or CTR2. I've raced against all of those but have yet to see one available for purchase.

Interesting sidenote (new from the update): It would seem that if you get gold everything on the AMG driving school Intermediate level you are awarded a CLK-GTR race car. If I recall correctly from GT4 you can mod it up to 1014hp or so.

[Edited on December 20, 2010 at 3:08 PM. Reason : k]

12/20/2010 3:06:08 PM

i have a BTR! my brother found one in his used car inventory and I traded him my S2000 race car for it. it handles amazing. really want an RGT though. saw it once really early on but didn't have the money

12/20/2010 3:11:41 PM

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"Has anyone purchased (or even seen in the used car dealership) an RUF yet?"

I have a CTR, but I'm pretty sure I won it. Maybe one of the Euro challenges?

12/20/2010 4:09:27 PM

Hmm, thanks for the tip. I've done most of them I think but I'll keep an eye out.

Someone told me that if you win the Italia Challenge (ferrari challenge) in B-spec you win an F40, anyone on here able to confirm that?

What's everyone's fastest car ATM? I haven't done a lot of modding but my fastest cars are probably:

-Stealth GTR500 (got from pre-ordering at Best Buy) 545hp and around 1045kg
-Mazda Furai concept racer 490hp and 700 or so kg
-Lamborghini Murcielago SV (upgraded all exhaust mods) 740hp but kinda heavy
-Ferrari 458 Italia stock 590hp

12/20/2010 4:37:26 PM

Bugatti Veyron- many HPs

12/20/2010 8:32:52 PM

I have a Veyron as well, but that thing's a pig

12/20/2010 9:10:35 PM

I have a fully decked out Veyron, but it handles like shit The Veyron is completely undriveable without all possible weight reductions and racing tires installed.

I have a fully decked out Ferrari 599 that handles really well and is my car of choice.

12/20/2010 9:16:23 PM

I highly recommend shelling out money for a '09 GTR V Spec, doing all 3 weight reductions and putting sport soft tires on it. Then enter the Seasonal race for it. I came in second place and won 850,000 credits.

12/20/2010 11:09:18 PM

Where did you guys get the Veyron? And how much was it?

12/21/2010 9:58:55 PM

pew pew pew

12/21/2010 10:17:58 PM

^^Don't buy it, it's a gift car. And I can't remember what event(s) I won it from. Either way I wouldn't waste the money.

Was anyone able to get on the PSN last night? I tried like 5 times and couldn't connect. Which really sucked b/c I wanted to do the Seasonal Events

12/22/2010 9:08:15 AM

Quote :

"I highly recommend shelling out money for a '09 GTR V Spec, doing all 3 weight reductions and putting sport soft tires on it. Then enter the Seasonal race for it. I came in second place and won 850,000 credits. "

that car is too heavy to win the Seasonal Race. Get a R32 or R33 and do enough weight reductions to get it to the bare minimum 1100kg.

12/24/2010 2:24:51 PM

^hmm. I haven't tried again yet (and when I did it the first time I did so with a healthy beer buzz ) I got the GTR V Spec per suggestions from ppl on GT Planet

12/24/2010 5:44:10 PM

i just started. i have a miata that i purchased at level 0. i'm level 3, but broke b/c i have to soup up my miata to win races. when do these races start paying more? How do i see the payout before i begin the race?

12/25/2010 2:49:12 AM

I don't recall being broke for too long. After 9-10 races with the Miata you should have plenty of money as well as several prize cars. Also how much are you molding the Miata? I won a lot with just a few thousand worth of changes.

12/25/2010 8:28:52 AM

i've only done 3 or 4 races so far, but they only paid out 5000 for a first place prize

i'm looking at the dealerships and even the used lot, most of the nice cars at $texas

12/25/2010 11:20:59 AM

got this from santa, weee.

but my ps3 is in raleigh, and i'm not

12/25/2010 11:51:59 AM

the vw bus race at the top gear test track really ticked me off. i got disqualified for barley bumping another vehicle or barley hitting the grass. it took me forever to finally finish 2 laps without getting disqualified

meanwhile, the gokart race allowed full offroad and you could slam as hard as you wanted into other karts

12/25/2010 1:39:14 PM

Its Barely

do more license tests, you get more XP which unlocks more specials which give you more money. The AMG driving school gives you loot.

12/25/2010 3:16:30 PM

damn, i got this too for xmas, (joy!), but the ps3 here internet sucks so i dunno if i can actually get it to update....

12/26/2010 1:41:28 AM

Quote :

"i'm looking at the dealerships and even the used lot, most of the nice cars at $texas"

i bought a 1980's rwd corolla for just a few thousand dollars and with some modifications was able to win raceswith 10 second gaps. you don't need anything nice to start. next car was an rx-7 which was good but too much power in that car and you will cook tires.

12/26/2010 3:13:35 PM

start the game by going through all of the licenses. You'll unlock the special races to earn easy money and free cars, and it will make you a better driver so that you don't have to upgrade your car so much. Focus on being a better driver and learning the tracks instead of upgrading your cars too much.

12/26/2010 8:54:04 PM

when doing a "championship series" of races, around race 3 or race 4 I will intentionally fuck with the guys who have been getting 2nd and 3rd place behind me so that I can have a >100 point spread and can therefore abandon the last race and win the championship. anyone else get a kick out of that?

12/27/2010 12:35:22 AM

^sounds kinda humorous, but I prefer using a closely matched car and making things more competitive.

12/27/2010 12:52:38 AM

fucking hate the top gear lotus challenge holy shit

12/27/2010 1:02:31 AM

Quote :

"that car is too heavy to win the Seasonal Race. Get a R32 or R33 and do enough weight reductions to get it to the bare minimum 1100kg."

Just beat it with my '09 GTR V Spec. Won by 3 seconds too, despite having a really shitty final lap. However, I did really have to trick out the car to win.

12/27/2010 5:28:22 PM

I just sell every car that I win. Now I just to have to keep doing the same races over and over again... lame. Why do they only have 1-2 races at each driving level that are open to any car... the others are waaaaay too specific. Not fun

[Edited on December 27, 2010 at 5:56 PM. Reason : oo]

12/27/2010 5:43:49 PM

I dunno man, but I agree it's pretty gay to have to buy a car for 1 or 2 races only. If we have to buy it, make it for at least 3 races...ugh.

12/27/2010 7:22:08 PM

Just got this Saturday along with a PS3.

Add me as a buddy, occamsrezr.

yayay

12/27/2010 9:02:30 PM

getting the hang of this finally. got up to the international-C license done on silver. is it worth it and go back and gold all the license challenges?

also anyone seen a shelby gt350 for sale yet? from the internets it looks like the gt500 isn't in the game keep hoping one will pop up in my used dealer.. the collector in me loves this game ha

12/29/2010 1:22:11 AM

^I haven't seen it, but then again I haven't been looking.

Finally placed first in all the Seasonal "Bonus Race 1" races, and started last night (briefly) on Bonus 2 races. This RX-7 one is a huge bitch from what I hear, and after trying twice I was still 40 seconds behind, good grief

I think the NASCAR around the Nurburgring race will be easy, but I really don't feel like paying 500k credits to buy a NASCAR just for the challenge, as I'm fairly certain there are a few events for which you win a NASCAR.

12/29/2010 8:42:35 AM

^ i dont have the patience to do that nascar one around the 'ring. and the best i could do with the GT-R one was 2nd place with a 10-second gap behind 1st. perhaps i just suck

and hooray for me, the 700k credits i got from that one i went and burned in like 10 minutes lol

[Edited on December 30, 2010 at 2:40 AM. Reason : ]

12/30/2010 2:40:15 AM

^what set up are you using for the GT-R challenge?

12/30/2010 8:19:12 AM

love this game, is there anyway to force my wheel to 180º mode? 540 is just too damn much to be slinging around unless i get one of those fancy mounts and chairs for it... the controller just doesn't have enough feel to it....

9/10l golds on B license about 8/10 golds on A 2/10 golds on IC (all silver or better) need to do the rest but i will be most pleased with silvers in all of the rest... i just cant do the all golds in all the licenses...

anyone have good insight on b-spec? does your driver rank up faster if you use a shitty car but manage him better? or should you just stick him in a awesome car and run him through as much as possible?

the main menu looks like gt3, (race menu)... and there is too much circle jerking in the other menus to actually do anything, like change the oil takes 1-2 minutes... (stupid animation)

there should be a menu option to wash/change oil/ buy parts for all cars (or selected cars), would make a large collection much easier to obtain....

any good picks for a solid FF ride?

[Edited on December 30, 2010 at 8:07 PM. Reason : oh yeah]
license reward cars:
B License Gold TommyKaira ZZ-S '00 (Standard) - pretty good initial car
B License Silver Daihatsu OFC-1 Concept '07 (Premium)
B License Bronze Mazda Demio Sport '03 (Standard)
A License Gold Isuzu 4200R '89 Concept (Premium)
A License Silver Mazda Atenza Concept '01 (Standard)
A License Bronze Nissan mm-R Cup Car '01 (Standard) - your first 'race car' very so so for a race car
IC License Gold Nissan GT-R Concept '01 (Standard)
IC License Silver Autobacs Garaiya '02 (Standard) - pretty good initial car
IC License Bronze Acura DN-X Concept '02 (Standard) - expensive car, but you can only get it once (without paying for it)
IB License Gold Honda S800 RSC Race Car '68 (Standard) - useful
IB License Silver Mitsubishi HSR-II Concept '89 (Standard)
IB License Bronze Mazda Eunos Roadster J-LIMITED (NA) '91 (Premium)
IA License Gold Ford GT (No Stripe) '05 (Standard)
IA License Silver Land Rover Range Stormer Concept '04 (Standard)
IA License Bronze Dodge RAM 1500 LARAMIE Hemi Quad Cab '04 (Standard)
S License Gold Nissan GT-R Spec-V (GT Academy Version) '09 (Premium)
S License Silver Mazda MX-Crossport Concept '05 (Premium)
S License Bronze Opera Honda S2000 '04 (Premium) - sweet

[Edited on December 30, 2010 at 8:24 PM. Reason : license reward cars]

12/30/2010 8:06:46 PM

Quote :

"does your driver rank up faster if you use a shitty car but manage him better? "

Experience in B-spec is the same regardless of car choice.

And IIRC, it doesn't even matter where you finish...just get through.

12/30/2010 8:12:11 PM

la Festa Cavillino = Ferrari F40 '92 (Premium) gold in b-spec
GT World Championship = Bugatti Veyron 16.4 09 (Standard) gold in a-spec

[Edited on December 30, 2010 at 8:47 PM. Reason : more]

12/30/2010 8:46:01 PM

what wheel are you guys using?

i have an old microsoft sidewinder ff that i use for iracing but i dont think thats GT compatible.

i find it hard as fuck to steer some of these high powered cars with the left stick so i think i wanna get a ps3 wheel

12/30/2010 11:30:54 PM

I have the ps3 wheel from logitech. Working awesome. Just set up a saw horse and clamp it down and go!

12/30/2010 11:59:06 PM

i have the driving force gt. it works good i guess, only complaint is that its kinda annoying to use the "paddle buttons" to shift when you've got the wheel turned.

12/31/2010 1:03:05 AM

Quote :

"FLAPPY PADDLE GEARBOX"

12/31/2010 2:10:02 AM

In my experience it doesn't matter whether the car's competitive or not for B-Spec experience to acrue. But I want B Spec Bob to win so I try to make sure his car is faster than everyone else. Right now I've got 4 B-Spec drivers with driving skill ranging from 15 to 3.

Quote :

"any good picks for a solid FF ride?"

I went with the DC5 Integra Type R for the FF races and didn't make a single modification.

Has anyone beaten the RX-7 Bonus Race 2 yet? I spent around 200k (including car) modifying an RX-7 and I still can't get win. My best finish is 4.5 seconds behind the leader. It's frustrating b/c I can usually get into 2nd place with 2 1/2 laps left and still not catch the leader. My lap times are between 1:00.000 and 1:02.000. Dammit all

As for controllers I had a Logitech wheel but the motor went out on me. Don't have the funds right now for a new one so I'm using the DS3 controller and it can be difficult to say the least.

[Edited on December 31, 2010 at 9:10 AM. Reason : time]

12/31/2010 9:09:02 AM

whats the advantage of having multiple b-spec drivers?

i try to do a lot of b-spec when i'm watching football or cooking dinner so i've gotten my guy up to a level 15 but only have one driver

12/31/2010 10:56:15 AM

i switch drivers when one is in a slump, but have no idea if it actually makes a difference. one of my drivers is much less aggressive than the other so i tend to put the less aggressive driver in the cars that are difficult to drive.

12/31/2010 10:59:33 AM

ha, doing b-spec right now. give him an overpowered car and let him rock and roll, then i go do things around the house.

still no gt350

if anyone finds one, i'll reimburse you credits (at least i think that's possible)

any cars y'all are on the lookout for?

12/31/2010 1:07:19 PM

Yo, I could use some b-spec driver boosting buddies. Add me occamsrezr

12/31/2010 8:13:42 PM

it does what? boosting?

add me: Cainius

oh yeah seen the CTR2 and the BTR in the used car lot, level 12 or so and 122k+ about

[Edited on December 31, 2010 at 9:03 PM. Reason : RuF]

12/31/2010 9:02:17 PM

My wife got me a Logitech wheel for Christmas, and I finally got it set up tonight. I currently have the wheel attached to a TV tray, but the force feedback mechanism moves the table around and can make the car almost impossible to bring out of a skid. I need to find a stronger table to clamp the wheel to. Other than that, it make the driving situation much more realistic.

I need to go through the menu settings and change the gear shift buttons from the shift knob to the R1 and L1 triggers on the back side of the steering wheel so that it will be similar to paddle shifting.

12/31/2010 11:53:08 PM

^^

Quote :

"any cars y'all are on the lookout for?any cars y'all are on the lookout for?"

I STILL haven't seen any of the RUFs for sale, and it's starting to piss me off. I check the used car lots every time I play. And level or credit amounts won't be a problem for me. Lvl 22 and over 4 million credits right now.

1/1/2011 6:28:55 PM

so what's the deal with not being able to upgrade your brakes? LAME

1/1/2011 7:10:25 PM

i've seen a couple of yellowbirds, but didn't have the cash to buy at the time.

though, i have bought a RUF 3400S and i got a RUF BTR from a gift car ticket

is it possible to trade credits for a car via multiplayer? (i'll keep my eye out for future RUFs)

[Edited on January 1, 2011 at 8:05 PM. Reason : .]

1/1/2011 8:03:30 PM