I use manual all the time with the paddles. Never used the stick in manual, I think if I did, I would use it like a stick shift and break it off trying to go through the H pattern.:bowrofl:

I should be so old!

I dont get that at all, I had the Audi TT with dsg and never thought of doing that. Does the GTI have the sport mode too? When I got the transmission chip sport mode was a blast and I hardly ever used the paddles or stick.

There really is no purpose in it, I just like to keep my hands switching positions. :P and Yes the GTI had a sport mode as well. The one thing I hate about the auto Z is that the shifter is so ugly, I think that's the other reason I rest my hand on it alot. So nobody can see how ugly it is.

For spirited straight line driving or highway overtaking I always use the paddles, it helps that you don't actually need to put it into manual mode to use them. Being able to have both hands on the wheel while paddle shifting is a plus.

On the rare occasion when I use manual mode around bending town streets I would use the shifter, only because the paddles are not actually connected to the steering wheel itself, therefore the paddles remain stationary when turning and you can't always comfortably reach them. Unless of course you always downshift to the appropriate gear before approaching a bend, so it wouldn't really matter.

When just cruising I'm always in "D"

no.. not really :roflpuke2:

lies, everyone knows europeans dont drive auto, those that do are exiled to ethiopia.

Back on Topic!

we don't hate AT but its just that you can hardly get a clio or ka in AT

It seems to me like the way its set up, Nissan intended for us to let it auto downshift on its own when slowing down and leave the manual downshift for when you need power for passing or misbehaving.



I use the stick for upshifting and the paddle for downshifting.

Permanent "D" user here; at 61, my "shifting" days are over. Traffic down here's a killer, anyway. Greetings.

I also would like to see what the car is doing (gear wise) when it's in the D mode, and why not. It can't be so hard to have programed it in the car from the factory now can it, over site i guess or just to damm lazzzzzzzzzzy !

exactly

how hard is it to have the m changed to D and just show the gears

I use the paddle shifters. Preparing myself for when I move up to the GTR.