Howdy!

[wildcatlew]

Originally Posted by koeppelnissan

Congrats and welcome! What dealer in Texas did you get the Zs at?

got it at Grubbs Nissan in Hurst, TX. they are about 5 miles from my house. they had to dealer trade with McDavid down in Houston to get the car. I actually had ordered a Monterray Blue 2012 but it was taking so long to get it that I found the gray one and they got it for me. also scored the 0% financing that NMAC is offering now.

Originally Posted by LakeShow

Welcome and congrats! How do like the difference between the transmissions?

Huge difference in trannies. are you asking about the differences between the S2000 and the Z? if so, then I had really liked the S2000 powertrain; with the high red-line on the engine and low torque it was almost like driving a sportbike (which I did until an accident about 2 years ago). Very short throw shifter and could downshift at almost any speed without worrying about the rev limiter kicking in. I bought the car thinking I would put it on the track but just never did. The Z powertrain has a whole lot more torque so shifting was a little challenging to re-learn. It seems like the clutch engages a little later and the throw of the shifter is definitely longer. But the thing I like most is the "S" mode! when I started driving the wife's, I knew I had to have one. It's like heel-toe shifting without the bother.

If you are asking about the differences between the Z auto and manual then I definitely like the manual much, much better. Never really liked an auto in a sportier car (my truck is auto but that's ok). I tried the whole paddle shifter thing with the auto but never got the hang of it. it just seemed not very responsive (especially after driving sport bikes on a race track). the manual is a bit of a pain in rush hour traffic but that's ok too.

Now, if you are asking about the difference between trannies between the 2011 coupe and roadster then... when i picked up the roadster i thought the tranny was smoother than the wife's coupe (a lot smoother - thinking i was going to take her's back to the dealer to see if it could be adjusted somehow). but then, I had to move the cars around yesterday so I could detail the roadster and when I drove the coupe it seemed a lot smoother. I think i was having a hard time going back and forth between the the S2000 and the coupe but not sure.

Bottom line is I love the manual tranny in the Z (especially the 'S' mode)!

Hope one of these answered your question.