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Rip · 11-11-2010, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by oldfriend

FOR TEN YEARS ,WHAT A DRY SPELL !!!

Actually, it was probably more like 12. Until I got this car all we had owned were Silverados and Suburbans, and I have zero interest in shifting either of them.

*mlee* · 11-11-2010, 11:22 PM

Stock for Stock... it's a toss up...

Throw in some tuning and a torque convertor and the L99 is way more fun...

2010 SSRS · 11-12-2010, 12:31 AM

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Originally Posted by cmore

I have the auto and wish I had gotten a manual.

The AFM system bothers me. Hate the stumbling, surging and noise.

Then again I might also get tired of shifting all the time also.

get a Jannetty tune and you will real happy.

SuperH · 11-12-2010, 12:44 AM

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Originally Posted by PQ

This is the point I have been making in these tireless threads.

These guys who are driving the sticks of today, think they are somehow skilled. lmao

Like I said, shift a lever. Not hard.

I will agree the manual can be funner. But I like to drink my coffee at all times. hahahahahaha.

I had my soda take-out from McD's tonight. I don't make an effort to consume the beverages in my vehicle, but I did. So, I wanted to take a sip, and a shift was coming up.

What I did was, I sipped the beverage I was holding with my right hand, then I put a wrist on the wheel, and grabbed the shift lever with the left hand, and went into the next gear.

I put the beverage down, then I selected the gear after the one just selected with my right hand, business as usual.

It's amazing what us M6 drivers will do without really giving it a second thought! LOL

*mlee* · 11-12-2010, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by SuperH

I had my soda take-out from McD's tonight. I don't make an effort to consume the beverages in my vehicle, but I did. So, I wanted to take a sip, and a shift was coming up.

What I did was, I sipped the beverage I was holding with my right hand, then I put a wrist on the wheel, and grabbed the shift lever with the left hand, and went into the next gear.

I put the beverage down, then I selected the gear after the one just selected with my right hand, business as usual.

It's amazing what us M6 drivers will do without really giving it a second thought! LOL

WoW... that IS amazing...

I once took a drink and instinctively didn't put it back in the cup holder while moving through 4 gears doing zero to 60 in 4.9 seconds...
Business as usuall in an A6

CFD · 11-12-2010, 01:04 PM

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Originally Posted by mlee

WoW... that IS amazing...

I once took a drink and instinctively didn't put it back in the cup holder while moving through 4 gears doing zero to 60 in 4.9 seconds...
Business as usuall in an A6

I am almost always in tap shift so I am kind of limited as with a manual but every now and then I will put it in sport mode and enjoy the same luxurly you described. With an A6 you have the option, best of both worlds.

Tysen · 11-12-2010, 01:17 PM

Every time I go to a show and people look in my car I hear, "Thank God, someone got a manual."

Sports cars should not have an automatic option, just my 2 cents.

CFD · 11-12-2010, 01:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Tysen

Every time I go to a show and people look in my car I hear, "Thank God, someone got a manual."

Sports cars should not have an automatic option, just my 2 cents.

I thought the same thing for many many years but now I know better.

PQ · 11-12-2010, 01:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Caspers2SSRS

Its the never ending story line........your "Funner" is just another opinion.

Can't argue with that.

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Originally Posted by SSLarry

A guy who's heart is set on an L99 could settle for a LS3 if the deal was good. But a guy who's heart is set on an LS3 could NEVER settle for an L99.

You're wrong. The A6 is ALREADY 1500.00 more. And the auto guy pays it. The stick is a lot cheaper. No brainer for a guy on a budget.

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Originally Posted by first one

This is as bad as Camaro drivers vs Mustang drivers. Maybe we should separate Camaro5 to Camaro5A and Camaro5M! Stop it already!

EVERY subject will have those who get angry. I see nothing wrong with this topic. We have moderators who will worry about that.

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Originally Posted by RAdams

My only comment on this subject - no matter what, everybody needs to know how to drive a manual transmission "just in case." I taught my college bound niece because I didn't want her to get stuck in a situation where she was the only sober person in the group but couldn't be the driver. Beyond that, drive what you like - both have their merits.

Agreed. 100%..............

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Originally Posted by SuperH

I had my soda take-out from McD's tonight. I don't make an effort to consume the beverages in my vehicle, but I did. So, I wanted to take a sip, and a shift was coming up.

What I did was, I sipped the beverage I was holding with my right hand, then I put a wrist on the wheel, and grabbed the shift lever with the left hand, and went into the next gear.

I put the beverage down, then I selected the gear after the one just selected with my right hand, business as usual.

It's amazing what us M6 drivers will do without really giving it a second thought! LOL

Ya. I get it. I ate actuall meals in styrofoam trays with a fork while driving a tractor trailer.

I'd just prefer to do it with less chance of something happening. What would you have done if someone had pulled out or stopped short? You'd have more than likely spilled your drink. Had a greater chance of it anyway.

No biggie, you just clean it up. But I like to reduce the risk. I hate cleaning stuff.

VcrusaderV · 11-12-2010, 03:03 PM

I have never been happier trading my M6 for an A6. I tap shift like crazy when I want and toss that baby in "D" when I am in traffic. It truely is the best of both worlds.

Caspers2SSRS · 11-12-2010, 07:39 PM

Its also easier to wave bye-bye........ see you later to peep in the over reving car next too you whose steering with their twisted and contorted right wrist and mastering shifting gears with the left hand while eating their Happy Meals, with a A6 ....... :-)

*mlee* · 11-12-2010, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by CFD

I am almost always in tap shift so I am kind of limited as with a manual but every now and then I will put it in sport mode and enjoy the same luxurly you described. With an A6 you have the option, best of both worlds.

You guys that master "tap shift" have some mad skills...

...turning corners, drinking coffee while grabbing a couple gears at the same time..

Rage · 11-12-2010, 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by CamaroFemme

Why would I need skill in shifting to be a better driver if I have a car that doesn't require me to shift?

Why go to school to learn math if you have a calculator?.....

CFD · 11-12-2010, 10:46 PM

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Originally Posted by mlee

You guys that master "tap shift" have some mad skills...

...turning corners, drinking coffee while grabbing a couple gears at the same time..

Not sure tap shifting requires a lot of skill, press button upshift,press button downshift

11-11-2010, 11:22 PM	#170
mlee CamaroFans.com Drives: ZLE & ZR2 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 37,994 View My Garage	Stock for Stock... it's a toss up... Throw in some tuning and a torque convertor and the L99 is way more fun... __________________

11-12-2010, 01:17 PM	#175
Tysen Drives: 2011 RJT 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: TN Posts: 2,441 View My Garage	Every time I go to a show and people look in my car I hear, "Thank God, someone got a manual." Sports cars should not have an automatic option, just my 2 cents. __________________ "I'm a man who discovered the wheel, and built the Eiffel Tower out of metal and brawn! That's what kind of man I am." - Ron Burgundy My build thread

11-12-2010, 03:03 PM	#178
VcrusaderV Drives: 2018 ZL-1 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Clarksville, TN Posts: 362 View My Garage	I have never been happier trading my M6 for an A6. I tap shift like crazy when I want and toss that baby in "D" when I am in traffic. It truely is the best of both worlds. __________________ 2010 2SS Camaro (sold) 2010 ZL 427 Camaro (sold) 2012 ZL-1 Camaro (sold) 2018 ZL-1 Camaro

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Caspers2SSRS Caspers2SSRS Drives: Summit White 2010 2SS/RS Camaro Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere north of a midlife crisis. Posts: 2,865	Its also easier to wave bye-bye........ see you later to peep in the over reving car next too you whose steering with their twisted and contorted right wrist and mastering shifting gears with the left hand while eating their Happy Meals, with a A6 ....... :-)