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Automatic or 6 speed?

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KDawgFilmz
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Post by KDawgFilmz »

Do you prefer an automatic or 6 speed? Why?
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4th Gen Camaro Addict
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Post by 4th Gen Camaro Addict »

I vote for 6 speed manual. There is nothing like "rowing" through the gears. A manual transmission whether it be a 4 speed, 5 speed or 6 speed is just classic musclecar. :D



For a daily driver.......................particularly in city traffic.....................defintely an automatic.



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CETABlackbird4
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Post by CETABlackbird4 »

I ALSO GIVE MY VOTE TO MANUALS FOR THE CONTROL, DOWNSHIFTS, SOUND, AND FEELING OF BEING CONNECTED TO THE ENGINE. I ALSO GREW UP WITH MANUALS, SO THAT IS A PART OF IT. MY 95 FIREHAWK HAD A 6 SPEED AND SO DOES MY CETA BLACKBIRD.
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2002Z4CSS
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Post by 2002Z4CSS »

It depends. I love a manual trans but if you ever take the car to the local dragstrip and blow the dust out of the exhaust pipes, the automatic is king. I wish my car was a manual but being a Festival Car, Scott Settlemire would never order a manual trans in a vehicle that was going to have a NASCAR driver riding up high waving to the crowd. :)
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Post by GMMG ZL1 41 »

I agree with you. On the drag strip today's auto transmissions are king. The 0 to 60 and quarter mile times are amazing. Jim Smiths Berger #45 car kicked butt on the power tour drag racing. Know one could beat him. I am not great at speed shifting but do like my cars to have the 6 speed.
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2002Z4CSS
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Post by 2002Z4CSS »

Now for a tow vehicle or plow truck, the automatic is the way to go. I drive a 5 speed manual to work each day and never get tired of it. Traffic jams could be a concern. :)
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Post by Berger 93 »

I like both . . depends on the car and depends on what you want to do with it.
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Post by daytonajim »

Nothing's faster & more consistent @ the strip than an automatic. - SS #45 - Phase IIX/475 Auto



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2002Z4CSS
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Post by 2002Z4CSS »

Boy that Berger SS sounds great! So that is what mine probably sounds like at the track. :)
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