370z hard to drive?

98intrigue

You don't realize what you have until it's gone. Hahaha.

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mick

i traded my mercedes for a z without having test driven the z.
so, the day i took delivery of the car was the first time i drove it.

my first impression was: i couldn't see well in front because the hood was longer. I couldn't see much in back because the rear wing covered up half of the view. and the side windows were much smaller.

but after a few weeks, i adapted well to the new car

AlphaSnacks

The 370Z is the first 6MT I've owned, but not the first I've driven. Yes, compared to most other cars it has a much higher learning curve - the clutch lacks feel and catches high. But it is slightly more refined than the 350Z, which actually did have decent feel and it did catch high, but it was much more firm, pushed back on your leg, and felt more like an on/off switch.

I test drove an Audi A5 and S5 both 6MT before buying my 370Z and after getting used to how easy those cars were, I had to get totally readjusted with the 370Z. There was some frustration for about a day or so, but I built enough confidence to overcome it.

Jeffblue

i think the only reason someone would have much trouble shifting after driving/owning any car with a manual transmission for a while is just a failure to adapt. If the car bogs, or you engage to high, or the car jerks when you shift, someone who actually cares would say 'hmm that wasn't right, let me try it differently next time. Someone who doesn't care or is inept just thinks 'ok well, this is how I shift, i dont care if the car jerks when i shift like this, but thats how i do it, so i'll keep doing it that way'

98intrigue

Very true!

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2004YZFR1

I don't think that it is hard to drive. i went for a test drive in a 2010 Nismo and I haven't driven a stick shift car or truck for over 20 years and I didn't have any problems. You just have to think about it and feel the clutch. Anyway it always gets better the more you do something.

wolf370z

The 370z? Difficult to drive? All the 370z reviews I've watched, the test drivers were all pretty convinced that the car is extremely easy to drive compared to other sports cars.

If the 370z was your first manual maybe I could understand your frustration but if you've driven a manual before the learning curve for the 370z is about the same. It just takes maybe 10-15 minutes to get used to the feel and then you're solid from there.

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Rooskey

No kidding. Is this the special olympics or something.

LuckyJinx

Since sold the 350 I've never driven a z as a test drive. Just bought it, the dealer was surprised that I didn't stall it.

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mick

when i took delivery of the car, the sales man asked me if i had ever driven a lowered car. I said no and he told me to always drive sideway when going in/out of a driveway so that the front spoiler would not get damaged

LuckyJinx

Yeah, o learned the hard way. Drove a gallardo up my driveway straight up.. lol

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mick

ouch!!! if i had done that -- on a gallardo, the pain would last for many months. I hope you got over it quicker

The BlueMax

My 97 WS6 engages so much easyer and smooth the torque and Tremic 6 speed are superior to my 370 which requires finese and I find my self going into 3rd gear from 1st in the morning. I live in a cultisac that turns and decends and its always smooth.

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ThoriumHotdog

Worst clutch car I ever drove.. Saturn Ion. I hated that thing. It never felt connected to the road. It felt like a terrible MadCatz video game controller.

VaGntlmn

My cars been in the shop for a week.
All that means is that I haven't driven a clutch for a week so I was a little out of practice.
Got the car back, and I was doing terrible. I was giving myself a headache.
Then I realized the SRT wasn't on.
Turned it on, and I was happy.

When I got the car 6 months ago I didn't like the idea of the SRT.
I'm too old school and like the "do it yourself" downshifting.
But after I tried it for a while, I can't do without it.
That's pathetic, but true.

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Bill
2010 370z; Tour/Sport; 6mt; BlackCherry/Grey; 318 rwhp; 265 lbs rwtq.
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