shift or paddle shifters

sheps58 · 10-01-2010, 01:42 PM

I have not driven both. However I have only driven a shift 3 times in the past 18 years a honda civic for a girl who was too drunk to drive a Boxster and a 1999 Porsche 911each on one occasion. I was sweating and heart was racing. I taught myself how to drive a standard on an E-Type and of course had my 280z. For some reason I feel daunted to drive a manual. especially on I-95 in traffic.

optiontrader · 10-01-2010, 06:30 PM

^^^ If you don't have an OVERWHELMING urge to drive a manual (like I do - personal bias), you'll love the Z with an automatic, I'm sure.

elm_tx · 10-02-2010, 03:02 PM

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Originally Posted by sheps58

I have not driven both. However I have only driven a shift 3 times in the past 18 years a honda civic for a girl who was too drunk to drive a Boxster and a 1999 Porsche 911each on one occasion. I was sweating and heart was racing. I taught myself how to drive a standard on an E-Type and of course had my 280z. For some reason I feel daunted to drive a manual. especially on I-95 in traffic.

I was driving a 95 300z AT for 11 years. That car was fun. I went from that to a 370 NISMO manual transmission. I was a bit slow the first few days to get back in the swing of things. A month into driving this car and it feels as though I never got away from a standard. I had no problem getting back into a stick, so if that's what you want, it will probably come back to you pretty quick. However that's just my experience.

10-01-2010, 06:30 PM	#2 (permalink)
optiontrader Track Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Smog Hell, SoCal Posts: 595 Drives: 40th Rep Power: 16	^^^ If you don't have an OVERWHELMING urge to drive a manual (like I do - personal bias), you'll love the Z with an automatic, I'm sure. __________________ 40th Anniversary Z - 3M Paint Protection Film, CA Legal Tint! (70/40)

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10-01-2010, 01:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
sheps58 Base Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Connecticut Posts: 102 Drives: 2010 370Z 6MT & 2004 Rep Power: 15	I have not driven both. However I have only driven a shift 3 times in the past 18 years a honda civic for a girl who was too drunk to drive a Boxster and a 1999 Porsche 911each on one occasion. I was sweating and heart was racing. I taught myself how to drive a standard on an E-Type and of course had my 280z. For some reason I feel daunted to drive a manual. especially on I-95 in traffic.