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Originally Posted by Yoshoobaroo
Interesting. I have, and while the Mcars usually have shorter throw shifters, I don't find the feedback and pedal action to be much better than the others.
Most interesting is that you rate the 350Z so low. The shifter on the 350z feels solid and very accurate to me. Can't remember the pedal action which probably means it was okay, neither good nor bad.
I'd rate the cars you mentioned like this:
S2000 A
NB Miata A-
BRZ A-
350z B
987 C+
E46/E90 M3 C+
E46//E90 C
When I called BMW manuals terrible I meant for a sports car. When compared to MTs in ecoboxes and trucks the BMW manuals are great. The mostly need more feedback and no delay in the clutch action. I can live with longish throws. Interesting that we disagree on where the Z and the Cayman end up.
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I owned a 6MT G35 Sedan and hated the shifter. I hate it when they take a shifter with relatively long throw and cut it down really short to compensate for the long throw. Actually the whole car sucked. It rattled like crazy, made all kinds of noises on a cold start. The dealer was incredibly arrogant. The use of ABS to compensate for lack of real LSD sucked. Kind of killed my desire for another Nissan project similar to how the FA20 killed my desire for another Subaru product.
My ratings would be similar to yours. Maybe a C+ on the 350Z (assuming it's the same as the G35).