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citrus
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My Z is my first manual car, and I'm having a great time learning on it so far. I wouldn't have minded the automatic, but I felt the manual suited the old-school feel of the whole car better. Nine gears feels like a few too many, and not having a console shifter I can use to manually shift up or down was a dealbreaker.
ZillaZ
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That's really my only complaint about the auto is too many gears.
I have had a few manuals in my lifetime but just went for the auto on the Z. I had no requirements for the transmission and actually really enjoy how fast the auto shifts. It's fun in its' own way. But yes too many gears for paddle-shifting to be as fun as it could be.
My next project sports car will be a manual. Looking for a C4 Corvette (1984-1996), the most beautiful Corvette ever made in my opinion.
The Z is going to stay as the fun weekend / road trip and occasional drive to work car - which is better suited as an automatic to me.
Leroy819
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Exactly. This is my reasoning and the Manual Z in Yellow checks all of my boxes for a dream car. If I was getting a new car and it was going to be automatic, I might as well go full electric and get way more benefits. I got the manual because I want to have fun in a sports car before that option doesn't exist anymore.
I will say that I miss being able to slowly crawl through a parking lot or traffic jams without fear of hurting my clutch.