From your post it seems obvious to go 7at. You still get paddle shifters and manual mode if you want to play around with it. In the end, no one but yourself will care wether the car is manual or automatic.

7AT is just the better choice all around.

.. for the can'ts

guys i think I'm going with manual transmission, nismo automatic dosent even sound good. ill buy the car and practice on it, either way clutch and gears are covered under the warranty.

the can't be beat by a 6mt? yea you're spot on then :stirthepot:

:facepalm: tranny choice fail OP

:tup: you know that is the right choice for a Z.

$10 says he'll regret it first traffic jam in NYC. :stirthepot:

Good choice, however, since this is your only car, be sure. I love my 6MT, but I also don't drive it daily. Chicago traffic is pretty bad, which is why my DD is an auto....

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evil, Honolulu has the 2nd worse traffic in the nation. I drive my 6mt as a daily and it doesn't bother me at all. A helpful tip when driving in a lot of stop & go traffic, use neutral as much as possible, not neutral by stepping on the clutch and holding it down but the shifter neutral position.

Example, stopped on freeway (okay oxymoron) leave stick in neutral postion, car in front moves forward a bit, step on clutch engage first gear. Wind up rpm's to appropriate level then step on clutch and put stick in neutral position and let the car roll. If the car in front stops then you just step on your brake. However if the car keeps going for a bit, then you can step on clutch and engage 2nd gear. Rinse & repeat. Bottom line is to hold down the clutch as little as possible in traffic, which relieves your left leg and reduces unnecessary shifting.

The real pain in the arse is stop & go traffic on a long uphill trek.

Yes sir, good point. Bumper to bumper traffic never bothered me either. If you just put it in first gear and let it coast with your foot off the gas, the car is only going to move 1 or 2mph (unless you are on a step hill like you mentioned). Then just shift into N when you come to a stop and repeat till you're on your way.

i might be getting the white nismo tech by the end of this month or into next month, 6mt

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driving a 6MT in NYC traffic is terrible. Ask me how I know? (see location)

And where in LI is there traffic? Maybe for a little while right when you're near the Queens border, but generally out there, traffic out there isn't even that bad whenever I go out there.

It's the reason why I got mine in auto... NYC traffic sucks soooooooooooooo bad. That being said, I do wish I had the 6 speed manual though even with the shitty traffic.

also want to boost the car so that's another reason why I want the 6mt