So tell me about the 5AT 350z
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Originally Posted by kittah
i prefer manual but i have to get automatic which i can live with because of the tiptronic.
If you say you "prefer manual", just get the manual. Pasadena is pretty flat (easy driving/parking, not "hilly" like SF), especially if you're saying you want to get the 35th Anniversary edition.
I mean, unless your mom is planning on driving it (moms, for one reason or another, won't drive stick). Ah, who cares, then. Get whatever you want. You're going to modify the car anyway, right?
[ btw, my apologies to the moms that DO drive stick ]
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Originally Posted by zpak
I'm not sure what makes the manual transmission something that you CAN'T "live with". Many people will say that manual is something they "can't live without".
If you say you "prefer manual", just get the manual. Pasadena is pretty flat (easy driving/parking, not "hilly" like SF), especially if you're saying you want to get the 35th Anniversary edition.
I mean, unless your mom is planning on driving it (moms, for one reason or another, won't drive stick). Ah, who cares, then. Get whatever you want. You're going to modify the car anyway, right?
[ btw, my apologies to the moms that DO drive stick ]
If you say you "prefer manual", just get the manual. Pasadena is pretty flat (easy driving/parking, not "hilly" like SF), especially if you're saying you want to get the 35th Anniversary edition.
I mean, unless your mom is planning on driving it (moms, for one reason or another, won't drive stick). Ah, who cares, then. Get whatever you want. You're going to modify the car anyway, right?
[ btw, my apologies to the moms that DO drive stick ]
Oh well she just went around the block before she was tired of driving a stick lol
My dad usually could careless about a car (atleast since he was younger), he is one of those point a to b type of people now. The Z is the first car that I have ever owned that he wanted to drive and he could not stop going on and on about how much he liked it.
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From: Pasadena,Ca
Originally Posted by zpak
I'm not sure what makes the manual transmission something that you CAN'T "live with". Many people will say that manual is something they "can't live without".
If you say you "prefer manual", just get the manual. Pasadena is pretty flat (easy driving/parking, not "hilly" like SF), especially if you're saying you want to get the 35th Anniversary edition.
I mean, unless your mom is planning on driving it (moms, for one reason or another, won't drive stick). Ah, who cares, then. Get whatever you want. You're going to modify the car anyway, right?
[ btw, my apologies to the moms that DO drive stick ]
If you say you "prefer manual", just get the manual. Pasadena is pretty flat (easy driving/parking, not "hilly" like SF), especially if you're saying you want to get the 35th Anniversary edition.
I mean, unless your mom is planning on driving it (moms, for one reason or another, won't drive stick). Ah, who cares, then. Get whatever you want. You're going to modify the car anyway, right?
[ btw, my apologies to the moms that DO drive stick ]
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Originally Posted by kittah
yea pasadena is pretty flat but my mom is going to drive it sometimes when she needs to but yea it wont be left stock thats for sure
LMAO Good thread guys. I feel for you on the AT deal I have one. I drive about 30k each year in NASTY as rush hour DC traffic. Manuals are fun but if you have to get an auto... it's what you have to do. As far as mods I have a buddy that has an AT with a turbonetics single Turbo and another with a Twin both can hang with the MT guys. It depends on the driver really.... have fun with your new car but careful even though it will be an auto it can and will get away from you if you push it too hard.
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Ken
My first Z was an 03 Enthusiast w/auto and now my 35th AE is manual. For casual and traffic driving then auto is definitely perferred but I love launch myself from light to light and for that manual is definitely the way to go. Of course like mentioned by others, if you like auto then stick with auto but if you can handle stick then get one. I converted from always driving auto to manual and now I am hooked.
Originally Posted by Z8M
If your mom is paying for it, DO what she says.
An auto Z is better than not having a Z at all..
An auto Z is better than not having a Z at all..
lets hope so
