[OFFICIAL] Manual v. Automatic Thread

[FPenvy]

Originally Posted by JARblue

Not that there's anything wrong with that

not at all.

[Tadpole]

Originally Posted by theDreamer

Manual or Automatic, simple question.
Ok, maybe not that simple, what I am looking for is some solid thoughts on the difference in the 370z. I have driven manual in a crappy car for the past few years, it sucks, and I was looking at getting an automatic in my next car. The 370z seems like a car I would want a manual in but the automatic is very well built.
I have driven the manual, dealership had no automatics, but I want to hear some owners thoughts. I will drive the automatic before I pick one, but want to get a good idea of things beforehand.

First post on this thread.......


Then all hell broke loose

[Bulletz4break]

Originally Posted by FPenvy

I drive my car as a manual but with a better/faster transmission in it

and MT boys defend the MT constantly just read the million pages in this thread lol

Damn, no wonder my riced out automatic cavalier was so fast back when I was 16... You can have your automatic all day for the 10th of a second it might make your car faster. I just traded in my BMW 335 coupe with the paddles. Hated it, just not the same experience. All of my sports cars have been manuals. Not to mention reliability of BMWs SUCK!

[JWillis72]

Not all AT are as good as this one. My DD is a Audi TT with AT and it not good when shifting it and my wife's Veloster Turbo is the same way. I think it's the rev matching on the 7 AT that makes it work so much better. You can't do hard downshifts in the other cars like you can the Z so you can't drop into the top end of a gear.


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[Bulletz4break]

Originally Posted by JWillis72

Not all AT are as good as this one. My DD is a Audi TT with AT and it not good when shifting it and my wife's Veloster Turbo is the same way. I think it's the rev matching on the 7 AT that makes it work so much better. You can't do hard downshifts in the other cars like you can the Z so you can't drop into the top end of a gear.


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Never drove an auto Z but I could downshift my BMW from 6th to 4th to go into a corner if thats what you mean? I mean don't get me wrong it worked well, just not my cup of tea.

[JWillis72]

Would it downshift at close to redline? My other cars will not do it like the Z does.


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[Bulletz4break]

Originally Posted by JWillis72

Would it downshift at close to redline? My other cars will not do it like the Z does.


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Im pretty sure it would. As long as you weren't going to push it passed the rev limit on the downshift.

[FLUJOKE]

Haha yesssss it will drop into a hard red line. Do it all the time when making passes on the freeway.


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[Tigger]

Originally Posted by jwick

Coming from the guy who sold his AT to buy a MT

I sold an AT Z for an MT P. You left that part out.

[jwick]

Originally Posted by Tigger

I sold an AT Z for an MT P. You left that part out.

Details...details...

[FLUJOKE]

P?


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[Tigger]

Originally Posted by jwick

Details...details...

lol. Besides. I can't abandon presto. He's too much of a bitch to fend for himself. I gotta be his bigger, badder sidekick.

Presto! Luuuuuuv youuuu!!!!

Originally Posted by FLUJOKE

P?


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911.

[jwick]

Originally Posted by Tigger

lol. Besides. I can't abandon presto. He's too much of a bitch to fend for himself. I gotta be his bigger, badder sidekick.



Presto! Luuuuuuv youuuu!!!!







911.

Understood. His little hipster *** is sensitive

[Tigger]

Originally Posted by jwick

Understood. His little hipster *** is sensitive

Super sensitive. He needs that numbing lube for his a-hole. And then he's like "go slow baby... go slow... o-oh... slower slower!....ok....uh! omg... omg....I love you Tigger. I love your bouncy tail. Omg! Give it to me! Give it to me!"

[rooftop]

Originally Posted by Tigger

Super sensitive. He needs that numbing lube for his a-hole. And then he's like "go slow baby... go slow... o-oh... slower slower!....ok....uh! omg... omg....I love you Tigger. I love your bouncy tail. Omg! Give it to me! Give it to me!"

*yoink*