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Originally Posted by forza370z
I'd say just get the car you want(vette). That's the most economy way. My Nismo is the first manual transmission car I've ever owned. I did stall it at the lights. I did get honked a couple of times. But there is no shame. Everybody got to start from some point even a professional race car driver. It doesn't take a rocket scientist to master a manual transmission on the road or even on the track. If you dump the fear that people is going to laugh at you when you stalling your nice car in the middle of the intersection, you will pick it up really fast. Plus even if you mastered how to drive a Miata, you still need to learn how to drive a Vette. Coz every car has its own limit and knowing your car's limit is one of the most important key to win a race on the track. To me, there is no point to get a 370 or even a beater.
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I know what your saying and have definitely considered that. In fact, that was my original plan and I was *this* close to signing the papers on a new Corvette after spending a couple hours at the dealership haggling.
The reason for my seeking an "intermediate" car before a higher level sports car is that
1) I'm not 100% sure I want a Corvette Z06, over a 911 or other car (even though I'm heavily leaning towards Z06) and I figure once I learn more about what I like in a car I can make a more educated decision (who knows, maybe I'll prefer a Lotus), and
2) I want to learn more than just how to drive stickshift without stalling or lurching, I can already do that. I'm interested in learning how to drive stickshift *well*, i.e. heel toe downshifting, finding the racing line around a track, and gaining some experience turning corners at the limit. Granted, there is a learning curve with every vehicle, but the guys at corvette forum recommended against me getting the Z06 as my first foray into manual transmission sports cars. If I crash an old Miata at HPDE, I won't feel so bad (if I crash a 370Z I will feel very bad) but if I crashed a shiny 2013 3LZ Black on Black Z06, I just might shoot myself if I'm not already dead, and
3) I figure I can learn car control and driving better in a car that takes 8 seconds to get to 60 MPH than a car that takes 3.5 seconds in first gear.
As I learn more about the expenses involved in tracking cars, I'm wondering if I would ever want to track a Z06 or 911.