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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 07:53 AM
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I worked in LA for years and drove a stick everyday. The only reason you need an AT is if you need to put your makeup on in the car on your way in. Dont be a little girl!
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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 08:02 AM
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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 08:12 AM
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this is going nowhere....
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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 08:12 AM
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Okay everyone, let's stop dragging our hairy knuckles on the ground.
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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 08:17 AM
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whats an automatic?
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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 08:38 AM
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Originally Posted by skeleton jack
yeah, taking it to the dealer and fighting that it is grinding and not working right IS impractical.
my transmission works fine now, and i never had a hassle with the dealer. I just asked which one in houston was good and went to it.
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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 08:59 AM
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stick is rice... Z is slow... real race cars don't have AC, radio or ABS so don't rice it up by thinking you are cool with a stick

But seriously if you drive stick and have to brag about it get over yourself its not like it takes a PhD and a large package to pull it off, obviously tons of douche bags pull it off everyday.
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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 09:23 AM
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lol i knew this would start a flame war( kinda) and so what its a repost!...deal with it!!! haha


but yeah i dont think i could buy a car like the z with anything but a stick shift!

i just wanted to see what everyone would say
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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by hypeiv
stick is rice... Z is slow.
Really now? Good thing opinions are like a$$holes.
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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 11:50 AM
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i love these threads...i can feel the IQ levels taking a huge nose dive...lol
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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 12:04 PM
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Originally Posted by hypeiv
stick is rice... Z is slow... real race cars don't have AC, radio or ABS so don't rice it up by thinking you are cool with a stick

But seriously if you drive stick and have to brag about it get over yourself its not like it takes a PhD and a large package to pull it off, obviously tons of douche bags pull it off everyday.
the z is not a race car
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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 12:15 PM
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Why do people ask other people what to get? Get whatever YOU want...nobody else knows what you want!
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Originally Posted by SOCAL350
Really now? Good thing opinions are like a$$holes.
good thing a$$holes are good at taking quotes out of context... notice the next line I say "but seriously" that implies the previous statement wasn't "serious"
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Originally Posted by EdgeOfSanity
the z is not a race car
nothing to say about the second line?
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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 12:47 PM
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Originally Posted by hypeiv
good thing a$$holes are good at taking quotes out of context... notice the next line I say "but seriously" that implies the previous statement wasn't "serious"
ok...you win. Automatics rock.

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Originally Posted by SOCAL350
Good thing "douche bags" dont know how to be clear with what their saying.
you got pwned by not reading...let it go...lol
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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted by cvt
you got pwned by not reading...let it go...lol
no doubt.
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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 01:22 PM
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Originally Posted by hypeiv
nothing to say about the second line?
your second line is a bunch of crap i didnt feel the need to respond to, but since you're pointing it out i will. You obviously dont understand the point i'm getting as to why its stupid to buy an automatic sports car. I havent mentioned anything about skill, but since you want to bring that up i will. Anyone can figure out how to drive a manual within a few days, its not hard at all. Its about as hard as drag racing with an automatic. It does take some skill to pull off a good time in a manual car. I'm not going to even mention auto-x or racing on a real track and why the auto sucks there. Honestly i dont really give a **** about the performance of either transmission, whether not one is faster than the other. The whole point of a sports car is its impracticality and feeling like you're one with the road. There is nothing more satisfying than rowing through the gears on a back road or doing it on a track. Buying an automatic in a sports car is a sin, its just wrong. If you want something comfortable to drive around town in because you have to deal with traffic or whatever bs excuse you have, buy something like a g35 or a acura tl. I dont want to hear the bs excuse that nissan put it in the car for a reason either. That reason is to sell more cars to make more profit, not because the z is a car to be had with an automatic.
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Old Dec 22, 2005 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by EdgeOfSanity
your second line is a bunch of crap i didnt feel the need to respond to, but since you're pointing it out i will. You obviously dont understand the point i'm getting as to why its stupid to buy an automatic sports car. I havent mentioned anything about skill, but since you want to bring that up i will. Anyone can figure out how to drive a manual within a few days, its not hard at all. Its about as hard as drag racing with an automatic. It does take some skill to pull off a good time in a manual car. I'm not going to even mention auto-x or racing on a real track and why the auto sucks there. Honestly i dont really give a **** about the performance of either transmission, whether not one is faster than the other. The whole point of a sports car is its impracticality and feeling like you're one with the road. There is nothing more satisfying than rowing through the gears on a back road or doing it on a track. Buying an automatic in a sports car is a sin, its just wrong. If you want something comfortable to drive around town in because you have to deal with traffic or whatever bs excuse you have, buy something like a g35 or a acura tl. I dont want to hear the bs excuse that nissan put it in the car for a reason either. That reason is to sell more cars to make more profit, not because the z is a car to be had with an automatic.
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