You can get a 2009 nissan maxima with an auto transmission that you can switch to manual....plus it has paddle shifters. http://www.cars.com/go/search/detai...tfield=PRICE&certifiedOnly=false&aff=national
Yeah, no. MSRP on a Nismo 370 is close to $40.000. That may be enough for a 370 enthusiast/sports model, maybe even enough for a 2010 Touring, but not a Nismo 370Z. /s] Highly modified Z owner/ Member of the SE Texas Z club. BOOM!
Any questions about the car, email me through the board and I'll give you the link to a few Z forums, both very busy so can learn all you want.
The new Camaro V6 is the best sports car you can get in that 25-30 range IMO. I might be biased. I have an auto because 50% of my commute is stop and go traffic.
Fixed it for you. New Camaros are pushing 4,000 pounds on a scale, their V6's are pushing 240 hp to the tires. Makes the car feel extremely heavy and sluggish. The SS's are dynoing in the 320-340 range but are out of your price range and while much quicker they also feel heavy. The new Ecoboost(Twin turbo) V6 Mustang is probably the best bang for your buck going right now. I've seen two dyno in the 270-278hp range and weigh in at 3,600 on a scale.
Forced induction Mustangs are the way to go.* Sincerely, <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NO5z9XLz1AM?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NO5z9XLz1AM?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> *Not trying to slander Mustangs...just wanted to post the video.
Those numbers are extremely skewed. Camaros are only 200 lbs heavier than the Mustang and pushes out 312 bhp. From what I've seen, performance-wise, Camaros-Mustangs-Challengers are basically a push. But the Mustangs are so ******* ugly I'd rather have a Challenger.
Ouch! Seen that happen plenty of times, but judging from the Whipple whine and supporting mods that car was way,way past the factory boost level. IF you can keep the boost level on a factory Turbo or SC car to the stock setting you shouldn't have issues like that. But cranking down on a blowoff valve or changing a pulley is soo tempting.
Give me the challenger please. :grin: Kind of long video, but worth it. <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/RJwf-E2YGpw?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/RJwf-E2YGpw?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object>
Yeah, I fell in love with the Camaro at first, but after taking a long look at the Challenger, it got me. It's just so smooth and sexy, and the 425 HP doesn't hurt either!
And. with the Mustang, you can actually see outside of the car while driving within it. With any style of transmission.
I never understood the knocks against manual transmissions...even in traffic. There's no other way to drive, IMHO.
I bought my 350z with never having driven a manual transmission car in my life. After one weekend I was good to go. Extremely second nature after a month. So long as I own any kind of a sports car I'll have a manual transmission. It is not that bad in traffic at all either and I'm in the city during rush hour quite a bit. Driving a manual is the only way to go with a sports car. I couldn't imagine driving the car I have with an automatic.
BMWs are great manual cars. To get a smooth shift in the lower gears you really need to rev it a little, which makes it all the more fun. I think BMW shows the biggest difference between stick and automatic. The 3 series with a stick is a completely different in driving experience than an automatic: it seems like 2 different models.
To the op, Are you a chick? You sound like my wife. I learned how to drive by driving a 4 speed 1980 Datsun 510 and that was 21 years ago. Did I stall the car out several times?? Hell, yes I did. Did I cause my dad to cuss like a sailor?? You better believe it but I was able to survive it. And it made me into a better drive, IMO. When I had my 350Z, manual was the ONLY option for me - no automatic. I've had 10 cars in my life and 4 were sticks. The only reason why I don't drive a stick now is because the wife will drive my car from time to time. One day, I plan on getting a sports car that will be a manual transmission. Of course, this will happen when my kids are out on their own which for me is another 20 years.
I learned to drive a manual at 15 in my dad's '63 (or '64) step van with the shift on the column. Talk about lurching up and down the street and stalling, geesh. Here is the closest pic I could find to the type of step van...
Manual is for people that know how to drive. Anyone can step on the gas and floor it in an auto. Stop and go traffic isn't bad at all, what's so hard about shifting back and forth from 1st and 2nd and maybe 3rd? Then again, I don't text and drive. Maybe that's why some people are knocking on the manual. I pity the man that doesn't know how to drive a manual.
