Is it just me, or are ATs in Zeds less trouble-prone than MTs?? From searches on the Net, and other posters on various sites (such as "my350Z.com"), it "seems" (I might be wrong!) that ATs are very reliable; at least, my '04.5 Touring Coupe's is. Anyone has stats of any sort? Just curious!

this thread's problem is solely driver error.

but hey, atleast the op was willing to try MT and not just hop in some AT. just sayin! :tup:

No prob', dude! It's just that I keep running into thread after thread of posters confronting probs' with their MTs. I am a firm believer in a "have it your way" approach in those issues, BTW. Like I said, just curious!

I have to agree with j.arnaldo, just browse around the forums and you'll notice there's barely any thread regarding complaints of the 7AT whereas threads regarding complaints of the 6MT is quite common. Maybe it's due to the high ratio of 6MT owners compared to 7AT owners?

surely the spring and indent are enough for you to know you are in first rather than third.

I have a big lit-up "1" on my tach when I'm in 1st, and a big lit-up "3" when I'm in 3rd.

:wtf2:

Sounds like you just smoked your clutch a little, everyone does it eventually. Just don't go making a habit of it.

Most likey due to the fact that MT outnumbers AT and most MT owners have a higher probability of beating on their cars than the AT folks. From my perspective...if I was buying a sports car to have fun in (fun = very spirited driving), I would probably buy a manual transmission. If I was looking for something to just cruise around in and look good...I would have bought the AT. I realize there are obvious exceptions to the rule.

yah that was so werd when i saw that on my MT too at first... :icon17:

I don't think that's true. From what I've read, there are lots and lots of ATs sold. You could make a case that the MT's are probably being driven harder on average.

I've seen that almost 3/4 of the of the 370z built were 7AT. Of course, I think that was on the Internet...so we can all put faith into that number.

when i went to my dealer the salesguy's first words were 'we dont have any more AT's in-stock, only MT's.'

my reply "that's perfect." :D

My dealer only had 1 Z, it was a Nismo and obviously MT. They sold the AT Touring the day before my scheduled test drive.

I'm hearing the rumors already about the soon-to-be extinction of the manual transmission.

yah, soon to be extinct gasoline-only powered RWD sports cars/coupes too... one of the reasons why i got the 370Z.... thought it might be the last one that's truely gasoline powered and MT.

the world is becoming more and more of a boring place for normal folks that drive these cars on street.