Wanting to make my Z the perfect Daily driver!

Duc_Z09

What your Z needs is an owner who wants a sports car, not a luxury car.

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Merv

**** man,cut the guy some slack. He's new to a clutch. Maybe type something useful for him rather than wasting a post.
Op,just search man. Lots of helpful info,just gotta search,and or sift through the useless posts and find the useful ones.

JARblue

So, you want to make your Z the perfect daily driver?

Add perfect driver mod

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danegrey

drive it and get use to a manual,
1st manual I had, I did such a bad drive home from the dealer, I had to call my dad for a jump, I worn the battery out....

And every manual car you drive afterwards, the manual feels different...

Good Luck

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Threadlocker

Practice more. Every time you drive is a chance to practice. Ideally, you would've learned manual driving some beater truck or civic, but on the bright side, if you can learn on the Z, 99% of all other manually driven vehicles will be easier.

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zaimer

This thread almost makes me angry . The 370z (or any Z for that matter) is not and should not be made into "the perfect daily driver". There is nothing "daily driver about our cars. It is meant to perform and be enjoyable to drive, which it does both quite well. It may sound a bit rude, but if you want a fantastic daily driver, I suggest you buy a different vehicle.

As for the clutch and shifting, just hang in there. It seems you are fairly new at driving a clutch (let alone the unforgiving Z's clutch). It takes a lot of time and practice to master. I had the same concerns when I was first starting. Driving my Z now is second nature, shifting is smooth. You'll get there

JARblue

Well excuse me, but fuck you

My Z is a fanstatic daily driver

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zaimer

HAHA ..I mean daily driver in terms of "practicality, economical, storage capacity, SEATING capacity, etc.". Don't get me wrong, I think it is a great daily driver too. Mine is daily driven too, until there is salt & gravel all over the roads.

VCuomo

That's odd, I've been using it as my DD for over 5 1/2 years now...

And that's what makes it a great DD.

Nah, he's already got one.

Not trying to pick a fight with 'ya, I just thought it was funny that you correctly brought up some of the good/great points about the 370Z, but at the same time you're basically saying that it isn't a fantastic daily driver. It most definitely is!

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OP - You stated that you've got just 6 months experience driving a manual transmission vehicle. If your 2014 model year Z already needs a new clutch, then you aren't operating the clutch correctly (unless you spend a crapload of time in horrendous stop-and-go driving). Have someone who knows how to use a clutch give you some lessons, otherwise you'll burn out the new clutch you install like you just burned out the original clutch.

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dant1127

Perfect daily driving car is purely subjective. For me, the X is my perfect daily driver. My spine doesn't hurt, and my car can handle everything I throw at it. When some idiot pulls a dumb stunt, I can out maneuver/brake sooner/accelerate faster than 95% of the fools around here. Admittedly the clutch has taken me 2 months to get used to, and I've driven standard for over a decade, but patience is a requirement.

JARblue

I think you mean Z

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MacCool

Completely subjective. For me, the Z is a perfect daily driver too, as long as I don't need to carry more than one passenger, don't need to take the dog anywhere, it's not raining too hard, don't need to carry any suitcases, don't need to drive any dirt roads, and there's no snow on the ground. That means the Z is the perfect daily driver for me about 40% of my annual driving mileage. YMMV.

UNKNOWN_370

I couldn't think of a better DD.

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Zoren 370

To sum up my feelings about this Thread.

dant1127

My Z has ample storage space and the perfect amount of seats. I can load 2 carts of groceries in the trunk and I can fit an over the range microwave in the front seat. And!! Nobody asks me to carpool. The perfect car.