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Originally Posted by R0bDC Its an 09 with 59k miles, lol so yea it was driven a lot. But I bought it 6 months ago, I figure they wouldve change

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Old 01-14-2013, 11:20 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Its an 09 with 59k miles, lol so yea it was driven a lot. But I bought it 6 months ago, I figure they wouldve change all of that before they sold it (not the owner, but the dealer)
the maintenance simply says "inspect"... switch it over to a synthetic like Redline MT-85 and I bet you'll see a noticeable improvement
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the maintenance simply says "inspect"... switch it over to a synthetic like Redline MT-85 and I bet you'll see a noticeable improvement
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Love how impossible some people make the mt on this car seem. Really wondering how many people were ACTUALLY DD'ing mt's before they picked up the Z.

You only need two gears to hit 60mph for eff sakes.
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Love how impossible some people make the mt on this car seem. Really wondering how many people were ACTUALLY DD'ing mt's before they picked up the Z.
OP said this was his first MT
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Old 01-14-2013, 11:39 PM   #5 (permalink)
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Wasn't talking about the op.
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Wasn't talking about the op.
Lol, I kinda agree with your point anyways, but I still don't like the manual on the 370Z


I have no idea why they made the clutch pedal feel so linear... I like heavy clutches, but this isn't heavy, just lifeless...
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Lol, I kinda agree with your point anyways, but I still don't like the manual on the 370Z


I have no idea why they made the clutch pedal feel so linear... I like heavy clutches, but this isn't heavy, just lifeless...
Fair, I'd like to stick with manuals for as long as possible since I'm pretty sure we will be seeing a lot less of them in the near future.
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Lol, I kinda agree with your point anyways, but I still don't like the manual on the 370Z


I have no idea why they made the clutch pedal feel so linear... I like heavy clutches, but this isn't heavy, just lifeless...
DEpointfive, I think we all get that you don't like the manual tranny in our cars... since you kinda mention it in like every post... can you please explain this lifeless clutch feeling.. because I have no idea what you are talking about.

Have you ever owned a manual Z or is this just based off of a test drive?

Our Z's have a lot of pedal travel, high engagement point, I'll give it that. But in all the Z cars I've owned I've always had a nice, smooth shifting gearbox, and never any problems with the clutch. Not sure why so many people say its hard to drive???
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Lol, I kinda agree with your point anyways, but I still don't like the manual on the 370Z


I have no idea why they made the clutch pedal feel so linear... I like heavy clutches, but this isn't heavy, just lifeless...
I felft the same way untill i got a new clutch spring.
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Love how impossible some people make the mt on this car seem. Really wondering how many people were ACTUALLY DD'ing mt's before they picked up the Z.

You only need two gears to hit 60mph for eff sakes.
lol That's true.

Not to sound cool but sometimes I'm driving so fast I dont even notice how fast im going.

Example I was hitting 80mph on a 35mph zone (no cars obviously) and I was probably on 4th gear and OMG I swear I was just enjoying the ride until I realize and told my self "Alright Robert (thats my name) you gotta calm down" lol
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lol That's true.

Not to sound cool but sometimes I'm driving so fast I dont even notice how fast im going.

Example I was hitting 80mph on a 35mph zone (no cars obviously) and I was probably on 4th gear and OMG I swear I was just enjoy the ride until I realize and told my self "Alright Robert (thats my name) you gotta calm down" lol
Lol, no offense but you sound really young.... please for god sakes leave your VDC on...
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Lol, no offense but you sound really young.... please for god sakes leave your VDC on...
Im 23, So Im kinda young. Its my first REAL, my own, I Pay with my own Money car, and the 370Z is probably is in my top 5 favorite cars. So everytime I get in my car I have this huge smile lol
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lol That's true.

Not to sound cool but sometimes I'm driving so fast I dont even notice how fast im going.

Example I was hitting 80mph on a 35mph zone (no cars obviously) and I was probably on 4th gear and OMG I swear I was just enjoying the ride until I realize and told my self "Alright Robert (thats my name) you gotta calm down" lol
Hey dude, best not to talk about that kinda thing on the forum.

But yea, the car is deceptively quick. Flat torque curve.
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