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Originally Posted by Modshack (Post 117076)

So now that we know you're a bigot, the question is, do you beat your wife too?

from the Leadbelly song, courtesy of Nirvana:

"Ain't it a shame to beat your wife on a Sunday, ain't it a shame?
Ain't it a shame to beat your wife on a Sunday, ain't it a shame?
Ain't it a shame to beat your wife on a Sunday, when you've got Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday, Friday, Saturday, ain't it a shame?"

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Originally Posted by Robert_Nash (Post 117066)

Hitting a "nerve"???

Maybe people just don't like being insulted.

I just think people take it to seriously. It is just a car, and everyone should just get what they like no matter what others think. I think the auto gearbox/interface of the interior looks girly, and out of place. That is my opinion. Take it how you will, but buy what makes you happy.

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Originally Posted by whoady4shoady (Post 117087)

There isn't any excuse for insulting people whether you are talking about cars or anything else.

Saying you don't like and didn't buy an AT because you think the "gearbox/interface of the interior looks girly" is not an insult, wrong maybe but not an insult. :)

However, telling people they bought ATs because they "aren't enough of an enthusiast" is insulting to anybody who has an AT.

Auto 370Z...Is it Good? Yes.

Man 370Z...Is it Good? Yes.

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Originally Posted by whoady4shoady (Post 117087)

I think playing with a stick is kind of ghey...

Does that make you feel better?

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Originally Posted by whoady4shoady (Post 117087)

I think the auto gearbox/interface of the interior looks girly, and out of place. That is my opinion. Take it how you will, but buy what makes you happy.

Ha ha! I think the problem here is,.....

http://images36.fotki.com/v1352/phot...measure-vi.jpg

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Originally Posted by kannibul (Post 117137)

I think playing with a stick is kind of ghey...

Does that make you feel better?

kinda like:

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Originally Posted by Robert_Nash (Post 117102)

I guess, I just didnt take that comment as serious as some are I guess. Enthusiast is such a broad term anyway. I wold just hope that everyone test drives both and makes an informed decision for themselves.

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Originally Posted by kannibul (Post 117137)

I think playing with a stick is kind of ghey...

Does that make you feel better?

I didnt say anything about gay, but both cars have sticks, so that was kind of a wierd response anyway. There is nothinggay about the Z, noe the camaro........................ I kid, i kid.:stirthepot:

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Originally Posted by Modshack (Post 117154)

Ha ha! I think the problem here is,.....

http://images36.fotki.com/v1352/phot...measure-vi.jpg

Who told you? :shakes head:

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Originally Posted by IDZRVIT (Post 117118)

Auto 370Z...Is it Good? Yes.

Man 370Z...Is it Good? Yes.

:iagree:

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Originally Posted by wstar (Post 116976)

There's no driving to actually do in stop and go traffic. You're just sitting there tailing someone at 5mph and hoping some idiot behind you doesn't doze off enough to rear-end you. So I don't see how the 6MT keeps you any less bored, unless you get excited by constantly slipping your clutch in and out of gear at low speed, gently wearing it out with every press.

The "and this is my first manual car" is telling too. Come back and tell us what you think after a few more years in that stop and go traffic. My last car was a 6MT, I drove it for 10 years, and most of that time I was commuting in Houston. At the beginning I made all kinds of justifications about how the 6MT was worth it, but by the end I was ready to throw in the towel. Most of my driving miles on that car were spent slipping the clutch in 5mph traffic, and it's hard to justify that for the 10% of the time when you get to open it up on a weekend cruise.

I don't even commute now because I work from home, but I still went with the 7AT because quite frankly it's the most kick-*** automatic I've ever driven, and Houston still has traffic that I occasionally have to wade through. 7 gears, a lower-geared 1st gear than your 6mt, and one less pedal to worry about, it's a win for me. I stay in M-mode all the time, and for all practical (and many not-so-practical) purposes it's basically like driving a manual without ever having to worry about the clutch.

"But, but, if you're not using a clutch, you're not a real driver..."

Yeah and if you're not rev-matching for yourself with a perfect heel-toe technique you're not either, so you always turn off your 6MT's SRM system right?... right?......

sorry i didnt clarify the z is my first manual car i own been driving manual since i was 12(no age laws in the philippines-well at least back when i was a kid)
i love driving stick so i never get bored, traffic or no traffic
the only reason i have AT in the pass is because the cars ive had where eithier had me downs from my parents or it was a commnity car meaning i had to share with other people who didnt drive MT

so when i finally decided on the z(which is all mine lol) i said to myself MT or bust

anywho i am not saying you shouldnt get AT

the point i was trying to prove was get what you know you would enjoy
i know 10 yrs from now you would still not hear me complain about driving MT in traffic :D

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Originally Posted by tru_Asiatik (Post 117503)

...i know 10 yrs from now you would still not hear me complain about driving MT in traffic :D

Oh yeah?

Well if your crystal ball works that well then tell me what penny stocks I should buy today that will be the next IBM and Microsoft in ten years!!!

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Originally Posted by Robert_Nash (Post 117512)

Oh yeah?

Well if your crystal ball works that well then tell me what penny stocks I should buy today that will be the next IBM and Microsoft in ten years!!!

cant tell others future but i can tell mine
i dont know why its so hard to understand that i will never get tired of driving manual
like what i said been driving since 12 and im 31 now so do the math

My biggest question concerning the difference between AT or MT has been from my hopes to make it (maybe not the most super modded out there because my wallet can't keep up with my HP goals lol) a decent performance vehicle. In which I would really like to put a turbo kit on it and do all of the normal things people would do... However, again those people (no names) who think MT is the be all end all of performance, would shun anyone rolling up in an TT'd AT. Am I wrong for thinking having an automatic car with a high HP output isn't a bad thing? And unless your across the strip from John Force, I can't imagine anyone being able to keep up with the shift times of an auto right? Cause isn't that the main drawback of a turbo is lag? So taking your foot off the gas, clutch, back on the gas... as short as that difference maybe, could effect the outcome of a race right?

Forgive me if these comments are noted in another section, just this was the one I was reading right now and didn't wanna derail my train of thought to search for that one lol.