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      02-09-2011, 10:00 AM   #50
scheherazade
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Drives: 09 GTR (& 93' accord!)
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: DC metro area

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Originally Posted by alpinem353 View Post
Excuse the noob question, but do you have to shift the GTR with the paddles all of the time?
Nah, you can leave it in auto.

The paddles are decent so long as you keep the RPMs up.
Once the RPMs fall below 1500 or so, the computer gets a mind of its own, and will down shift it when it feels like it - even ignoring you if you tell it to down shift SOONER than the computer wants to. My personal pet-peve...





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Originally Posted by wwjd15 View Post
Well, isn't driving more than just clutch and shifter, no?
That's like saying, there's more to skiing than holding ski-poles.
Yes, you can go down the mountain with only the skis, but it's just not the same without the poles.



You have to give a car time to know whether you like something or not.

When I got the GT-R, I thought : "hmm, no stick. I guess that's fine."
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Which evolved into : "ugh, this is so lame. I miss the stick. I'm bored with this."
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Which evolved into : "well, I'm 'getting over it', and the car makes a nice relax-cruiser in auto mode... I'll just let my 'old man inside' enjoy it."




Now I'm looking for a second car that'll be the fun one. Maybe a Lotus, s2000, miata, or NSX-T... or a kit car (caterham, murtaya, something like that) for after I'm done building my house and I have room to put it during assembly (if I don't built an airplane instead...).



-scheherazade
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