Why Did You Get an Automatic? - Page 4 - Camaro5 Chevy Camaro Forum / Camaro ZL1, SS and V6 Forums

golfprobeezer · 04-26-2011, 03:18 PM

I'll be honest, I only have driven stick a few times. Hated it. Plus having an automatic with tap-shift is sweet

irocnroll · 04-26-2011, 03:19 PM

Because I drive 20 miles a day in traffic and dont feel like having my knee replaced just to say I have a manual transmission. Id rather pay the $1000 now then $10K later.

goval · 04-26-2011, 03:21 PM

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Originally Posted by irocnroll

Because I drive 20 miles a day in traffic and dont feel like having my knee replaced just to say I have a manual transmission. Id rather pay the $1000 now then $10K later.

You rly mean to tell us you bought an auto because you don't want to have knee problems? Rly? I mean... c'mon man... At least be honest with us and tell us you just got it because u don't feel like having to shift gears; you like the car doing it for u.

irocnroll · 04-26-2011, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by goval

You rly mean to tell us you bought an auto because you don't want to have knee problems? Rly? I mean... c'mon man... At least be honest with us and tell us you just got it because u don't feel like having to shift gears; you like the car doing it for u.

Ive already had Knee surgery once. So yes. I have a 91 RS convertible with a Manual transmission that I cant drive more more then a half hour around town because of knee issues.

Its not about being lazy.

blizzpat · 04-26-2011, 03:25 PM

Driving stick as daily driver gets old especially when you are in a lot of traffic (from work to home I spend about an hour in traffic a day and my office is only about 5 miles away).

jennnchuck · 04-26-2011, 03:30 PM

Very simple, summer,sun,drinking, the wife is my dd

Bobbyosto · 04-26-2011, 03:34 PM

I have a V6 stick car and love it immensely. I drove an auto 6 and found it lacking in excitment. A V8 might be different. but that stick V6 is FUN.

VR Baron · 04-26-2011, 03:39 PM

What everyone said. 500,000 miles in sticks in L.A. traffic. I think I deserved a break today!

DocKevin · 04-26-2011, 03:48 PM

I drive about 75 miles per day on average. Usually three to five out of those days are going on this particular highway with a tunnel in the middle. Every single day (literally) there is an accident that slows traffic down to a crawl. People like to speed up and slow down, so traffic goes from ~10mph to ~45mph (hanging at each end before going faster or slower).

If I were to drive a manual, I would be either shifting an unbelievable amount that I would get carpal tunnel from a day or I could let it hang in one of the low gears and waste gas horribly.

Thus, an automatic with manual shift abilities = easy to drive on the daily and fun to drive when I want to

Silverlsinva · 04-26-2011, 03:59 PM

I got automatic cause i couldnt drive a stick shift any more in daily traffic just a few months ago it snowed here while i was a work when i had my cobalt SS and i was stuck in 10 hrs of stop and go traffic on the way home, when i got home my leg and foot and knee were all sore and i couldnt go to work the next day cause i do alot of standing walking at work. So i said never again and started looking for something almost as quick as the cobalt ss with an automatic and picked my Camaro.

Trevorw24 · 04-26-2011, 04:00 PM

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Originally Posted by =Stephens=

I work for Yellowbook selling advertising. They pay for my gas, but not the wear and tear for my car.

I see, well that's a fun job IMO!

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Originally Posted by RSokie

Football knees....enuff said!

Understood!

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Originally Posted by goval

a 6.2L with auto transmission is a sin!

I see your point, but to each his or her own.

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Originally Posted by JFerraro819

dont feel like playing with my car while im in traffic. Would much rather change songs while i'm driving

This is what scares me about drivers.

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Originally Posted by Bobbyosto

I have a V6 stick car and love it immensely. I drove an auto 6 and found it lacking in excitment. A V8 might be different. but that stick V6 is FUN.

Right on!

scythezo6 · 04-26-2011, 04:01 PM

I can understand people with knee problems.
I can kinda understand the wife issue...? No not really...
Personally for me driving in traffic is not that bad I do it all the time. To me its fun. In bad traffic it stays in 2nd gear the whole time anyway so its not like I'm shifting 275 times.
I didn't know how to drive stick before I got this car, but I just felt I was doing something wrong buying this thing with auto. I guess as a younger guy with good knees and no wife (only a girlfriend for 8 yrs) I wanted it more for fun than anything. I have no regrets. My last cars were auto and I wished they were manual. I guess I was just meant to have manual.

66olds442 · 04-26-2011, 04:15 PM

Why I got an auto: The only new red 2ss/rs in all of Texas was an A6.

Why I'm glad I got an auto: Mod for mod still faster than the M6 even if you use your fancy launch control and jedi shifting mastery.

nukemustang · 04-26-2011, 04:16 PM

live in a place with severe traffic issues....like #2 crappiest traffic in the country.

http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-a...t-commutes/2/#

04-26-2011, 03:30 PM	#48
jennnchuck Drives: 2010 yellow 2lt/rs Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: hazlet, new jersey Posts: 896 View My Garage	Very simple, summer,sun,drinking, the wife is my dd __________________

04-26-2011, 04:01 PM	#54
scythezo6 Virologist in the making Drives: 2010 VR SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: El Paso TX Posts: 2,865	I can understand people with knee problems. I can kinda understand the wife issue...? No not really... Personally for me driving in traffic is not that bad I do it all the time. To me its fun. In bad traffic it stays in 2nd gear the whole time anyway so its not like I'm shifting 275 times. I didn't know how to drive stick before I got this car, but I just felt I was doing something wrong buying this thing with auto. I guess as a younger guy with good knees and no wife (only a girlfriend for 8 yrs) I wanted it more for fun than anything. I have no regrets. My last cars were auto and I wished they were manual. I guess I was just meant to have manual. __________________ Victory Red 1SS/RS Ordered - 8/4/09 & Joined Camaro5.com family 6000, Delivered to the customer - 12/21/09

04-26-2011, 04:15 PM	#55
66olds442 Born Olds, Living Chevy Drives: 2011 2SS/RS: VR A6 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: New Mexico Posts: 2,080 View My Garage	Why I got an auto: The only new red 2ss/rs in all of Texas was an A6. Why I'm glad I got an auto: Mod for mod still faster than the M6 even if you use your fancy launch control and jedi shifting mastery. __________________

04-26-2011, 04:16 PM	#56
nukemustang Drives: 2017 Raptor, 2017 SS Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 277	live in a place with severe traffic issues....like #2 crappiest traffic in the country. http://www.thedailybeast.com/blogs-a...t-commutes/2/# __________________ Saving for: 2019 ZL1 convertible..... SOLD:2016 2SS Red Hot Convertible with black metallic rally stripes SOLD:2011 Silver Ice Metallic 1SS/RS Convertible. Completed modifications: installed factory HUD, deleted AFM/DOD, Dynatech LT coated headers with high flow cats, Solo Cat back exhaust, CAI inc. intake, Vmax ported TB, SIM quarter flares/splash guards, steering wheel radio controls, PDIM iPod interface in center console, RX catch can, JRE cold air scoop, windshield washer bottle relocation.

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04-26-2011, 03:18 PM	#43
golfprobeezer Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LT RS Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Little Chute, WI Posts: 38 View My Garage	I'll be honest, I only have driven stick a few times. Hated it. Plus having an automatic with tap-shift is sweet

04-26-2011, 03:19 PM	#44
irocnroll Drives: '91 RS Vert, '11 Grand Cherokee Join Date: May 2009 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,343 View My Garage	Because I drive 20 miles a day in traffic and dont feel like having my knee replaced just to say I have a manual transmission. Id rather pay the $1000 now then $10K later.

04-26-2011, 03:25 PM	#47
blizzpat Account Suspended Drives: 2010 SS Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Panama Posts: 491	Driving stick as daily driver gets old especially when you are in a lot of traffic (from work to home I spend about an hour in traffic a day and my office is only about 5 miles away).

04-26-2011, 03:34 PM	#49
Bobbyosto Drives: 2013 Camaro & 2012 Corvette GS Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 284	I have a V6 stick car and love it immensely. I drove an auto 6 and found it lacking in excitment. A V8 might be different. but that stick V6 is FUN.

04-26-2011, 03:39 PM	#50
VR Baron SoCal Camaro5 Race Team Drives: 2021 Shadow Grey Camaro 2SS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: SO CAL Posts: 14,367	What everyone said. 500,000 miles in sticks in L.A. traffic. I think I deserved a break today!

04-26-2011, 03:48 PM	#51
DocKevin Drives: '10 Malibu, '97 'Stang Convertible Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Virginia Posts: 75	I drive about 75 miles per day on average. Usually three to five out of those days are going on this particular highway with a tunnel in the middle. Every single day (literally) there is an accident that slows traffic down to a crawl. People like to speed up and slow down, so traffic goes from ~10mph to ~45mph (hanging at each end before going faster or slower). If I were to drive a manual, I would be either shifting an unbelievable amount that I would get carpal tunnel from a day or I could let it hang in one of the low gears and waste gas horribly. Thus, an automatic with manual shift abilities = easy to drive on the daily and fun to drive when I want to

04-26-2011, 03:59 PM	#52
Silverlsinva Drives: 2013 Fiat 500 Abarth Grigio Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Manassas, Va Posts: 3,124	I got automatic cause i couldnt drive a stick shift any more in daily traffic just a few months ago it snowed here while i was a work when i had my cobalt SS and i was stuck in 10 hrs of stop and go traffic on the way home, when i got home my leg and foot and knee were all sore and i couldnt go to work the next day cause i do alot of standing walking at work. So i said never again and started looking for something almost as quick as the cobalt ss with an automatic and picked my Camaro.