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mike25 · 09-27-2011, 07:33 PM

i think everyone should have to pass a driving test in a stick shift..

Trevorw24 · 09-27-2011, 09:47 PM

I wouldn't say it's old verse young. Most people over 40 haven't heard of 7 for all man kind jeans, and they supposedly wear them! I found some similarities on the manual side, and I'm 22.

PercyJWellingtonIII · 09-27-2011, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slick rick

Interesting....

http://blog.hunch.com/?p=52234

I concur except for the "Speaking of Cars Section". How can the Auto tranny drivers desires new SPORTS CARS when they can't drive a stick?

RIPws6 · 09-28-2011, 03:33 AM

I INSISTED they installed the manual crank start on all of my cars, including my Camaro. Nothing beats starting a car by pumping your heart rate to 200 in the rain hoping the car will fire up in the first 30 seconds. Thank god for Platinum spark plugs.

CamaroKid300 · 09-28-2011, 03:52 AM

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Originally Posted by PercyJWellingtonIII

I concur except for the "Speaking of Cars Section". How can the Auto tranny drivers desires new SPORTS CARS when they can't drive a stick?

Because cars such as the ZL1 offer an Auto Tranny.

HDDAN · 09-28-2011, 05:10 AM

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Originally Posted by slick rick

Interesting....

http://blog.hunch.com/?p=52234

Where do I fit into this? I have an L99 A6 and a Harley. Does the Harley qualify as an open air car? Does it qualify as a "stick"? It is a six speed hand clutch foot shift. I did not have a car in high school. I had a BSA Lightning motorcycle. Hand clutch, foot shift. My first car was a 1957 Ford 312 with Isky cam and other mods plus a three on the floor with a Hurst Synchro Lock shifter. I live in Boston, not East Shithook (any rural state). Let me see some of the critics of the A6 drive through the Big Dig and up I93 during the afternoon rush hour. I like rock and roll and blues preferably in a smoke filled bucket of blood biker bar. Enough of the mines bigger than yours bullshit please. Besides, real men ride motorcycles and use cars for really bad weather or to get the groceries.

fielderLS3 · 09-28-2011, 06:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RIPws6

I INSISTED they installed the manual crank start on all of my cars, including my Camaro. Nothing beats starting a car by pumping your heart rate to 200 in the rain hoping the car will fire up in the first 30 seconds. Thank god for Platinum spark plugs.

So you can only drive internal combustion....that's weak. 30 seconds with the crank and you're off. A real man fills the boiler and lights a fire under it.

bud miller · 09-28-2011, 01:12 PM

i'm 64..its a no brainer...i wanted the LS3...why not shift....

cab2g · 09-28-2011, 01:32 PM

yeah that survey pretty much turned into young vs old.

Carzzy · 09-28-2011, 02:49 PM

For me... a manual is just more fun to drive than an automatic! But again... to each his own!

jthurik · 09-28-2011, 03:01 PM

Racecar vs streetcar

Dave Coyle · 09-28-2011, 03:12 PM

I own the L99 6A but I will tell you that back in my younger days all I drove and raced were 4 speeds and I shifted them quicker that an automatic could shift the gears, and that is a fact!!! I just don't like shifting that much any more, that is why I have the auto now. Just my 2 cents so don't say that I am not a man if I don't now drive a stick!!!

jthurik · 09-28-2011, 03:19 PM

just like I said my Vette (racecar) is a Auto my Camaro is a manual (streetcar)

SlingShot · 09-28-2011, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Dave Coyle

I own the L99 6A but I will tell you that back in my younger days all I drove and raced were 4 speeds and I shifted them quicker that an automatic could shift the gears, and that is a fact!!! I just don't like shifting that much any more, that is why I have the auto now. Just my 2 cents so don't say that I am not a man if I don't now drive a stick!!!

Only in your mind ...

09-27-2011, 07:33 PM	#15
mike25 Drives: 2012 Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Dubba V Posts: 2,869	i think everyone should have to pass a driving test in a stick shift.. __________________ 2LT/RS M6 CGM VIN#53104 SOLD 2012 Black 2SS/RS w/ Hurst- Mods: Corsa catback, SSE, Vararam

09-27-2011, 09:47 PM	#16
Trevorw24 Black Ma6ic Drives: 2011 Camaro LS M6 Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 1,471	I wouldn't say it's old verse young. Most people over 40 haven't heard of 7 for all man kind jeans, and they supposedly wear them! I found some similarities on the manual side, and I'm 22. __________________ DT Headers l MRT v2 l Injen SRI l Hurst STS l Resonators Delete l Lowered 1.25'' l 35% Tint l Black Bowties l Tinted Tail Lights l AAC lighting l Debadged

09-28-2011, 01:32 PM	#23
cab2g love. my. car. Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,372 View My Garage	yeah that survey pretty much turned into young vs old. __________________

09-28-2011, 02:49 PM	#24
Carzzy Drives: '24 Camaro 2SS Conv. & '21Blazer Join Date: May 2011 Location: Rochester NY Posts: 517 View My Garage	For me... a manual is just more fun to drive than an automatic! But again... to each his own! __________________ '24 Camaro 2SS 6M Convertible Last edited by Carzzy; 09-28-2011 at 03:16 PM.

09-28-2011, 03:12 PM	#26
Dave Coyle Drives: 2010 SS , 1970 Z-28, 2002 Avalanche Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 2,524 View My Garage	I own the L99 6A but I will tell you that back in my younger days all I drove and raced were 4 speeds and I shifted them quicker that an automatic could shift the gears, and that is a fact!!! I just don't like shifting that much any more, that is why I have the auto now. Just my 2 cents so don't say that I am not a man if I don't now drive a stick!!! __________________ IF IT'S WORTH HAVING, IT'S WORTH WAITING FOR!!!! (AND IT WAS) 434RWHP/403RWTQ Livernois Motorsports 2C Cam kit Kooks 1 7/8 LT Headers/Hi-Flo Cats/Corsa Exhaust Roto-Fab CAI / Port Intake Precission 2400/2800 Converter/3.73 AAM gears Livernois Motorsports Tune Best time: 11.97 @ 117 MPH

09-28-2011, 03:33 AM	#18
RIPws6 Drives: 2019 2SS Riverside Blue Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 312	I INSISTED they installed the manual crank start on all of my cars, including my Camaro. Nothing beats starting a car by pumping your heart rate to 200 in the rain hoping the car will fire up in the first 30 seconds. Thank god for Platinum spark plugs.

09-28-2011, 01:12 PM	#22
bud miller Drives: 2015 flash green edition Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: escondido Posts: 59	i'm 64..its a no brainer...i wanted the LS3...why not shift....

09-28-2011, 03:01 PM	#25
jthurik Drives: 2014 Corvette Z51 TT 2018 ZL1 A10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 66	Racecar vs streetcar

09-28-2011, 03:19 PM	#27
jthurik Drives: 2014 Corvette Z51 TT 2018 ZL1 A10 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 66	just like I said my Vette (racecar) is a Auto my Camaro is a manual (streetcar)

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