Hello,
I am not sure to as if this question has been asked before. I was just wondering if you GTR owners have any regrets?

When I say regrets I mean.... I am used to driving sport cars in manual. I don't know if I can live with an "auto" car. Do any of the GTR owners who have owned a manual transmission car before miss manual, or get bored of driving the GTR? Or the GTR power/handling/ect.. make up for it?

Just wondering b/c the GTR is on my list of cars..

-Dan

 

I have never owned one but I have had seat time in plenty of GTR's and I have never once been bored. There is so much technology to play with in the car, power and handeling are awesome............ its a great all around car.

 

I personally don't have any regrets. I fall in love with my car every time I drive it, over a year later. The only thing that gets old is the constant attention, video, pictures, stalkers, etc... (usually all in good fun)

I've driven manual cars, but after a while I wanted the paddle shifters (I'm a Formula-1 fan). So I'm not the best authority to answer your question.

I do know of, however, more than one GT-R owner, although impressed with the GT-R's performance, that misses rowing their own gears. I know of one (personally) that traded his GT-R in for a manual transmission. And I know of another who is contemplating the same thing. Obviously - this isn't all of them. But there is a decent percentage who wished that the GT-R came in a traditional single clutch manual transmission.

Some refused to purchase one, some purchased and are happy with it, and some bought it with some regrets.

It's all about preferences.

 

This is one of the things that stopped me from getting one. I know dual clutch transmissions are better suited for the track, but I just like rowing my own gears.
It's the same with Porsche PDK, superior to manual? - yes, more fun? - heck no. My life doesn't depend on best possible lap times, but I want to have some fun driving.

Nevertheless, you cannot go wrong with GT-R, like jaspergtr said, it's all about preferences

 

Can you get it in true manual now?

 

No.

But to answer the OP's original question. No regrets. Its as fun as ever everytime I drive it. I thought I too would get tired of the qasi automatic trans and would want a manual trans car but the truth of the matter is that I love this trans in this car and now understand Nissans thought process in the whole matter. It is well suited for track, spirted driving or just cruising the speed limit( Oh yeah ) on the freeway

Like Jasper said the only thing that gets old is the constant following, picture-video taking, and people wanting to race me in their civics(I have nothing againts civics)

The GTR has exceeded my expectations and is a load of fun

 

No regrets!

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I do know of, however, more than one GT-R owner, although impressed with the GT-R's performance, that misses rowing their own gears. I know of one (personally) that traded his GT-R in for a manual transmission. And I know of another who is contemplating the same thing. Obviously - this isn't all of them. But there is a decent percentage who wished that the GT-R came in a traditional single clutch manual transmission.

Some refused to purchase one, some purchased and are happy with it, and some bought it with some regrets.

It's all about preferences.[/quote]


He said this that they traded for a manual transmission, so I thought maybe for 2010 or something they decided to make itl.

 

No regrets just ask the 2009 viper that got busted at the track last night went 11.63 to his 11.86 I bet he wanted my trans after that *** kicken!

 

LOL nice. Ya all the talk of the trans I feel is just that talk. There is no way I or anyone else can shift those gears that quick and keep it in the powerband thoughout the rev range. That to me is truely amazing

 

Thats a weird logic. If that is the case you should want a civic with a manual that runs 11.5.

 

I have to say, I do miss a manual. I used to have an S2000, and that shifter was smooth as silk. Loads of fun. If the GTR had a manual option, I would have gone for it. Having said that, I have zero regrets about buying the GTR. The paddle shifters are loads of fun in their own right, and the car's performance is absolutely mind-boggling. You can't go wrong with it.

 

Let me start out by saying I have NOT driven a GTR and my opinion is based on my fellings towards manual vs Semi manual transmissions. First I would think you have to drive the GTR with no manual trans for a good period of time to see how you like it. Almost all of the cars I have ever owned have been manual so I cant see myself owning a GTR if the time ever came where I could afford one. If I got a ferrari or other supercar I would get a manual as long as it is available. It would not stop me from getting a Scuderia or any other car that only come with an F1 box becaue of the fact its a ferrari/lambo.

What I can give you is my experience in driving dual clutch transmissions. I sell BMW and have driven the DCT in the M3/Z4 for hundreds of miles and the M3 on the track which is very similar to the GTR trans and I would still only get a manual.

The transmission is awesome but still not as much fun as a true manual. There is no computer that can replace a third pedal IMO. Also I think at first I would be ok with a Dual clutch trans because the car is new, fast and drives great but over time I would miss my manual so much I would have to get rid of the Dual clutch by trading it in or sell on my own. Do you own other cars with a manaul transmisson that you would keep if you got the GT-R? If so this might make it a little better. Nissan should have done the right thing and offered it both ways. It is funny to me that the earlier versions only came with a manual and now you cent evern get a manual trans.

 

Nobody questions that dual clutch is superior to manual, but if you read the posts you'll see that some people prefer manual for sheer fun.

 

I Understand that fun factor but alot of people that seem to prefer a manual have not had decent seat time in trans of this type. I too have never owned a auto sports car until this one and can say it is just as fun as a manual to me. Maybe I am getting older! Of course everyone is different