Buying a 300zx

All down to your preference... you prefer auto or manual? Also if you do any city driving autos are easier obviously. Dont know if you are looking at TT's but the auto's have slightly different cams and turbos which results in less power and better response.

 

Auto turbo's stay spooled between gear changes and you can race people while eating a cheese burger. A shift kitted automatic is damn fast.

 

That could been seen as a negative aspect

 

no im goin for a na so what would be better see i would like to manual but theres a lot more autos on the market for cheaper of for a na which is better

 

Wat? lol

I had an auto and found it great, however if you want a manual... get one, nothing worse than settling for something you dont really want just to save a few bucks...

 

true but my question really relates back to performance what performs better

 

I'm interested in this topic too.
I'm still shopping for my first TT Z, at the moment I favour an auto.
But I still don't have solid info on the performance / times for manuals versus autos.
Disasterpiece & TekTrader both endorse the shift kit for the auto, sounds like good value for money. Let me know what you find out.

 

Depends where you got the cheeseburger from.
Seriously, does anyone have facts rather than opinions on the accelleration times for autos & manuals, I am currently shopping for my first TT Z.

 

Its not opinion its fact that autos have smaller cams and turbos than manuals..

 

Fact ,TT Auto is quicker to 160km (100mph)

Trev

 

Your preference? Most ZX buyers are looking for a quick car but the decision of whether auto or manual is quickest seems hard to pin down. I gather that you have tried both, what were your findings?

 

I prefer auto due to the fact im lazy and do a fair amount of city driving...

 

Thanks muchly, 160 Kph will do me just fine.
I don't see myself on a race track pushing the upper limits of a 20 year old car any time soon.
Who figured this out? Not disputing you by any means. Would like a solid reference point to go back to is all. Mick.

 

Thanks for that. I was an auto hater until I drove my wife's X-trail ( another brilliant Nissan ) Reason for the hate was the power loss through an auto on a car with a modest engine. It seems that the rules are different for the TT Z in that 1. the engine is powerful enough to overcome the loss & 2. the auto helps keep the turbos in a useful boost range during accelleration.