Rjwz2

I'm thinking of getting a Vette and have my mind set on a standard stick shift because I like the sound and feel of a stick going through the gears. How is driving with the automatic with the paddle shifter? I am not planning on racing it ever.

Thanks,
Rob

LS3_Shaheen

M6 ALL THE WAY!! you wouldn't be disappointed. A lot more vendors offer "mods" to the M6 than A6. Plus exhaust and so on sounds fairly better on manual IMO. At the end of the road, it is all what you prefer, your money, your car; we can't persuade you into something you are fixed on. Test drive both, sir, and figure which you'd prefer. Manual is fun, auto is more relaxing when it comes to road traffic.

Sincerely,
Shaheen.

04vette81

FWIW, I bought an 04 coupe with an auto 3 years ago, love the car except the trans. Kicked myself everyday for not getting a manual. Sold the 04 and picked up 07' vert with a manual... Night and day difference in power and fun factor. I'd suggest going with the stick, feel more connected to the car. Good luck with your purchase, regardless of what you get these cars are awesome!

unixcorn

If you are going to daily drive in traffic get an A6. If you will only drive it on weekends where shifting won't be an issue, get an M6.

As far as speed goes, the Auto and Manual transmissions are neck and neck at the drag strip.

Finally, if you go M6, you will need to do monthly maintenance on the clutch master cylinder (ranger fluid replacement method) to avoid clutch slave cylinder issues.

RJRSW

I have owned 25 vettes and the last time I bought one with a manual trans was a brand new 68 convert in the fall of 1967. In the nearly 50 years since I bought that one I test drove both manual and automatic ones when I was looking for the next vette and every time after test driving both I ended up going with the automatic again.

The maintenance on the automatics is far less than the manuals mainly because of dealing with clutch fluid changes and clutch replacements. The automatic is a fluid change every 100.000 miles and after many many automatics I have never had one fail and need repairs.

I would suggest you do a thorough test drive of both before you make your decision.

EVILFACE

Auto.

I like slurpin' on my Sonic Vanilla Coke as I'm passing the other guy. He'll prolly miss a shift anyway.

blittle

Agree.....have owned two manuals before my latest .....a GS A6....loved the manuals, but in an area with lots of traffic and lights ...its a lot of "wear and tear"....the key to the A6 is learning that you CAN shift it like a manual ....I put mine in sport mode all of the time and take it up and down through the gears....get the same feel and sound as I did with the M6. Some automatics with a "manual mode"...are nothing more than range limiters. The A6 in the Vette allows you to select the gear and will wait for you to shift to the next UNLESS it detects you are going to totally screw things up and then it will up or down shift to protect itself! Like the above says.....test drive!

Huskerman

....all my C2 and 3's were 4M's......then I got some auto's in my C4's and 5's.....I was apprehensive when I found my GS and it has a 6M in it but after the first time up thru the gears I remembered how much fun it was to row your own........I do live out in the boonies so do not have to sit in traffic with it.......

1bdvet

Auto, specially when you are in traffic, it's nice to have....

Jughead

mine is a daily driver = auto

Red08

As others have said, it is a personal decision. I have owned and driven several cars with manuals, and my vette has the A6, which I am very happy with. I just as soon put it in gear and forget about it. I don't experience any particular thrill driving a manual.

Jmhornz71

I have owned both right now my 08 is an A6. I miss the manual and shifting gears but this A6 has been very enjoyable especially in traffic

Zero_6

I have no use for a manual nor do I race so I brought an automatic. Also bought the vitesse throttle controller and no more automatic lag.

RicardoFors68

Both vettes in my household are A6. I can count with hand and have fingers to spare the times I missed having a manual, and that's with sporadic trip to Mexico seeking the thrills of speed.

But I understand the choice of a manual by others, certainly makes you pay more attention to what's going on with the car, all the time.
Either way, you'll win

_05C6_

Daily=auto
Garage queen=manual

dr_gallup

Save the left pedal, M6 or go home! Every car I've ever owned has been a manual, automatics are for pickup trucks.

My C6 is a daily driver but no issues with the clutch during the commute. I've only regretted it once, driving through Sedona AZ, it was a parking lot from one end of town to the other. No traffic lights, just roundabouts so kept inching ahead for an hour. Still made it through without incident.

bhoch

Owned a C5 and now a C6, both were/are manuals. I really do not have any issues driving the manual in traffic or as my daily driver. That said, I think the A6 and now the A8 would be what I get if I was to get another C6 or a newer C7. I have been in a few now and have driven a few Automatics and they are actually rather nice to drive now.

SSWEET

IMO.....M6's are extremely enjoyable for the first 30 minutes of driving......but if you plan to be driving longer than that.....automatic all the way...plus you can paddle shift if your car is equipped.

montman

I know what you mean about the sound of the manual. I've learned how to let up on the gas slightly when upshifting with the paddles so it sounds more like a stick. With a manual, if you are cruising along at 40 to 80 mph in top gear and decide to take off like a bat out of Hades, the chances of selecting the optimum gear is slim. The chances of getting the wrong gear is high - for me anyway. The auto takes the guess work out of it - just put pedal on metal. If I'm in top gear in sport mode, and want 3rd, I simply pull the paddle back 3 times quickly - I have head up display so it shows me what gear I'm in. If I were a Trump in$tead of a chump, I would have one of each Vette. Highest regards.

windyC6

Whether or not you want a manual or auto is of course a decision you'll have to weigh the pros and cons. But since you mentioned the paddles i'll throw in my 2-cents worth on those. Regardless of what you may read in some post, the paddles in these cars are nothing more than a novelty. They do not make the car shift any faster whether it be up-shifting or down-shifting. In other words the actual tranny will work no differently than a typical auto shift in a typical console or on the column. So if someone is expecting to get in a corvette with paddles and do the shift thing like you see on these high $$$ cars with dual clutches they are gonna be very disappointed. And no matter what one may read in forums, the paddles are no where even close to the same as driving a manual. According to some you can have your tranny tricked out so it will perform better than a stock paddle unit, but i have no experience with that, and I could see where its possible. Good luck