Does anyone regret their transmission decision?

Jeffblue · 03-02-2010, 12:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by labk888

LOL, Awesome!

There is a drought of MT transmission touring with sport package in my area and I may have to get an AT. I am trying to convince my ego that driving an AT will be "good" enough rather than no 370z at all.

So order one! its a lot of money to spend to buy a new car and you'll have the car for a while. Its worth waiting a couple of months to have exactly what you want.

As far as stop and go traffic is concerned: stop and go traffic isn't enjoyable no matter what kind of transmission you have. i don't know of anyone who has an automatic transmission who see's a ton of brake lights coming up that says 'YES! traffic. Thank god i got an auto! this is gonna be a blast!" traffic isn't fun in any car, so to get one transmission over another in order to make something that sucks (traffic) into something that still sucks doesn't make sense to me.

Red370 · 03-01-2010, 10:26 PM

And its even worse when a women does it, oh god im having flashbacks.

labk888 · 03-01-2010, 10:38 PM

at least... its yellow.

KillerBee370 · 03-01-2010, 11:05 PM

Ugh... Even yellow doesn't work on that thing. And by "thing" I don't really mean "thing", I mean "beatle" which most people don't even know that that's what a "bug" is really called.

Now if it had those cute little daisy flower hubcaps on it... well then we might have something!

nuTinmuch · 03-01-2010, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by KillerBee370

Ugh... Even yellow doesn't work on that thing. And by "thing" I don't really mean "thing", I mean "beatle" which most people don't even know that that's what a "bug" is really called.

Now if it had those cute little daisy flower hubcaps on it... well then we might have something!

I honestly do not understand why anyone would ever want one of those.

NewlyIMPORTed · 03-01-2010, 11:08 PM

HEY!!!! flower holders on the dash was revolutionary!!! i love a little nature in my ride and if it happens to be a beautiful daisy then my day is complete

Red370 · 03-01-2010, 11:09 PM

OH yeah!!!!

zmyride · 03-01-2010, 11:13 PM

easy decision.

I live and commute in big cities with lots of traffic, so i have an AT.

If i live in the surbs, i would get a MT.

Pushing_Tin · 03-01-2010, 11:15 PM

I have sport/touring with the 6MT. I have a 15 mile commute through twisty country roads and have never regretted it. If I lived in the city and rarely got to really drive the car I would have opted for the 7AT.

NewlyIMPORTed · 03-01-2010, 11:18 PM

i live in a very populated area and I get in traffic all the time and I never regret having a 6MT

phelan · 03-01-2010, 11:20 PM

i live in california where it's hell on the roads, and i still love every shift of my 6mt

gumpy · 03-02-2010, 12:57 AM

like many people here, when stuck in traffic, yes i dream of auto, but when the roads free up then i remember again why i chose manual.

Forrest · 03-02-2010, 01:22 AM

My 05 350z was my first brand new car I ever owned. It was my first RWD car. It was my first ever sports car or real car as I call it. It was auto also. I learned a lot of things with it.
But one thing I learned it didn't matter where you went or who looked at your car, soon as they seen it was auto all there excitement drained from there faces lol. I remember a kid in a beat up civic was asking me all these questions and asking to see the engine bay then he looked inside and saw a auto and it blew his mind. All the excitement he had from being near a 350z totally drained from his face. He lost all interest in the car hehe. I don't know why but this was a general reoccurring theme for the 2.5 years I owned the car.

This time around I decided to try manual and see what the fuss is all about. I never drove manual besides a 1 hour session before I purchased the car. At first I regretted it because I sucked at driving it. Night time I would drive and practice and end up with massive frustration. Each night I would get in try and sucked *** at it. It took months before I stopped regretting it.
Now I understand why people like manual, downshifts to what ever gear is nice. Some times the perfect shift feels so good. Also it feels like something to do while driving. Now I am kind of glad with my purchase.

Munt · 03-02-2010, 02:01 AM

nahh sorry man but i have had manuals and autos and I tried them both in the 370Z and have gone with the 7 speed auto with dynamic lock up and .5/second shifting in manual mode it is a reall fun car to drive hard out and when the traffic is crap slip it into auto and just lay back and listen to the sounds. I,m stoked that i bought the Auto and Ohh by the way its awesome when paddle shifting down 7 gears and feeling and hearing the rev matching kick in.

area3z · 03-02-2010, 02:41 AM

manual. zero regrets.

03-01-2010, 10:26 PM	#2 (permalink)
Red370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 4,391 Drives: your mom to church Rep Power: 297	And its even worse when a women does it, oh god im having flashbacks. __________________ 2011 Mustang 5.0 \| 3.55's \| Lethal Performance off road H-Pipe \| Magnaflow Muffler Delete \| JLT CAI/Bama tuned 417whp/ 404 ft/lbs

03-01-2010, 11:08 PM	#6 (permalink)
NewlyIMPORTed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 1,109 Drives: 11 STI Sedan Rep Power: 19	HEY!!!! flower holders on the dash was revolutionary!!! i love a little nature in my ride and if it happens to be a beautiful daisy then my day is complete __________________ 2011 WRX STICobb Accessport, Nameless Performance exhaust, COBB SF Intake, COBB downpipe, 20% tint, Work Emotion XD9's

03-01-2010, 11:09 PM	#7 (permalink)
Red370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Kaiserslautern, Germany Posts: 4,391 Drives: your mom to church Rep Power: 297	OH yeah!!!! __________________ 2011 Mustang 5.0 \| 3.55's \| Lethal Performance off road H-Pipe \| Magnaflow Muffler Delete \| JLT CAI/Bama tuned 417whp/ 404 ft/lbs

03-01-2010, 11:18 PM	#10 (permalink)
NewlyIMPORTed A True Z Fanatic Join Date: May 2009 Location: Kennesaw, GA Posts: 1,109 Drives: 11 STI Sedan Rep Power: 19	i live in a very populated area and I get in traffic all the time and I never regret having a 6MT __________________ 2011 WRX STICobb Accessport, Nameless Performance exhaust, COBB SF Intake, COBB downpipe, 20% tint, Work Emotion XD9's

03-01-2010, 11:20 PM	#11 (permalink)
phelan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: CA Age: 39 Posts: 9,513 Drives: Scoobaroo Rep Power: 3407	i live in california where it's hell on the roads, and i still love every shift of my 6mt __________________ 凛 ('Rin') - 2009 Nissan 370Z With silence comes peace. With peace comes freedom. With freedom comes silence.

03-01-2010, 10:38 PM	#3 (permalink)
labk888 Base Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Big D Posts: 233 Drives: '10 370Z PW 6MT T&S Rep Power: 533	at least... its yellow.

03-01-2010, 11:05 PM	#4 (permalink)
KillerBee370 A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: So Cal baby! Age: 52 Posts: 5,964 Drives: with passion Rep Power: 322	Ugh... Even yellow doesn't work on that thing. And by "thing" I don't really mean "thing", I mean "beatle" which most people don't even know that that's what a "bug" is really called. Now if it had those cute little daisy flower hubcaps on it... well then we might have something!

03-01-2010, 11:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
zmyride Track Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 631 Drives: 10 Black Sports 7AT Rep Power: 17	easy decision. I live and commute in big cities with lots of traffic, so i have an AT. If i live in the surbs, i would get a MT.

03-01-2010, 11:15 PM	#9 (permalink)
Pushing_Tin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Eugene, OR Posts: 2,875 Drives: E63 AMG Rep Power: 228	I have sport/touring with the 6MT. I have a 15 mile commute through twisty country roads and have never regretted it. If I lived in the city and rarely got to really drive the car I would have opted for the 7AT.

03-02-2010, 12:57 AM	#12 (permalink)
gumpy Enthusiast Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sydney Posts: 449 Drives: 09 370z white manual Rep Power: 16	like many people here, when stuck in traffic, yes i dream of auto, but when the roads free up then i remember again why i chose manual.

03-02-2010, 01:22 AM	#13 (permalink)
Forrest Track Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: california 707! Posts: 677 Drives: 09 370z Blk 6mt sprt Rep Power: 259	My 05 350z was my first brand new car I ever owned. It was my first RWD car. It was my first ever sports car or real car as I call it. It was auto also. I learned a lot of things with it. But one thing I learned it didn't matter where you went or who looked at your car, soon as they seen it was auto all there excitement drained from there faces lol. I remember a kid in a beat up civic was asking me all these questions and asking to see the engine bay then he looked inside and saw a auto and it blew his mind. All the excitement he had from being near a 350z totally drained from his face. He lost all interest in the car hehe. I don't know why but this was a general reoccurring theme for the 2.5 years I owned the car. This time around I decided to try manual and see what the fuss is all about. I never drove manual besides a 1 hour session before I purchased the car. At first I regretted it because I sucked at driving it. Night time I would drive and practice and end up with massive frustration. Each night I would get in try and sucked *** at it. It took months before I stopped regretting it. Now I understand why people like manual, downshifts to what ever gear is nice. Some times the perfect shift feels so good. Also it feels like something to do while driving. Now I am kind of glad with my purchase. __________________ my pictures http://www.the370z.com/members/forrest-albums-370z.html

03-02-2010, 02:01 AM	#14 (permalink)
Munt Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: New Zealand Posts: 13 Drives: 09 370Z AT7 sport/ Rep Power: 16	nahh sorry man but i have had manuals and autos and I tried them both in the 370Z and have gone with the 7 speed auto with dynamic lock up and .5/second shifting in manual mode it is a reall fun car to drive hard out and when the traffic is crap slip it into auto and just lay back and listen to the sounds. I,m stoked that i bought the Auto and Ohh by the way its awesome when paddle shifting down 7 gears and feeling and hearing the rev matching kick in.

03-02-2010, 02:41 AM	#15 (permalink)
area3z Base Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: chicago Posts: 89 Drives: 09 370Z 6MT sptourin Rep Power: 16	manual. zero regrets.

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