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Old 05-14-2010, 11:02 AM   #66 (permalink)
Jeffblue
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Originally Posted by gauchowr View Post
good point there Jeff,

I traded in a 6 month old accord coupe and lost my 6k downpayment and 6 months worth of payments to be in the Z. I wasn't happy in the accord and would be on the370z.com every night looking at people's pics and browsing threads. I said eff it, you only live once! haha. Now when I leave work, I try to avoid leaving the same time as my partners and co workers because they are all about "practicality." I work for an accounting firm, and most people make sensible decisions which they would not think the Z is. This car is a waste in MOST peoples eyes, but do what you want. You only live once, so like Jeff said, if you're gonna do it then do it now. I have no regrets here.
I did a smilar thing. selling my CVT altima coupe after just under 2 years for my Z. i had paid it off but still, it was basically a nice car, that cost me gas+insurance. but it was no fun to drive

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Originally Posted by 370zproject View Post
says the one with the mt...


agreed i love how drivers in crap cars say u got a auto.. im like yea it has mt to.. and i could crush ya... <.< on the track...
My friend has an audi S8. i asked if he had an auto or manual, he said 'both'. i paused with a weird look on my face and he said 'its got tiptronics.' tip tronics are not a manual transmission. you are clicking a button and telling the ecu to change the gear. that is all. i'm not saying its not fun, i'm just saying it isn't a manual transmission.

everyone here talking about how the car doesn't gear hunt etc if its in MANUAL MODE. why would someone get an auto tranny just to drive it in manual mode all the time if they were able to drive stick?


When people with shitty cars criticize your car for being automatic, i think its perfectly legitimate. They are saying 'Damn! i wish i could get a really nice sports car like that, that must be so fun to drive, probably more fun than my piece of ****.... wait yo got an automatic, nvm thats probably not that fun.' all their saying is if theyh ad 30k+ to spend on a sports car, they'd have got it in a manual. obviously they dont have the money to spend, or they'd have the same car, in a manual.
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