quick poll - manual or automatic (only 5th Gen please)

[shanline]

I'm in one of those weird situations where this is the dream car for BOTH me and the wife.. when people ask "who's car is it really, I still say OURS".

She loves to drive it as much as I do..

That being said, we have different driving styles. And although we didn't have to compromise on the color/options/V8 engine, we did have to compromise on the Auto/Manual.

Originally, I wanted a manual. She wanted an automatic. I thought it was nice that the auto has the tap-shift ability. My commute has a lot of stop and go traffic and the automatic is just nice to not have to worry about shifting.

I do put it into tap-shift mode when I want to have fun though.

I plan on doing a CAI and cat-back system to restore those lost horses I'm missing from getting a L99 engine.. but the whole L99 vs. LS3 argument is not one that I feel like I'm on the wrong side of the fence about.

[Coltrane]

Originally Posted by 5cents

What's the difference between the LS3 and the L99 ..... 26HP? No big deal if you ask me. An auto will blow the doors off any manual, any day.

Besides, the auto has remote start, the manual doesn't. And with the "tap-shift" controls, you can drive an auto like a manual. That's what sold me on the auto trans.

ROFLMAO !!!

I know you were born that way.

[Xedes]

Auto for me and had an auto in my C6 LS3. You guys are fooling yourselves if you think there's a huge difference in motors (sorry to burst bubbles). Heck I can't even think of any top tier sports cars that still offer manual as a primary option.

[2011 SS]

Originally Posted by 5cents

What's the difference between the LS3 and the L99 ..... 26HP? No big deal if you ask me. An auto will blow the doors off any manual, any day.

Besides, the auto has remote start, the manual doesn't. And with the "tap-shift" controls, you can drive an auto like a manual. That's what sold me on the auto trans.

Rofl, you wanna race?

[meissen]

Originally Posted by Xedes

Auto for me and had an auto in my C6 LS3. You guys are fooling yourselves if you think there's a huge difference in motors (sorry to burst bubbles). Heck I can't even think of any top tier sports cars that still offer manual as a primary option.

Maybe not so much the motors, but there's definitely a huge difference in drivability. When I was doing the ride and drive event, the automatic 2010 Camaro SS had a noticable delay between stomping the gas and the car taking off. I just recently got to drive a manual SS and holy cow the difference was night and day -- the pedal actually responds as you press it and the car feels so much faster too (perception because of the faster throttle response).

[Xedes]

Originally Posted by meissen

Maybe not so much the motors, but there's definitely a huge difference in drivability. When I was doing the ride and drive event, the automatic 2010 Camaro SS had a noticable delay between stomping the gas and the car taking off. I just recently got to drive a manual SS and holy cow the difference was night and day -- the pedal actually responds as you press it and the car feels so much faster too (perception because of the faster throttle response).

That's true but get a trans tune and it's a whole new game. Nobody can shift as fast or accurate as a computer.