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RB25GUY · 11-17-2016, 06:07 AM

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Originally Posted by SoundEfx

I actually own the older version Sentra (the bubble booty one, B15) that Nissan tried to make into a 'sporty' sedan with their n and r tuned nismo package. They didn't do much then and they didn't do much now.

I knew it would be a disappointment because as mentioned many times before, Nissan does NOT, in any way shape of form, live up to their slogan "Innovation That Excites".

What innovation? Excites who? Their GT-R is the ONLY thing they did that excited the 'few' who can afford it and even that is getting old.

Drive a SE-R B13 even in stock form its loads of fun....

SoundEfx · 11-17-2016, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by RB25GUY

Drive a SE-R B13 even in stock form its loads of fun....

I actually want to restore a B13 SE-R to be a little sleeper.
The B13, in my opinion, is the start of Nissan's step in the right direction when it comes to the sentra. But this thread isn't about that.

On another forum, people cried when the Nismo sentra numbers came out, and I kept reminding them of the IDX (sorry if it's a sore subject for some....lol).
THAT would have been Nissan's claim to fame.

IF, by the very damn slim chance that it failed/flopped, they could look back and say 'well we tried' and we wouldn't have anything to gripe about.
But instead they keep in their shell and say that they are Innovative. I don't know why, but their slogan is actually upsetting me now.....lol

Corbic · 11-17-2016, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by RB25GUY

Drive a SE-R B13 even in stock form its loads of fun....

Early Nissans are very under rated. They got over shadowed by the whole Honda crazy.

Shame we never got the Pulsar GTI-R. Even in an only FWD N/A trim that car would have been a hoot.

kashira kureijii · 11-17-2016, 03:26 PM

To bad we didnt get SSS bluebirds and turbo primeras too

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*exitspeed* · 11-17-2016, 04:00 PM

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/g...tag=CAD590a51e

A year in, Hyundai is even doing a better job at a luxury brand than Nissan is with Infiniti.

*exitspeed* · 11-17-2016, 04:37 PM

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/g...tag=CAD590a51e

A year in, Hyundai is even doing a better job at a luxury brand than Nissan is with Infiniti.

kashira kureijii · 11-17-2016, 04:38 PM

doesn't infiniti make the redsport or whatever with essentially the same setup though?

*exitspeed* · 11-17-2016, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by kashira kureijii

doesn't infiniti make the redsport or whatever with essentially the same setup though?

Yes it does. And everything else is a snooze fest.

kashira kureijii · 11-17-2016, 06:09 PM

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Originally Posted by exitspeed

Yes it does. And everything else is a snooze fest.

Meh, i wont be buying any new cars, but i cant say there would really be any korean car i would want either tbh.
I cant understand yalls pro hyundai/kia stance , other than that heavy ass genesis coupe they really have no performance history....but we"ve been over this, maybe i just dont understand the appeal i guess

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***Future240*** · 11-18-2016, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by exitspeed

https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/g...tag=CAD590a51e

A year in, Hyundai is even doing a better job at a luxury brand than Nissan is with Infiniti.

Hyundai should put this engine in a coupe.

***dorkidori_s13*** · 11-18-2016, 11:18 AM

thats PROBABLY whats going to happen with the next Genny Coupe given its going luxury and being made into more of a "touring car"

*exitspeed* · 11-18-2016, 11:27 AM

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Originally Posted by dorkidori_s13

thats PROBABLY whats going to happen with the next Genny Coupe given its going luxury and being made into more of a "touring car"

Yep, G60 or G70 coupe or something.

***Future240*** · 11-18-2016, 11:30 AM

Maybe Hyundai won't be chickenshits and let it keep a manual option.

***dorkidori_s13*** · 11-18-2016, 12:52 PM

Nope! count on it being automatic only!

the manual transmission will be gone in the US within the next 7-10 years altogether. only 7% of "new" cars are still produced in manual... down from 25% in 2010.

so yeah, kiss rowing your own boat good bye by 2025!

funny thing is... 80% of cars in Europe are STILL produced in manual guise. fucking lazy yanks!

SoundEfx · 11-18-2016, 01:55 PM

In other countries, you have to learn in a manual car because if you can drive a manual, you can drive an auto. Ofcouse the opposite isn't true.

***Future240*** · 11-18-2016, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by dorkidori_s13

Nope! count on it being automatic only!

the manual transmission will be gone in the US within the next 7-10 years altogether. only 7% of "new" cars are still produced in manual... down from 25% in 2010.

so yeah, kiss rowing your own boat good bye by 2025!

funny thing is... 80% of cars in Europe are STILL produced in manual guise. fucking lazy yanks!

So you think the pony cars will get rid of manuals and go to double clutches then?

AllThingsGravy · 11-19-2016, 02:59 PM

Manuals are what you need for a sports car... until you drive on the 405 fwy, 10 fwy etc.. :/

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lunchmeat · 11-19-2016, 03:36 PM

Or have a bum ass left knee. Makes driving a manual in stop and go traffic absolutely miserable.

AllThingsGravy · 11-19-2016, 07:36 PM

Yeah so cars not being manual isn't a deal breaker for me

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Corbic · 11-19-2016, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by AllThingsGravy

Manuals are what you need for a sports car... until you drive on the 405 fwy, 10 fwy etc.. :/

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Fucking Move then

kashira kureijii · 11-19-2016, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by AllThingsGravy

Yeah so cars not being manual isn't a deal breaker for me

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california isn't exactly sports car funland to begin with

future · 11-19-2016, 09:02 PM

You guys are a bunch of girls

My daily is stick, my toy is stick and I drive both in traffic to and from work and would have it no other way. I can't stand driving auto

Corbic · 11-19-2016, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by future

You guys are a bunch of girls

My daily is stick, my toy is stick and I drive both in traffic to and from work and would have it no other way. I can't stand driving auto

Matej · 11-19-2016, 11:04 PM

Transmissions are a waste of space.
Direct drive is the ultimate evolution.

lunchmeat · 11-20-2016, 03:14 AM

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Originally Posted by future

You guys are a bunch of girls

My daily is stick, my toy is stick and I drive both in traffic to and from work and would have it no other way. I can't stand driving auto

Good for you. Want a trophy or something? I did it daily for almost 20 years until I sold my s14 and bought a truck due to work and family needs. Ran service calls in that damned car for a year, shifting gears half the day got tiresome and painful.
Next daily might be a stick since I don't drive nearly as much as I used to. I do miss it.

drift freaq · 11-20-2016, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by kashira kureijii

california isn't exactly sports car funland to begin with

Says the uninformed kid from Texas. Dude we have a ton of great driving roads here, more than Texas by a long shot. In fact the list of great roads is pretty damn big.
All you seem to be focusing on is the talk about driving in Major metropolitan areas and I don't care what state you live driving in Major metropolitan areas is a clusterfuck to begin with.
Dallas
Houston
Miami
Altanta
Boston
New York
Chicago
Seattle

Etc....

Notice how none of those are California cities.

Think before you speak as California is actually sports car fun land as we have so many kick ass roads to drive in this huge state.

kashira kureijii · 11-20-2016, 01:06 PM

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Originally Posted by drift freaq

Says the uninformed kid from Texas. Dude we have a ton of great driving roads here, more than Texas by a long shot. In fact the list of great roads is pretty damn big.
All you seem to be focusing on is the talk about driving in Major metropolitan areas and I don't care what state you live driving in Major metropolitan areas is a clusterfuck to begin with.
Dallas
Houston
Miami
Altanta
Boston
New York
Chicago
Seattle

Etc....

Notice how none of those are California cities.

Think before you speak as California is actually sports car fun land as we have so many kick ass roads to drive in this huge state.

I meant cuz strict emissions rules. there are few fun texas roads, most are long and strait

*exitspeed* · 11-20-2016, 03:29 PM

I think we can all agree we don't want to see an end to manuals. But it'll happen eventually. Autonomous cars will probably be the biggest blow to manual cars' future. By 2025 we'll have a lot of autonomous cars on the road but it won't be an all autonomous market by then. I think there will still be manuals to be had, but once autonomous cars completely kill car culture they'll be a thing of the past. This is not a knock against CA, ok yes it is, CA will probably be the first state to pass a mandate for an only autonomous roadway and make actually driving a car illegal. Ironic considering the importance and history of car culture in CA. I predict there will be a shift in popular opinion some 40 years (heck maybe sooner) where people will look at people that WANT to drive cars as morons, and blame them for all kinds of shit like global warming, deaths, etc. It'll be a shift like gay marriage or marijuana usage, etc. Public opinion can change fast if it becomes a "social " issue, which the Left (especially in CA) is good at doing. Don't forget Mrs Clinton's husband voted against gay marriage just like 5 administrations ago. This shift will be like 2050 or some shit.

Sorry to get political but that's what's going to kill it, kill it.

lunchmeat · 11-20-2016, 04:02 PM

Glad I'll be to damned old to drive or dead by then, because that future sounds awful.

kashira kureijii · 11-20-2016, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by lunchmeat

Glad I'll be to damned old to drive or dead by then, because that future sounds awful.

They"ll be robot wives though

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11-17-2016, 04:00 PM	#10025
exitspeed aWingThing.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 44 Posts: 20,900 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/g...tag=CAD590a51e A year in, Hyundai is even doing a better job at a luxury brand than Nissan is with Infiniti. __________________ What I do for a living...www.mhrussell.com

11-17-2016, 04:37 PM	#10026
exitspeed aWingThing.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 44 Posts: 20,900 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	https://www.cnet.com/roadshow/news/g...tag=CAD590a51e A year in, Hyundai is even doing a better job at a luxury brand than Nissan is with Infiniti. __________________ What I do for a living...www.mhrussell.com

11-18-2016, 11:18 AM	#10031
*dorkidori_s13* ITS LISA'S FAULT!!! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Las Vegas Age: 42 Posts: 7,492 Trader Rating: (41) Feedback Score: 41 reviews	thats PROBABLY whats going to happen with the next Genny Coupe given its going luxury and being made into more of a "touring car" __________________ Check out my IG for what I'm up to! DORKIDORI INSTAGRAM!!!

11-18-2016, 12:52 PM	#10034
*dorkidori_s13* ITS LISA'S FAULT!!! Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Las Vegas Age: 42 Posts: 7,492 Trader Rating: (41) Feedback Score: 41 reviews	Nope! count on it being automatic only! the manual transmission will be gone in the US within the next 7-10 years altogether. only 7% of "new" cars are still produced in manual... down from 25% in 2010. so yeah, kiss rowing your own boat good bye by 2025! funny thing is... 80% of cars in Europe are STILL produced in manual guise. fucking lazy yanks! __________________ Check out my IG for what I'm up to! DORKIDORI INSTAGRAM!!!

11-18-2016, 01:55 PM	#10035
SoundEfx Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: WA Posts: 1,250 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	In other countries, you have to learn in a manual car because if you can drive a manual, you can drive an auto. Ofcouse the opposite isn't true. __________________

11-19-2016, 02:59 PM	#10037
AllThingsGravy Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Somewhere in Cali Age: 30 Posts: 612 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Manuals are what you need for a sports car... until you drive on the 405 fwy, 10 fwy etc.. :/ Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk

11-19-2016, 03:36 PM	#10038
lunchmeat Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Southaven, ms Age: 45 Posts: 951 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Or have a bum ass left knee. Makes driving a manual in stop and go traffic absolutely miserable.

11-19-2016, 07:36 PM	#10039
AllThingsGravy Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Somewhere in Cali Age: 30 Posts: 612 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Yeah so cars not being manual isn't a deal breaker for me Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G920A using Tapatalk

11-19-2016, 11:04 PM	#10044
Matej Post Whore! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: N/A Posts: 9,423 Trader Rating: (39) Feedback Score: 39 reviews	Transmissions are a waste of space. Direct drive is the ultimate evolution.

11-20-2016, 03:29 PM	#10048
exitspeed aWingThing.com Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Milwaukee, WI Age: 44 Posts: 20,900 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	I think we can all agree we don't want to see an end to manuals. But it'll happen eventually. Autonomous cars will probably be the biggest blow to manual cars' future. By 2025 we'll have a lot of autonomous cars on the road but it won't be an all autonomous market by then. I think there will still be manuals to be had, but once autonomous cars completely kill car culture they'll be a thing of the past. This is not a knock against CA, ok yes it is, CA will probably be the first state to pass a mandate for an only autonomous roadway and make actually driving a car illegal. Ironic considering the importance and history of car culture in CA. I predict there will be a shift in popular opinion some 40 years (heck maybe sooner) where people will look at people that WANT to drive cars as morons, and blame them for all kinds of shit like global warming, deaths, etc. It'll be a shift like gay marriage or marijuana usage, etc. Public opinion can change fast if it becomes a "social " issue, which the Left (especially in CA) is good at doing. Don't forget Mrs Clinton's husband voted against gay marriage just like 5 administrations ago. This shift will be like 2050 or some shit. Sorry to get political but that's what's going to kill it, kill it. __________________ What I do for a living...www.mhrussell.com

11-20-2016, 04:02 PM	#10049
lunchmeat Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Southaven, ms Age: 45 Posts: 951 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Glad I'll be to damned old to drive or dead by then, because that future sounds awful.