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Old Nov 24, 2008 | 01:14 PM
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Your thoughts on the TT-S

as title...

i think they look great, everything looks about wat most folks want.
(although i still prefer MT).
 
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Old Nov 25, 2008 | 05:04 PM
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They are super fast and when they are kitted and lowered with wheels.....they look hot....
 
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Old Nov 26, 2008 | 09:33 AM
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I like the TT a lot, just bummed that the TTs only comes with the DSG. I've tried my buddy's GTI with DSG, and while it works quite well, I could never be happy with it.
 
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Old Nov 27, 2008 | 04:05 PM
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^^ my thoughts exactly!

TT-S should come in a 6MT... so as Golf-R32's.
 
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 05:16 AM
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so how come the EDM get 6MT?

was checking youtube for any vids of the tt-s and some
crazy woman started talking in another language. then
some guy came out said something in another language...
all i caught was 'tey tey es' . i think he meant tee tee-s
but oh well. he was saying something about oversteer
and understeer or something too.
 
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 01:53 PM
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I'll tell ya, if I was in the market for a sporty 2 seater I'd put the new 370Z in the running; 300 and something hp and insofar very good word of mouth on the handling, steering feel and such from the first drive reviews I've seen. And you can get a 6spd manual. Not that I am Nissan biased or anything , but really it sounds like it might be a winner and reasonably priced considering (depending on options of course).

I did like the A3 we had and Audi does make some nice cars though, so I understand the attraction, I'm sure the iterations of the TT are fun and well appointed.
 
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 02:03 PM
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yep, actually im pretty sold on the 370Z at the moment. it has
pretty much everything that i want. 2 seater, 6MT, nice VQ engine,
etc. but i can really do without those darn gauges. the steering wheel
and the cluster looks too boomboxy, if that's a word.

the TT-S has a nice interior and ive never owned an Audi so i thought
that might be a good(?) experience to try. but that DSG is killing it. im
not a fan of 2 pedal especially when im motoring flat/straight IL.
 
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 02:12 PM
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Originally Posted by kenchan
yep, actually im pretty sold on the 370Z at the moment. it has
pretty much everything that i want. 2 seater, 6MT, nice VQ engine,
etc. but i can really do without those darn gauges. the steering wheel
and the cluster looks too boomboxy, if that's a word.

the TT-S has a nice interior and ive never owned an Audi so i thought
that might be a good(?) experience to try. but that DSG is killing it. im
not a fan of 2 pedal especially when im motoring flat/straight IL.
I know what you mean about the interior of the new Z and how the gauges look - until I see one in person I am trying not to judge too much, the reviewers all seem to say the interior is nice so we can only hope. At least it has good gauges though (assuming they are useful), i just hate when cars are lacking in info and prefer not to resort to adding gauges or something myself to get oil temp.

Of course for a stick TT you can always just wait for the TT-RS
 
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Old Dec 1, 2008 | 02:19 PM
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yah, but TT-RS is probably out of my price range.

and i dont plan on selling my cars and get one nice car.
i want to have different flavors.
 
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 08:03 AM
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Yeah, the new 370Z is one hell of bargain, 4.7sec 0-60 time is pretty amazing right out of box, I just can't warm up to the styling.
 
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 08:50 AM
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These companies keep coming out with these great automatics...but guess what i want a manual transmission i dont care if my 0-60 is .1 better, .1 isnt going to make up for the fun of a manual. I also think the 370z is a great car, but i cant stand the rear of the car. What do you guys think? I think the 370z nismo version looks better though...
 
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 11:29 AM
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you know wat, when i first saw the 370z in mag's i though it looked
like crap. but after seeing some vids over at edmunds, i think it has
quite a bit of potential as far as styling goes. you can also get this
car with the 19" rays wheels with 275/35/19's now which is nice.
if i get one, it would be with the 19's. would lower it with coilovers
and add 15mm wheels spacers. done.

and yes, a fun car has to be MT. i too dont care if the
electronic clutches can shift faster or not. it's the experience
getting there... hey, sounds like some miata thread.
 
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 01:05 PM
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I was just reading about the Nismo yesterday, in my opinion the body kit is kind of cheap and aftermarket looking, look at the lower rocker panels for instance. But yeah, a bigger set of wheels and lowering it would help a lot.



 
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Old Dec 4, 2008 | 02:47 PM
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yep, that's waaay too much crap on the car. i like the roundish roaster-like
look in stock form.

actually the 370z might be the first car that looks better WITHOUT
any front lip.
 
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