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homer2004 · 11-27-2009, 11:05 AM

I was curious to know how many here got their car manual stick?

correct me if this topic has been posted here

BLACK67 · 11-27-2009, 11:12 AM

Of course a stick. Its the only way to drive a sports car. It has to go Vrooom Vrooom.

TOO SS · 11-27-2009, 11:14 AM

6M - true sports car!!

*mlee* · 11-27-2009, 11:18 AM

http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8135

Cyber_Gray_Autobot · 11-27-2009, 11:35 AM

It was close to a 50/50 split. I got the manual v6.

Thrillz · 11-27-2009, 01:44 PM

Let me put it this way. My local dealer has the exact car i wanted right down to the color and options but it was a auto. A dealer 1500 kms away had one with a stick. I drove the 1500kms and got the stick thats how much i love manual in these types of cars. Its 1000x more enjoyable for me to drive. That being said there are some people who i would advise thinking twice about it though. People who daily drive this car in medium to heavy traffic,some of our older members have bad knee's so that would makes sense plus if you track race this car paddle shifters would be the way to fly imo. My 2 cents..

homer2004 · 11-27-2009, 02:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Thrillz

Let me put it this way. My local dealer has the exact car i wanted right down to the color and options but it was a auto. A dealer 1500 kms away had one with a stick. I drove the 1500kms and got the stick thats how much i love manual in these types of cars. Its 1000x more enjoyable for me to drive. That being said there are some people who i would advise thinking twice about it though. People who daily drive this car in medium to heavy traffic,some of our older members have bad knee's so that would makes sense plus if you track race this car paddle shifters would be the way to fly imo. My 2 cents..

I am not sure i would get this car for every day driving. I am still driving my old civic to work and this one for weekends and weekday nights when i am out

Merc · 11-27-2009, 02:45 PM

If you want the big motor. You have to get the M6. Go big or go home. LOL

Mayhem · 11-27-2009, 03:27 PM

Manual.

First manual ever..

BEST CHOICE I could have made.

Why did I get Manual, having never had one before? .... It's a Muscle car.... all the tough guys in movies drove them, all the toy cars had a shifter in them growing up... It was brain washed into me... that a stick is a MUST and so it felt right.. so I learned to drive it.

And now I love it.

I find it more satisfying, more involving, enforces a natural increase in my driver awareness, AND keeps me awake.. Plus because of that deeply rooted history of "real men drive sticks" I don't have to put my manlyhood @ stake when showing off the car to other "dudes". lol

Thaat doesn't mean I have anything against those auto's out there which as mentioned above.... is about a 50/50 split between auto/manuals.

Primary reasons I've heard for auto choices though to date... are young guys who can't drive stick... old guys who are either tired of stick for so many years or have developed bad knee's or other relevant health issues that make it a discomfort. And some who just don't like shifting in thick traffic.

I do the rush hour city traffic every day that I drive.... I do find the traffic a LITTLE annoying but, I would not give up the shifter for an auto because of it.. the rewards > the thick traffic for myself.. Others will feel otherwise.

All about the personal preferences !

elpatofeo · 11-27-2009, 03:36 PM

M6 all the way...I would not have it any other way.

CloudXTC · 11-27-2009, 09:58 PM

m6 - wouldnt feel the same with auto

BOETIE · 11-27-2009, 10:06 PM

6m....not a true sports car without it.

jwjk · 11-28-2009, 04:33 PM

2SSRS LS3 on order. Been driving manuals for 20 years. Will never buy an automatic transmission again. Drove an automatic for 1 year and hated it, sold it and bought a stick.

The unique relationship between a manual car and driver can't be matched by any automatic that I've tried.

Yes, I realize it's personal preference. For me, using a stick is the penultimate bonding moment with my car.

And remember... you can't spell manual transmission without MAN!

Jason

Camaro-Teskey · 11-28-2009, 05:16 PM

6m as well, and the poster above me is right. My brother's first car was a stick and now his next one is auto. You can tell how much discomfort he is in, and when he drives my car he's sooo happy lol

11-27-2009, 11:05 AM	#1
homer2004 Drives: Black Camaro 2010 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 158	Manual Stick I was curious to know how many here got their car manual stick? correct me if this topic has been posted here

11-27-2009, 11:12 AM	#2
BLACK67 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS CGM Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ontario Posts: 930	Of course a stick. Its the only way to drive a sports car. It has to go Vrooom Vrooom. __________________ SPi Performance Stage 3 package *Comp Cam* PHADT FE4 ZL Stg.3 VMAX CNC Spiral Ported Throttle Body Dynatech LT headers, Hi flow Cats MBRP 3" 304 stainless X-pipe exhaust Fastlane true CAI. Barton shifter

11-27-2009, 11:14 AM	#3
TOO SS Drives: 2SS BB with CGM rally stripes Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Lubbock, TX Posts: 60	6M - true sports car!! __________________ 2SS 6M - SSweeeetneSS !!!!!

11-27-2009, 11:18 AM	#4
mlee CamaroFans.com Drives: ZLE & ZR2 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 37,497 View My Garage	http://www.camaro5.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8135 __________________

11-27-2009, 01:44 PM	#6
Thrillz Drives: 2019 Dodge Daytona R/T Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ontario Posts: 2,572	Let me put it this way. My local dealer has the exact car i wanted right down to the color and options but it was a auto. A dealer 1500 kms away had one with a stick. I drove the 1500kms and got the stick thats how much i love manual in these types of cars. Its 1000x more enjoyable for me to drive. That being said there are some people who i would advise thinking twice about it though. People who daily drive this car in medium to heavy traffic,some of our older members have bad knee's so that would makes sense plus if you track race this car paddle shifters would be the way to fly imo. My 2 cents.. __________________ Quote of the year, from 6.1hemi: "I just wanted to type some junk cause I am having some beers and I really like cars."

11-27-2009, 11:35 AM	#5
Cyber_Gray_Autobot Drives: Camaro 2LT RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 97	It was close to a 50/50 split. I got the manual v6.

11-27-2009, 02:45 PM	#8
Merc In The Circle Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SSRS IOM M6 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Abbotsford BC Canada Posts: 11,291	If you want the big motor. You have to get the M6. Go big or go home. LOL

11-27-2009, 03:27 PM	#9
Mayhem Drives: 2010 2SS RS M6 Camaro (Black) Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC (Canada) Posts: 583	Manual. First manual ever.. BEST CHOICE I could have made. Why did I get Manual, having never had one before? .... It's a Muscle car.... all the tough guys in movies drove them, all the toy cars had a shifter in them growing up... It was brain washed into me... that a stick is a MUST and so it felt right.. so I learned to drive it. And now I love it. I find it more satisfying, more involving, enforces a natural increase in my driver awareness, AND keeps me awake.. Plus because of that deeply rooted history of "real men drive sticks" I don't have to put my manlyhood @ stake when showing off the car to other "dudes". lol Thaat doesn't mean I have anything against those auto's out there which as mentioned above.... is about a 50/50 split between auto/manuals. Primary reasons I've heard for auto choices though to date... are young guys who can't drive stick... old guys who are either tired of stick for so many years or have developed bad knee's or other relevant health issues that make it a discomfort. And some who just don't like shifting in thick traffic. I do the rush hour city traffic every day that I drive.... I do find the traffic a LITTLE annoying but, I would not give up the shifter for an auto because of it.. the rewards > the thick traffic for myself.. Others will feel otherwise. All about the personal preferences !

11-27-2009, 03:36 PM	#10
elpatofeo LawBraker Drives: 10 SIM 2LT/RS & 2016 1SS Hyper Blue Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Fresno, CA. Posts: 910 View My Garage	M6 all the way...I would not have it any other way.

11-27-2009, 09:58 PM	#11
CloudXTC Drives: 1LT\|RS\|SIM\|M6\|BA Stereo Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Brampton, Ontario Posts: 1,838	m6 - wouldnt feel the same with auto __________________ 1LT \| RS \| M6 \| SIM \| BA Stereo 1000 - [07-23-2009] Order Made at dealer 1100 - [08-04-2009] Preliminary order accepted 2000 - [08-25-2009] Accepted by GM 3000 - [09-01-2009] Accepted by production control TPW = 10-05-2009 3300 - [09-28-2009] Scheduled for production 3400 - [10-01-2009] Broadcast - Being Built 3800 - [10-13-2009] Produced - Built- VIN 2G1xxx54917 4200 - [10-19-2009] Shipped 5000 - [10-19-2009] Delivered to the dealer 6000 - [10-20-2009] Delivered to the customer

11-27-2009, 10:06 PM	#12
BOETIE Drives: 2010 2SS 6 Speed Man Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Midwest Posts: 1,329	6m....not a true sports car without it. __________________ She's a Zaino Girl !

11-28-2009, 04:33 PM	#13
jwjk Drives: Ordered 2SS/RS - Nov. 14/09 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 47	2SSRS LS3 on order. Been driving manuals for 20 years. Will never buy an automatic transmission again. Drove an automatic for 1 year and hated it, sold it and bought a stick. The unique relationship between a manual car and driver can't be matched by any automatic that I've tried. Yes, I realize it's personal preference. For me, using a stick is the penultimate bonding moment with my car. And remember... you can't spell manual transmission without MAN! Jason

11-28-2009, 05:16 PM	#14
Camaro-Teskey BlackonBlack Drives: 2010 Blk Camaro 1LT Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: North of Toronto Posts: 112 View My Garage	6m as well, and the poster above me is right. My brother's first car was a stick and now his next one is auto. You can tell how much discomfort he is in, and when he drives my car he's sooo happy lol __________________ -Teskey

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