So I'm laying in wait for my parents to close a business deal so they can buy me my graduation present (350z) and I'm praying that day is soon.


Until then I'm left with just wondering about the 350z, and wishing I could just go down and test drive one... I would, but I know if I did I'd fall too much in love with it and I couldn't stand waiting.


So I've got a rundown of a how a manul tranmission works and I learned from an old transmission. One where you had to put the car in nuetral every time you had to change the gears. So if I wanted to go from 2nd to 3rd I would have had to clutch in for nuetral, then clutch again for third... Now I understand that basicly all newer cars (like in the last 10 years) have synchros that eliminate the "double-cluthing". Does that mean I can be in 2nd gear, push down the clutch and just throw it directly in third gear and so on?

 

yeah, it does.. And the z is such a sweet ride. If your def that your parents are gnna buy u one, go down to a dealer, and tell them my dad's gonna buy me one. They will prob let u drive one. Just say its this or s2k. Nissan dealer wants to make money, and knows the s2k is cheaper, so they will prob let you take her for a "SPIN"..

 

Yeah, and when you go for the test drive, dress decent. And don't shave for a few days. Go in there and tell them you test drove the s2k and the bmw z4 and you have your heart set on the s2k. Tell them that you're interested in buying a car within the next few days. They'll definately let you test drive it. Most people will let you test drive it reallllll goooood (flooring it up to 90, taking sharp turns, etc.) That's what I did. And when you're done with the TD, no matter if you liked it or not, tell them you liked the s2k more and that you were going to buy it no matter what. This way, they won't keep calling you. I test drove all the models hard, and I'm only 18. Plus, it always helps if you look older.

 

Ummm....cars have had synchos for the last 40 or more years. I learned to drive on a '64 Corvair with a four speed. No "double clutching" needed back then either.

 

Just to clarify, on non-synchro trannies, you only had to double clutch when down-shifting, not when upshifting. When you're up-shifting, the natural deceleration of the input shaft does the syncronizing with the output shaft for you. Downshifting however, you had to clutch in, go from (for example) 3rd to neutral, clutch out, blip throttle to get input shaft speed up to output shaft speed, clutch in, shift to 2nd, clutch out.

You can still do this on a modern transmission and it's a good thing to know how to do (you can practice when you get your Z!).

If I may offer one kind word of advice....try to keep the "Mom and Dad are buying me a 300 hp sports car" talk off the board. You'll find that you need your flame-suit alot less if you do. (Just trust me on this one....it'll save you a whole lot of heartburn.) Focus on the car and not how you got it, your age, etc, and you'll be fine.

That said....Welcome to the forum. Make sure you post a picture when you get your Z.

 

+1 to that! I'm curious about the double clutching. If you have it in neutral with the clutch out, and rev to spin up the transmission, if you put a little pressure on the shifter wouldn't it slip right into gear when the RPM matched? I've heard people talk about shifting with no clutch, but considering I'm already on my second transmission I'm not about to try it!

 

What? MaVel2iCk is 16 years old.

 

Yes it will. In my RX-7, I could upshift 1st to 2nd, 2nd to 3rd, 3rd to 4th, 4th to 5th without ever using the clutch. I could also down-shift without the clutch too, but it takes a LOT of practice and if you miss it, it sounds nasty. Basically, when downshifting, I would just get the clutch in a 'neutral load' position (so the engine wasn't pushing the tranny or vice-versa), slip it out of gear, blip the gas and nudge it into the next gear down. I never got consistent at downshifting, but upshifting without the clutch was a piece of cake. I don't do it on the Z just because I don't want to induce any problems.

 

WHOA!! May I suggest that you attend a basic driver's training course before you ambush your parents about a car. You obviously don't understand the basics of driving a manual transmission enough to be able to operate in a manner safe enough to negotiate street driving.

Or, opt for a car with a slushbox transmission.

 

See what I mean?

 

I wonder how many people bought their MT Z's without actually knowing how to drive a manual transmission.

 

Mommy taught you how to tie your shoe laces.
Mommy can teach you how to drive.

 

"granny shifting not double clutching-like you should"
sound familiar?

 

Nice to hear from another spoiled 16 year old. With as much as he knows about driving a MT, I'm glad he isn't anywhere near where I live.

 

xD
hahahahahaha
oh man you guys killin this rich 16 year old

 

I guess the Z is a great car because the enthusiasts and the rich know where to shop. J/K man...much luck to you.

 

Big deal. When I finished high school my Uncle Sam gave me a free trip to Southeast Asia.

 

 

you live in iowa and you don't know how to drive a stick?? Was the combine an automatic?

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manual_...ving_technique


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