[OFFICIAL] Manual v. Automatic Thread

[semtex]

Originally Posted by Endgame

Well you don't have to drive on the road with me and I don't have to drive around you!

When I say mess with, I mean answer it if I get a call or turn the volume dial up if I am on a conference call. I do nothing unsafe and 'am an excellent driver'. I know the type of driver you are referring to and they annoy and frighten me as well....

Good to know. When you said 'mess with' I had envisioned something entirely different.

[arcticreaver]

i got this car for one reason - the looks. honestly i really dig the look. it was either this or the G37S but the infiniti didn't looks as mean at the 370z. i drive AT and i have for since my first car. MT doesn't appeal to me because i never learned it. to me, a car is just a car, of course you gotta take care of the thing but, it's still a car. i drive it from point A to B.

it's down to preference i guess. i just like a good ride.

[ctzn]

Originally Posted by arcticreaver

i got this car for one reason - the looks. honestly i really dig the look. it was either this or the G37S but the infiniti didn't looks as mean at the 370z. i drive AT and i have for since my first car. MT doesn't appeal to me because i never learned it. to me, a car is just a car, of course you gotta take care of the thing but, it's still a car. i drive it from point A to B.

it's down to preference i guess. i just like a good ride.

That's not a reason, it's a consequence

You spent all that money just to get from A to B and because you like the way it looks?

I enjoy those two aspects as well, but if that was all that mattered to be I would have bought a civic and saved myself $20K.

I can accept people that prefer the paddles and can appreciate the car for what it is, but this is the kind of reasoning I picture coming from 40 year old single ladies buying a V6 Mustang convertible...

[arcticreaver]

Originally Posted by ctzn

That's not a reason, it's a consequence

You spent all that money just to get from A to B and because you like the way it looks?

I enjoy those two aspects as well, but if that was all that mattered to be I would have bought a civic and saved myself $20K.

I can accept people that prefer the paddles and can appreciate the car for what it is, but this is the kind of reasoning I picture coming from 40 year old single ladies buying a V6 Mustang convertible...

true but obviously brand recognition is important too. which is probably why people buy what they wear or drive.

like everyone said, it's a personal choice.

[chubbs]

If you choose an A/T car because you spend a lot of time on the phone, you're really not on the money. A Z is not an office or a coffee bar. It's a powerful sports car. If you don't respect it, it will bite. However, if you do respect it, it will repay you a hundred times over and give you deep deep joy for the rest of its life.

...so get an M/T for godsake and enjoy the car.

[Endgame]

Originally Posted by chubbs

If you choose an A/T car because you spend a lot of time on the phone, you're really not on the money. A Z is not an office or a coffee bar. It's a powerful sports car. If you don't respect it, it will bite. However, if you do respect it, it will repay you a hundred times over and give you deep deep joy for the rest of its life.

...so get an M/T for godsake and enjoy the car.

I bet I'll enjoy it either way.... Not to mention it would be less of a battle with the wife if I got the 7AT....

I will get another S13 and build it for my 'fun' track car (MT).... Or maybe a 2012 MT RX7 if they make it....

[Lug]

Originally Posted by Endgame

I bet I'll enjoy it either way.... Not to mention it would be less of a battle with the wife if I got the 7AT....

I will get another S13 and build it for my 'fun' track car (MT).... Or maybe a 2012 MT RX7 if they make it....

The wife is the number one reason if I go with a 7AT. The good news is that this AT seem much MUCH improved over the 5AT in the 350Z.

[nicknick]

Originally Posted by arcticreaver

true but obviously brand recognition is important too. which is probably why people buy what they wear or drive.

like everyone said, it's a personal choice.

Why is brand recognition so important to you? Are you not comfortable in that you have bought good quality but want a "name" to go along with it?

[KRH]

Originally Posted by arcticreaver

to me, a car is just a car, of course you gotta take care of the thing but, it's still a car. i drive it from point A to B.

it's down to preference i guess. i just like a good ride.

If thats how you feel ( and theres nothing wrong with that)... then why on gods green earth would you pay a premium for a car like this.

Just go buy a Yaris....save thousands of dollars not just on the price but at the pump and do something else with all the money you saved.

[Endgame]

Originally Posted by semtex

Good to know. When you said 'mess with' I had envisioned something entirely different.

I bet you did!!! No worries... Hope are enjoying your Z....