Wanting to make my Z the perfect Daily driver!

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Practice more. Every time you drive is a chance to practice. Ideally, you would've learned manual driving some beater truck or civic, but on the bright side, if you can learn on the Z, 99% of all other manually driven vehicles will be easier.

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zaimer

This thread almost makes me angry . The 370z (or any Z for that matter) is not and should not be made into "the perfect daily driver". There is nothing "daily driver about our cars. It is meant to perform and be enjoyable to drive, which it does both quite well. It may sound a bit rude, but if you want a fantastic daily driver, I suggest you buy a different vehicle.

As for the clutch and shifting, just hang in there. It seems you are fairly new at driving a clutch (let alone the unforgiving Z's clutch). It takes a lot of time and practice to master. I had the same concerns when I was first starting. Driving my Z now is second nature, shifting is smooth. You'll get there

JARblue

Well excuse me, but fuck you

My Z is a fanstatic daily driver

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zaimer

HAHA ..I mean daily driver in terms of "practicality, economical, storage capacity, SEATING capacity, etc.". Don't get me wrong, I think it is a great daily driver too. Mine is daily driven too, until there is salt & gravel all over the roads.

VCuomo

That's odd, I've been using it as my DD for over 5 1/2 years now...

And that's what makes it a great DD.

Nah, he's already got one.

Not trying to pick a fight with 'ya, I just thought it was funny that you correctly brought up some of the good/great points about the 370Z, but at the same time you're basically saying that it isn't a fantastic daily driver. It most definitely is!

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OP - You stated that you've got just 6 months experience driving a manual transmission vehicle. If your 2014 model year Z already needs a new clutch, then you aren't operating the clutch correctly (unless you spend a crapload of time in horrendous stop-and-go driving). Have someone who knows how to use a clutch give you some lessons, otherwise you'll burn out the new clutch you install like you just burned out the original clutch.

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