I just put it in "R" for Really Fast.

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the only time i start out in second is if a cop pulls up next to me, if i start in first, my exhaust sound would rattle the cop car...

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1st gear unless I'm rolling through a stop sign or very slow traffic.

I think like 10 minutes after I started this thread I used first gear around the hood here. Im good with using it as a regular practice.

Also, few things that confirmed these driving methods were the convos with the service managers, and master techinicians about this at a few of my clients sites ( about 6 nissan dealerships in the phillly market that i cover ). They all admitted that pertaining to the manual trans in the 370z and the 07/08 350z they would driving it around using 2nd gear and only 1st on hills or just using the clutch only with no throttle while in traffic in 1st.

All the vehicles I had before I used first gear no matter what. Cause that is how I was taught.

And if something breaks, that's on me.

Lol you're silly. I guess you outwit the Nissan engineers who designed every facet of this car including the transmission. 1st gear is there for a reason and no where on the manual does it say use 1st gear on hills only! Like you said, if something breaks, it's on you. :) happy driving.

guess I'm weird, I use 1st all the time...

Wait.... There's another gear besides 6th and "R"??????

Can't believe this is even a question. No offense OP but you likely just need more practice. I hope this won't insight tales of all the manual transmission Ferraris you've driven in the past.

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Lol what a dumb question.

I didn't know skipping first gear was even a thing. I don't get it.

If accelerating is not for you, you may have bought the wrong car.

I'll skip gears, but never first. At highway intersections with a stoplight I will often find myself going 1st to 3rd to 6th.

A highway with a stoplight is just a road.

:confused: Yeah, but a neighborhood street with a stoplight is also just a road. I don't usually go 1st to 3rd to 6th on a 30 mph road...

I was just busting your ba11s. Usually "highway" refers to a multi-lane road with no stoplights or intersections.

^lol
but seriously the only time i skip gears is downshift 5th to 3rd

Is this a real question? I honestly use first gear with every start.

I recently passed a car that was going so slow I was in first gear following. When I made my pass, I was even with the other driver, and had to shift to second. this was a weird feeling.

I was pretty happy coming from a compact pickup truck with a granny 1st gear which I could never downshift to, to a sports car where 1st gear is usable (and fun) for both starting and downshifting to.

no worries :icon17: I drive all over Texas State Highways with lighted intersections on sections with 55-70 mph speed limits. Seeing as you are also in Texas I would have guessed you had seen this as well. SH 71 on the way to Bastrop from Austin is a prime example.

I also happen to be the son of a former Travis County Traffic Engineer, and the 'highway' term (in the US at least) is defined by the volume of traffic that a road can handle. The volume is, of course, proportional to the size of the road, and stoplights influence it as well.

Btw. I no longer use 1st, 4th, or 5th gears. I had an epiphany, and now it's kind of a religious thing. :tup:

I use 1st gear all the time when starting out.

I'm 60/40 1st/2nd

Yeah, Texas is different when it comes to naming roads. I was born on the East Coast (NJ) and Highway over there is what I guess they would call a Tollway or Interstate here. (We call Tollway a Turnpike over there)

Don't get me started on why they give every road in Texas TWO NAMES!!!! And then the names change every few miles!!!

The main road I live off of has 6 different names in a span of about 10 miles!!! It's called FM 3040, Flower Mound Rd, Round Grove Rd, Hebron Parkway, Park Blvd, Betsy Ln, and finally Co Rd 721.

Check it out: fm 3040 flower mound - Google Maps

Sounds like an identity crisis

I agree with this. 2nd gear can me a good trick under slick conditions. I learned this one in the mid-west when 4 to 5 inches is nothing. 1st gear on a hill will just produce spin if your not familiar with that kind of weather. :tiphat:

Yup... :shakes head: I'm at work right now and one block away from FM 2222, which happens to also be named Bullick Hollow, Northland, Allandale, and Koenig within a few miles. :icon14:

Its a mess isn't it, when I transferred here from S.Cal it baffled the sh*t out of me.:icon14:

Psch...... What's 1st gear? Rookies only use 1st gear. I only stick to reverse when driving.


Uhhh..... I always use 1st gear when starting off regardless of the situation.

Learn to count... 1-2-3-4-5-6-R. R is like, super overdrive. It has a ratio of like, 0.7 but it pulls to 300 miles an hour.

Yeah.

LOL every time this thread gets pushed up and I read the title it cracks me up! Because you can tell OP was really serious with his assessment. ROLMAO!!!!!!!! Oh brother.....