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Originally Posted by Endgame
I was sold on the 7AT at the outset. However, I SO miss my MT 240x that was JDM'd up. I drove my brother in law's S14 240 MT. Drove my buddy's Z06. Fell in love in MTs all again. My car will be a semi daily driver, and I probally will not enounter too much traffic. That said, I have switched back to wanting a MT.
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This forum is goin downhill. People will argue opinions.
You can state a fact that u have read. Say where u read it and you are being told u r misinforming people.
Manual drivers mostly believe (at least on this forum) that if u buy an auto, you are a poser.
Its funny though cuz I luv nissans. And am both a nissan and mazda enthusiast.
But right now I'm bout to call a spade a spade.
I'm observing a lot of the nissan infiniti drivers on the road these days and, what I notice is...Just like most BMW OWNERS... many nissan owners can't drive for crap. Your driving skills show who's a poser n who isn't... I'll race any smack talkin fool in here anytime anyplace with a underdog car... if ur a bad driver ur Z can't help you. Unlike most sports cars today. Z's need real drivers. The computer is not controlling the steering wheel makin u look like a better driver than u really are as in most other cars. That's y the steering wheel is so heavy.
Most are starting To see nissan get its name up pretty high. Watchin fast & furious. So they wanna be those guys. They subscribe to import tuner learn wat they think is everything they need to know bout these cars. Hit mom n dad up for money and/or run up there credit cards. Mod the car the 1st month they get it. Not even allowing the car to run its 1500 mile course.then going to the track 2 or 3 times n now they think they are a foose/andretti hybrid. So now u left the track n raced a stang n the highway n think ur a hard rock on the road??? Wat a joke. Then they wanna talk down on the novice or the racer cuz they have a couple of pics of a car they modded n think that makes them an expert. I sold nissans for 2 years and I'm not an expert. But I know what nissan does right and wrong from customer response mixed with my experience with 3 different models.
No1 here's an expert on this car except for the designers and mechanics.
You may know about your experiences with this car but you don't know other peoples experiences, preferences, likes or dislikes. Just cuz it works for you doesn't mean it works for him. And just cuz a person asks a question doesn't mean he's stupid.
Sum1 may not like the auto but another might.
My opinion... the 7at is one of the best autos out there. And yes I've ONLY driven the Z a couple of times. But within moments of driving. I was able to get a great feel for it. It revs strong, shifts smooth, downshifts from high speeds are awesome, stops at the drop of a dime.
Drop n pop is awesome. (Downshift accelerations). The 5at in my altima is crazy wit it.
But this 7at takes it to the next level. Especially on downshift. Its precise n way fast.
Some think the gear ratios are too tight but I find them perfect for aggressive driving.
You can get the 6M if u prefer it. That's your choice.
But my opinion is the auto is a great tranny and worth the try. I would just recommend the test drive n c if its for you? The perk to the 7at is that its the fastest Z. N that's kool!
N no I never owned a porsche or a ferrari or a vette.
My first 2 cars were muscle cars. An 87 grand national n monte carlo of the same year.
I had a 240sx for a very short time. It was halfway modded when I sold it for a 93rx7.
My cousin a race car driver n mechanic helped me mod it.
He built me a fully customized 5speed semi automatic that shifted on the floor as well as a lil stick on the tree that looked like a small version of a window wiper control.
Twin turbocharged dropped fully adjustable suspension n a bunch of goodies.
I wasn't an expert in physically modding this car. But my cousin followed my vision and made me a 578hp car n I'm forever greatful too him.
I raced that car from tracks to highways. He fixed my car chronically cuz I was alwayz blowing something in the engine... lol But I learned skills in my rx7 that I would have never attained in my muscle cars. My auto was killin vettes on the road n track. That's what satisfied me. Not playing with a clutch.
But hey to each his own. Not knockin it either.
After that car I bought a couple of sports cars and drove a few as well... nothing compared.
Till now. This 370z is IMO the best import car since the RX 7. Neither of these cars are perfect by any means. But they have the right DNA for any true enthusiast. (Very few true ones here). Its no ferrari I guess? (Never drove one) but it does its job well, probably the best in its price range and I'm sure in either transmission you choose will be fun n satisfying.
Most hated cuz da truth hurtz!... lol