I wish the z only came in manual like the s2000
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Originally Posted by JMS71585
i drive a Z with 5AT, and i do not have any big chrome wheels or gross looking mirror tints on it. I was given an awesome deal from the dealer on the 5AT he had in the dealership, and i frequently drive into manhattan, where traffic is just terrible. So the 5AT was very appealing. I know how to drive manual and if the Z only came in 6MT, then i would have gotten the 6MT...
I'll be honest and say I do agree that the Z should be available in MT only. I see so many soccer moms driving Zs just because they think it's a "cute" car. I always look over everytime I pass or get passed by a Z, and if it's from one of these ladies they never look over and acknowledge me. I get more looks from the Subys, Evos, and S2k drivers than Z owners.
no more young kids out of high school having one for a graduation present because parents think having an auto is less dangerous or something...
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Originally Posted by infamous350
wow so many responses lol. Dam you guys take this stuff seriously hahah. Yeh to the guy said mt trannies break early models did. But i got a cd009 and so far so good. And yeh even if the trannies broke once every 2 years i would still drive it in manual haha. And of course not all the things i said apply to all auto drivers just the majority. And the guys who drive the auto's gettin so mad about the post are just mad cause they dont have the manual. And prolly got spanked by one haha. Besides the gearing on the 6speed is what makes teh 350z pull so hard. And i have drove my freinds auto several times. And to be honest once it hit 3rd gear it felt very sluggish to me. I felt a dramatic difference. And down shifting ??? When i want to drop a gear i dont want to wait 3 seconds before it goes to a lower gear lol. Auto takes like 3 seconds to rev match. Thing shifts so slow you got to hit it at like 6200 to get it to shift at 6600. But everyones different. But im saying if you had a 06 auto z with exhaust test pipes and spacer and you lost to a 03 touring 6spd bone stock wouldnt you be pissed. My freind sure was and i had to rub it in like i told you to get the manual haha
3 seconds to shift? Seriously, how ignorant can you get? The Z's AT is very smart and quick. It sometimes may feel like its delayed when you tell it to shift, but the actual shift happens about twice as fast as a professional driver could. And judging by your posts, you probably haven't even been driving very long anyway, the AT probably shifts 4x as fast as you.
Not gonna comment on the "modded AT" vs "stock MT" part...
Regardless both MT and AT have their advantages and disadvantages, and everyone has a reason for choosing the tranny they went with. Knocking the other one in the same exact car, once again, is IGNORANT and stupid.
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Originally Posted by md350
its still a Z, and MT is most definitely not faster - they are the same car.
Someone correct me if i am wrong.
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Originally Posted by DevinB
Not meaning to be a dick but IIRC arent the MT Z's GENERALLY quicker than the AT.
Someone correct me if i am wrong.
Someone correct me if i am wrong.
By nature, an automatic transmission is more suited and efficient for drag racing than MT's and for the road course, it's reversed for the most part.
But to listen to some of the retards who post here, one would believe an AT 350Z is a 20 second car. Funny thing is, none of those poster's in this thread have a stock time recorded here that beats the fastest stock '03 AT 1/4 time of ~13.6 @ ~101mph.
So to answer your question... Who knows.
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Originally Posted by DevinB
Not meaning to be a dick but IIRC arent the MT Z's GENERALLY quicker than the AT.
Someone correct me if i am wrong.
Someone correct me if i am wrong.
Originally Posted by infamous350
wow so many responses lol. Dam you guys take this stuff seriously hahah. Yeh to the guy said mt trannies break early models did. But i got a cd009 and so far so good. And yeh even if the trannies broke once every 2 years i would still drive it in manual haha. And of course not all the things i said apply to all auto drivers just the majority. And the guys who drive the auto's gettin so mad about the post are just mad cause they dont have the manual. And prolly got spanked by one haha. Besides the gearing on the 6speed is what makes teh 350z pull so hard. And i have drove my freinds auto several times. And to be honest once it hit 3rd gear it felt very sluggish to me. I felt a dramatic difference. And down shifting ??? When i want to drop a gear i dont want to wait 3 seconds before it goes to a lower gear lol. Auto takes like 3 seconds to rev match. Thing shifts so slow you got to hit it at like 6200 to get it to shift at 6600. But everyones different. But im saying if you had a 06 auto z with exhaust test pipes and spacer and you lost to a 03 touring 6spd bone stock wouldnt you be pissed. My freind sure was and i had to rub it in like i told you to get the manual haha
truly pathetic. as for your "only early models" having this problem comment, i suggest you do a search on how many 2006+ models are having the same exact problems as before. and no one is getting mad, it is just when unneducated individuals come in and make biased uneducated comments, it gets old
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dam you guys get pissed off way to easily lol. Doesnt make me a retard u retard my opinion so i dont know wut to tell you. The is alot slower and any manual driver go drive a auto and come back here and post. And to the guy with the auto talkin smack about taking me 4 seconds to ****. I could prolly give my freinds auto a 1 car lead and still even out or pull a lil on it. The z is made to be 6 speed. Auto is still fast and all you have to do is mash the gas so thats its up side i gas. But a good manual drive will always own the auto easily.
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Originally Posted by infamous350
dam you guys get pissed off way to easily lol. Doesnt make me a retard u retard my opinion so i dont know wut to tell you. The is alot slower and any manual driver go drive a auto and come back here and post. And to the guy with the auto talkin smack about taking me 4 seconds to ****. I could prolly give my freinds auto a 1 car lead and still even out or pull a lil on it. The z is made to be 6 speed. Auto is still fast and all you have to do is mash the gas so thats its up side i gas. But a good manual drive will always own the auto easily.
You are calling him a retard? I cant even read that jibberish
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Originally Posted by PFI350Z
Lot of car in this class only come MT and the Z should come MT only too so girls that cant drive for sh*T can stay away lol (like s200, sti, evo, etc.)
^^^I forgot your transmission choice has a direct correlation on the size of your ****
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