if you trying selling to a dealer or trading it in, yes, you will take a couple thousand hit in value because its a manual. private party sales shouldn't be affected.

really? i guess it's dependent on the dealership. i was able to add onto my resale value at the fact that my 07 Z was a manual and with the upgraded HR engine.

Bought my 6 speed when I was 18 (3 years ago) and had never driven a manual before and learned on it. There is still hope in the younglings! I can't speak for anyone younger than me though... :ugh2:

If someone told me they couldn't drive stick when trying to buy a man transmission I would slap them and tell them to go home.

Lol you can't be serious...

There are some people that still seek out standard shift cars. Every car I have owned has been a standard except for 2 SUV's.

When I got my Z there was not question that I wanted standard. There are still people who will seek out a standard shift.

When I'm at work and I walk through the parking lot I peek to see what kinds of trannys the sports cars have. I've noticed that the majority of them have standard shift transmissions.

My second car was a manual and I didn't know how to drive one when I bought it. My parents didn't have a [manual] car I could learn on so I had to take the plunge and learn after buying the car. Times have changed and most people are not being taught manual shifting like they used to be.

Lots of manual transmission propaganda in this thread. :icon17:

I seriously doubt manual hurt would hurt resale value in a sports car, ever. If anything I suspect it would be the opposite, automatic would be hurt more. Mostly due to "I can't believe you bought an automatic sports car" reaction from peers.

I learned how to drive on manual and drove them for many years. I drive an automatic now. It's whatever. Manual is fun to drive, there's no denying that. Sometimes it's fun to put two hands on the wheel and just cruise (I would say put 1 hand on the babe, but not sure I'm allowed to say that here). I apologize in advance for destroying any faith in humanity or not burning excess calories while driving. :rofl2:

My second car was a Sentra SE-R Spec V that was a 6 speed. I had been looking all over for one that I could buy and when I finally found one that I liked, I took a friend with me who could test drive the car because I didn't know how to lol. He drove it home for me too lol. I had to learn after I got it to the house.

yah if one bought a boring sedan or stationwagon with MT, chances are you will have a hard time selling it privately.

if you bought a car guy's car in MT, you probably will not have an issue with selling MT.

Gotta love the manual fanboy support. :excited:

More ATs are sold than MTs. Playing Vegas numbers, you have a better chance of reselling and getting more for an AT over a MT.

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Those that worry about someone's transmission is the same guy that does the sideways meatgaze at the gym. C'mon folks, it's a poor man's sports car, who cares what transmission it has or the $500 resale you get either way.

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You are mistaken, the torque converter sucks HP that a clutch doesn't. It's even more drivetrain loss on the 7AT configuration.

Love the AT best of both worlds and don't have to worry about traffic jams. Would love manual but too much trouble at some point. So mehhhh why not have both. Paddles are just as fun.


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Seriously have u ever driven the auto w paddles?

I have. While fun, there is only 2 pedals. Not the same thing. As much as I love the GTR's performance, I'd never purchase one. Needs that 3rd pedal for me to consider it.

No not talking about a GTR. I'm talking about the Z. I've changed many people ideals about auto/ manual mode. If your in TX I'll show you man.


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I just used the GTR as an example. I have not driven a flappy paddle Z. I'm not denying it's still a great car, but you can't replicate the 3rd pedal. I'm well aware today's autos shift faster than any manual, usually put up quicker lap times, and a lot of high performance cars are moving towards them. I still prefer having 3 pedals.

I like the extra room where my foot lays not having a 3rd peddle around. Just knowing I can shift from the shifter up or down or left and right or put in D and relax in traffic. All great things


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As long as we enjoy the cars we drive, that's all that counts in the end.

at least for me, i have a choice AT or MT, not like some of you lame car guy wannabies who can only drive AT's. :icon17:
its not so much the car or the tranny, it's the person claiming to be some car fanatic that cant drive MT's. like really drive MT's not just a to b.

The lack of a third pedal is a deal breaker for me. I went the SMG route with a BMW. Within a couple years I traded it for stick.

I started driving manuals when I was very young and have been hooked every since. I'm quite older now and got into luxury autos. But still had the urge of wanting a stick again. So I bought the Z. Of course, the Z is not my DD; the Lexus is.

I had a Lexus GS350 F-Sport with paddle shifters for a few days. I purposely tried using the paddle shifters but never could get the hang of it. To me, it took a lot more thinking to get the up shifts and down shifts right. As opposed to shifting being second nature in my manual Z...almost no thinking involved.

There will always be people who want to drive a stick. I purchased my Z in the past month. I've been searching for a Z for over a year now and I held one thing constant in my search. Had to be a stick shift. The percentage of 350z's (was originally in market for 350) was 60% auto, 40% manual. The manual is the rarer of the two by far. Most people I saw bought auto's, which i never understood, why would you buy a sports car all about uniqueness and driver focus and let it shift for you.

I can tell you for a fact that people of my generation, IE college kids, who love cars, want manuals. People who do not love cars are convinced it is useless.

Given the fact that you are looking to eventually sell a manual 370z, I would not have any qualms about not finding a buyer. Most people looking for 370z's used are going to be looking for a wonderful drivers car, which strengthens the argument for a manual car over an auto.

Good luck on you future endeavors. But please do not lose faith in my generation, we aren't all complete idiots, we will save the manuals for many generations to come.

Im not saying that driving the auto with the paddles is the BEST, But is very fun and makes for fun to drive, I had NO choice when buying mine as the X (G37 Sedan) do not come in manual. If they did I would have gotten one. But it you cant drive the with the paddles and still "Feel" when to shift you shouldn't be driving a Z, LOL I can shift with out looking you can still feel the power band :/

wut?

I was able to find a G35 6MT sedan years ago. Really fun family car. Not sure if they nuked them when the G37 came out. All I remember is my dealer saying a silver G35 6MT sport sedan was one of the most rare combos at the time.

that's cool. G35's back then didnt have rev-matching on the AT's so those cars were really for grandma's, not just the magma reds.

No they made the 6sp manual for G37 sedan, my issue is I need a AWD sedan( North east) and the AWD doesn't have an option for a manual.

Using the manual mode on the autos you can still feel when to shift was all I was saying, someone made reference to have to look when to shift :/

I do have a choice. I have an AT Z and a MT MX-5. :icon23: