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....I would want to learn on a new car...even better to learn on a car that has a clutch under warranty....even if it's not...big deal, youll be buying clutches either way, that car will survive I learned stick on my first car at 15, it's not hard and I would want more power when learning stick..I would imagine it's harder to stall with more power. |
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06-01-2013, 04:35 PM | #16 |
Drives: 2012 2SS Join Date: Jun 2013
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Is it true that the manual SS has 26 more HP than the automatic SS?? I'm having trouble deciding as well which one to go with.
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06-01-2013, 04:42 PM | #17 |
Drives: Dark Knight Join Date: Sep 2012
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Been in the position as you before. I have nothing against an automatic but a manual is always the way to go. The transmission last longer as well as brakes. You also have more control over the vehicle. I live in Metro DC area and the traffic is only second to LA and um a big Son of a gun and I drive my 6 speed all over the city with no issues. Go with the manual 6 you won't be sorry!
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06-01-2013, 04:54 PM | #18 |
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May have a few extra HP on paper but in truth the L99/A6 & LS3/M6's are very close to each other in performance. If you buy a manual, buy because you want a manual, and not because of the HP rating.
I'm probably looking at getting another IBM Camaro SS next year & letting my wife have our RJT Camaro A6 SS that we have now. I know I will be debating between going for my first ever M6 or sticking with an Auto the whole time especially if all I find are M6's at that time. I've always wanted to try a manual performance car, but fear that I couldn't handle the aspects of getting going on hills from a stop, and things like that since I've never driven a manual before in my life. I only guess it gets easier with experience though, I personally love to hear thoughts from others who have went from years upon years of only auto's to driving a manual and how that switch to driving a manual had went. |
06-01-2013, 05:00 PM | #19 |
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I'm really old, and i got the manual..
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06-01-2013, 05:22 PM | #20 |
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Get the manual.
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06-01-2013, 05:48 PM | #21 |
I've owned both, manual for sure. You'll wish you had a manual if you go auto.
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06-01-2013, 05:55 PM | #22 | |
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@OP: Go for the manual. I commute in dense traffic every morning and don't regret the 6 speed one bit.
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06-01-2013, 05:56 PM | #23 |
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Only if you are talking 1/4 mile, road racin and autoX are a different story.
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06-01-2013, 05:59 PM | #24 |
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We just had a thread like this last week!
Make a long story short Automatics are for women. Men drive stick shift |
06-01-2013, 06:01 PM | #25 |
Drives: 2013 2SS Join Date: Aug 2012
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manual
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06-01-2013, 06:16 PM | #26 |
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With all the problems that come with owning a manual, when I sold my SS and bought my ZL1 I went with the auto... I was tired of all the problem... Clutch sticking to the floor, changing the fluid frequently, inconsistent times at the track... Clutch replacement... The 4 hour traffic jam coming home from Camaro fest.... Agh.. Hell with a stick. Plus a manual transmission is a lot harder on the drivetrain.
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06-01-2013, 06:30 PM | #27 |
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definitely get the manual you'll learn very quickly and love it
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06-01-2013, 06:32 PM | #28 | |
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I'll do a ls3 conversion to and I'll be set. Plus you can't go wrong having the auto and the paddle shifters for manual control when I wanna have fun.
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