Loved my first 370Z test drive... Want one but what's important

Dynamis · 03-09-2020, 10:05 AM

Get an automatic and save yourself the headache. People might not like it, but the auto is superior to the stick in pretty much every way.

To boot, you can drive it like a stick any time you want.

FPenvy · 03-09-2020, 10:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Dynamis

Get an automatic and save yourself the headache. People might not like it, but the auto is superior to the stick in pretty much every way.

To boot, you can drive it like a stick any time you want.

just under 80k miles on my 09 7AT and it's never seen "D" since i bought.

only drive in manual mode.

JARblue · 03-09-2020, 10:31 AM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy

just under 80k miles on my 09 7AT and it's never seen "D" since i bought.

Whatever... you know you give it your "D" on the reg. What's your favorite hole? Exhaust tips?

FPenvy · 03-09-2020, 10:42 AM

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Originally Posted by JARblue

Whatever... you know you give it your "D" on the reg. What's your favorite hole? Exhaust tips?

depends.

we talking the Z or GTR?

i love all the holes but the GTR has more options

MZ DAIZY · 03-09-2020, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by FPenvy

just under 80k miles on my 09 7AT and it's never seen "D" since i bought.

only drive in manual mode.

How’s the clutch?

FPenvy · 03-10-2020, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by alcheng

see you on the next "what oil should i use" thread buddy

HKD$0.02

i mean i do have a great deal of experience and knowledge with different lubricants

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Originally Posted by MZ DAIZY

How’s the clutch?

no CSC issues here

wheelspeed · 03-10-2020, 04:57 PM

I keep checking sites for used 370z's, but my biggest problem has been that you Z owners sure love black and white. My current truck is black, and the truck before that was black, and my car that I've had for 10 years is white. So... tired of those colors!

More important question though- Do you guys think the car has "snap over-steer"? I'm not drifting, but I do want a rear-drive car because I miss the occasional "looseness" while accelerating out of turns that I could enjoy in the my old bimmers (325 and 535) I had in the past. (In rain and snow anyways... those cars didn't have enough power to step out while accelerating out of turns in the dry. I used to let tires get real bald too since I had winter wheels with Blizzaks for that season. Quick story- I forgot to warn a friend once when I let him borrow the 325 without me in it and he looped it around because he let off the gas approaching an intersection in the rain and the LSD engine-braked both wheels. He said "my pick-up never did that!" Ha ha, his first lesson in posi rears.)

When I find a z, I wouldn't use the stickiest tires. More like 'B' performance but with some decent mileage life expectancy. So, maybe those tires have less abrupt of a traction/no traction threshold. I'd also look into a 'square' setup.

Does this car let you get a little movement under corner exit pretty safely? Or does it snap-step out and want to loop you around?

CMadison · 03-10-2020, 05:45 PM

Be sure to get the touring package if you want the nicer amenities: heated seats, Bose sound system, etc.

JARblue · 03-09-2020, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Dynamis

Get an automatic and save yourself the headache. People might not like it, but the auto is superior to the stick in pretty much every way.

To boot, you can drive it like a stick any time you want.

lol the AT is weaksauce. The MT can handle more torque

Get Phunk's new DCT option

Nothing will ever drive like a stick without a clutch pedal

03-09-2020, 10:05 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dynamis Base Member Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Delaware Posts: 79 Drives: 2010 370z Rep Power: 6717	Get an automatic and save yourself the headache. People might not like it, but the auto is superior to the stick in pretty much every way. To boot, you can drive it like a stick any time you want. FPenvy, LennyK, Quicksilvers and 1 others like this.

03-10-2020, 05:45 PM	#8 (permalink)
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03-10-2020, 04:57 PM	#7 (permalink)
wheelspeed Base Member Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: Pittsburgh Posts: 36 Drives: Motorcycles Rep Power: 6	I keep checking sites for used 370z's, but my biggest problem has been that you Z owners sure love black and white. My current truck is black, and the truck before that was black, and my car that I've had for 10 years is white. So... tired of those colors! More important question though- Do you guys think the car has "snap over-steer"? I'm not drifting, but I do want a rear-drive car because I miss the occasional "looseness" while accelerating out of turns that I could enjoy in the my old bimmers (325 and 535) I had in the past. (In rain and snow anyways... those cars didn't have enough power to step out while accelerating out of turns in the dry. I used to let tires get real bald too since I had winter wheels with Blizzaks for that season. Quick story- I forgot to warn a friend once when I let him borrow the 325 without me in it and he looped it around because he let off the gas approaching an intersection in the rain and the LSD engine-braked both wheels. He said "my pick-up never did that!" Ha ha, his first lesson in posi rears.) When I find a z, I wouldn't use the stickiest tires. More like 'B' performance but with some decent mileage life expectancy. So, maybe those tires have less abrupt of a traction/no traction threshold. I'd also look into a 'square' setup. Does this car let you get a little movement under corner exit pretty safely? Or does it snap-step out and want to loop you around?