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katman · 09-02-2009, 04:27 PM

auto all the way. I can have manual mode fun, sport mode fun or drive mode with the shifting like a Caddy. Plus, this was a cash for clunker and the V-6 auto was the only Camaro that qualified. Best all the way around!

Mr.Parodi · 09-03-2009, 10:08 PM

manual FTW, i feel more in control of the car

PercyJWellingtonIII · 02-21-2011, 11:14 PM

No...you want a manual in this type of car...its not a Toyota.

Sneeks20 · 02-22-2011, 12:39 AM

A6.

Manual only on my next camaro V8. SS, ZL1, or Z28. Not quite sure yet. Currently saving.

Bowtiepower00 · 02-22-2011, 01:19 AM

Mines a manual. Wouldn't have it any other way. I taught my wife how to drive a stick back when we were in high school on her 89 RS 305 with a 5 speed, so no issues on that end. It's not very difficult to shift a manual trans. It will feel second nature after a month.

Vince69 · 02-22-2011, 01:38 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zebra

if you want a manual, teach her how to drive one. that way, you both get what you want!

And that's how you mess up your new camaros transmission

kjnylin · 02-22-2011, 08:11 AM

I commute 55+ miles daily in stop and go traffic.

The Auto was the obvious choice. It is sure a nice option to have the manual mode for a little ripp'in around occasionally.

MAGfuz · 02-22-2011, 08:22 AM

Auto. Wanted a manual, but I've grown fond of the tapshift when I use it. Plus I didn't want to wait just for the manual. I can live without one...........for now!

bossbunny · 02-22-2011, 08:22 AM

I wanted a manual but I drive 400 miles a week so I went with the auto... Every once in awhile I'm like I shoulda got that manual till i'm sitting in stand still traffic. lol. Gonna tune the tranny though and stiffen it up a little to give this auto a little more bang.

wlee32 · 02-22-2011, 08:31 AM

Manual. 30 - 40 miles commute to work but on highway. Even though when I-20 was closed last week due to brush fire, getting stuck in traffic going no faster than 5 mph for 2 and a half hours was no fun.

Besides traffic like that, I love driving my car.

PoorMansCamaro · 02-22-2011, 08:37 AM

I would get a manual, even if i lived in Los Angeles...

VR Baron · 02-22-2011, 02:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kjnylin

I commute 55+ miles daily in stop and go traffic.

The Auto was the obvious choice. It is sure a nice option to have the manual mode for a little ripp'in around occasionally.

Love manuals but 450000 miles in L.A. traffic in 30 years with manuals is quite enough for me! A6 works just fine and you have tapshift, I know not the same but at least you can have a choice. Besides 75% of cars sold are autos so I guess not that bad.

Patrol.in.a.Camaro · 07-07-2011, 01:15 AM

I just went to the car dealer and told the sales rep lady that I was set on buying a manual, but that I had never driven one before. I told her that if she wanted my business that she would have to teach me to drive stick. And so she did! I have already placed my order for a 2012 2LT Inferno Orange Camaro

SIXJAK · 07-07-2011, 06:52 PM

Manual all the way for me. Manual cons: no remote start from the factory. Don't respond as well to FI and N2O. 500.00 will remedy the remote start though. Pros: full control of the car, LSD, more RWHP than auto.

Auto cons: Can't rev past 4k. L99's are that way too. Maybe the tune fixes that buzzkill. Wouldn't know. No LSD and more parasitic loss. Pros:The auto does a groovy little blip when downshifting in manual mode, responds better to nitrous and FI. Can more easily text and talk on your phone and eat in your car.....I kid.

02-22-2011, 08:11 AM	#133
kjnylin Drives: 2013 ZL1 Black/Black Auto Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Puyallup, Wa Posts: 164 View My Garage	Manual vs. Auto I commute 55+ miles daily in stop and go traffic. The Auto was the obvious choice. It is sure a nice option to have the manual mode for a little ripp'in around occasionally. __________________ Order accepted by GM, 6/15/2009 Picked up at dealer 8/21/2009 UPDATE! Purchased a 2013 ZL1 on 3/14/2015.

02-22-2011, 08:22 AM	#134
MAGfuz Drives: VR 2SS Convertible Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Minnesota Posts: 1,157 View My Garage	Auto. Wanted a manual, but I've grown fond of the tapshift when I use it. Plus I didn't want to wait just for the manual. I can live without one...........for now! __________________ 6/19/10 - PERMA-GRIN obtained! 9/10/12 - Lost previous PERMA-GRIN only to have a bigger one! 5/15/17 - PERMA-GRIN increased! TEAM LS3!

02-22-2011, 08:37 AM	#137
PoorMansCamaro Drives: Really Slow Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: PA Posts: 57,021	I would get a manual, even if i lived in Los Angeles... __________________

07-07-2011, 06:52 PM	#140
SIXJAK Drives: MO's only SC'd LLT. Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Branson MO Posts: 2,574 View My Garage	Manual all the way for me. Manual cons: no remote start from the factory. Don't respond as well to FI and N2O. 500.00 will remedy the remote start though. Pros: full control of the car, LSD, more RWHP than auto. Auto cons: Can't rev past 4k. L99's are that way too. Maybe the tune fixes that buzzkill. Wouldn't know. No LSD and more parasitic loss. Pros:The auto does a groovy little blip when downshifting in manual mode, responds better to nitrous and FI. Can more easily text and talk on your phone and eat in your car.....I kid. __________________ IPF supercharger kit, IPF tune, SW LT's, R. Tech HFC's, ARK DT-S catback, SS Brembo brake upgrade, BC Racing adjustable coilovers, Hurst STS, Pfadt rear arm package, Pfadt adjustable sways & end links, Pfadt diff bushings, BMR rear cradle full kit blk bezels,SS diffuser, Innovate gauges.

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09-02-2009, 04:27 PM	#127
katman Drives: 2LT Auto RS sunroof Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: chicago Posts: 163 View My Garage	auto all the way. I can have manual mode fun, sport mode fun or drive mode with the shifting like a Caddy. Plus, this was a cash for clunker and the V-6 auto was the only Camaro that qualified. Best all the way around!

09-03-2009, 10:08 PM	#128
Mr.Parodi i love camaros Drives: Black 2lt/rs m6 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Miami Posts: 2	manual FTW, i feel more in control of the car

02-21-2011, 11:14 PM	#129
PercyJWellingtonIII Account Suspended Drives: pontiac Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Md Posts: 1,512 View My Garage	No...you want a manual in this type of car...its not a Toyota.

02-22-2011, 12:39 AM	#130
Sneeks20 Account Suspended Drives: your woman wild... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: SO CAL Posts: 751 View My Garage	A6. Manual only on my next camaro V8. SS, ZL1, or Z28. Not quite sure yet. Currently saving.

02-22-2011, 01:19 AM	#131
Bowtiepower00 Drives: Previous Camaros: 69, 89, 11, 13 Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: AZ Posts: 136	Mines a manual. Wouldn't have it any other way. I taught my wife how to drive a stick back when we were in high school on her 89 RS 305 with a 5 speed, so no issues on that end. It's not very difficult to shift a manual trans. It will feel second nature after a month.

02-22-2011, 08:22 AM	#135
bossbunny Mrs. Bunny to you Drives: Not a Camaro Join Date: May 2009 Location: Cut 'N Shoot Texas Posts: 24,336	I wanted a manual but I drive 400 miles a week so I went with the auto... Every once in awhile I'm like I shoulda got that manual till i'm sitting in stand still traffic. lol. Gonna tune the tranny though and stiffen it up a little to give this auto a little more bang.

02-22-2011, 08:31 AM	#136
wlee32 Drives: 2011 2LT Blk/Orange Strip & int Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Atlanta Posts: 520	Manual. 30 - 40 miles commute to work but on highway. Even though when I-20 was closed last week due to brush fire, getting stuck in traffic going no faster than 5 mph for 2 and a half hours was no fun. Besides traffic like that, I love driving my car.

07-07-2011, 01:15 AM	#139
Patrol.in.a.Camaro Lockin it Down! Drives: 2012 V6 2LT/RS IOM Camaro Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Arizona Posts: 299	I just went to the car dealer and told the sales rep lady that I was set on buying a manual, but that I had never driven one before. I told her that if she wanted my business that she would have to teach me to drive stick. And so she did! I have already placed my order for a 2012 2LT Inferno Orange Camaro