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PalmerGA · 05-15-2016, 06:17 AM

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Originally Posted by dantemcc

M6. Why? Because IMO there's no point in buying a muscle car in an automatic. Kinda defeats the purpose. But to each their own.

That's like saying "why own a Harley unless you have to kick-start it?".

Well, I did that for a good number of years as well. Right knee hurts too.

Crim · 05-15-2016, 06:19 AM

Here we go again...

I love it when the OP starts these off thinking a 6 speed is a manual transmission.

fhrex · 05-15-2016, 06:46 AM

Automatic, because he's my DD, and I don't want to spend the rest of my life shifting gears. LOL! I NEVER plan on getting rid of him, he's my dream car!

JamesMyBoy · 05-15-2016, 07:05 AM

I bought an auto for a few reasons...
I've had lots of manuals in the past, when I was younger and liked to burn lots of rubber :-)
Ordered this car when I was 67 and just didn't want to worry about the clutch as I and the car got older. Also, around where I live, there's lots of long highway trips to take, and I'd end up sitting in top gear for hours anyway.
Besides, all I have to do is work the paddles and I can wind it up as I please. Got my Range device within a couple months of delivery, so I'm having plenty of fun with what I've got!

PJMZL1 · 05-15-2016, 07:06 AM

Manual for a sports car.

DonM · 05-15-2016, 07:23 AM

Ever since high school, I've um, DISLIKED automatics for personal reasons I won't get into that might start a flame war, but since then, I've always preferred a manual in ANY car I've bought. Out of the last 10 cars that I've bought, 2 have been autos, and that's only because I tried to teach the wife, but she was hopelessly clueless when it came to driving a manual and she needed a family hauler (good luck finding one of those in a stick outside of Europe).

EZurcher · 05-15-2016, 07:59 AM

Traditional Muscle car = V8 + Manual Transmission + Awesome Sounding Dual Exhaust + Limited slip/Posi + Tachometer

Bare minimums for me.

Add an automatic, it becomes a touring car. (doesn't matter if it's faster)

Have a six cylinder, it's a tuning car.

Race cars are special and don't count in this comparison. Cars like a Buick Grand National and certain one offs get a pass because of their awesomeness.

Convertible tops just add awesomeness.

EZurcher · 05-15-2016, 08:03 AM

Sports cars with automatics are like sex with a condom. Fun, but.....

failshift · 05-15-2016, 09:43 AM

If I wanted to ride in my car. I'd hire a chauffeur, but I like to drive my car. So it's a 1LE with only manual like it should be.

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G701LE · 05-15-2016, 02:33 PM

Auto!!! They can be tuned to shift faster and harder......

Dizzy82 · 05-15-2016, 03:29 PM

Great another pissing thread.

davepnw · 05-15-2016, 06:09 PM

I HATE manuals because I own an automatic.

I HATE automatics because I own a manual.

Ryanbabz71 · 05-15-2016, 07:09 PM

#alltransmissionsmatter

Ryan

thephoenix · 05-15-2016, 08:14 PM

I had a manual Genesis Coupe (not a great tranny) I totalled and it was replaced by an auto Camaro because I wanted my wife to be able to drive it too (she doesn't know how to drive a manual). I got Vitesse paddles and everything but without that third pedal, I just could not love the Camaro.

The Camaro is OK. Looks great, good options package (RS 2LT) nice pick up and sounds fantastic with the intake and Gibson cans. But.....

So we traded in my wife's Prius so I could get a manual FR-S. Now everyone is happy. I can drive the Camaro every now and again to remember what HP feels like (LOL) and I have the sublime handling and awesome manual tranny FR-S for my DD. She loves an auto (ignorance is bliss?) but I NEED a stick shift.

manual>everything else.

05-15-2016, 07:05 AM	#18
JamesMyBoy Drives: 2014 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Eastern Nebraska Posts: 465	I bought an auto for a few reasons... I've had lots of manuals in the past, when I was younger and liked to burn lots of rubber :-) Ordered this car when I was 67 and just didn't want to worry about the clutch as I and the car got older. Also, around where I live, there's lots of long highway trips to take, and I'd end up sitting in top gear for hours anyway. Besides, all I have to do is work the paddles and I can wind it up as I please. Got my Range device within a couple months of delivery, so I'm having plenty of fun with what I've got! __________________

05-15-2016, 07:06 AM	#19
PJMZL1 Drives: 2015 ZL1 Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Alberta Posts: 274	Manual for a sports car. __________________ 2015 ZL1 M6

05-15-2016, 07:23 AM	#20
DonM Camaro #4 Drives: 2017-Hyper Blue Metallic-2LTmanual Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: NE Ohio (Akron) Posts: 1,256	Ever since high school, I've um, DISLIKED automatics for personal reasons I won't get into that might start a flame war, but since then, I've always preferred a manual in ANY car I've bought. Out of the last 10 cars that I've bought, 2 have been autos, and that's only because I tried to teach the wife, but she was hopelessly clueless when it came to driving a manual and she needed a family hauler (good luck finding one of those in a stick outside of Europe). __________________ Don M Supercharged LGX + 6 speed manual = FUN!!

05-15-2016, 02:33 PM	#24
G701LE Drives: 2010 2SS/RS L99 IBM silver stipes Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: K.C. Kansas Posts: 1,329 View My Garage	Auto!!! They can be tuned to shift faster and harder...... __________________ 2010 Imperial Blue w/ Silver stripes 2SS/RS L99 Mods = Not enough....

05-15-2016, 03:29 PM	#25
Dizzy82 Drives: 2011 1LT/RS A6 RJT SuperCharged Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: 87114 Posts: 3,501 View My Garage	Great another pissing thread. __________________ Power is worthless without control. *The 2nd* protects the 1st.** BMR sub frame brace, BMR tunnel brace, LSR sways, LSR CM ca & tl, Sphon ExD el, GM tower brace, Megan EZ Streets, Goodridge Stainless Steel Braided brake lines, PowerStop D/S rotors & pads, Doug Thorty Ceramic Shorties, Magnaflow x-pipe, MRT V2.0, KICKER PowerStage sub & amp, Infinity speakers & tweeters, Viteese Throttle Controller, Viteese Paddle Shifters, ACS T2 Splitter, ACS T2 Ports/Quad LED lights, VDI kit, Havoc diffuser, IPF ECU/TRANS tuned, IPF/KPE Supercharged. 364RWHP/297RWTQ

05-15-2016, 06:19 AM	#16
Crim Drives: 13 Camaro SS Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Texas Posts: 259	Here we go again... I love it when the OP starts these off thinking a 6 speed is a manual transmission.

05-15-2016, 06:46 AM	#17
fhrex Drives: 2011 Camaro 2LT/RS Join Date: May 2015 Location: Farmville, Virginia Posts: 1,030 View My Garage	Automatic, because he's my DD, and I don't want to spend the rest of my life shifting gears. LOL! I NEVER plan on getting rid of him, he's my dream car!

05-15-2016, 07:59 AM	#21
EZurcher Drives: 2010 2SS RS Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Rio Rancho, NM Posts: 85	Traditional Muscle car = V8 + Manual Transmission + Awesome Sounding Dual Exhaust + Limited slip/Posi + Tachometer Bare minimums for me. Add an automatic, it becomes a touring car. (doesn't matter if it's faster) Have a six cylinder, it's a tuning car. Race cars are special and don't count in this comparison. Cars like a Buick Grand National and certain one offs get a pass because of their awesomeness. Convertible tops just add awesomeness.

05-15-2016, 08:03 AM	#22
EZurcher Drives: 2010 2SS RS Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Rio Rancho, NM Posts: 85	Sports cars with automatics are like sex with a condom. Fun, but.....

05-15-2016, 09:43 AM	#23
failshift Banned Join Date: Jan 2015 Posts: 1,089	If I wanted to ride in my car. I'd hire a chauffeur, but I like to drive my car. So it's a 1LE with only manual like it should be. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• SLP supercharged 2013 SS/RS 1LE VR Full front half protected by Xpel PPF Instagram:@Failshift 565hp/560tq @8.6psi 1LE Owners Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/559684050767758/

05-15-2016, 06:09 PM	#26
davepnw Drives: 2010 2LT, switchblade silver Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Oregon Posts: 102	I HATE manuals because I own an automatic. I HATE automatics because I own a manual. __________________ "It's what you learn after you know it all that counts"

05-15-2016, 07:09 PM	#27
Ryanbabz71 Drives: 2021 ZL1 1LE Satin Steel Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Brownsburg, Indiana Posts: 6,409 View My Garage	#alltransmissionsmatter Ryan __________________ Ryan 2021 ZL1 1LE Satin Steel Metallic Build Page: https://www.camaro6.com/forums/showthread.php?t=632481

05-15-2016, 08:14 PM	#28
thephoenix Drives: 2010 Camaro RS 2LT Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 37	I had a manual Genesis Coupe (not a great tranny) I totalled and it was replaced by an auto Camaro because I wanted my wife to be able to drive it too (she doesn't know how to drive a manual). I got Vitesse paddles and everything but without that third pedal, I just could not love the Camaro. The Camaro is OK. Looks great, good options package (RS 2LT) nice pick up and sounds fantastic with the intake and Gibson cans. But..... So we traded in my wife's Prius so I could get a manual FR-S. Now everyone is happy. I can drive the Camaro every now and again to remember what HP feels like (LOL) and I have the sublime handling and awesome manual tranny FR-S for my DD. She loves an auto (ignorance is bliss?) but I NEED a stick shift. manual>everything else.