Trading in GTR for a 370z

SVTNate

V Twin vibration is only bad because you're in that committed riding position I suspect. I think the vibes of a twin or triple are generally not as bad as an I4.

We have some great roads here in Southern California, but most of them are an hour's ride (on the freeway) from where I live. I'm looking at 3 hours of seat time minimum for a day ride long and aggressive enough for my tastes.

Nitrouz

I've lived in both northern and southern california. There are some great great roads, but I prefer the BC back roads here. I've had many, many bikes, and none vibrates as much as a duc's v-twin. With a Duc's sportbike, you can't be in any position but the committed position. You're not as upright as a gixxer for example. It's seating position is more like a Yammy. High seat, low clip-ons. Forcing you to put weight into the wrists.

WWJD

ahhh, I know what you are saying. Driving on freeway is kind of bore in the GTR, unless having someone trying to race. I'm going to pick up a Z too, but not trading in my GTR for sure.

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Jamaica

alot of high end sports car are now coming in a DCT. DO people think its less of a sports car cause of that?

ImportConvert

Certainly not, and I will be the first to admit that a manumatic is going to shift faster than me, but that's missing the point for 99% of the users who actually drive the car for fun and not because they have to have the biggest pecker or because they compete for $$ or whatnot.

You don't drop near 6-figures on a car because you think it will beat another car by .1 second to 60 mph (well, some people might, I guess.). You drop that kind of money for the smile it brings to your face when you drive it. To me, being insulated with all these technological gatgets and widgets, I would be better off just paying a pro driver to drive it for me. No, I smile when stabbing a clutch and jamming some gears. Flicking a lever, not so much.

The GT-R is of course a fast car that lays down great numbers. It just doesn't need any help from you to do it, and that's kindof taking the fun out of things. It's like owning a rifle that aims itself. Cool trick, but going to the range or hitting that big buck just wouldn't make you feel so good after a few times.

Jeffblue

The shifts in a GTR with its dual clutch transmission is so much faster than what your friends mustang GT was, its a totally different animal. I'm a stick shift guy too, and i wouldn't get a car that doesn't come in stick (at least for right now) but honestly, go drive an F1 car or a lemans car, and tell me how bored you are.

I think you're preaching to the chior though. the OP came in here stating that he was bored of the GTR and wanted exactly what you are talking about

ImportConvert

It's not the shift, it's the down-shift while the computer tries to figure out which gear is best once you matt the accelerator. The shift happens fast, the "thinking" is the slow part.

You mean acceleration? The GT-R does not have a "launch" if you mean "launch control". That is a feature expressly used for getting the car out of mud or snow. Says so in the manual. Use it for anything else, and your warranty is void.

Keep your 370Z. I think the 370 is much faster, based on the NSX I stomped and what people tell me the 370Z can do. The NSX is old technology--VERY WELL thought-out, but old. Total collector item, though. Apples to oranges with the GT-R. If you want to compre something to the GT-R, you will have to check out a used GT2, which will still cost a lot more, or a used Z06, which doesn't have quite the attention to detail/theme.

Nitrouz

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ImportConvert

Not a GT-R owner, so not sure if that was directed at me, but I am an RN,BSN, and work on a stepdown unit. Hoping to buy a Z06 early next year--because I like to shift my own.

BennytheBlade

Lol.
Some of this doesn't seem appropriate on a forum dedicated to the best bang for ur buck sports car around, does it?


More on topic- while I thought all the technical stuff on the gtr was amazing, and offers some amazing track/driving abilities (the launch of the gtr almost had me sold right there) it does give a little insulation or disconnect from the driving experience as a whole... My limited experience of course.

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There have been a few times when I seriously considered trading my 370Z in on a GTR. Even once or twice with my Mustang I thought about it. But kind of along the same lines as what you've described, I felt like both the Z and Mustang are probably more fun to drive on the street.

Ultimately I think I have to have a proper manual transmission. Without a doubt I will be buying DC automatics in the future, but there will always have to be at least one old-school manual transmission sports car in my stable. Do want a Ferrari... probably a 550/575 in a few years when I've got the space to keep it garaged.

Anyhoo, can't wait to see what you do with your 370. That 350 was awesome.

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