Automatic w/Paddle Shifters

Duplicity807 · 05-31-2011, 07:39 PM

I will never buy an auto if I have a choice not to. Auto is simply too boring for me to drive especially in hour commutes. And Yes I do get stuck in hour long traffic jams at times and manual is what keeps me from dozing off after getting off work.

BeachBum · 06-03-2011, 08:10 AM

I miss my 6 sp. ;( Your rocking back and forth at a light comment saddened me. I was on a date a few months back and the girl asked...why didn't you get the manual? To which I could only reply... I'm stupid? There is no better feeling than a manual trans IMO. The next vehicle will once again have a manual.

Banana29 · 06-04-2011, 05:16 AM

Yeah, the stick keeps me awake during traffic too. At first I found it annoying--stalling was embarrassing. It wouldn't happen often, but it would happen. I fear we might be left behind...like imagine when we have kids...oh, my dad was born before the millenium...he likes to drive stick. By the same token though, if paddles were so much better than stick, why weren't they standard for the NISMO? Paddles though, might still keep you awake during traffic. It wasn't bad. It was fun. Different fun from stick though. All it really is, is a signal to ...well, shift...instead of having to push down on the clutch and select the gear. I would downshift 2 gears at a time too, just to see what would happen, and it worked wonderfully. It's just different. You can also like an Initial D arcade, except up is up and down is down...and unlike the 350Z, it's instant.

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05-31-2011, 07:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
Duplicity807 Base Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Dallas Posts: 53 Drives: Rocket Rep Power: 16	I will never buy an auto if I have a choice not to. Auto is simply too boring for me to drive especially in hour commutes. And Yes I do get stuck in hour long traffic jams at times and manual is what keeps me from dozing off after getting off work.

06-03-2011, 08:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
BeachBum Base Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Pensacola Posts: 23 Drives: 10 MB 370z Tour 6sp Rep Power: 16	I miss my 6 sp. ;( Your rocking back and forth at a light comment saddened me. I was on a date a few months back and the girl asked...why didn't you get the manual? To which I could only reply... I'm stupid? There is no better feeling than a manual trans IMO. The next vehicle will once again have a manual.

06-04-2011, 05:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
Banana29 Base Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Glendale, CA Posts: 10 Drives: 06 Nissan 350Z Wh 6 Rep Power: 16	Yeah, the stick keeps me awake during traffic too. At first I found it annoying--stalling was embarrassing. It wouldn't happen often, but it would happen. I fear we might be left behind...like imagine when we have kids...oh, my dad was born before the millenium...he likes to drive stick. By the same token though, if paddles were so much better than stick, why weren't they standard for the NISMO? Paddles though, might still keep you awake during traffic. It wasn't bad. It was fun. Different fun from stick though. All it really is, is a signal to ...well, shift...instead of having to push down on the clutch and select the gear. I would downshift 2 gears at a time too, just to see what would happen, and it worked wonderfully. It's just different. You can also like an Initial D arcade, except up is up and down is down...and unlike the 350Z, it's instant.