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ZL1DREAM · 04-28-2012, 01:10 PM

How Many Autos Being Made VS Stick Vote Here!! Do Tell About Your Auto Experiance!

Very curious how many got the automatic and there views on it now that they got it?

Vote stick if you have Stick
Vote auto if you got the auto

lets see how the ordering really went!

thank you so much everyone!

Drake Heminger · 04-28-2012, 01:16 PM

I like the tap it's very fast shifting

ZL1Dave · 04-28-2012, 01:20 PM

I think alot of people are steering clear of the auto for the reason that once you get done with the gas guzzler tax its a pricey option. Mine here in Pa. was 2300.00 tax which is double the tax of the manual, plus the cost of the trans so 3300 bucks extra it costed me

ZL1DREAM · 04-28-2012, 01:25 PM

Has the overall performance exceeded your expectations or under performed on the Auto? I know the gas guzzler tax is a turn off. But is the auto really a great transmission?

Frankzl1 · 04-28-2012, 01:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ZL1DREAM

Has the overall performance exceeded your expectations or under performed on the Auto? I know the gas guzzler tax is a turn off. But is the auto really a great transmission?

I will have to agree, the shifting on the auto is so smooth and no lag at all - simply incredible!!!

illiceman · 04-28-2012, 01:53 PM

I would like to know.I have had one ordered since Jan and it is still at 3000.I am very upset.Bought over 125 new GM products and I have not been treated right at all.

1MtnGoat · 04-28-2012, 04:18 PM

Shifting is just like any other auto when you're puttin around. But get after it and "Bro Zeke" changes in an instant. The shifts are quick and crisp. The downshifts with rev matching are fantastic. The skip shifts when downshifting are sweet. Yes it was $1,185 for the auto and $1,300 extra for the GG Tax. In my book it was $2,485 well spent.

Ciscokid · 04-28-2012, 04:54 PM

I got auto only because of remote start and the amount of driving I do would kill me with the manual.
ZL1 will be a daily driver, just like my SS is today.
SS was purchased in June of 2011 and it has 32K miles on it already. Just waiting for the ZL1 and I will part with the SS.
I enjoy driving my car and will continue using as DD.

JMAN311 · 04-28-2012, 06:10 PM

Went with the auto this time. I've always had a manual in the past. But this will be my DD as long as the weather is good. I have a decent commute to work now and I don't want to deal with a manual in stop and go traffic every day. I also think the tapshift will be a lot of fun to use. I would like to take the car to a track at least a few times a year, 1/4 mile or road course.

Janet · 04-28-2012, 10:36 PM

I bought the Manual because I am basically "old school" and I want it to shift when I WANT. I just love to be able to drop it down one gear at those special times. And yes I know that this automatic is FABULOUS. If I was a drag racer I would have gotten the automatic without hesitation.

Janet

Dave K · 04-28-2012, 10:47 PM

Manual for sure, have an auto in my GT and there are days I regret it but it's my everyday driver so the auto is fine but for my Z I want the whole driving experience not just steering the car, it was a no brainer for me but everybody's got their own opinion, you have to do what makes you happy. These cars make you VERRRRY HAPPY

OldScoolCamaro · 04-28-2012, 10:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Janet

I bought the Manual because I am basically "old school" and I want it to shift when I WANT. I just love to be able to drop it down one gear at those special times. And yes I know that this automatic is FABULOUS. If I was a drag racer I would have gotten the automatic without hesitation.

Janet

I agree with you. I love the feeling of being totally in tune with the car and pulling the trigger sort of speak when I want to. I drove a turbo 400 auto for drag racing purposes, but driving on the road under all general conditions, I must have a stick. I feel plugged into the car, part of the circuit per se.

IROC U · 04-28-2012, 11:01 PM

Automatic and loving it. The tap shifts take some getting used to though.

SlingShot · 04-28-2012, 11:12 PM

I ordered the A6 and will still have the SS with LS3 when I feel the need to row gears.

View Poll Results: How Many Autos Being Made VS Stick Vote Here!! Do Tell About Your Auto Experiance!
Automatic	33	38.82%
Stick	52	61.18%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 85. You may not vote on this poll

04-28-2012, 01:10 PM	#1
ZL1DREAM Account Suspended Drives: 2012 ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: CALIFORNIA Posts: 89	How Many Autos Being Made VS Stick Vote Here!! Do Tell About Your Auto Experiance! How Many Autos Being Made VS Stick Vote Here!! Do Tell About Your Auto Experiance! Very curious how many got the automatic and there views on it now that they got it? Vote stick if you have Stick Vote auto if you got the auto lets see how the ordering really went! thank you so much everyone!

04-28-2012, 01:16 PM	#2
Drake Heminger Drives: 2014 Stingray Z51 Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Stafford, VA Posts: 2,951	I like the tap it's very fast shifting __________________ "What a coincidence, Drake returns and brings brand new ZL1's with him...." - CAM....ZL1

04-28-2012, 06:10 PM	#9
JMAN311 Drives: 2013 F-150 Limited Join Date: May 2008 Location: Parker, CO Posts: 2,191	Went with the auto this time. I've always had a manual in the past. But this will be my DD as long as the weather is good. I have a decent commute to work now and I don't want to deal with a manual in stop and go traffic every day. I also think the tapshift will be a lot of fun to use. I would like to take the car to a track at least a few times a year, 1/4 mile or road course. __________________ There just might be a 2016 Camaro or Corvette in my future... _____________________________________________ Previous Chevy's 2013 Camaro ZL1 A6\|SIM 2010 Camaro 2SS/RS\|M6\|CGM Exterior\|Gray Int 2000 Camaro SS\|M6\|SLP headers\|SLP center mounted quad exhaust\|Magnaflow muffler\|Hypertech programmed 2001 Corvette\|M6\|LG Motorsports Headers\|Corsa Touring Cat-back\|Magnaflow X Pipe\|Hurst short-throw\|Dyno tuned

04-28-2012, 11:12 PM	#14
SlingShot Drives: 2012 ZL1 - #670 Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Seminole, Fl. Posts: 8,009	I ordered the A6 and will still have the SS with LS3 when I feel the need to row gears. __________________

04-28-2012, 01:20 PM	#3
ZL1Dave Drives: 2012 ZL-1 #1442 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Phila. Pa Posts: 201	I think alot of people are steering clear of the auto for the reason that once you get done with the gas guzzler tax its a pricey option. Mine here in Pa. was 2300.00 tax which is double the tax of the manual, plus the cost of the trans so 3300 bucks extra it costed me

04-28-2012, 01:25 PM	#4
ZL1DREAM Account Suspended Drives: 2012 ZL1 Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: CALIFORNIA Posts: 89	Has the overall performance exceeded your expectations or under performed on the Auto? I know the gas guzzler tax is a turn off. But is the auto really a great transmission?

04-28-2012, 01:53 PM	#6
illiceman Drives: 2012 ZL 1 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: LAKE OZARK,MO. Posts: 156	I would like to know.I have had one ordered since Jan and it is still at 3000.I am very upset.Bought over 125 new GM products and I have not been treated right at all.

04-28-2012, 04:18 PM	#7
1MtnGoat Drives: '12 SIM ZL1, 1 of 49 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Eastern TN Posts: 459	Shifting is just like any other auto when you're puttin around. But get after it and "Bro Zeke" changes in an instant. The shifts are quick and crisp. The downshifts with rev matching are fantastic. The skip shifts when downshifting are sweet. Yes it was $1,185 for the auto and $1,300 extra for the GG Tax. In my book it was $2,485 well spent.

04-28-2012, 04:54 PM	#8
Ciscokid Drives: 2013 ZL1 Vert - BRM&2014 NRB Vette Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cary, NC Posts: 213 View My Garage	I got auto only because of remote start and the amount of driving I do would kill me with the manual. ZL1 will be a daily driver, just like my SS is today. SS was purchased in June of 2011 and it has 32K miles on it already. Just waiting for the ZL1 and I will part with the SS. I enjoy driving my car and will continue using as DD.

04-28-2012, 10:36 PM	#10
Janet Drives: 2015 Z06, 06 Silverado, Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: So Cal Posts: 275	I bought the Manual because I am basically "old school" and I want it to shift when I WANT. I just love to be able to drop it down one gear at those special times. And yes I know that this automatic is FABULOUS. If I was a drag racer I would have gotten the automatic without hesitation. Janet

04-28-2012, 10:47 PM	#11
Dave K Drives: 2012 CRT ZL1, 1969 Buick 225 conv Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: W. Bloomfield Michigan Posts: 104	Manual for sure, have an auto in my GT and there are days I regret it but it's my everyday driver so the auto is fine but for my Z I want the whole driving experience not just steering the car, it was a no brainer for me but everybody's got their own opinion, you have to do what makes you happy. These cars make you VERRRRY HAPPY

04-28-2012, 11:01 PM	#13
IROC U Drives: 1986 Camaro IROC-Z; 2012 Camaro ZL1 Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: GA Posts: 150 View My Garage	Automatic and loving it. The tap shifts take some getting used to though.