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Originally Posted by Cuda1337
On a side note, I have a bit of a dilemma. Obviously most people who opt for a sports car get a manual. I've never driven a manual. Any car I've ever owned has always been an auto and as such, I just don't know how to drive a manual. That said, I'm not totally against the idea of having one. I think its kind of silly that I'm literally cutting out half of the cars I can look at because I can't drive a manual. Has anyone else gone through a similar situation where they had to learn to drive a manual to handle their new car? How long did it take to learn? Do any of you have manuals that wish you had an auto? For what its worth, I do deal with a bit of traffic from time to time and this will be my daily driver.
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I taught myself how to drive manual because I wanted to learn. I bought my 280z barely knowing how to drive it and learned with in a matter of a couple weeks. I didn't stress because I still had my 300zx which is auto. It doesn't take very long to learn how to drive manual if you already know the basics. If you know the basics then it's all about practicing to make it smooth. Plenty here had to learn how to drive manual int their new 370z so maybe they can chime in. I had both my friends driving manual in a matter of hours, at least enough to drive car from point A to B. Then it just takes a couple weeks to perfect it. Then maybe several months to be perfectly smooth at it every time. It's all about practice but it's definetly not rocket science
In regards to traffic it's up to the individual. I used to comute in my 280z 2hrs each way to college. Stop and go stop and go. Never bothered me once to have the manual. Case in point, I took my 280z 4 days out of the week and my 300zx only 1 day out of the week. Then of course there are others who wouldn't be caught dead in traffic with a manual. Only you can answer this question.