[OFFICIAL] Manual v. Automatic Thread

N1SMOZ · 11-04-2015, 09:50 PM

I personally don't think anyone's opinion should factor what car you get, but do take their opinion into consideration. You'll get a lot of people bashing you for driving an automatic sports car though.

I've had an 08 350z 5AT and loved that thing. It was so easy to drive and that was part of the problem. It was definitely fun, but it just didn't feel right.

I now have a 12 370z Nismo 6MT and it makes up for the 4 years of driving an automatic. Manual in my opinion is so much better and makes the sports car that much more fun to drive.

You should also consider your area. Part of the reason I got an automatic was because of family reasons, and the second (and most common excuse) is traffic. Northern Virginia traffic is only getting worse but honestly, 2 hours of traffic isn't a sufficient enough reason to not enjoy endless hours of fun on backroads and an open highway!

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11-04-2015, 09:50 PM	#11 (permalink)
N1SMOZ Base Member Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Woodbridge,VA Age: 31 Posts: 62 Drives: 12 370z Nismo BS 6MT Rep Power: 10	I personally don't think anyone's opinion should factor what car you get, but do take their opinion into consideration. You'll get a lot of people bashing you for driving an automatic sports car though. I've had an 08 350z 5AT and loved that thing. It was so easy to drive and that was part of the problem. It was definitely fun, but it just didn't feel right. I now have a 12 370z Nismo 6MT and it makes up for the 4 years of driving an automatic. Manual in my opinion is so much better and makes the sports car that much more fun to drive. You should also consider your area. Part of the reason I got an automatic was because of family reasons, and the second (and most common excuse) is traffic. Northern Virginia traffic is only getting worse but honestly, 2 hours of traffic isn't a sufficient enough reason to not enjoy endless hours of fun on backroads and an open highway!