yep. that's why it makes sense to get a mt here.
suppose i am involved in a car jack. the bad guy probably would not be able to drive away :D

lol

"GIVE ME YOUR CAR (kicks your *** out) **** YEAH (stalls) ****"

:icon18: i think there is some truth to this.

For what it's worth, my Mom and Dad's CTS Cadillac has an automatic tranny. She's 77 and he's 80. The new CTS coupe is available with manual -- probably a marketing ploy to attract actual drivers to the brand.

^^ and for caddy, i think that's a smart move. even if it's just marketing it shows car folks that caddy is changing to a more car-guy car manufacturer.

Interesting

^:iagree:

I just test drove the manual 370z, precisely 30 minutes ago at a Sydney Nissan Dealership. I wouldn't call myself a good manual driver, but in a non-sports car, manuals are a lot easier to drive because of that larger range of engagement. With the 370z, and perhaps other sports cars for that matter, when the clutch has a much narrower range of engagement i.e. the "sweet" spot as most of you will call it. It's indeed a "spot", not a "band".

Perhaps more practice will make you better. As for me, with Sydney's traffic and high numbers of rear-end accidents (particularly by cab drivers :shakes head:) which does not boost my confidence in "mastering" the stick in a 370Z, I will most definitely go with an auto.

This is an old thread, but if the topic is still relevant, I don't see any reason why it shouldn't be bumped. So before you forum nerds start posting crap like, "thread necromancy" and etc, at least the person who bumped it did a search instead of creating a new thread.


With that said, I always felt the 370Z was a bit difficult to drive in a smooth fashion. For example, when I'm in my friend's old manual Hyundai Sonata, he could drive that thing as if it were an automatic. No shift jerks or anything. Even when we're on a hill, he can launch it w/o any rollback and still be smooth. It really depends on the car and the driver. I personally drive a bit rough, especially in my Z. So I notice my passenger's head bob from the corner of my eye when I upshift. I try to be smooth, but sometimes it's hard to find that sweet spot clutch engagement point.

http://www.the370z.com/engine-drivet...er-spring.html

getting a lighter spring or simply removing it helps

even so the 1-2 shift is usually pretty rough until the car fully warms up

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The "sweet spot" is a lot harder to find-once you do tho, look out! Pure fun after that!
Side note: i killed it before i even got off the dealer lot! Lol!

i found the Nismo to be more difficult to drive than the Roadster: both manuals.

change helper spring. check forsale section and also vendor for sale area.

btw, there are plenty of threads on this...

I agree, I would look into removing the helper spring. This really gave it the normal clutch feel that I was accustomed to. Maybe you can meet up with a local member and you can see for yourself.

I wouldn't say its hard to drive... I would say though it is less forgiving than most of your regular everyday standard transmission cars...

I've come to realize last year the clutch requires more slip than practically any other car I've driven. Otherwise, starts are jerky.