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Slynky · 02-09-2010, 03:41 PM

So, realizing I'm coming from an '06 RSX S, I'm still wondering if that fact is what's swaying me or if, in fact, the Z's MT is a bit tough to shift.

When I first test drove it, it was cold outside and the car was sitting on the sidewalk in front of the dealer. When I went to pull in down into second, it wouldn't go in. Didn't force it. So, I "played around" in neutral territory a couple of seconds and pulled it down again. Finally, it went in. Thinking to myself, "guess it's colder out her than I thought...tranny must be cold". Sure enough, after warming up a bit, it shifted better but there still seems to be quite a drag on the motion of the shifter. MUCH different than the RSX shifter (which now feels like a cheap thing when I have to drive the wife's RSX).

So, in your comparisons with other cars you have owned, would you say...

(1) Moving the shifter around takes more pressure than the average car?

(2) For guys in the colder climates, how does your tranny and 2nd gear perform the first 5 minutes of driving?

Thanks !

02-09-2010, 03:41 PM	#1 (permalink)
Slynky Track Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: McDonough, GA Posts: 595 Drives: 2010 Red 370Z T/S/N Rep Power: 17	MT Shifting Question(s) So, realizing I'm coming from an '06 RSX S, I'm still wondering if that fact is what's swaying me or if, in fact, the Z's MT is a bit tough to shift. When I first test drove it, it was cold outside and the car was sitting on the sidewalk in front of the dealer. When I went to pull in down into second, it wouldn't go in. Didn't force it. So, I "played around" in neutral territory a couple of seconds and pulled it down again. Finally, it went in. Thinking to myself, "guess it's colder out her than I thought...tranny must be cold". Sure enough, after warming up a bit, it shifted better but there still seems to be quite a drag on the motion of the shifter. MUCH different than the RSX shifter (which now feels like a cheap thing when I have to drive the wife's RSX). So, in your comparisons with other cars you have owned, would you say... (1) Moving the shifter around takes more pressure than the average car? (2) For guys in the colder climates, how does your tranny and 2nd gear perform the first 5 minutes of driving? Thanks ! __________________ A veteran is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The United States of America," for an amount of "up to and including my life."