baseer

ill be getting a car, hopefuly, and i was wondering if its worth to get an auto. i dont need something too fast... but i want to beat the average honda that rolls by, and ofcoarse, teh mustangs. if i put a intake, ypipe, and exaust into a se 98-99, whats teh outcome?

i need a car that has..
reliability
quality
speed
HANDLING

And since, my rents have a gs300, im used to having acceleration with nice handling. will i get this with a auto max?

Nismo

iTrader: (18)

of course you still will beat hondas and v6 stangs with auto. with all those mods you will probably only be as fast as a stock 5speed probably.

Stillen_I30

get an auto...it means that you dont have to use every limb to get your car moving. this way, you can talk on the cell phone, eat, and/or shave, amongst the other possibilities having two free limbs.

Nismo

iTrader: (18)

some of us dont eat shave or talk on phones in the car. do you baseer?

Maxima95Tuner

I eat and talk on the phone. It's pretty sad though, my friend could do all of those things at ones, in his 5 speed. That's talent.


Anyways, baseer, I drive an auto, Im 16, and I love it. I would take a 5 speed over my auto any day, but none the less, I do love it.

baseer

the reason i ask, is that i dont think my rents will let me get a manual. they say its too much hassel. is the manual transmission on teh maxiams harder to learn than on a smaller car?

i figure, get a a maxima, becuae of the speed... but if its auto, there is no point. will i get under 7 seconds from 0-60 with a auto (ypipe, intake)

if im allowed, ill get a se 5 speed.. but if i cant,, ill just get a fully loaded altima

Maxima95Tuner

Well, let me put it this way. I drive a 95 SE Automatic, and my mom drives a 95 SE 5 speed, and I tried forever to learn to drive manual on her car, but I never really got the hang of it till I got my car and got a feel for the pedal, and how the car worked.

I have the Auto, and I still kick the **** out of most cars I race, but I do know my limits. Ive only been beat by 1 honda, and this wasnt a ghetto honda either, this had a turbo and everything in it. I know my limitations, and I know what I can't beat with my auto.

I say go for the auto, there's no hassle, it's still fast, and you can do other things while driving. (phone, food)

greg82

iTrader: (2)

Wish I could've gotten Maxima when I was 16, just couldn't afford a car like that back then
My first 5spd was an 87 Colt Vista wagon

baseer

yeah i hear yah maxima95tuner. but lemme ask u, do u have a crazy **** load of mods just to have a some desent kills?

KILL WISH LIST:
civic, integram, eclipses, cellicas, and hopefully v8 stangs

baseer

bizump

Maxima95Tuner

I can kill civics, integras, some eclipses, and some celicas. Never raced a stang before, but I did beat a v6 camaro once. All I have is a cone filter on the end of my MAF. If you were to get more mods, you would kill any of those IMO.

1996blackmax

iTrader: (2)

I love my auto, I have little ones and I can't begin to tell you how beneficial it has been to not have to worry about shifting for myself. Once you have little ones you will see what I am talking about.

I believe they both have their pros and cons. I think the fun factor lies more with the stick though. I am considering going to the manual transmission if I get a 2003 Max, don't quite know yet. But for now I really enjoy driving my auto .

nismos14

iTrader: (56)

if u like 5 speeds try n convince ur parents to get a stick, ITS SOOOOOOOOO much better my bro has a 96 auto, and i have a 97 stick and the difference is night and day, i can still talk on my phone and eat and do whatever while i drive, but i am pretty coordinated with my thigh on the wheel, lol

ch13f

You wont be beating any of the newer (99??+) v8 stangs, even if you got a 5spd (stock that is). They'll run low 14s stock, easily... so you'd need quite a few bolt ons.

Wicked

iTrader: (2)

I also got my first max when i was 16. My 92, how i miss it. I'm on my third maxima now, and i'm only 18. Guess i'm just part of the lucky sperm club.

baseer

can i kill the cars i listed if they were stick, and I was auto? cause that would make a bigg diff

happyricefob

iTrader: (7)

auto is faster than 5-spd in 0-60 (2 gear change v.s. 3 gear change), but auto is slower than 5-spd in 1/4.

i have 95 auto GXE (lightest 4th gen), i love it

greg82

iTrader: (2)

Absolutely not. In my opinion any 6 cyl manual is WAY easier to learn on. Small engines take a lot more revving, a Max will move from a stop just by letting the clutch out slowly. It's nearly imposible to stall.

Although, if you want learn stick the right way, I would suggest getting a real piece of junk that doesn't idle right, has a rickety shifter and may even be missing a few gates between the gears. THAT'S how you learn to drive

greg

baseer

the auto cant be faster in 0-60??!!

VanHowie

the bottom line is if you are crazy about cars, and you would devote a lot of your free time into making your car a top performer, go with the stick because what disgusts me the most is seeing some dude who has done so much to their car to make it a sweet racer and a fine-looking piece of metal, and yet has an automatic. if driving qualifies in your personality as "hobbies/interests", go with the stick; if driving qualifies in your personality as "pasttimes" get an auto so you can distract yourself with numerous other activities while you're driving and hope you don't crash

nismos14

iTrader: (56)

i can get to 60 in second so i dont know what ur talkin about with the auto bein faster

baseer

no nismos, some other dude said that.

if i think driving is a pastime, i would be on these boards! BUt would it be possible to get 0-60 under 7 secons with a auto? wat mods would i need?

Nismo

iTrader: (18)

just check out the racing forum and see what everyone is running with what and what mods.

cscm094

Dunno about that one... My 95 SE was a 5 spd and curb weight was something like 3031 lbs or something. An auto is lighter than that?

-Chris

EDIT: BTW, get a 5 spd, you'll have no choice but to learn it and love it. Once you drive 5 spd, you'll never go back to auto.

Maxima95Tuner

cscm094, the 95 was the lightest of the 4thg ens, but you are right, the 5 speed was lighter than the auto. I think he was just referring to lightest year.

BatKeith

That's a negative. He was talking about the trim level being the lightest.

Oh, and I hate my automatic. Lie to your father and tell him you'll save up and pay for any repairs on it. Tell him that people with doctorates in "car science" say that a good manual trans is infinitely more reliable and easier to fix.

And pull your economy card; the manual gets better gas mileage.

As for handling; the Maxima does not handle as well as other cars. If you want handling, you'll have to mod. I say, check out a Nissan 240SX 5spd if you want a car like that.

endus

iTrader: (1)

Get a 5 speed. TRUST ME...in 6 months when you can really drive it you will be sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much happier.

RapidMax

iTrader: (2)

I was in the same situation as you and I'm stuck with an auto now At the time I was just barely learning how to drive and I didn't realize how valuable a 5 speed is so I didn't argue that much. Besides the extra speed, there are so many times I want control of the gears. Really try your best to convince your parents to let you get one.

henock

amen, i drove that same exact car.. those handle like whoa.



wow.. no gas to creep forward?!

i havent been blessed enough to drive a 5-sp max..