[OFFICIAL] Manual v. Automatic Thread

Majestik · 03-30-2010, 12:25 AM

I've owned the 7AT and loved the auto but also missed driving manual so my replacement 370Z is a manual.
Let me ask you...
- Do you regularly travel in start/stop traffic in a manual and hate it everytime you do so? Then get the auto as you have the best of both worlds.

- Are you put off manual only cause of it's inability to take off smoothly but still love the control of having a manual? Then get the MT6 as the syncro-rev makes it an entirely different manual car to drive.

Matt · 03-30-2010, 07:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Majestik

- Are you put off manual only cause of it's inability to take off smoothly

Sounds like a driver issue.

Ride around in my GF's automatic with her behind the wheel, you'd wish you were with me in my 6MT after all the jerkiness and senseless braking/accelerating! Hahaha!

Demon370z · 05-06-2010, 02:29 AM

I drove manual for years and after driving the auto 370z I gotta admit, I seriously can care less for the shifting. I can already shift with those paddle shifters and besides...The new GTR doesn't even come in manual and is push button start like the 370z + paddle shifting galore on both vehicles. Im glad they came out with the auto and definitely getting one as early as...this afternoon!

Chriz · 05-06-2010, 03:15 AM

noo you revived the war!

ZKindaGuy · 05-06-2010, 06:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alonlif

Hi All,

Anyone put there with an automatic? I've been reading various reviews on the automatic and a few were really bad! A few however were not...

So i would like to hear what do you think? Should I go for auto or stick to manual?

Thanks

A

No street driven sport car should ever be produced with an AT.

Diocletian · 05-06-2010, 09:36 AM

Speak for yourself. Let people get what they want.

Performance and comfort wise the AT can't be beat. I will admit that a manual can be more thrilling...when you have an open road and no traffic. If you like manual, get one. If you think it's no big deal to you, go with the AT.

Horses pushes · 09-13-2010, 02:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Endgame

Houston! Wow.. traffic sucks there man!! I DEFINATLEY know which I would get in Houston.

While I am still 95% getting the 7AT, if my wife does not mind me getting the MT, I would definately pick that up. That is primarily due to the fact that I plan to work from the home office more this year, or will be traveling. Thus, a 'daily driver' will not really be needed.

Again, either way, you can't go wrong. You are still in a Z!!!

Get her an a/t accord, teach her how to drive a manual like I did to my wife. Then you are all set to get the 6MT. One thing I worries all the time is that my wife shouldn't be driving my Z at all.

thezd · 10-08-2010, 08:42 PM

jst wondering which transmmition would be a better choice?

Trips · 10-08-2010, 09:35 PM

Just get what make you Happy.

7AT is quicker by a small margin.
Threads with questions like this usually get locked.

MBLAQ · 10-25-2010, 02:31 AM

i have the manual, and i kinda prefer i got a auto.
the gearbox is not my cup of tea. i used to have an s2000, so im really used to a short shifter with a small knob. the stock 370 just doesnt give the fun feeling when i shift

red6spd · 10-25-2010, 10:24 AM

Thats not really a decision anyone else but yourself can make. I got a stick because I feel its more fun, and I have more control over the car.

LuckyJinx · 10-25-2010, 01:31 PM

Manual, more fun.

I want a Z · 10-25-2010, 01:34 PM

Auto - you have the option to shift if you want and you will be happier in traffic jams

tjlazer · 10-25-2010, 01:57 PM

Synchro Rev Match!

mick · 10-25-2010, 02:48 PM

since you are undecided, go for the auto.

because you have to put more effort into driving a manual transmission car, it should be something that you know you want to get

05-06-2010, 03:15 AM	#184 (permalink)
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05-06-2010, 09:36 AM	#186 (permalink)
Diocletian Enthusiast Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Orlando, Fl Posts: 350 Drives: 09 370z CY A7 Rep Power: 15	Speak for yourself. Let people get what they want. Performance and comfort wise the AT can't be beat. I will admit that a manual can be more thrilling...when you have an open road and no traffic. If you like manual, get one. If you think it's no big deal to you, go with the AT. __________________ Injen Dual CAI \| Illuminated Kick plates \| Stillen Sway bar kit \| F.I TDX w/ 12" Resonators \| F.I HFC's \| UpRev Tune \| 300HP/225tq Mustang Dyno

10-08-2010, 08:42 PM	#188 (permalink)
thezd Base Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: adelaide Posts: 11 Drives: c63 amg Rep Power: 14	370z manual or auto? jst wondering which transmmition would be a better choice?

10-08-2010, 09:35 PM	#189 (permalink)
Trips Administrator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Disneyland, Ca Posts: 8,728 Drives: 🔰 Rep Power: 10	Just get what make you Happy. 7AT is quicker by a small margin. Threads with questions like this usually get locked. __________________

10-25-2010, 10:24 AM	#191 (permalink)
red6spd A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Long Island NY Posts: 3,277 Drives: 2010 Z Coupe M6 SPT Rep Power: 21	Thats not really a decision anyone else but yourself can make. I got a stick because I feel its more fun, and I have more control over the car. __________________ 2010 Base+Sport 6spd: Stillen G3, FI Non-Resonated CBE, FI Non-Resonated Test Pipes, UpRev Tuned, Custom 24R Oil Cooler, JDM Rear Fog-OEM Harness. ???Whp ???WTQ (Will find out come spring time)

03-30-2010, 12:25 AM	#181 (permalink)
Majestik Track Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: SE Melbourne, Australia Posts: 800 Drives: '13 Jet Black R35GTR Rep Power: 16	I've owned the 7AT and loved the auto but also missed driving manual so my replacement 370Z is a manual. Let me ask you... - Do you regularly travel in start/stop traffic in a manual and hate it everytime you do so? Then get the auto as you have the best of both worlds. - Are you put off manual only cause of it's inability to take off smoothly but still love the control of having a manual? Then get the MT6 as the syncro-rev makes it an entirely different manual car to drive.

05-06-2010, 02:29 AM	#183 (permalink)
Demon370z Base Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Orlando Posts: 16 Drives: nothing right now Rep Power: 15	I drove manual for years and after driving the auto 370z I gotta admit, I seriously can care less for the shifting. I can already shift with those paddle shifters and besides...The new GTR doesn't even come in manual and is push button start like the 370z + paddle shifting galore on both vehicles. Im glad they came out with the auto and definitely getting one as early as...this afternoon!

10-25-2010, 02:31 AM	#190 (permalink)
MBLAQ Base Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Australia Posts: 68 Drives: silver 370z Rep Power: 14	i have the manual, and i kinda prefer i got a auto. the gearbox is not my cup of tea. i used to have an s2000, so im really used to a short shifter with a small knob. the stock 370 just doesnt give the fun feeling when i shift

10-25-2010, 01:31 PM	#192 (permalink)
LuckyJinx Enthusiast Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 465 Drives: 09 Nissan 370z Nismo Rep Power: 14	Manual, more fun.

10-25-2010, 01:34 PM	#193 (permalink)
I want a Z Base Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: MD Posts: 225 Drives: 03 Chevy Avalanche Rep Power: 14	Auto - you have the option to shift if you want and you will be happier in traffic jams

10-25-2010, 01:57 PM	#194 (permalink)
tjlazer A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tacoma Age: 52 Posts: 2,496 Drives: Z34, R35 Rep Power: 19	Synchro Rev Match! __________________ 2009 370Z Monterey Blue,Nismo Conversion,RE-11's, K&N Typhoon intakes,Blue Kickplates,Homelink,FI 18" CBE,ERZ HFCs,Hotchkis sways, Swift Spec-R, EVO-R Highwing, UPREV

10-25-2010, 02:48 PM	#195 (permalink)
mick Track Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: California Posts: 903 Drives: Used to drive a 370z Rep Power: 16	since you are undecided, go for the auto. because you have to put more effort into driving a manual transmission car, it should be something that you know you want to get

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