Road & Track gets it wrong

semtex

^LOL. Whatever works for you, dude. I'm pretty much the opposite. I read about cars that I'd never want to buy, just for the sake of reading about cars. When I think I might want to buy a certain car, I start reading through all the reviews as part of my preliminary research. I'd never make a final purchasing decision based on reviews alone, mind you. Really I'm just looking for preliminary red flags. If I see a red flag, then I know not to waste my time with a test drive and dealing with salespeople. I'll give you an example. I was actually considering the G8 GXP as well as the 370Z. Then I read that the G8 has the annoying skip-shift feature that GM puts in so many of its cars. That right there told me I needn't bother with a test drive, because that's one 'feature' I wouldn't tolerate.

But like I said, whatever works for you. Different strokes, different folks.

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zsport1

Interesting.

MikeGTO

[QUOTE=semtex;38339I was actually considering the G8 GXP as well as the 370Z. Then I read that the G8 has the annoying skip-shift feature that GM puts in so many of its cars. That right there told me I needn't bother with a test drive, because that's one 'feature' I wouldn't tolerate.

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GM's skip shift is very easy to defeat/disable. At least it has always been that way on the Camaro/Firebird, Corvette, and GTO. That alone should not keep you from considering the G8 GXP. The price, on the other hand...

Zpil0t6

Wow feel sorry for you....a tuner can take 50 buck and 5 minute to program that out or you can just rev past 3001 rpm and it will got to second or third..

The GXP is an extrordinary 4 door beast. with handling and braking to outdo the M3 the current M3 not the 335 turbo like m3..

A real car guy would know the skip shift hardly interferes....its for put puting around.. so you save gas..if you even 1/3 into the throttle it doesn't even activate.

I know GM's and the LSx 1-4 skip shift is more miniscul than the guage comment. of the 370Z

BanningZ

That was unnecessary. This is not a flame board. Check yourself.

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MightyBobo

While I think his choice of words may have been a bit out of line, he is correct: the skip shift "feature" has been around for years on GM manuals. It took a $25 resistor kit from SLP, 5 minutes of work, and blam - no more skip shift. 2 minutes of googling could have solved his conundrum.

Not everyone knows this, but it pays to actually RESEARCH a car before you draw conclusions. I think a perfect example of this, is saying the 370Z is a track star right from the factory because it pulls .98g on the skid and has good power/big brakes. But, oh, theres that pesky overheating problem after 10-20 minutes of HPDE...well, guess I shouldn't get the 370Z!