Who else hates the Badgering??
Seriously, calling people DA because they bought an auto is lame.
I suggest you go buy yourself a girlfriend and a bottle, (when you get old enough) and chill.
Your point of thinking has no reference other than personal preference. By the way you think and talk, it appears you are not old enough to even have experienced driving long enough to form a valid opinion.
I believe you made the wrong choice in vehicles and should trade in for an SRT-4.
I suggest you go buy yourself a girlfriend and a bottle, (when you get old enough) and chill.
Your point of thinking has no reference other than personal preference. By the way you think and talk, it appears you are not old enough to even have experienced driving long enough to form a valid opinion.
I believe you made the wrong choice in vehicles and should trade in for an SRT-4.
Last edited by DayBlueZ; Nov 2, 2005 at 03:26 PM.
Originally Posted by DayBlueZ
Seriously, calling people DA because they bought an auto is lame.
I suggest you go buy yourself a girlfriend and a bottle, (when you get old enough) and chill.
Your point of thinking has no reference other than personal preference. By the way you think and talk, it appears you are not old enough to even have experienced driving long enough to form a valid opinion.I believe you made the wrong choice in vehicles and should trade in for an SRT-4.
I suggest you go buy yourself a girlfriend and a bottle, (when you get old enough) and chill.
Your point of thinking has no reference other than personal preference. By the way you think and talk, it appears you are not old enough to even have experienced driving long enough to form a valid opinion.I believe you made the wrong choice in vehicles and should trade in for an SRT-4.
On the real, very true. Couldn't agree more.
Originally Posted by EdgeOfSanity
at 60k miles i will sell it, i've had too many tranny problems to risk having one replaced out of my own pocket. I'll probably see 60k miles in about another 2 years.
Originally Posted by EdgeOfSanity
the new tranny they install is the latest version. Although it doesnt neccesarily mean the problem will be fixed, i'm on my 3rd tranny.
Originally Posted by EdgeOfSanity
$1800/6months full coverage with allstate. I have 2 speeding tickets and no wrecks, im 21.
Originally Posted by EdgeOfSanity
autos have been the standard for most cars for at least 10 years now. The only time you see manuals anymore are in sports cars and cheap econo boxes. The fact still remains that autos do not belong in a sports car.
* a small low car with a high-powered engine; usually seats two persons
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
* A sports car is type of automobile designed for sporting performance. While opinions differ as to the exact definition, most sports cars have two seats and two doors, and are designed to excel at a combination of acceleration, top speed, braking, and maneuverability. Great emphasis is often placed on handling—the ability of the car to remain in the control of the driver under challenging condition such as when the car's tires begin to lose their grip on corners.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_car
NO WHERE does it state that it HAS to be a manual transmission. Get your head out of your ***. So, by your example above, econoboxes with a stick are then considered sports cars.
My friends dad drives a semi, and its a stick...must be a sports car then. Please prove me wrong and point out a VALID source that states that all sports cars have to be manuals. Please.
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You are the one making payments on it and you like it, thats all that matters.
I personally dont care for automatic sports cars. I usually do have that "sigh" when I see them. Before I bought my Z, the dealership I went to only had a couple of autos in stock. They said they had a hard time selling them. I test drove one of them and hated the transmission. The car is awesome, I just absolutely cant stand that split second between pushing down the pedal (and seeing the rpms race upwards) and the car actually speeding up you get with an automatic...
I personally dont care for automatic sports cars. I usually do have that "sigh" when I see them. Before I bought my Z, the dealership I went to only had a couple of autos in stock. They said they had a hard time selling them. I test drove one of them and hated the transmission. The car is awesome, I just absolutely cant stand that split second between pushing down the pedal (and seeing the rpms race upwards) and the car actually speeding up you get with an automatic...
Originally Posted by Nismo 350z
If we AT guys choose to drive an auto... thats our choice. You 6MT guys like to drive stick.. we don't say anything to you. Just know when you see your fellow Z driver on the road.. he or she shares the same passion for driving a sports car just as much as you do. End of story.
Purists have long insisted on manual transmissions as the mark of a true sports car, and some of us honestly prefer the more direct control a stick shift imparts — we can choose in advance the gear we want to use to most efficiently exit a corner — as well as the admittedly minor skill it takes to work one well. Sports car nerds like to throw around the expression "heel and toe," which in fact has nothing to do with heels or toes, but can only be done with a traditional manual transmission. The maneuver involves working all three pedals (gas, brake and clutch) simultaneously: slowing down by braking with the left side of your right shoe sole, while at the same time blipping the throttle with the right side of the sole and depressing the clutch to downshift with the left foot.
In fact, the only sports cars on sale in the U.S. that don't offer automatic, manumatic or clutchless sequential-shift transmission options are the Honda S2000, Lotus Elise, Morgan Aero 8, Dodge Viper, Ford GT and Porsche Carrera GT. (It's no coincidence that these are also the hardest-core sports cars in the land.) The pure, clutch-and-stick manual is slowly on its way to the land of starter cranks and wire wheels, supplanted by high-tech sequential-shift transmissions.
http://www.forbesautos.com/buyersgui...=fdc_400_promo
In fact, the only sports cars on sale in the U.S. that don't offer automatic, manumatic or clutchless sequential-shift transmission options are the Honda S2000, Lotus Elise, Morgan Aero 8, Dodge Viper, Ford GT and Porsche Carrera GT. (It's no coincidence that these are also the hardest-core sports cars in the land.) The pure, clutch-and-stick manual is slowly on its way to the land of starter cranks and wire wheels, supplanted by high-tech sequential-shift transmissions.
http://www.forbesautos.com/buyersgui...=fdc_400_promo
Originally Posted by camaro194
Purists have long insisted on manual transmissions as the mark of a true sports car, and some of us honestly prefer the more direct control a stick shift imparts — we can choose in advance the gear we want to use to most efficiently exit a corner — as well as the admittedly minor skill it takes to work one well. Sports car nerds like to throw around the expression "heel and toe," which in fact has nothing to do with heels or toes, but can only be done with a traditional manual transmission. The maneuver involves working all three pedals (gas, brake and clutch) simultaneously: slowing down by braking with the left side of your right shoe sole, while at the same time blipping the throttle with the right side of the sole and depressing the clutch to downshift with the left foot.
In fact, the only sports cars on sale in the U.S. that don't offer automatic, manumatic or clutchless sequential-shift transmission options are the Honda S2000, Lotus Elise, Morgan Aero 8, Dodge Viper, Ford GT and Porsche Carrera GT. (It's no coincidence that these are also the hardest-core sports cars in the land.) The pure, clutch-and-stick manual is slowly on its way to the land of starter cranks and wire wheels, supplanted by high-tech sequential-shift transmissions.
http://www.forbesautos.com/buyersgui...=fdc_400_promo
In fact, the only sports cars on sale in the U.S. that don't offer automatic, manumatic or clutchless sequential-shift transmission options are the Honda S2000, Lotus Elise, Morgan Aero 8, Dodge Viper, Ford GT and Porsche Carrera GT. (It's no coincidence that these are also the hardest-core sports cars in the land.) The pure, clutch-and-stick manual is slowly on its way to the land of starter cranks and wire wheels, supplanted by high-tech sequential-shift transmissions.
http://www.forbesautos.com/buyersgui...=fdc_400_promo
Originally Posted by DayBlueZ
I'm glad you love your MT. I wish my AT went out every 6K miles.
I knew he was young.
I knew he was young.
Originally Posted by camaro194
Definitions of sports car on the Web:
* a small low car with a high-powered engine; usually seats two persons
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
* A sports car is type of automobile designed for sporting performance. While opinions differ as to the exact definition, most sports cars have two seats and two doors, and are designed to excel at a combination of acceleration, top speed, braking, and maneuverability. Great emphasis is often placed on handling—the ability of the car to remain in the control of the driver under challenging condition such as when the car's tires begin to lose their grip on corners.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_car
NO WHERE does it state that it HAS to be a manual transmission. Get your head out of your ***. So, by your example above, econoboxes with a stick are then considered sports cars. My friends dad drives a semi, and its a stick...must be a sports car then. Please prove me wrong and point out a VALID source that states that all sports cars have to be manuals. Please.
* a small low car with a high-powered engine; usually seats two persons
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
* A sports car is type of automobile designed for sporting performance. While opinions differ as to the exact definition, most sports cars have two seats and two doors, and are designed to excel at a combination of acceleration, top speed, braking, and maneuverability. Great emphasis is often placed on handling—the ability of the car to remain in the control of the driver under challenging condition such as when the car's tires begin to lose their grip on corners.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sports_car
NO WHERE does it state that it HAS to be a manual transmission. Get your head out of your ***. So, by your example above, econoboxes with a stick are then considered sports cars.
My friends dad drives a semi, and its a stick...must be a sports car then. Please prove me wrong and point out a VALID source that states that all sports cars have to be manuals. Please.
Originally Posted by camaro194
wow, look at this car:
[IMG]http://www.roadfly.com/magazine/galleries/ny_auto_show_2004/photos/photos-05-2004/2005-Corvette-C6-Convertible-pic-12-6448468.JPG[IMG]
I cant believe its not a sports car...damn
BUT WAIT!! This one is more sportier because it has a stick!!!
[IMG]http://www.semar.gob.mx/galeria/terrestres/grandes/CAVALIER.jpg[IMG]
[IMG]http://www.roadfly.com/magazine/galleries/ny_auto_show_2004/photos/photos-05-2004/2005-Corvette-C6-Convertible-pic-12-6448468.JPG[IMG]
I cant believe its not a sports car...damn
BUT WAIT!! This one is more sportier because it has a stick!!!
[IMG]http://www.semar.gob.mx/galeria/terrestres/grandes/CAVALIER.jpg[IMG]
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Originally Posted by EdgeOfSanity
doesnt make you any less of a dumbass for getting an auto.
Wow your really dedicated to this issue arent you!
Let me ask you this... Why is it that your so defensive about AT's??? And whats wrong with liking a car for what it is???
Originally Posted by DayBlueZ
Cessna, what you may not know is he comes from bad lineage. His last car was a 2K Civic with fart pipes. You know how those honda civie car guys are. 
Originally Posted by DayBlueZ
Cessna, what you may not know is he comes from bad lineage. His last car was a 2K Civic with fart pipes. You know how those honda civie car guys are.