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Mud · 04-26-2011, 04:30 PM

There's no way I could have bought an auto trans.

I've had knee surgery and have another one coming up, but I'm not in that bad a shape that I can't push in a clutch.

To each their own. For me, on a car like the Camaro there's only one way to go...manual transmission.

Shifting through the gears is part of the experience.

r magni · 04-26-2011, 04:31 PM

Enjoy driving a car with auto trans better

robertgss3 · 04-26-2011, 04:40 PM

Wife does not do well with manual transmissions so I went auto, it is much easier to drive and if you are not racing on the track the difference is not that much to have a manual as a must.

Kinetic Kev HWSE 2013 · 04-26-2011, 04:45 PM

I bought an automatic because I am an amputee and the only way I could buy the camaro is to buy the automatic.

tjudah87 · 04-26-2011, 04:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RollTideMom

I never learned to drive stick

+1

shockandawe · 04-26-2011, 05:07 PM

I got the auto because it's more engaging and you don't have all the problems that people with the manual have,plus it's alot quicker and you have better resale value.

seabslew · 04-26-2011, 05:07 PM

Too many clutch problems over the years. Owned 65 Corvette Stingray, 68 GTO, 70 Boss Mustang, 83 Camaro and 93 Z28, all 4 speeds and way to many problems with clutches, although they were fun to drive.

NFERGY 2011 RJT · 04-26-2011, 05:13 PM

most of my driving is in the city,all stop and go

spurscar · 04-26-2011, 05:18 PM

Wife can't drive a stick is my usual answer.

I'm lazy with all city driving and daily commutes is a large factor too.

An M6 would have been fun though, miss driving a stick sometimes. My brother's M6
was fun to drive, just couldn't deal with it every day.

011silver 2SS · 04-26-2011, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dire Wolf

I didn't get an automatic for the same reason I don't order Mocha Lattes or Mohitos.

I'M A MAN.

i love this i,m a man shit. please,,, drive what u want. but driving a m6 does,nt make you a man. i gave my wife flowers the other day. and used to go to the store for thr dreaded (i need tampons honey and dont feel like leaving while i,m making supper speach) too. lol

spurscar · 04-26-2011, 05:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 011silver 2SS

i love this i,m a man shit. please,,, drive what u want. but driving a m6 does,nt make you a man. i gave my wife flowers the other day. and used to go to the store for thr dreaded (i need tampons honey and dont feel like leaving while i,m making supper speach) too. lol

I'd cook.

Just sayin.

Devon · 04-26-2011, 05:22 PM

Basically I got the auto as a compromise with my wife. She wanted the V6, I wanted the V8. She wanted the auto, I wanted the manual. We ended up with a V8 auto. See, compromise.

xXSilencerXx · 04-26-2011, 05:24 PM

Autos can be fun, I know I have plenty of fun with Trans Am and it's an auto. But that's why I got the Camaro as an M6, get one of each.

newagemuscle · 04-26-2011, 05:29 PM

Auto=Boring
Had an auto in my last vette... biggest mistake in the world. I could care less how consistant the thing runs at the track... they are not fun. I bought an auto becasue my wife could not drive a stick and then she never wanted to drive it because was afraid of crashing it. I sold it after the first year and vowed never to own an auto in a sports car again.

04-26-2011, 04:30 PM	#71
Mud In Mud We Trust Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: 'murica Posts: 545	There's no way I could have bought an auto trans. I've had knee surgery and have another one coming up, but I'm not in that bad a shape that I can't push in a clutch. To each their own. For me, on a car like the Camaro there's only one way to go...manual transmission. Shifting through the gears is part of the experience. __________________ __________________ 2010 2SS/RS, LS3 -Hurst Shifter -American Racing Torq Thrust/Anthracite -CAI Intake

04-26-2011, 04:40 PM	#73
robertgss3 Super Bee Drives: 2010 Camaro ABM and Sunrise Gold Join Date: May 2009 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 862 View My Garage	Wife does not do well with manual transmissions so I went auto, it is much easier to drive and if you are not racing on the track the difference is not that much to have a manual as a must. __________________ SuperMaro

04-26-2011, 05:18 PM	#79
spurscar Drives: 2011 CGM 2SS/RS A6 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 315	Wife can't drive a stick is my usual answer. I'm lazy with all city driving and daily commutes is a large factor too. An M6 would have been fun though, miss driving a stick sometimes. My brother's M6 was fun to drive, just couldn't deal with it every day. __________________

04-26-2011, 05:24 PM	#83
xXSilencerXx Butter Bar! Drives: 2011 SS, 1998 Trans Am Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Patrick AFB, FL Posts: 1,364	Autos can be fun, I know I have plenty of fun with Trans Am and it's an auto. But that's why I got the Camaro as an M6, get one of each. __________________ 2011 Camaro SS, White/Orange, LSR Short Throw, CAI 1998 Trans Am, Red, H/C/I, 3200 CircleD Stall, full suspension 2004 GSXR 1k, Matt Mladin Edition

04-26-2011, 05:29 PM	#84
newagemuscle Philippians 4:13 Drives: SLP Supercharged LS3 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Motor City - Michigan Posts: 2,902 View My Garage	Auto=Boring Had an auto in my last vette... biggest mistake in the world. I could care less how consistant the thing runs at the track... they are not fun. I bought an auto becasue my wife could not drive a stick and then she never wanted to drive it because was afraid of crashing it. I sold it after the first year and vowed never to own an auto in a sports car again. __________________

04-26-2011, 04:31 PM	#72
r magni Drives: 2011 Camaro RS (future purchase) Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Florida Posts: 24	Enjoy driving a car with auto trans better

04-26-2011, 04:45 PM	#74
Kinetic Kev HWSE 2013 Drives: 2013 Hot Wheels Special Edition Join Date: May 2009 Location: Auburn,Mass Posts: 1,332 View My Garage	I bought an automatic because I am an amputee and the only way I could buy the camaro is to buy the automatic.

04-26-2011, 05:07 PM	#76
shockandawe Drives: 2014 Z51 Corvette Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 1,349	I got the auto because it's more engaging and you don't have all the problems that people with the manual have,plus it's alot quicker and you have better resale value.

04-26-2011, 05:07 PM	#77
seabslew Drives: 2010 2lt/rs camaro Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Upstate New York Posts: 152	Too many clutch problems over the years. Owned 65 Corvette Stingray, 68 GTO, 70 Boss Mustang, 83 Camaro and 93 Z28, all 4 speeds and way to many problems with clutches, although they were fun to drive.

04-26-2011, 05:13 PM	#78
NFERGY 2011 RJT Drives: 2011 2LT RJT Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Vinton,Va Posts: 1,150	most of my driving is in the city,all stop and go

04-26-2011, 05:22 PM	#82
Devon Highway Man Drives: '10 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Ear Falls, ON, Canada Posts: 685	Basically I got the auto as a compromise with my wife. She wanted the V6, I wanted the V8. She wanted the auto, I wanted the manual. We ended up with a V8 auto. See, compromise.

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