Gauging interest 2011 370z Gun Metallic T/S/N 6MT

MakoFury · 12-04-2010, 10:45 AM

Sold

Niche79 · 12-04-2010, 01:36 PM

May I suggest you learn, its not hard at all though learning on a brand new Z kinda sucks. Might as well till you get it paid down some cause thats beyond high in price. Once its payed down some youll be driving it like a pro so just hang on to it and have fun! It will be worth it!

ThoriumHotdog · 12-04-2010, 01:41 PM

Learning to drive stick is definitely worth driving that ride.

GLWS

djpathfinder · 12-04-2010, 02:13 PM

MakoFury, give it some time. Trust me, you'll love it once you get the hang of it. Years ago, my wife (then girlfriend) converted me to driving stick, so I know what you're going through.

mick · 12-05-2010, 11:57 AM

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Originally Posted by djpathfinder

MakoFury, give it some time. Trust me, you'll love it once you get the hang of it. Years ago, my wife (then girlfriend) converted me to driving stick, so I know what you're going through.

yeah but it's probably going to take a while for someone who is just starting to learn how to drive a manual transmission car to get good enough to enjoy driving it. therefore, i understand the OP's decision to sell the car.

uhohitzluke · 12-06-2010, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by mick

yeah but it's probably going to take a while for someone who is just starting to learn how to drive a manual transmission car to get good enough to enjoy driving it. therefore, i understand the OP's decision to sell the car.

It wont take long, took me 50 miles to get used to driving around town and by 150, I was able to downshift and rev match

I was terrible at driving stick when I first started out but it just clicked one day and I suddenly knew what I was doing. Don't give up or get discouraged! It is DEFINITELY worth it to stick it out. I will never own an automatic car again

I wish i had your car ):

mick · 12-06-2010, 10:08 PM

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Originally Posted by uhohitzluke

It wont take long, took me 50 miles to get used to driving around town and by 150, I was able to downshift and rev match

I was terrible at driving stick when I first started out but it just clicked one day and I suddenly knew what I was doing. Don't give up or get discouraged! It is DEFINITELY worth it to stick it out. I will never own an automatic car again

I wish i had your car ):

yeah i am like you, i would never buy an automatic car

my last car was a 2005 mercedes c320 sports sedan and i wanted a manual. the salesman said they did not make c320 (6-cylinders) with a manual, they only made c230 (4-cylinders) with a manual but he said he would check with the factory and get back to me. factory told him no problem and it took about a month for them to build it and ship it to the US. i traded it in for the nismo.

whoever has that car now has a pretty rare car

when i wrote that it would take a while for a person to become good enough to enjoy driving a mt, i was thinking about having the ability to drive at speeds just as good as another person with an AT 370z (because that's why we buy sports cars). That can take years but if the objective is just to drive a mt smoothly, that should not take too much time.

are you superstitious?

My car is number #4 and #4 in Japanese and chinese sound like death.
I am scared to drive the car after i found this out because i am somewhat superstitious
so my car is not that desirable

MakoFury · 12-05-2010, 11:19 AM

I know...I like the car just hate driving/learning stick...it makes me not want to drive the car...getting honked at while stalling multiple times is not fun...

Jeffblue · 12-05-2010, 11:29 AM

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Originally Posted by MakoFury

I know...I like the car just hate driving/learning stick...it makes me not want to drive the car...getting honked at while stalling multiple times is not fun...

go to a parking lot. Practice starting over and over and over again. thats all it takes. then you'll be fine. I thikn you are getting especially frustrated b/c you are getting ahead of yourself. Driving stick in traffic, when you don't know how to drive stick, will make you never want to drive stick again. Trust me. Parking lot, practice away from other cars, then you won't feel pressured by other cars.

tjlazer · 12-05-2010, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by MakoFury

I know...I like the car just hate driving...it makes me not want to drive the car...

Slightly modified for my point.

Funny as I feel completely the same way--about an Automatic! LOL

Jeffblue · 12-05-2010, 12:11 PM

time=money. considering the OP will likely take at least a 6-7 thousand dollar loss selling the car, it would be worth the few hours it would take to at least get the basics down. the rest is just getting used to the car. theres plenty of people out there that drive stick that aren't very good at it. yea it takes a while to really be able to know the transmission really well and shift very precicesly, but it only takes a couple hours behind the wheel to get to the point where you are comfortable and not worried about stalling.

mick · 12-05-2010, 02:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Jeffblue

time=money. considering the OP will likely take at least a 6-7 thousand dollar loss selling the car, it would be worth the few hours it would take to at least get the basics down. the rest is just getting used to the car. theres plenty of people out there that drive stick that aren't very good at it. yea it takes a while to really be able to know the transmission really well and shift very precicesly, but it only takes a couple hours behind the wheel to get to the point where you are comfortable and not worried about stalling.

yeah. my cousin drives a stick for years but whenever he shifts, his car would jerk violently. he just doesn't improve with time and experience.

frost · 12-05-2010, 12:13 PM

Jesus, it took me like, a whopping hour to learn to drive stick. Don't be a puss.

theDreamer · 12-05-2010, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by frost

Jesus, it took me like, a whopping hour to learn to drive stick. Don't be a puss.

Geez, one hour.

frost · 12-05-2010, 12:15 PM

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Originally Posted by theDreamer

Geez, one hour.

Yeah, but I taught your mom to blow me much quicker.

12-04-2010, 10:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
MakoFury Base Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 35 Drives: 2011-370Z-GunM-6MT Rep Power: 16	Gauging interest 2011 370z Gun Metallic T/S/N 6MT Sold Last edited by MakoFury; 01-26-2011 at 06:27 PM.

12-04-2010, 02:13 PM	#4 (permalink)
djpathfinder A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Edmonton, Canada Posts: 12,910 Drives: 2012 GT-R BE Rep Power: 734	MakoFury, give it some time. Trust me, you'll love it once you get the hang of it. Years ago, my wife (then girlfriend) converted me to driving stick, so I know what you're going through. __________________ 2012 GT-R Black Edition Jet Black 2010 370Z 40th Anniversary // SOLD

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MakoFury Base Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: SF Bay Area Posts: 35 Drives: 2011-370Z-GunM-6MT Rep Power: 16	I know...I like the car just hate driving/learning stick...it makes me not want to drive the car...getting honked at while stalling multiple times is not fun...

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Jeffblue A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: NY Age: 37 Posts: 9,192 Drives: Z32TT & 335xi Coupe Rep Power: 38	time=money. considering the OP will likely take at least a 6-7 thousand dollar loss selling the car, it would be worth the few hours it would take to at least get the basics down. the rest is just getting used to the car. theres plenty of people out there that drive stick that aren't very good at it. yea it takes a while to really be able to know the transmission really well and shift very precicesly, but it only takes a couple hours behind the wheel to get to the point where you are comfortable and not worried about stalling.