Yes, It is a PUBLIC forum.. to help people, not to create stupid arguments such as owning a 6mt makes you a car enthusiast and a 5AT doesnt... that is just plain stupid. It is a matter of personal interest in cars whether you are an enthusiast or not.. simple as that. Please take your stupid kiddish arguments somewhere else.. back to the original topic...

 

No, "reckless" driving is stupid - "wreckless" driving is actually a good thing.

 

^ he he he

 

In my case, you genius, it had to do with daily commuting and traffic. This isn't a race car, it's a nice commuter. At best. You can bolt on whatever you like, rebadge, tint, lower, suspend, and wheel and tire it all you want. It doesn't change the fact that it really isn't that fast. Great car? Yes. Race car? Ummm, no. Anyone who thinks the G is a race car is misguided to begin with. Coupe or sedan, auto or manual.

You generalize auto G drivers as if that's the only thing they've ever driven and the only thing they have in their stable. That's your mistake. An auto G has nothing to do with enthusiasm about this car or any car. For those who think before they buy, it has to do with what the car is to be used for.

As for real racing, not the street racing run-ons that prove absolutely nothing except participants are dumb-a$ses, DaveB (member here) runs a consistent 14 flat in his auto sedan. Minor mods. I have seen only a few manual drivers here do better - coupe or sedan.

It never ceases to amaze me how manual drivers here (many of which are in their first car) think they're automatically speedracer because they can row their own and occasionally chirp second gear. LMFAO. In reality, based on my nearly 30 years of driving experience, a person's PERCEIVED ability to drive a stick and their ACTUAL ABILITY behind the wheel are two different things. Funny, it mostly happens in the coupe forum. Coincidence? Not likely.

But anyway. I'm an auto-driving pvssy and I'll take my limp wrist and stop typing. Too funny.

 

If I'm racing, I wouldn't take my foot off of the accelerator while shifting in MM mode.

If I'm driving in MM mode in traffic, I would take my foot off of the accelerator when driving. You get a nice howling sound from the exhaust and the car launches pretty well but in a safe way, and engine breaking kicks in since I would be in 2 or 3 rd gear anyway, approaching more traffic.

 

Manual Mode is alot of FUNNNN...its all about Timing so u dont Hit the rev limiter..

 

This isn't my first car. It's not my first manual car either and I have owed an auto w/ manumatic. But I can only post on this public message board if I am helping someone, but I can't criticize? That is ridiculous. hmm. 298hp v6 rwd 6 m/t w/ dual mass flywheel and short shifter. etc., and this isn't close to being a car that can race in the 30-40k market, just b/c its has leather and a backseat? Again, that's ridiculous. And how come people have been posting about "racing" in this thread if the g35 coupe should not be considered a car suitable for racing? I don't think I am the only close minded individual here.

But...to answer the question posed on this thread, I would assume it is better to continue accelerating while manumatic shifting, as that is what the computer would expect you to do.

 

So because I drive an auto, I could see why some may think I'm not much of a car enthusiast. But anyone that knows me knows that I am very interested in cars.
I can totally see why MT owners would say they are better drivers then auto owners. That makes sense. But too say an auto owner doesn't like cars as much as MT owner, is a little rude.
I think the g35 is the best car in its class because it truly is best of both worlds. It's a sports luxury car, so I think its ok to have the option of automatic in this car. Just like a mercedes benz, or a bmw. All true sports cars should be manual (except a few supercars but that's another story). But, that's why the G35 is so wonderful, because it can be grouped into any category.

 

I am gettin a new G35 AT coupe in a week! and this was a question i wanted to post on here. Glad some one already did. And great to here all the responces. Thanks!!
However ...I was noticing the MT vs AT argument going on here and couldn't help puttin in my 2 cents worth. :-)
I love cars! and drool every time I see a cool car or drive one. I consider myself to be a car enthusiast! But then there is 'LIFE' that happens to some of us living in the real world.
As someone mentioned on here that he bought the AT for practical purposes. Same goes here. I love MT's and yes its fun to drive. All my 'single' partying freinds said...'Dude'..get a MT! You can't get AT for a sports coupe!. I am married and 33 and all the cars I owned till i got married were MT.

So yeah i had a load of fun in my 20s.! What i wanted today was a compromise, and the G35 AT with the tiptronic or manumatic or what ever you call it made the perfect sense for the money .
My wife doesnt like MT or doesnt know how to drive one. Which is why for practical reasons i am buying a AT, so that like someone said on here, if she has to get behind the wheel when I had a few extras pints she can drive.

Then there is 'Rush Hour'. When you are bumper to bumper taking more than an hour betweeen work and home, its 'NO JOYRIDE' changing gears every 10 seconds. I end up feeling like i biked tour de france! especially after a 10 hr work day.
I dont have a lot of money to own just a 'fun' weekend car. So with the manual mode in the AT i can atleast have some fun when i am in the mood to shift gears manually.

So my point being that it neither makes AT drivers less of an car ethusiast nor the MT more of it.:-)

We all have our reasons for the decisions we make and respect each others equally, and that said..lets put the metal to the pedal and have some fun!!

Peace!
J

 

you can work on an automatic as much as a manual car. i have an automatic V6 altima and i upgraded the valve body for better shifts and it is stillfun to manually shift it w/o the clutch. for me i drive in NY where there is always some sort of traffic so for a manual it doesn't do justice right now. either way you'll have fun -- a little more fun w/ a 6mt but the semi auto mode is still fun especially in the G.

 

Well said, and enjoy your new ride - bottom line is - it's a great all around car whichever option you choose (auto or manual) and it still gets alot more looks than those faster cars!

 

I agree w/ the above statement--everybody has their own reasons for getting their respective choice of transmission.
Now let's see, what are the mentioned reasons why AT's got At's and Mt's got Mt's:
AT: I got an automatic for conveniance, comfort, compromise, and to allow the wifey to drive the car.
MT: I got the MT for performance, feel, control, better aftermarket support, the 6th gear for highway driving, and value.
Now whose more of a driving entusiast?
My point is not to tell people what they are or aren't, but to recognize why you bought the kind of car you did and to be happy with what you have and to know your limits. "Manual mode" is no way near a manual transmission. It may be great for some as a compromise overall and that's all good, but when you claim to be a hardcore driver, just remember than in the view of most manual drivers all you are doing is pointing w/ the steering wheel and pressing down on the gas pedal and letting a computer do the rest.
Regardless, there's seems to be plenty of enjoyabillity for both choices and to each his own...

 

"zzzzzzzzzzz" huh what, what was he say'n?

I'm just play'n! I don't mean to become the antagonist.

I had to go AWD. Infiniti needs to make a 6mt + AWD + coupe. Then I'd be cool.

 

I've been driving stick since I was 16 and I'm 45 now. Sorry, gettin' too old to do the math... anyhow, for this car, I bought an AT. Why? For the exact reason this thread exists - manual mode. If the AT didn't have MM, I would have stayed with MT. I chose the AT because I am sick of depressing the clutch 50,000 times on the commute to work, which is 55 KM (or approx 20 miles) in heavy traffic. That doesn't mean I'm not a total MT enthusiast - I miss the clutch on the open road and the twistys. But, it was a trade off. I think we need to clarify the definition of "enthusiast" before we claim all MT drivers are enthusiasts and all AT drivers are not. I don't really think there's much of a difference between AT and MT drivers in regards to the respect we have for the G35. It's a great car and we all get our own kicks out of it. Dising people for choosing one transmission over another has nothing to do about cars but rather having respect (or lack thereof) for other people's opinions and choices they make.

 

I agree. So far, everyone has said they bought the AT for the more boring drives. And when I called autos boring, this whole argument got started. And since then auto owners have only confirmed it by saying they got it for commuting. Or because their legs get tired! WTF?