M/T in Austin, TX

cossie1600

The AT owners won't agree with me here, but the AT feels completely *insert r word* to me. The shifts are slow and harsh and it suffers from the throttle lag too, it just doesn't feel good. If the Z came with a real SMG, I think I might have gone for it.

Econ

i have an AT, and i agree, that many of the shifts lag. It does get annoying sometimes, however most of the time it works just fine.

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2014 Triumph Thruxton 900
2013 Fiat 500 Abarth
2009 Nissan 370z

aaxh

I've been reading all the reviews online and there seems to be a mixed reaction to the AT. Some people praise it for its improvement over traditional AT's, but then other critics take the stance that it is not worth owning the AT with the MT option being so much more desirable in several ways. The parents are advising against the MT and their advice to a certain extent has been pretty solid, so we'll see. Either way, there's a sick ride in my near future

Haha, thanks for the responses guys. I'm pumped to be officially inducted into the community.

Rui Z

Why are you parents advising you against the MT?

I learned to drive manual on my 370Z. When I bought the car, I had my friend come to the dealership at midnight to drive it home for me

I'm glad I got the manual cuz it's so much fun shifting gears. There are times I want to be lazy and wish I would have gotten an automatic. But those times are far outweighed by the times I want to have fun with my car by shifting with a clutch & stick. I seriously believe that I relieve stress just by driving a manual on my way home from work.

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JARblue

Go Premium and you'll definitely get PUMPED

I definitely recommend sport package MT so you get SRM. It will significantly trim your beginner's curve and your parents are most likely not aware of its existence (unless they are car people). Find a nice parking lot and spend most of the time doing stop-first-second-stop. Pay close attention to the RPMs with SRM when shifting between first and second at different speeds. Then when you turn SRM off, you can practice matching those RPMs when shifting. In no time you will be shifting smoothly without even thinking about it. If you don't drive the car a lot you may want to take several parking lot sessions in the first weeks of ownership.

Welcome to your soon-to-be Z family and Hook'em Horns!!