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Cheveey57 · 03-11-2013, 06:24 PM

With a 20 round clip? Are you kidding me? No never.

Norm Peterson · 03-11-2013, 07:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

I would be willing to drive behind you if you want, just let me know.

One of these years I'll make it down to the Dragon, but probably not on a bike. Somewhere toward the end of summer the "Pro-Touring" folks holds their "Run Through The Hills" event in that vicinity. Unlike most of the Goodguys events, ASCS accepts late model ponycars without objection that I know of.

From watching your video it really does look like 2nd and 3rd is all you'd ever need or even want, short of having swapped in a really stupid axle ratio.

Norm

Angrybird 12 · 03-11-2013, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Norm Peterson

One of these years I'll make it down to the Dragon, but probably not on a bike. Somewhere toward the end of summer the "Pro-Touring" folks holds their "Run Through The Hills" event in that vicinity. Unlike most of the Goodguys events, ASCS accepts late model ponycars without objection that I know of.

From watching your video it really does look like 2nd and 3rd is all you'd ever need or even want, short of having swapped in a really stupid axle ratio.

Norm

I didn't want to push too hard, if you noticed there was sand or salt they had put down for traction. Plus cops usually hang out on weekends up there. But I only saw the ones at the wreck.

mr_honez · 03-11-2013, 08:10 PM

I've never regretted getting an auto, play the with paddles all the time. My ZL1 will be a manual though.

spyderbuddy · 03-11-2013, 08:51 PM

No regrets, love my paddles and the way Nightmare sounds.

GbrilliantQ · 03-11-2013, 08:56 PM

Nope.

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Mick1 · 03-15-2013, 01:28 AM

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Originally Posted by ShadowPuppet

Yea I'm the same. I just like the extra bit of "driving" you have to do with a manual... you feel more involved...

with this car, the controlling the gear shift is kinda like playing a musical instrument because the car would produce different sound depending upon your gear selection, more so than the other cars

Risky guy · 03-15-2013, 01:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Cangt77

Ok with all due respect to auto people, still a great car and everything but please dont say that paddle shifting is like driving a stick lol. Not even close. I had an auto V6 and it was a great car...but I've always heard the typical "only a V6 automatic" and "its not a real sports car if its not manual" so I decided to grow the balls and just buy a manual when I got my V8. Absolutely LOVE stick. I learned it on my SS, and wile it took some time once you get the hang of it, its nothing. I would strongly recommend this to anyone looking to trade in. Really adds so much more fun to your ride. I feel like half the auto guys just didnt want to deal with learning stick or just thought they werent going to be good at it and thats why they settled for the auto. Not saying ALL auto guys but most. At least that was how I was. Still a great car though and I can understand people with their reasons(bad legs, city driving) but I really think everyone should just TRY IT! Its fun. Youll never know if you like it or not until you give it a shot.
But to answer your question...yes I regretted it. But not more than regretting getting the V6 over the V8.

Love my paddle shifters & my dual clutch auto.
I can bang through gears, or let it do its own thing.

Normal mode for regular driving.
Sport mode for aggressive driving
Ss mode for track & launch control.

Holds rpms til 5 k, it can move up the rpms so quick, glad I can just hammer the next gear.
So no regrets with this auto, it shifts better/faster than 99% of the planet.

The IOM Ninja · 03-15-2013, 02:33 AM

Not up until I bought my GT500, now I pretty much get bored driving my Camaro. I'm glad my GT500 is available as manual only, manuals are a dying breed, anyone can push a button and pretend they are driving the car it takes skill to drive a manual.

Completely understandable why people wouldn't want to drive a manual though. Sheer laziness, don't know/want to learn how to drive a manual, disorders of joints/Health issues etc. seem to be common themes. Some people just want to go fast and don't care about whether its the car going fast or them making the car go fast and others just didn't care whether it was an auto or manual. Stop and go traffic is common it seems, though after driving a manual in constant stop and go traffic over the last summer I don't understand the complaint about that maybe it's something I've let to discover...

Regardless of your CHOICE its no ones right to question it and the OP should be lynched for starting another one of these ****ing stupid threads. I think we can all agree on that...

plus1zero · 03-15-2013, 10:27 AM

I know how to drive a manual. When I got mine, it was my DD..if you dealt with some of the crap I did, you wouldn't want a manual as a DD. People pull out in front of you like it's nothing here, and they drive slow.

Now my Camaro is my fun car, and I wouldn't have minded a manual so much. I'm perfectly fine with my auto though. Sport and PS are fun for what I do.

RoadMonkey · 03-15-2013, 10:31 AM

I thought I would...but NOPE! I am glad more times that I have an auto then the times I wish I had a manual. So, statistics show I'm happier more often =)...but that's just me. I am however glad the ZR1 is a manual...jus sayin

The IOM Ninja · 03-15-2013, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by plus1zero

I know how to drive a manual. When I got mine, it was my DD..if you dealt with some of the crap I did, you wouldn't want a manual as a DD. People pull out in front of you like it's nothing here, and they drive slow.

Now my Camaro is my fun car, and I wouldn't have minded a manual so much. I'm perfectly fine with my auto though. Sport and PS are fun for what I do.

Downshift and pass them? It's not like an automatic prevents that... It's just instead of you downshifting the car does. Or maybe I'm misunderstanding exactly how transmissions work....

plus1zero · 03-15-2013, 10:44 AM

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Originally Posted by The IOM Ninja

Downshift and pass them? It's not like an automatic prevents that... It's just instead of you downshifting the car does. Or maybe I'm misunderstanding exactly how transmissions work....

No, I pass people plenty. It's when I have people pulling out from both sides and driving side by side, people staying slow, stop and go traffic, etc. I'd rather have an auto to DD. If I knew it was gonna be a weekend car, I might've gotten a manual.

skoal bandit · 03-15-2013, 02:31 PM

Nope not in my '10 SS or my '12 ZL1

03-11-2013, 06:24 PM	#169
Cheveey57 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2LT RS Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Long Island Posts: 1,425	With a 20 round clip? Are you kidding me? No never. __________________ If you're not living on the edge, you're taking up too much space.

03-11-2013, 08:10 PM	#172
mr_honez Wifey Lover Drives: 2013 Crystal Red 2LT/RS Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Bastrop, Texas Posts: 1,540 View My Garage	I've never regretted getting an auto, play the with paddles all the time. My ZL1 will be a manual though. __________________

03-11-2013, 08:51 PM	#173
spyderbuddy Drives: 2010 RS Inferno Orange Metallic Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Albany, Ga. Posts: 3,410 View My Garage	No regrets, love my paddles and the way Nightmare sounds. __________________ Hot Wheels Emblems and Floor Mats, Morimoto Fog Lights, PCP Hideaway Headlight Covers, BBK Headers & High Flow Cats, ZL1 Add-ons Wicker Bill, TL1/ZL1 Hood Insert, Gen5 DIY Frameless Mirror, ABL Dash Lighting & My link Navigation, Blacked out Rear Bowtie, all Sylvania led Turn Signals, Ceramic Window Tint By Nicks, MBRP Exhaust tips, GEN5 DIY Virginia Legal DRL Harness, Painted Brake Calipers, Vittesse Throttle Controller & Paddle Shifter Heritage Grill, Manual Shifter Boot, CNC Throttle Body, Trifecta Tune, Trunk Black out and Side Grills, Hot Wheels door Sills.

03-15-2013, 02:33 AM	#177
The IOM Ninja Account Suspended Drives: 10' IOM 2SS/RS, 13' GB Shelby GT500 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Sherwood Park, AB Posts: 2,180	Ever regret getting an automatic Not up until I bought my GT500, now I pretty much get bored driving my Camaro. I'm glad my GT500 is available as manual only, manuals are a dying breed, anyone can push a button and pretend they are driving the car it takes skill to drive a manual. Completely understandable why people wouldn't want to drive a manual though. Sheer laziness, don't know/want to learn how to drive a manual, disorders of joints/Health issues etc. seem to be common themes. Some people just want to go fast and don't care about whether its the car going fast or them making the car go fast and others just didn't care whether it was an auto or manual. Stop and go traffic is common it seems, though after driving a manual in constant stop and go traffic over the last summer I don't understand the complaint about that maybe it's something I've let to discover... Regardless of your CHOICE its no ones right to question it and the OP should be lynched for starting another one of these ***ing stupid threads. I think we can all agree on that... Last edited by The IOM Ninja; 03-15-2013 at 02:58 AM.*

03-15-2013, 10:31 AM	#179
RoadMonkey that's how we do it Drives: '20 ZL1 / A10 Shadow Gray Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: South Carolina Posts: 373 View My Garage	I thought I would...but NOPE! I am glad more times that I have an auto then the times I wish I had a manual. So, statistics show I'm happier more often =)...but that's just me. I am however glad the ZR1 is a manual...jus sayin __________________ ..."It's All Good" -Todd formerly maddog360 -drives: '20 ZL1/A10 Shadow Gray -rides: Harley-Davidson FLHRSE5 110ci-aka Road King [COLOR=#ff0000][COLOR=black]'02 Camaro SS/SLP 6spd

03-11-2013, 08:56 PM	#174
GbrilliantQ ¡ʇuɐıןןıɹq Drives: 2011 Camaro IOM 2SS/RS Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Decatur, Illinois Posts: 2,600	Nope. Sent from my Transformer

03-15-2013, 10:27 AM	#178
plus1zero Don't tread on me Drives: 23 Sierra X31, Past 2017 Fifty 2SS Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: United States Posts: 849	I know how to drive a manual. When I got mine, it was my DD..if you dealt with some of the crap I did, you wouldn't want a manual as a DD. People pull out in front of you like it's nothing here, and they drive slow. Now my Camaro is my fun car, and I wouldn't have minded a manual so much. I'm perfectly fine with my auto though. Sport and PS are fun for what I do.

03-15-2013, 02:31 PM	#182
skoal bandit Drives: 2012 ZL1 1991 Syclone 2011 Silverad Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: TN Posts: 59	Nope not in my '10 SS or my '12 ZL1 __________________ 2012 ZL1