hopefully soon to be 370 owner

cee dot are · 03-19-2010, 02:59 PM

whattup guys... ill try and make this short but i have some questions before i buy a 370.. i currently own a 2003 maxima se.. not the greatest car but its fun to drive... i know the 370 is going to be an upgrade and im excited.. my plans are to either go with blue/black or black/orange... i dont have alot of practice driving a maunal (except my brothers wolfsberg jetta) how hard is the learning curve on this car.. i know nissans love to burn oil but how does the 37o stand up.. i have some big plans for my car as ive done all my research on parts that i want.. when i finally go and buy the car im guna make a pic journal on the process.. oh and any other tri-state z members on here??

370Zsteve · 03-19-2010, 03:03 PM

Orange being Persimmon? In a nutshell, this is one hell of a car.

Anyway, to answer, the manual in this car is definitely toward the more difficult side of the scale. However, there are a quite few females here driving manuals, so I leave it up to you my friend.

cee dot are · 03-19-2010, 04:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 370Zsteve

Orange being Persimmon? In a nutshell, this is one hell of a car.

Anyway, to answer, the manual in this car is definitely toward the more difficult side of the scale. However, there are a quite few females here driving manuals, so I leave it up to you my friend.

yes i meant persimmon but couldnt think of the color while typing the post up... i got the hang of my bros car quickly with about 30 minutes of driving around the streets so i mean i dont think its guna be to hard to get hte hang of it... ive been eyeing the z for a while now and im in love with it.. how strong does the z pull in each gear? and is there the famous nissan gear grinding in it??

mick · 03-19-2010, 04:26 PM

i have a cousin who has been driving manual transmission cars for years but the experience didn't help him much. he drove me to the tennis courts one time. wow, his shifts were so bad that they would cause my body to launch forward. he has got to be the worst driver who drives a manual transmission car that i know of

Zaggeron · 03-19-2010, 04:32 PM

No gear grinding, but the 6mt does take a bit of getting used to. The shift from 1 to 2 is typically the hardest to master. I can't remember who, but someone posted some good advice for the 1-2 shift: Shift slow if you are going slow- shift fast if you are going fast. All other gears are smooth as butter. The car pulls very even through the gears. I can't comment yet on high revs since I'm still in break-in period ~200 miles to go.

KaienZ34 · 03-19-2010, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by cee dot are

whattup guys... ill try and make this short but i have some questions before i buy a 370.. i currently own a 2003 maxima se.. not the greatest car but its fun to drive... i know the 370 is going to be an upgrade and im excited.. my plans are to either go with blue/black or black/orange... i dont have alot of practice driving a maunal (except my brothers wolfsberg jetta) how hard is the learning curve on this car.. i know nissans love to burn oil but how does the 37o stand up.. i have some big plans for my car as ive done all my research on parts that i want.. when i finally go and buy the car im guna make a pic journal on the process.. oh and any other tri-state z members on here??

Well i've never driven a stick shift car before, until the day a picked up my 2nd 370Z and drove her out of state to the casino about 3 hours away. With the sycro on it's makes me seem like a pro no herky jerky crap just smooth cruising now i've put about 2k miles on and i can launch it run to redline or just ride, this car rocks. IMO it's the best car to learn stick with injoy the ride.

dcrew1x · 03-19-2010, 06:23 PM

Welcome aboard! Nice color combo for choice.

If you have already driven manual transmission, then you should be ok. As in anything, practice makes perfect. good luck

cee dot are · 03-20-2010, 03:23 AM

his jetta is a beast for what he paid.. if vw put a bigger turbo on that car it would compete with the z.. i think all in all he paid 24g for it fully loaded.. how is the under and over steer in the car or is it totally unnoticeable? ive done some research on the rev matching and it sounds like its a dream.. my plans are big for the car.. ive already have a sound system that im going to transfer from my max.. its guna be to powerful for the z.. how much room is in the trunk by the spare.. i got 2 jls w6s and i know im not guna be able to use both back there... id prob blow out the back windshield

cee dot are · 03-20-2010, 03:26 AM

YouTube - synchro revmatch

pretty good vid on how the syc rev works.. seems like its easy enough to do..

03-19-2010, 02:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
cee dot are Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: nyc Posts: 9 Drives: maxima Rep Power: 15	hopefully soon to be 370 owner whattup guys... ill try and make this short but i have some questions before i buy a 370.. i currently own a 2003 maxima se.. not the greatest car but its fun to drive... i know the 370 is going to be an upgrade and im excited.. my plans are to either go with blue/black or black/orange... i dont have alot of practice driving a maunal (except my brothers wolfsberg jetta) how hard is the learning curve on this car.. i know nissans love to burn oil but how does the 37o stand up.. i have some big plans for my car as ive done all my research on parts that i want.. when i finally go and buy the car im guna make a pic journal on the process.. oh and any other tri-state z members on here??

03-19-2010, 03:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
370Zsteve A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Gold Coast CT Posts: 10,599 Drives: 2019 Corvette G.S. Rep Power: 43	Orange being Persimmon? In a nutshell, this is one hell of a car. Anyway, to answer, the manual in this car is definitely toward the more difficult side of the scale. However, there are a quite few females here driving manuals, so I leave it up to you my friend. __________________ SOLD MY Z MARCH 2018 - another Core OG moves on - new ride 2019 Z Corvette Grand Sport - no mods necessary but already have eyes on HFC and intakes LOL IT NEVER ENDS.

03-19-2010, 04:26 PM	#4 (permalink)
mick Track Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: California Posts: 903 Drives: Used to drive a 370z Rep Power: 17	i have a cousin who has been driving manual transmission cars for years but the experience didn't help him much. he drove me to the tennis courts one time. wow, his shifts were so bad that they would cause my body to launch forward. he has got to be the worst driver who drives a manual transmission car that i know of Last edited by mick; 03-19-2010 at 04:28 PM.

03-19-2010, 04:32 PM	#5 (permalink)
Zaggeron A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,951 Drives: '10 370ZR '13 BRZ Rep Power: 19	No gear grinding, but the 6mt does take a bit of getting used to. The shift from 1 to 2 is typically the hardest to master. I can't remember who, but someone posted some good advice for the 1-2 shift: Shift slow if you are going slow- shift fast if you are going fast. All other gears are smooth as butter. The car pulls very even through the gears. I can't comment yet on high revs since I'm still in break-in period ~200 miles to go. __________________ 2010 Platinum Graphite 370z Roadster:Touring/Sport 2013 Subaru BRZ Limited

03-19-2010, 06:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
dcrew1x Track Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 821 Drives: Graphite Bullet Rep Power: 369	Welcome aboard! Nice color combo for choice. If you have already driven manual transmission, then you should be ok. As in anything, practice makes perfect. good luck __________________ 2009 PG 6MT Sports Stillen Gen3 CAI \| Stillen CBE \| AMS Short Shifter \| Nismo Brace Kit

03-20-2010, 03:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
cee dot are Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: nyc Posts: 9 Drives: maxima Rep Power: 15	his jetta is a beast for what he paid.. if vw put a bigger turbo on that car it would compete with the z.. i think all in all he paid 24g for it fully loaded.. how is the under and over steer in the car or is it totally unnoticeable? ive done some research on the rev matching and it sounds like its a dream.. my plans are big for the car.. ive already have a sound system that im going to transfer from my max.. its guna be to powerful for the z.. how much room is in the trunk by the spare.. i got 2 jls w6s and i know im not guna be able to use both back there... id prob blow out the back windshield

03-20-2010, 03:26 AM	#9 (permalink)
cee dot are Base Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: nyc Posts: 9 Drives: maxima Rep Power: 15	YouTube - synchro revmatch pretty good vid on how the syc rev works.. seems like its easy enough to do..

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