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wholloway6 · 11-06-2011, 08:07 PM

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Originally Posted by mod4747

well i can get out of mt 2lt order sooooo- i decided on a 2ss-because of the rebate and private offer from chevy ($1500) and a $500 from dealer-but i dont know which tranny to get?--car will be driven 200 miles a week for pleasure-- any ideas?

Is this a joke?

EricSS · 11-06-2011, 08:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Caspers2SSRS

Faster ain't got a thing to do with quicker..............I always get tickled when you young whipper snappers start using charts to win races.

Hey, manuals aren't for everyone. I do hear you lose a lot of hand-eye coordination when you get old, so don't be ashamed if you can't do it. You'll still be the faster geezer in the home!

wholloway6 · 11-06-2011, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by EricSS

Hey, manuals aren't for everyone. I do hear you lose a lot of hand-eye coordination when you get old, so don't be ashamed if you can't do it. You'll still be the faster geezer in the home!

Caspers2SSRS · 11-06-2011, 08:15 PM

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Originally Posted by EricSS

Hey, manuals aren't for everyone. I do hear you lose a lot of hand-eye coordination when you get old, so don't be ashamed if you can't do it.

Smashing the accellerator does'nt have a thing to do with hands and ............... I'll be relaxing at the end of the finish line while you're getting your chart coloring crayrons back in the box.............. Don't forget being quick with whit......means you gotta think quickly

Now get back on topic...............

EricSS · 11-06-2011, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Caspers2SSRS

Smashing the accellerator does'nt have a thing to do with hands and ............... I'll be relaxing at the end of the finish line while you're getting your chart coloring crayrons back in the box.............. Don't forget being quick with whit......means you gotta think quickly

Now get back on topic...............

Yes, the topic.... Is this a good place to talk about the 2012 steering wheels? God, those things are ugly...

Caspers2SSRS · 11-06-2011, 08:18 PM

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Originally Posted by EricSS

Yes, the topic.... Is this a good place to talk about the 2012 steering wheels? God, those things are ugly...

I'll take your expert word for it...now back on topic

*mlee* · 11-06-2011, 08:19 PM

There are applications where each has it's advantages... If you want to autocross or roadrace then a manual is probably faster. If you are drag racing then autos have proven to be faster.

EricSS · 11-06-2011, 08:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Caspers2SSRS

I'll take your expert word for it...now back on topic

That was below the belt, sir.

VR Baron · 11-06-2011, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by EricSS

Pros:
Faster
Way more fun
Not painfully boring to drive
Gives you an excuse not to let some people drive your car

Cons:
Renders cupholders useless

cup holders? Oh, I thought thats where I keep my sunglasses

Caspers2SSRS · 11-06-2011, 08:23 PM

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Originally Posted by EricSS

That was below the belt, sir.

They use to refer to that as a set up //lmao . Got Ya! My apologies

its all in jest.

newagemuscle · 11-06-2011, 08:28 PM

LS3.... I sold my vette because I made the mistake of an auto... never again. Manual all the way.

mhood · 11-06-2011, 08:30 PM

I'd get a 2010 LS3. It's got the right steering wheel, the right transmission and it's a V8. Total win!

jkchambless · 11-06-2011, 08:33 PM

I got the auto..I know the feel and performance upshifting and downshifting the manual is the "real" sportscar experience. I, however, drive my car as a daily driver, through rush hour traffic and have two bad knees from high school football and marital arts. I have to say, however, that the experience is very close when in sport mode or when paddle shifting. There is something to be said, though, about ramming the stick into third and feeling the rear wheels cut loose.

jcollins91106 · 11-06-2011, 09:04 PM

I traded in my auto ls1 for the ls3 m6, IT WAS THE BEST DECESION I HAVE EVER MADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nothing is better than shifting gears while listening to a ls3 exhaling through straight pipes! IMO

11-06-2011, 08:19 PM	#35
mlee CamaroFans.com Drives: ZLE & ZR2 Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Conroe, TX Posts: 37,994 View My Garage	There are applications where each has it's advantages... If you want to autocross or roadrace then a manual is probably faster. If you are drag racing then autos have proven to be faster. __________________

11-06-2011, 08:28 PM	#39
newagemuscle Philippians 4:13 Drives: SLP Supercharged LS3 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Motor City - Michigan Posts: 2,902 View My Garage	LS3.... I sold my vette because I made the mistake of an auto... never again. Manual all the way. __________________

11-06-2011, 08:30 PM	#40
mhood Orange Camaros Rule! Drives: 2010 1SS LS3 RS IOM Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Texas Posts: 1,559	I'd get a 2010 LS3. It's got the right steering wheel, the right transmission and it's a V8. Total win! __________________ Mary - Orange Camaros Rule!

11-06-2011, 09:04 PM	#42
jcollins91106 Drives: 2010 2ss m6 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: staten island, ny Posts: 511	I traded in my auto ls1 for the ls3 m6, IT WAS THE BEST DECESION I HAVE EVER MADE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nothing is better than shifting gears while listening to a ls3 exhaling through straight pipes! IMO __________________ 2010 2ss M6, TSP 1 7/8 Long Tube headers,dual electric cutouts, 3" pipes all the way back to magnaflows. elite engineering catch can, custom painted engine cover,CAI cold air intake, apex cold air racescoop, jannety racing 470 hp kit, custom JRE hot rough idle blower cam, jannety racing dyno tuned. pfadt lowering springs, lsr short throw shifter, custom sub setup,sony 7" indash nav, interior stiching dye, 20% tint all around, HAVOC spoiler, tail light black out, chevy emblem black out, seibon BBII carbon fiber hood,Front and rear bowtie blackouts. 461 rwhp and not done yet!

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11-06-2011, 08:33 PM	#41
jkchambless Austin LT Drives: 1LT - Airaid,JBA Axleback,VMax PTB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 546	I got the auto..I know the feel and performance upshifting and downshifting the manual is the "real" sportscar experience. I, however, drive my car as a daily driver, through rush hour traffic and have two bad knees from high school football and marital arts. I have to say, however, that the experience is very close when in sport mode or when paddle shifting. There is something to be said, though, about ramming the stick into third and feeling the rear wheels cut loose.