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jordan 572 · 01-31-2009, 10:42 AM

i am 14 but i am getting a camaro for my 16th birthday. i want a stick put my mom and uncle think it is a bad idea because they think i will get tired of it. do u get so use to a stick that you dont even notice when your shifting the car. or do u guys think sticks are annonying

kalel · 01-31-2009, 10:51 AM

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Originally Posted by jordan 572

i am 14 but i am getting a camaro for my 16th birthday. i want a stick put my mom and uncle think it is a bad idea because they think i will get tired of it. do u get so use to a stick that you dont even notice when your shifting the car. or do u guys think sticks are annonying

I think automatics are annoying (unless in a traffic jam).

bobscogin · 01-31-2009, 10:55 AM

Annoying? All I can say is this -- if you get a stick, there will be times you'd wish for an automatic, but the fun and sense of involvement you have with the car makes a manual my choice. That said, if I had to use a car for a daily driver, I'd choose an automatic. How's that for a concise answer!

Bob

Andro · 01-31-2009, 10:56 AM

WOW! I wish I got a Camaro when I was 16. 6 speed all the way

Black5thgen · 01-31-2009, 10:57 AM

Sticks are a lot of fun and that out weighs the inconvienece of an auto. It's a lot easier to drive a stick with some power unlike a stick cobalt or civic.

CamaroEnergy4Life · 01-31-2009, 11:01 AM

Stick shift all the way baby. I'm 16 and will be driving a 6 speed manual Camaro.

VenomZ302 · 01-31-2009, 11:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Black5thgen

...that out weighs the inconvienece of an auto.

How does an automatic transmission inconvenience you?

jordan 572 · 01-31-2009, 11:05 AM

yeah that is why i wwant a stick because they are a lot of fun.

*Camaro_Corvette* · 01-31-2009, 11:25 AM

I only wish I could answer your question. This will be the first car with a manual that I will ever own. On the flip side my best friend drives a chevy silverado with a 5-speed manual in it. He has been driving it since the day I have known him. He doesn't get annoyed at all. He barely even notices it as different. After you get used to it, you shouldn't be fine.

wjones14 · 01-31-2009, 11:29 AM

I think everyone should learn on a stick. But not necessarily mated to a 426 horsepower engine.

fireresq157 · 01-31-2009, 11:58 AM

I love stick I have been driving it since my first car 17 years ago. The only time it suck is when your in bumper to bumper traffic for a long time , and or city traffic and your using your cell phone without a head set. I highly discourage that practice.

BTW please tell me your going to start with the V6 ,for someone 16 y/o to learn and or drive a car with 426hp is almost suicide. Around that age to about 25 everyone thinks their invinsible and nothing can go wrong or happen to you or other people on the road. 305hp is nothing to laugh at so keep it safe. I've pulled,cut out, enough dead kids out of cars.

jeffny09 · 01-31-2009, 12:01 PM

no

FenwickHockey65 · 01-31-2009, 12:12 PM

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Originally Posted by jordan 572

i am 14 but i am getting a camaro for my 16th birthday. i want a stick put my mom and uncle think it is a bad idea because they think i will get tired of it. do u get so use to a stick that you dont even notice when your shifting the car. or do u guys think sticks are annonying

They get annoying in traffic jams and city driving. I don't know personally, just listening to my dad complain.

And please tell us you're starting off with the V6.

Nexus6 · 01-31-2009, 01:38 PM

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Originally Posted by VenomZ302

How does an automatic transmission inconvenience you?

He might be talking about the "slushbox" factor.Or when on the highway when you need to pass someone quickly it has to kick down instead of just rolling into the "go" pedal .

01-31-2009, 10:42 AM	#1
jordan 572 Drives: none Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: MN Posts: 1,720 View My Garage	are manuals annonying? i am 14 but i am getting a camaro for my 16th birthday. i want a stick put my mom and uncle think it is a bad idea because they think i will get tired of it. do u get so use to a stick that you dont even notice when your shifting the car. or do u guys think sticks are annonying

01-31-2009, 10:56 AM	#4
Andro NOICE!!! ™ Drives: Force Fed 427 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: GOT BOOST? Posts: 5,214 View My Garage	WOW! I wish I got a Camaro when I was 16. 6 speed all the way __________________

01-31-2009, 11:25 AM	#9
Camaro_Corvette 36.58625, -121.7568 Drives: Team 1LE Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Earth Posts: 23,709 View My Garage	I only wish I could answer your question. This will be the first car with a manual that I will ever own. On the flip side my best friend drives a chevy silverado with a 5-speed manual in it. He has been driving it since the day I have known him. He doesn't get annoyed at all. He barely even notices it as different. After you get used to it, you shouldn't be fine. __________________ I am seriously never serious vv V vv Next order of business

01-31-2009, 11:29 AM	#10
wjones14 Drives: 2021 BMW M2 Competition Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Niantic CT Posts: 775	I think everyone should learn on a stick. But not necessarily mated to a 426 horsepower engine. __________________ 2021 BMW M2 Competition 6MT 2011 Candy Lime Green Kawasaki Z1000 (1/4 mile - 10.38 @ 129.61 mph - stock) ---------- Previous: 2018 Summit White 2SS 1LE; 2015 MINI Cooper F56 6MT; 2015 BMW M235i 6MT; 2003 MINI 5MT; 2005 Mustang GT 5MT

01-31-2009, 11:58 AM	#11
fireresq157 Drives: 1997 SS & 2010 2SS/RS Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: South Florida Posts: 1,027	I love stick I have been driving it since my first car 17 years ago. The only time it suck is when your in bumper to bumper traffic for a long time , and or city traffic and your using your cell phone without a head set. I highly discourage that practice. BTW please tell me your going to start with the V6 ,for someone 16 y/o to learn and or drive a car with 426hp is almost suicide. Around that age to about 25 everyone thinks their invinsible and nothing can go wrong or happen to you or other people on the road. 305hp is nothing to laugh at so keep it safe. I've pulled,cut out, enough dead kids out of cars. Last edited by fireresq157; 01-31-2009 at 08:49 PM.

01-31-2009, 10:55 AM	#3
bobscogin Drives: 2016 Challenger R/T, 1965 Impala SS Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Slidell, LA Posts: 116	Annoying? All I can say is this -- if you get a stick, there will be times you'd wish for an automatic, but the fun and sense of involvement you have with the car makes a manual my choice. That said, if I had to use a car for a daily driver, I'd choose an automatic. How's that for a concise answer! Bob

01-31-2009, 10:57 AM	#5
Black5thgen Account Suspended Drives: 2007 C6 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: chicago Posts: 2,251 View My Garage	Sticks are a lot of fun and that out weighs the inconvienece of an auto. It's a lot easier to drive a stick with some power unlike a stick cobalt or civic.

01-31-2009, 11:01 AM	#6
CamaroEnergy4Life CamaroEnergy4Life Drives: 2015 Camaro Z28 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: NY Posts: 358	Stick shift all the way baby. I'm 16 and will be driving a 6 speed manual Camaro.

01-31-2009, 11:05 AM	#8
jordan 572 Drives: none Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: MN Posts: 1,720 View My Garage	yeah that is why i wwant a stick because they are a lot of fun.

01-31-2009, 12:01 PM	#12
jeffny09 Drives: 2010 camaro Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: new york Posts: 5,618	no __________________ top 10 reason why real men drive stick. 10. A manual transmission is the ultimate in control 9. You can use automotive jargon and not sound like a total tool 8. You can't spell "manual" without "man" 7. Manual transmissions prove you can do more than one thing at a time 6. You can't drift in an auto 5. You can't pull fancy moves in an automatic 4. You get better fuel economy with a stick 3. You’ll never look like a chump if you can drive stick 2. Manual transmission cars are faster 1. Women like a guy who is good with his hands.

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