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thejoker1232 · 10-21-2009, 05:23 PM

ok so my step-dad said he would teach me how to drive manual on a friends truck, i live in a town where there is a lot of red lights and 30-40-45mph speed limits i want a manual because i never had one and i always envisioned muscle cars being manual i don't know i think my step-dad is trying to scare me off to get an automatic but in my heart i know i want a manual i just have never driven a manual and it scares me to know the camaro has that much power. What if i mess up and shift wrong and blow up the transmission any suggestions guys?

CloudXTC · 10-21-2009, 05:26 PM

well...ive driven manual for over 7 years... mixed with auto... i have the v6 and its still a fairly brutal thing to get used to... its my second day i have the car and im getting more used to the clutch...
my advice is... if you really want a manual car... and your stepdad will teach you ... you will be fine... just have to take time and get to know the clutch...

goodluck

Bear · 10-21-2009, 05:34 PM

Short and Sweet.............................Phuck Yeah!!!

coolman · 10-21-2009, 05:37 PM

go for it. You'll learn. Good things are worth a little work.

futrocpd · 10-21-2009, 05:44 PM

do it man

yenko1 · 10-21-2009, 05:47 PM

+1

Brady_SS · 10-21-2009, 05:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coolman

go for it. You'll learn. Good things are worth a little work.

Once you get a little practice with it, you'll enjoy having the manual much more than the auto. I ordered my car with a manual even though it had been 13 years since I owned one. When it came in, I was a little nervous but it truly is like riding a bike. Once you learn, you never lose it.

My first Camaro was an auto, I loved that car but the experience doesn't even compare to my new one with a stick.

BigMatt · 10-21-2009, 05:57 PM

I got mine with an LS3 M6 only having driven manual 3-4 times. Yes you will stall, everyone does when learning to drive manual. It took me about 3 days to be competent enough to drive in traffic without stalling. I am VERY HAPPY I got a manual.

MEDISIN · 10-21-2009, 05:58 PM

yes the first few days/weeks will be a little nerve-wracking but once you get it down, it's a joy that never goes away. i bought the M6 just so I could row it through the gears - always makes me smile

tjbusa · 10-21-2009, 06:01 PM

The only time I wish I had a automatic is when I'm stuck in a traffic jam. That is the only time.... get the manual

Number 3 · 10-21-2009, 06:10 PM

Simply................yes.

RMGee · 10-21-2009, 06:12 PM

Manual. Just do it. Seriously.

jmikeharris · 10-21-2009, 06:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tjbusa

The only time I wish I had a automatic is when I'm stuck in a traffic jam.

CamaroFemme · 10-21-2009, 06:19 PM

Get the automatic. You can always put it in manual mode and tapshift from the steering wheel. A brand new $40K car isn't something you want to be a noob to manual in.

10-21-2009, 05:23 PM	#1
thejoker1232 Drives: furture 1LT synergy green camaro Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: longview Posts: 534	Stupid question yay should i get ls3 if i dont know how to drive manual yet ok so my step-dad said he would teach me how to drive manual on a friends truck, i live in a town where there is a lot of red lights and 30-40-45mph speed limits i want a manual because i never had one and i always envisioned muscle cars being manual i don't know i think my step-dad is trying to scare me off to get an automatic but in my heart i know i want a manual i just have never driven a manual and it scares me to know the camaro has that much power. What if i mess up and shift wrong and blow up the transmission any suggestions guys?

10-21-2009, 05:26 PM	#2
CloudXTC Drives: 1LT\|RS\|SIM\|M6\|BA Stereo Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Brampton, Ontario Posts: 1,838	well...ive driven manual for over 7 years... mixed with auto... i have the v6 and its still a fairly brutal thing to get used to... its my second day i have the car and im getting more used to the clutch... my advice is... if you really want a manual car... and your stepdad will teach you ... you will be fine... just have to take time and get to know the clutch... goodluck __________________ 1LT \| RS \| M6 \| SIM \| BA Stereo 1000 - [07-23-2009] Order Made at dealer 1100 - [08-04-2009] Preliminary order accepted 2000 - [08-25-2009] Accepted by GM 3000 - [09-01-2009] Accepted by production control TPW = 10-05-2009 3300 - [09-28-2009] Scheduled for production 3400 - [10-01-2009] Broadcast - Being Built 3800 - [10-13-2009] Produced - Built- VIN 2G1xxx54917 4200 - [10-19-2009] Shipped 5000 - [10-19-2009] Delivered to the dealer 6000 - [10-20-2009] Delivered to the customer

10-21-2009, 05:34 PM	#3
Bear Drives: 2015 Green Flash 2SS M6 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Long Island, New York Posts: 352	Short and Sweet.............................Phuck Yeah!!! __________________ Back in the Game.

10-21-2009, 05:44 PM	#5
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10-21-2009, 05:47 PM	#6
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10-21-2009, 05:37 PM	#4
coolman Guest Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: PA Posts: 4,812	go for it. You'll learn. Good things are worth a little work.

10-21-2009, 05:57 PM	#8
BigMatt 2010 Camaro 2 SS/RS M6 Drives: 2010 Camaro SS/RS Join Date: May 2009 Location: Clayton Delaware Posts: 1,218 View My Garage	I got mine with an LS3 M6 only having driven manual 3-4 times. Yes you will stall, everyone does when learning to drive manual. It took me about 3 days to be competent enough to drive in traffic without stalling. I am VERY HAPPY I got a manual. __________________ Forged LS3, FED M311 heads, CAI Inc, ARH 1 7/8, Corsa Xtreme, Taylor Wires, MGW Shifter, Street slayer twin carbon clutch, Tick braided clutch line & speed bleeder, ZL1 Diff Swap, BMR Split drop, Sway Bars, Trailing Arms, Toe Rods, Pro bushing kit, Carslyle racing 15in conversion, Whipple, LPE dual fuel pumps, Rx catch can, Id1300x, Alky Control

10-21-2009, 05:58 PM	#9
MEDISIN Drives: 2011 CTS-V Sedan Join Date: May 2009 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Posts: 1,505 View My Garage	yes the first few days/weeks will be a little nerve-wracking but once you get it down, it's a joy that never goes away. i bought the M6 just so I could row it through the gears - always makes me smile __________________ 2012 - Present: 2011 CTS-V Sedan, A6, Airaid, Zmax TB and Tune by R.P.M. = 535 hp/503 lb-ft. 2009 - 2012: 2010 2SS RS IBM M6, MGW Shifter, BMR Trailing Arms/Tunnel Brace, Roto-Fab CAI, VMAX Ported TB, Kooks 6511-Complete (Headers, X-Pipe, Mufflers), dyno tuned by R.P.M. = 415 hp/412 lb-ft. "Not giving a f^k is truly the greatest luxury, and no luxury car gives fewer f^k's than a CTS-V." - Matt Hardigree

10-21-2009, 06:01 PM	#10
tjbusa Serious Sleeper Drives: 2010 CGM 2SS/RS M6 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lexington,SC Posts: 3,129	The only time I wish I had a automatic is when I'm stuck in a traffic jam. That is the only time.... get the manual __________________ ************************************* Drive-by Fact of Life: After Monday and Tuesday even the calendar reads... W T F *************************************

10-21-2009, 06:10 PM	#11
Number 3 Hail to the King baby! Drives: '19 XT4 2.0T & '22 VW Atlas 2.0T Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 12,171 View My Garage	Simply................yes. __________________ "Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure." - Aldous Huxley

10-21-2009, 06:12 PM	#12
RMGee Clap Clap Drives: 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: NC Posts: 326	Manual. Just do it. Seriously.

10-21-2009, 06:19 PM	#14
CamaroFemme Drives: 2010 Black Camaro 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: USA Posts: 1,879	Get the automatic. You can always put it in manual mode and tapshift from the steering wheel. A brand new $40K car isn't something you want to be a noob to manual in.

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