[OFFICIAL] Manual v. Automatic Thread

[JARblue]

Originally Posted by Tadpole

I'm calling you out Jar. Don't be skeered

I do want to come down sometime. Wed evening would be my choice. Are they running this Spring before it gets too hot?

[LinPark]

Originally Posted by rooftop

Imagine if you found out you got cancer today and only have 6 months to live ...

Well, I know one thing for sure, I'd be going to Heaven because everyone knows He drives an MT.

[Luciano13]

Originally Posted by LinPark

Well, I know one thing for sure, I'd be going to Heaven because everyone knows He drives an MT.

So its decided right?!?
Manual rules, auto drools

[jpkirk]

Psht...

[Tigger]

Originally Posted by Luciano13

So its decided right?!?

Presto is a big, fat, skinny-jeans wearing hipster, auto-driving bitch.

Fixed.

[jwick]

Originally Posted by Tigger

Fixed.

Roger that

[SouthArk370Z]

Originally Posted by Leroydsouza

... the problem is not that they make fun, Its that you get bothered. ...

Would it bother you if people made fun of you because you prefer Redheads to Blondes? Hot dogs vs hamburgers?

Not too long ago, being proficient with a manual transmission was a sign of a True Sports Car Driver. With the pros going to automatics (and man/auto hybrids), that's not so true any more. A manual is a lot of fun and, to old guys like me, still has a certain cachet to it, but is no longer a requirement for Sports Car status. YMMV

[ayrton88]

Great quote from Andrew Frankel in Motorsport magazine speaking of the limited return of real manual transmissions in a couple up coming Porsche models and even a Jaguar, "The odd thing is I don’t detect any great realignment of public opinion behind the fitment of manual gears to high-end sports cars and supercars. The truth in most cases is that these cars are bought more by people who want to look good than drive hard. By both allowing you to change like a racing driver while actually making the business of driving easier, paddle shifts offer a win/win solution to fashion victims who either can’t or can’t be bothered to changed gear smoothly. And they’re quicker around the Nürburgring too, as if that actually mattered." Man who speaks the truth.

[UNKNOWN_370]

Originally Posted by Duc_Z09

I don't care if a professional driver can take a 7AT 0.6 seconds or whatever faster around some racetrack none of us will ever be on. Unless you're racing the question is irrelevant. I drive on the street and the 6MT is more fun for me.

I remember in 09 when the argument was the AT couldn't perform on a track. Now that theory has been proven wrong the new argument is...

[FPenvy]

yea MT guys are grasping at straws anymore to keep the MT superiority complex alive lol

[UNKNOWN_370]

Don't get it twisted. If i owned a less rambunctious car like a Toyobaru or a civic, MT all the way. But driving the Z at 8/10th's or all the way. I prefer the paddles for accuracy, safety and precision. Even as slow as the 7AT has become with the new DCT updates, It shifts perfectly for my driving style and enjoy its 1st and second jerkiness when stomping on the gas... To me, it gives it an added torquey feel. But thats me.

I don't knock the Z 6MT at all. The shifter feel got better on the 13 models and i hear it's even better on the 15 Nismo. The FR-S makes the perfect argument in the choosing of MT over AT. In a car like the Z, Both trannies are so good, it's just personal preference.

[Memphis370Z]

Originally Posted by ayrton88

Great quote from Andrew Frankel in Motorsport magazine speaking of the limited return of real manual transmissions in a couple up coming Porsche models and even a Jaguar, "The odd thing is I don’t detect any great realignment of public opinion behind the fitment of manual gears to high-end sports cars and supercars. The truth in most cases is that these cars are bought more by people who want to look good than drive hard. By both allowing you to change like a racing driver while actually making the business of driving easier, paddle shifts offer a win/win solution to fashion victims who either can’t or can’t be bothered to changed gear smoothly. And they’re quicker around the Nürburgring too, as if that actually mattered." Man who speaks the truth.

Well, if the great Andrew Frankel has spoken on this matter, then...wait, who the fuk is Andrew Frankel?

[nogoodname]

Had an automatic G (G35 & G37) and the traditional automatic transmissions just isn't that good. These cars should really come with something better. However, a valve body upgrade did make it better. Switched over to manual and liking much more but it's a weekend car.

[jwick]

If I could live with an automatic transmission in my sports car I'd be driving an ISF. I left Lexus for Infiniti because they made a car I wanted WITH a manual transmission.

[ayrton88]

Originally Posted by Memphis370Z

Well, if the great Andrew Frankel has spoken on this matter, then...wait, who the fuk is Andrew Frankel?

It's in my post. He writes for Motorsport magazine. If you're not familiar with Motorsport, well I'm sorry. I would think any sports car enthusiast would be aware of that magazine...it's only been around for something like 80 years.