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ZenitramSS · 04-26-2011, 07:13 PM

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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.

You must really look like a female if the sole reason for you getting a manual car was to prove that you are not a woman.

FastEddie · 04-26-2011, 07:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JChen

Remote start... so I can hear my exhaust as I'm walking up to my car.

O0oh that doess it! I have a confession to make I'm SUPER FREAKING JEALOUS OF THAT! I have had daydreams of a bagged Camaro starting/raising up while red halos glow menacingly, and dual machine gun nitrous purge, LEDs pulsating. I would make people beleive my car just got possesed and came alive with the connectivity package's minimum startup volume setting maxed out and a file of demonic laughter cued up... Or maybe even some type of Kitt sound bite.
PS. If you use my idea before I do I hate you, and you're welcome.

bowtieguy66 · 04-26-2011, 07:40 PM

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Originally Posted by ZenitramSS

You must really look like a female if the sole reason for you getting a manual car was to prove that you are not a woman.

Hahahahah

I got the manual cause it was the only Camaro they had, I would have got the automatic if I had a choice. There is 4 stop lights here, so traffic is not a problem. Plus having a company vehicle I don't have to drive it everyday, so I think its more tolerable.

Every other bowtie muscle I have ever owned had a Muncie or T-10, just because I could rebuild them and put them in without a tranny jack.

scruffyluv · 04-26-2011, 08:15 PM

I wanted a manual soo bad, but living in one of the worst areas to drive in ( Hampton Roads SUCKS),, riding the clutch isnt my idea of fun in frickin stop and go traffic. many MANY days i wanted a manual, but rush hour crawl is one of the worst in the nation around here so automatic it was. Besides having arthritis in my left knee doesnt help! Now if I lived in the country and didnt have to drive into this hellhole traffic nightmare ( other than that I love vabeach).. I woulda bought a manaul.

and yeah the autostart is the BOMB!!! love hearing the growl from the house!

brantley847 · 04-26-2011, 08:18 PM

I am at a lost to why this yet again turned into a bash fest...

If you don't think it is fun, one decent mod and a tune fixes that problem, give me my 4 or 5 mods and my tune and I will blow doors off.... if you haven't grabbed the steering wheel with both hands squeezed hard and just mashed the gas and you don't think that is "fun", then you are a flat out liar and full of s---.

I have to ask though...why is it at least 10 different M6 owners entered a thread that clearly asks the question directed to L99 owners?!

Unless you live in a rural area or in the mountains, a stick as a DD is fun for about a week for me...

Camaro8810 · 04-26-2011, 08:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ChvyBoss

Drive a lot And my camaro is my daily driver and the one thing I hate most is driving a manual in traffic.

+1

Hawgredcamaro · 04-26-2011, 08:24 PM

I'm lazy, not ashamed to admit it!

Danny Thomas · 04-26-2011, 08:44 PM

My 67 is a T56 manual 6 speed..so I get all the shifting when I want..2nd ..my 2010 is ABM in color and that was the only one I could find when I heard the color was discontinued..so automatic it was. I wouldnt swap it for a manual as crusing is so much fun and the paddes give me the manual feel whenever I want.

GlowingBurrito · 04-26-2011, 08:55 PM

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Originally Posted by Michelle42780

Mine is a daily driver and I don't have enough patience to drive a stick in city traffic. Plus, I like having a free hand for radio surfing and bird chucking contests

+1 minus the bird chucking

hot ss · 04-26-2011, 08:57 PM

the wife wanted me to buy the car, but it had to be an auto.
only then will she pre-approve the mods. and has done so.

myold88 · 04-26-2011, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by whitessrs

I always wonder why the only people who care why anybody bought an auto or manual are the people who bought a manual???????

Because it's "automatic envy"

Rogey89 · 04-26-2011, 09:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JChen

Remote start... so I can hear my exhaust as I'm walking up to my car.

Luxury, Luxury, Luxury.

Remote start was a Big +1 for me. Who says we cant have our performance and eat our luxury too?

sangerbanger58 · 04-26-2011, 09:25 PM

i'm always findding a way to get hurt some how every year and shifting gears when ur left ankle is f'd up isn't fun

Synyster · 04-26-2011, 09:33 PM

I forgot about the remote start lol. That's a big one for me too, I love it. I use it every time I'm walking to my car

Friends think I'm showing off though. Even though my friend's Sebring does the same thing lol.

04-26-2011, 08:18 PM	#117
brantley847 v It bites. Drives: 2011 IBM 2SS/RS Join Date: May 2008 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 3,580	I am at a lost to why this yet again turned into a bash fest... If you don't think it is fun, one decent mod and a tune fixes that problem, give me my 4 or 5 mods and my tune and I will blow doors off.... if you haven't grabbed the steering wheel with both hands squeezed hard and just mashed the gas and you don't think that is "fun", then you are a flat out liar and full of s---. I have to ask though...why is it at least 10 different M6 owners entered a thread that clearly asks the question directed to L99 owners?! Unless you live in a rural area or in the mountains, a stick as a DD is fun for about a week for me... __________________ 2011 2SS/RS Performance: 439 RWHP: 226/236 Comp Cam, Kooks 1-7/8, CAInc, Borla S type, Vmax TB, Rx Catch Can, Trans cooler, SLP 160 termo, Melling high volume, Eibach Springs/Sways 1" drop, Whiteline complete bushing kit.

04-26-2011, 08:24 PM	#119
Hawgredcamaro Drives: 2010 Victory Red 2LT Camaro Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: El Dorado, AR Posts: 371 View My Garage	I'm lazy, not ashamed to admit it! __________________ 2010 Victory Red Camaro 2LT and luvin it! http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Chr...14880961919019

04-26-2011, 08:57 PM	#122
hot ss Drives: aqua 2ss l99 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Edmonton Posts: 1,215	the wife wanted me to buy the car, but it had to be an auto. only then will she pre-approve the mods. and has done so. __________________ May your exhaust note, sing in harmony with your blower.

04-26-2011, 09:25 PM	#125
sangerbanger58 Drives: 2010 IBM Camaro 1LT/RS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Sanger,CA Posts: 1,834	i'm always findding a way to get hurt some how every year and shifting gears when ur left ankle is f'd up isn't fun __________________ *CVC Fresno*

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04-26-2011, 08:15 PM	#116
scruffyluv CB5thGEN Drives: 2013 2SS/RS BRM 1LE, 05 Trailblazer Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: VA Beach Posts: 948 View My Garage	I wanted a manual soo bad, but living in one of the worst areas to drive in ( Hampton Roads SUCKS),, riding the clutch isnt my idea of fun in frickin stop and go traffic. many MANY days i wanted a manual, but rush hour crawl is one of the worst in the nation around here so automatic it was. Besides having arthritis in my left knee doesnt help! Now if I lived in the country and didnt have to drive into this hellhole traffic nightmare ( other than that I love vabeach).. I woulda bought a manaul. and yeah the autostart is the BOMB!!! love hearing the growl from the house!

04-26-2011, 08:44 PM	#120
Danny Thomas Drives: 67 RS, 81 Turbo TA, 2010 ABM 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pigeon Forge Posts: 212	My 67 is a T56 manual 6 speed..so I get all the shifting when I want..2nd ..my 2010 is ABM in color and that was the only one I could find when I heard the color was discontinued..so automatic it was. I wouldnt swap it for a manual as crusing is so much fun and the paddes give me the manual feel whenever I want.

04-26-2011, 09:33 PM	#126
Synyster Drives: 2006 F150 Lariat Join Date: May 2010 Location: Florida Posts: 1,665	I forgot about the remote start lol. That's a big one for me too, I love it. I use it every time I'm walking to my car Friends think I'm showing off though. Even though my friend's Sebring does the same thing lol.