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dwinva · 03-07-2013, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by v6sonoma

People get disappointed because they settle for what other people tell them to get. You need to ignore everyone else and buy what YOU want. I love my manual and many people are perfectly happy with there autos.

zackex · 03-07-2013, 12:06 PM

I bought the 426 HP V8 with a Tremec 6 speed powertrain. It just so hapened they wraped a great car around it. I love my Camaro!!!

nyrfan · 03-07-2013, 12:07 PM

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Originally Posted by jtulery

NOPE.....I LOVE my auto..... my SSR is a Manuel

Mine is a Jesus. Lol!

Sent from my 2SS/RS

Norm Peterson · 03-07-2013, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

I hate it when someone asks a question that should only be answered by people that actually own one turns into a debate such as auto vs manual V8 Vs V6.

All that was asked is if people with automatics regret getting them.... Why do people with manuals have to chime in and tell why they are better than automatics?

I'd think that people who currently own stick-shift cars would still be entitled to respond if at any time in their past they'd bought at least one car with an automatic.

I've owned a few automatics, though they're a ways back in the past. Didn't regret or even think twice about getting any of them. Take that as a "no regrets" response - that might not have been expected.

What's happened since is irrelevant, other than we've still not regretted buying any of the cars we have now or have had.

Like was said earlier, make your transmission choice based on your best reasons for you. If you don't choose out of blind habit, impatience, peer pressure, or some poll telling you what other people think you should have, you'll be far less likely to end up with regrets. Sorry to hear of a couple of folks who didn't see their own preference clearly enough to overcome the external influences.

Norm

Angrybird 12 · 03-07-2013, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Norm Peterson

I'd think that people who currently own stick-shift cars would still be entitled to respond if at any time in their past they'd bought at least one car with an automatic.

I've owned a few automatics, though they're a ways back in the past. Didn't regret or even think twice about getting any of them. Take that as a "no regrets" response - that might not have been expected.

What's happened since is irrelevant, other than we've still not regretted buying any of the cars we have or have had.

Like was said earlier, make your transmission choice based on your best reasons for you. If you don't choose out of habit, impatience, peer pressure, or some poll telling you what other people think you should have, you'll be far less likely to end up with regrets. Sorry to hear of a couple of folks who didn't see their own preference clearly enough to overcome the external influences.

Norm

You cannot judge the 5th gen Camaro's automatic from driving other cars with automatics. I have and they really are not comparable... I can understand those that had an automatic 5th gen Camaro that traded for a manual saying yes they regretted it but if you haven't owned a 5th gen Camaro automatic you don't really have a dog in this hunt...

SuperSport2011 · 03-07-2013, 12:46 PM

When I first got the car I said to myself this is gonna be my DD and I live in a big city so I'll get the auto. Weeks pass and I realized there's no way I'm gonna let her go through winter, so she became a weekend warrior. After a while I got bummed out that I got the auto but then when I looked outside the box I realized that hey I still have to deal with traffic no matter what. When I wanna play around and feel the gears shift I just engage the paddles and have a blast. I can honestly say yea It bugs me when people come up and say "you should have got the manual'' and then I start believing it but in reality when I sit in my car I truly love what I have and the idea of being able to choose from paddle shifters and auto is just amazing. At this point no regrets...

Trentin24 · 03-07-2013, 01:21 PM

I have a 2010 A6 1LT and at times I have regretted having an automatic. Like when I want to drive fast or go through all of the gears. The paddle shifters are cool. But they aren't that cool. Although sometimes I am very thankful I have a automatic. Like when I'm up at 4:30 in the morning and can barely press the gas pedal and brake let alone find a clutch and find the gears. Or when I am in a hurry and need to eat something. Yes I eat in my car please don't say anything about it. I would love a manual for weekends. But in MY opinion daily driving might get a bit annoying.

Steve Dallas · 03-07-2013, 01:58 PM

Yep. I traded my SS Manual for a Sonic LTZ Automatic.

Definately regret that.

CFD · 03-07-2013, 02:09 PM

I normally don't get involved in these threads but just for kicks. I have no regrets in getting an auto. I have been in the auto industry my whole life and have driven more manuals than you can imagine, from foreign sports cars to good ol' American muscle cars, Gm's Ford's and Chrysler's and although they were and still are a blast I love my Camaro with it's auto, at this point in my life and for my own reasons I can honestly say" I WOULD HAVE REGRETED GETTING A MANUAL"

2Muchmark · 03-07-2013, 02:30 PM

I never tried the automatic / paddle shifts but would love to take one for a spin one day. Manual is lots of fun but a pain when you're stuck in traffic. Still prefer manual anyway.

Norm Peterson · 03-07-2013, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Angrybird 12

You cannot judge the 5th gen Camaro's automatic from driving other cars with automatics. I have and they really are not comparable... I can understand those that had an automatic 5th gen Camaro that traded for a manual saying yes they regretted it but if you haven't owned a 5th gen Camaro automatic you don't really have a dog in this hunt...

They don't have to be comparable once a "no regrets" position has been established - can't get any further away from having regrets than by having none. And to think that you're getting that kind of admission out of somebody like me . . . ought to count for more, not less.

If anything, had the current 6L50/6L80 been available back in my AT days, it would have made for an even stronger opinion for "no regrets", guaranteed. (But the answer to the topic question would have still been the same.)

Now if I'd actually expressed regrets about having owned any of those cars, with ATs clearly inferior to today's, you'd have a solid point. And I would have stuck to the implied sub-topic of how those two guys ended up with regrets and what they perhaps should have done to avoid them. Somebody might still benefit.

Norm

2010 SSRS · 03-07-2013, 02:34 PM

all my Camaros are Automatics

Jason P · 03-07-2013, 02:48 PM

If I drove my car everyday I would have bought an auto, but I don't. Both my DD, and the wife's DD are autos. They can't be beat for comfort and ease of driving. ( You can drink your coffee on the way to work.) My camaro is a toy I didn't buy it for comfort, or ease of driving. I bought it to go fast and have fun. Everyone has a need buy what fits your need.

Oldag · 03-07-2013, 02:56 PM

No regrets here - have SS w/ stick ordered...
For the second car, I really wanted manual. Not so fun if in stop & go traffic, but I am seldom in that situation anymore.

03-07-2013, 12:46 PM	#62
SuperSport2011 Drives: 2011 camaro 2ss/rs rally yellow L99 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Toronto Posts: 954 View My Garage	When I first got the car I said to myself this is gonna be my DD and I live in a big city so I'll get the auto. Weeks pass and I realized there's no way I'm gonna let her go through winter, so she became a weekend warrior. After a while I got bummed out that I got the auto but then when I looked outside the box I realized that hey I still have to deal with traffic no matter what. When I wanna play around and feel the gears shift I just engage the paddles and have a blast. I can honestly say yea It bugs me when people come up and say "you should have got the manual'' and then I start believing it but in reality when I sit in my car I truly love what I have and the idea of being able to choose from paddle shifters and auto is just amazing. At this point no regrets... __________________ - Airaid cold air intake - Kooks 1 7/8 long tube headers - Kooks high flow cats - Borla atak 2.5" cat back exhaust - Dyno tune - AFM delete - 94 octane tune - Vitesse paddle shifters - Blacked out rims - Costum painted engine cover - T3 stripes - GM locking gas cap

03-07-2013, 01:58 PM	#64
Steve Dallas Commits weekly crime Drives: 2017 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Camano Island, WA Posts: 9,513 View My Garage	Yep. I traded my SS Manual for a Sonic LTZ Automatic. Definately regret that. __________________ 2017 Camaro 1LT - Blue Barchetta IV I fire up the willing engine, responding with a roar. Tires spitting gravel I commit my weekly crime.

03-07-2013, 02:34 PM	#68
2010 SSRS Drives: 3 V8 Camaros Join Date: May 2009 Location: The Ocean State Posts: 111,186 View My Garage	all my Camaros are Automatics __________________ Jannetty Racing JRE Street Package

03-07-2013, 02:48 PM	#69
Jason P Drives: 2011 2ss Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: United States Posts: 272	If I drove my car everyday I would have bought an auto, but I don't. Both my DD, and the wife's DD are autos. They can't be beat for comfort and ease of driving. ( You can drink your coffee on the way to work.) My camaro is a toy I didn't buy it for comfort, or ease of driving. I bought it to go fast and have fun. Everyone has a need buy what fits your need. __________________ 2011 2ss Ram twin plate ceramic clutch, Texas speed 418 LS3 235 /243 .621 / .624 cam, ported and polished heads with dual springs,magnum push rods, Hotchkis race pack, Stainless Power long tube headers with no cats, Magna Flo competition exhaust, lpe fuel pump, magnuson supercharger with overdrive and port matched blower plate, IW 8 rib pullies, AEM meth kit, id 850 injectors, 3 bar map, halltech cai, zl1 rear diff

03-07-2013, 12:06 PM	#58
zackex Drives: 45th Camaro SS Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: boston Posts: 74 View My Garage	I bought the 426 HP V8 with a Tremec 6 speed powertrain. It just so hapened they wraped a great car around it. I love my Camaro!!!

03-07-2013, 01:21 PM	#63
Trentin24 Trentin24 Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Washington Posts: 1,377 View My Garage	I have a 2010 A6 1LT and at times I have regretted having an automatic. Like when I want to drive fast or go through all of the gears. The paddle shifters are cool. But they aren't that cool. Although sometimes I am very thankful I have a automatic. Like when I'm up at 4:30 in the morning and can barely press the gas pedal and brake let alone find a clutch and find the gears. Or when I am in a hurry and need to eat something. Yes I eat in my car please don't say anything about it. I would love a manual for weekends. But in MY opinion daily driving might get a bit annoying.

03-07-2013, 02:09 PM	#65
CFD Drives: 2SS/RS L99 BLACK Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Franklin , MA Posts: 6,696	I normally don't get involved in these threads but just for kicks. I have no regrets in getting an auto. I have been in the auto industry my whole life and have driven more manuals than you can imagine, from foreign sports cars to good ol' American muscle cars, Gm's Ford's and Chrysler's and although they were and still are a blast I love my Camaro with it's auto, at this point in my life and for my own reasons I can honestly say" I WOULD HAVE REGRETED GETTING A MANUAL"

03-07-2013, 02:30 PM	#66
2Muchmark Drives: 2013 2SS RS 1LE Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Montreal Posts: 856	I never tried the automatic / paddle shifts but would love to take one for a spin one day. Manual is lots of fun but a pain when you're stuck in traffic. Still prefer manual anyway.

03-07-2013, 02:56 PM	#70
Oldag Drives: 2013 2SS Convertible, LS3 Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Republic of Texas Posts: 361	No regrets here - have SS w/ stick ordered... For the second car, I really wanted manual. Not so fun if in stop & go traffic, but I am seldom in that situation anymore.