Why Did You Get an Automatic? - Page 11 - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

srb8 · 04-26-2011, 11:37 PM

Even your expensive sports cars today don't come with a manual option. Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Bugatti, to name a few, are dual clutch automatics i think. The manual is gradually going away.
I got the auto cause i never learned anything else

camaroitalia · 04-26-2011, 11:39 PM

i got an automatic... well cuz idk how to drive a stick! lol
this is my first car, DD. didnt want a stick to drive everyday

mcdoogle6969 · 04-26-2011, 11:51 PM

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Originally Posted by PercyJWellingtonIII

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Not true...sure it shifts faster, but a manual will come off the line much quicker than the auto.

Wrong again.

GbrilliantQ · 04-26-2011, 11:54 PM

I got an Auto, because my Wife might want to drive it and she can't drive a stick. She'll have to somehow figure it out before I trade in to an SS/ZL1 though.

PIANOMN · 04-27-2011, 12:01 AM

For those of you with the wife excuse as to why you bought an automatic... My wife said I was not allowed to come home in a muscle car if it was not a manual v8. I think I found a keeper!!!

blizzpat · 04-27-2011, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by PercyJWellingtonIII

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Not true...sure it shifts faster, but a manual will come off the line much quicker than the auto.

Completely and utterly wrong.

Sorry to say it, until 3rd gear the auto has an advantage because of its torque down low. Played with my fair share of m6 camaros at the track and I had them beat off the line pretty hard every time.

WCoolBreeze · 04-27-2011, 12:16 AM

I got the Automatic because Thanks to my time in the U.S. Navy I have a bad Left Hip Joint from running on steel decks when the ships I use to be on were at sea. Some idiot paper pusher believed that Sailors needed to run around the ships while we were at sea, no matter how much the ship might be rocking around.

Walt B.

ibeck · 04-27-2011, 01:31 AM

Cause I'm a boss, I don't shift my gears I make my car shift them for me.

oyealiz · 04-27-2011, 02:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Dire Wolf

3 pages and I still haven't seen the real answer of why anyone got the automatic...

BECAUSE THEY'RE WUSSES!

I'm so crushed you didn't read my post.

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Originally Posted by seabslew

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.

To all the people posting about how hard it is to deal with the clutch: this is 2011. These cars are not like driving any of the above manual automobiles!!! I have a 68 Vette manual. Yeah, in traffic stop and go, that's tiring. VERY! And also TOTALLY different than a c5 Camaro manual!

As for the tapshift...puhleez! I've only driven Vettes that have it, and only used it because the auto would bog down while trying to autocross. Not NEARLY as fun as a stick. No way!

And I'm totally buffaloed at how anyone can say an automatic is "more engaging." Seriously!!!

Disclaimer: This is just one girl's opinion. I mean to offend noone. And my Vette I dragraced for years was an automatic, so I'm not totally against them.

oyealiz · 04-27-2011, 02:41 AM

Oh, and what's with all the "my wife can't drive a manual" business???? Can't you train your women????

Revo1 · 04-27-2011, 02:44 AM

Cuz PQ told me to.

jmaryt · 04-27-2011, 03:49 AM

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Originally Posted by =Stephens=

I am in sales and don't want to be clutching all day long. I can drive a manual fine, I just don't want to when I am working. And I live in an area where there is snow and ice. And a manual isn't my idea of fun in snow and ice.

nothin' personal,but you have better control over the vehicle in snow and ice with a manual!.also have limited slip which helps too!..if ya learned how to drive in snow and ice you would be better served with the manual!..just sayin!

rberns · 04-27-2011, 04:26 AM

I am buying an auto because I want to have fun and drive. I don't want to have to deal with shift all the time. Plus I am not that good with manuals and the last thing I want to do is to stall all the time on busy roads and intersections.

SILVERHAWK · 04-27-2011, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Revo1

Cuz PQ told me to.

This coming from a guy with a purse? OH SNAP!!!! yeah I went there on you brother.

As others have said: I am getting older and don't want the hassle of shifting all the time. The computer does a fine job for me. and if I want to cruise a parking lot and let the exhaust rumble and pop theres always tap shift and letting it drag in a lower gear.

04-26-2011, 11:37 PM	#141
srb8 Drives: 2011 Yellow 2ss RS, auto, sunroof Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 78	Even your expensive sports cars today don't come with a manual option. Ferrari, Lamborghini, and Bugatti, to name a few, are dual clutch automatics i think. The manual is gradually going away. I got the auto cause i never learned anything else __________________ Solo Mach XL, Kooks 1 7/8 LT's, Cold Air Inductions CAI, Dyno tune by Modern Muscle, Oswego IL 369 rwhp, 389 rwtq

04-26-2011, 11:39 PM	#142
camaroitalia Go Harder Than Baltimore! Drives: 2010 CGM Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Baltimore Posts: 3,835	i got an automatic... well cuz idk how to drive a stick! lol this is my first car, DD. didnt want a stick to drive everyday __________________

04-27-2011, 12:01 AM	#145
PIANOMN Epic; Winning! Drives: 2010 1SS ABM Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Las Cruces NM Posts: 595	For those of you with the wife excuse as to why you bought an automatic... My wife said I was not allowed to come home in a muscle car if it was not a manual v8. I think I found a keeper!!! __________________ 1SS ABM LS3 Lots of parts from SouthwestSpeed... Thanks Ivan!!

04-27-2011, 12:16 AM	#147
WCoolBreeze 2SS Drives: 2016 2SS, Red Garnet Tint Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Imperial, CA Posts: 1,343	I got the Automatic because Thanks to my time in the U.S. Navy I have a bad Left Hip Joint from running on steel decks when the ships I use to be on were at sea. Some idiot paper pusher believed that Sailors needed to run around the ships while we were at sea, no matter how much the ship might be rocking around. Walt B. __________________ 2016 Camaro 2SS 2005 Dodge Magnum R/T (Yes it has a Hemi) 1987 Camaro RS (California Special) - For Sale Gen6, 2016 Camaro 2SS, Red Garnet Tint (with Silver Rally Stripes) Ordered: 2-12-2016 TPW: 3-7-2016 Built: 3-7-2016 VIN 1G1FH78G0157626 Delivered: 4-26-2016

04-27-2011, 01:31 AM	#148
ibeck OT's Most Wanted Drives: 2011 2LT RS, 2011 Legacy 2.5i Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: West Chester, OH Posts: 12,487 View My Garage	Cause I'm a boss, I don't shift my gears I make my car shift them for me. __________________ 2011 SIM 2LT RS- Volant Powercore CAI, Poweraid Throttle Body Spacer, CNT Catback Exhaust, Passport Escort 9500i 2011 Legacy 2.5i- Floor mats. Oh and LED license plate bulbs. Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/ibeck1013 Twitter: https://twitter.com/turkishbaus

04-26-2011, 11:54 PM	#144
GbrilliantQ ¡ʇuɐıןןıɹq Drives: 2011 Camaro IOM 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Decatur, Illinois Posts: 2,600	I got an Auto, because my Wife might want to drive it and she can't drive a stick. She'll have to somehow figure it out before I trade in to an SS/ZL1 though.

04-27-2011, 02:41 AM	#150
oyealiz Drives: c7 3LT, manual, vert Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: DFW, Texas Posts: 1,204	Oh, and what's with all the "my wife can't drive a manual" business???? Can't you train your women????

04-27-2011, 02:44 AM	#151
Revo1 Don't Like it? Suggit. Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 14,832 View My Garage	Cuz PQ told me to. __________________ "Tops off, tach up baby- loud and proud!" A Camaro lover from day one- 1996 3.8 V6 Camaro, to 1996 5.7 LT1 Camaro Z28, to the sold 2002 5.7 LS1 Camaro SS, and NOW, a [I]6.2 L99 VR 2SS/RS: XS Power stainless full exhaust, Airaid CAI, BMR drop springs and sways, custom tune by Cal Speed- 411rwhp

04-27-2011, 04:26 AM	#153
rberns Drives: 2011 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: US Posts: 3,291 View My Garage	I am buying an auto because I want to have fun and drive. I don't want to have to deal with shift all the time. Plus I am not that good with manuals and the last thing I want to do is to stall all the time on busy roads and intersections.

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