Howdy!

[wildcatlew]

picked up my 2011 370Z Roadster on Wednesday. It's gunmetal gray with a manual tranny and the sport package. Man do I love this car! Traded my S2000 for her; I loved that car too but the roadster has taken it's place in my garage and in my heart.

This is the 4th Z for our family. It all started back when I got the wife a 350Z. She wanted a manual but all they had were autos. she loved it so much she settled for it. Then, a couple of years later, we had taken the car to the dealership for some service and she started crawling around the 370. next thing you know we are making a deal on that one (2009). Again, she settled for the auto tranny. Then, a couple of months ago, she decided she needed to have the manual. We traded her '09 in on a 2011 black touring coupe with the sport package. I enjoyed driving that car so much I had to have one for my own. Of course, I've have to be able to drop the top down. so now there's his and her Z's in the garage.

I've been trolling this site for the last week or say and just want to say thanks for all of the tips. the first mod for my vert will be a spoiler; fortunately for me spoiler-solutions is in the metroplex so I will have them install one next week.

Sorry for no pics yet; I've been too busy driving her and then had to put a good detail on her yesterday so she will be ready for work next week.

Looking forward to meeting others on this site.

[frost]

Welcome aboard!

[MacLean]

Nice....... Welcome & I am glad that the two of you are enjoying the Z's.

[Trips]

Welcome and Congrats!

[370ZilverZ]

Congratulations and welcome to the forum!

[6MT]

Hi

[koeppelnissan]

Congrats and welcome! What dealer in Texas did you get the Zs at?

[MacLean]

Originally Posted by koeppelnissan

Congrats and welcome! What dealer in Texas did you get the Zs at?

I bought mine in Angleton, TX which is 40-45mins south of Houston. My car was actually shipped from Temple, TX which is about 200 miles NW of Houston.

[LakeShow]

Welcome and congrats! How do like the difference between the transmissions?

[wildcatlew]

Originally Posted by koeppelnissan

Congrats and welcome! What dealer in Texas did you get the Zs at?

got it at Grubbs Nissan in Hurst, TX. they are about 5 miles from my house. they had to dealer trade with McDavid down in Houston to get the car. I actually had ordered a Monterray Blue 2012 but it was taking so long to get it that I found the gray one and they got it for me. also scored the 0% financing that NMAC is offering now.

Originally Posted by LakeShow

Welcome and congrats! How do like the difference between the transmissions?

Huge difference in trannies. are you asking about the differences between the S2000 and the Z? if so, then I had really liked the S2000 powertrain; with the high red-line on the engine and low torque it was almost like driving a sportbike (which I did until an accident about 2 years ago). Very short throw shifter and could downshift at almost any speed without worrying about the rev limiter kicking in. I bought the car thinking I would put it on the track but just never did. The Z powertrain has a whole lot more torque so shifting was a little challenging to re-learn. It seems like the clutch engages a little later and the throw of the shifter is definitely longer. But the thing I like most is the "S" mode! when I started driving the wife's, I knew I had to have one. It's like heel-toe shifting without the bother.

If you are asking about the differences between the Z auto and manual then I definitely like the manual much, much better. Never really liked an auto in a sportier car (my truck is auto but that's ok). I tried the whole paddle shifter thing with the auto but never got the hang of it. it just seemed not very responsive (especially after driving sport bikes on a race track). the manual is a bit of a pain in rush hour traffic but that's ok too.

Now, if you are asking about the difference between trannies between the 2011 coupe and roadster then... when i picked up the roadster i thought the tranny was smoother than the wife's coupe (a lot smoother - thinking i was going to take her's back to the dealer to see if it could be adjusted somehow). but then, I had to move the cars around yesterday so I could detail the roadster and when I drove the coupe it seemed a lot smoother. I think i was having a hard time going back and forth between the the S2000 and the coupe but not sure.

Bottom line is I love the manual tranny in the Z (especially the 'S' mode)!

Hope one of these answered your question.

[wildcatlew]

Originally Posted by cgmg21

I bought mine in Angleton, TX which is 40-45mins south of Houston. My car was actually shipped from Temple, TX which is about 200 miles NW of Houston.

got my in DFW area but they had to get it from Houston. sounds like our Z's have covered Texas.

[MacLean]

Originally Posted by wildcatlew

got my in DFW area but they had to get it from Houston. sounds like our Z's have covered Texas.

Yeap....

[koeppelnissan]

Just wondering if anyone has dealt with Texas Nissan of Grapevine. I met the owner a few months ago, he was nice, but I wanted to see what Texans think of that store!

[370ZilverZ]

Got mine at Grubbs too, I'm in Bedford.

[JARblue]

Congratulations on the new purchase. Enjoy Best color, too. Be sure you check out the Official Gun Metallic Thread

We got a exact same minus vert for my wife DD. She loves it, I love and it shows - we've put 17K miles on it since March 2011! pic here

Purchased at South Point Nissan in ATX but it was shipped down from some dealer in oklahoma.