7 reasons to pick an automatic Corvette over a manual
08-24-2016, 02:05 PM
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St. Jude Donor '14-'15, '17, '19
I am 70 years old and the only thing that can put a smile on my face and warm my heart like when I was 16 years old is rowing through the gears. Really. I didn't buy the cars to hand down to the kids, I bought them for me. I don't let other people drive my Vettes or GTO so that is not a issue. Once you have driven a 1966 GTO with a Schaefer clutch, pressure plate and flywheel city traffic in a Corvette is a pleasure. What other performance features does a Corvette have that you cannot enjoy while shifting? Any time a person asks me how I am I tell the GREAT- I can still walk and shift.
08-25-2016, 07:07 AM
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08-25-2016, 03:51 PM
#743
Hey, I've got one reason I picked an A8 over an M7 in my 2016 Z06: I don't have a @#$%ing left leg.
I wonder if that's a good enough reason or if someone will come along and call me lazy ... :sigh:
I wonder if that's a good enough reason or if someone will come along and call me lazy ... :sigh:
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08-25-2016, 03:56 PM
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08-25-2016, 05:51 PM
#747
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15 years of manual sports cars ending with 6 speed 911. Then 5 years with a DCT audi S5 that surprised me. Went A8 with my C7. Just back from Spring Valley, where I gained new appreciation for the A8! Paddle shifting at WOT around the track was a blast
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08-25-2016, 06:04 PM
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Would've (strongly) considered it if they'd actually offered it the first model year. Oh well, guess I'm stuck with a stickshift! 
08-25-2016, 09:59 PM
#749
Originally Posted by Silly Article
1. If you live in a major city, stop-and-go traffic can be a monster in a manual Corvette.
Back in my day if you didn't drive manual, you rode a horse. Also you never skip leg day
2. Unlike years past, the thrill of driving a C7 equipped with Chevy’s new eight-speed automatic transmission can be as thrilling as a manual Corvette. It’s a pretty amazing engineering feat to experience first hand, if you haven’t done so yet.
Pass the doobie, nothing is as enjoyable as driving a manual car. Well except raising the American Flag, shooting guns, drinking beer and chasing womenUnless you enjoy driving automatic more
3. It makes it a lot easier to share the experience of driving a Corvette with family and friends.
It's my car!
4. Because even though we shouldn’t, we often find ourselves doing a lot of other things while driving, which makes driving an automatic safer, since we can pay more attention to the road.
JESUS H. CHRIST ~enter Full Metal Jacket rant~
What're you doing? Your nails?
5. If opting for a new Corvette, an automatic enables you to use the time you’d typically spend on shifting to appreciate some of the other great performance features of the car.
What? Did you read question number 4? Also where are you driving that you spend so much time shifting? Or are you stirring soup with that gear lever? Take me to the place where you are constantly banging gears!
6. Chances are, if you decide to pass the Corvette down to a younger son or daughter, they WON’T have any interest in driving it if it’s a manual. It’s just a brutal reality these days.
Just because all the young bucks making poor life decisions does not mean you have to! Don't be a sheeple
7. Finally, because you no longer feel like an outsider buying an automatic Corvette, given that so many people these days are buying automatic models.
Finally we made it! I'm out of gas or try hard here so I will conclude this with words from our mother's…
"If your friends jump off a bridge from 182 feet up in the air down to a dry riverbed with Harambe waiting to stomp your skull in, would you jump too?
Back in my day if you didn't drive manual, you rode a horse. Also you never skip leg day
2. Unlike years past, the thrill of driving a C7 equipped with Chevy’s new eight-speed automatic transmission can be as thrilling as a manual Corvette. It’s a pretty amazing engineering feat to experience first hand, if you haven’t done so yet.
Pass the doobie, nothing is as enjoyable as driving a manual car. Well except raising the American Flag, shooting guns, drinking beer and chasing womenUnless you enjoy driving automatic more
3. It makes it a lot easier to share the experience of driving a Corvette with family and friends.
It's my car!
4. Because even though we shouldn’t, we often find ourselves doing a lot of other things while driving, which makes driving an automatic safer, since we can pay more attention to the road.
JESUS H. CHRIST ~enter Full Metal Jacket rant~
What're you doing? Your nails?
5. If opting for a new Corvette, an automatic enables you to use the time you’d typically spend on shifting to appreciate some of the other great performance features of the car.
What? Did you read question number 4? Also where are you driving that you spend so much time shifting? Or are you stirring soup with that gear lever? Take me to the place where you are constantly banging gears!
6. Chances are, if you decide to pass the Corvette down to a younger son or daughter, they WON’T have any interest in driving it if it’s a manual. It’s just a brutal reality these days.
Just because all the young bucks making poor life decisions does not mean you have to! Don't be a sheeple
7. Finally, because you no longer feel like an outsider buying an automatic Corvette, given that so many people these days are buying automatic models.
Finally we made it! I'm out of gas or try hard here so I will conclude this with words from our mother's…
"If your friends jump off a bridge from 182 feet up in the air down to a dry riverbed with Harambe waiting to stomp your skull in, would you jump too?
If you made it this far I hope I manufactured a laugh, smile, or at least scoff. All of these reasons are more silly than my answers. There is only one reason why to drive an automatic (or manual):
1. Because I (you/us/we) like it.
This post is brought to you by boredom, HURRY UP FOOTBALL SEASON. No I did not proof read, so sorry.
XOXO
Last edited by billythekid310; 08-25-2016 at 10:00 PM.
08-26-2016, 02:39 AM
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If you made it this far I hope I manufactured a laugh, smile, or at least scoff. All of these reasons are more silly than my answers. There is only one reason why to drive an automatic (or manual):
1. Because I (you/us/we) like it.
This post is brought to you by boredom, HURRY UP FOOTBALL SEASON. No I did not proof read, so sorry.
XOXO
1. Because I (you/us/we) like it.
This post is brought to you by boredom, HURRY UP FOOTBALL SEASON. No I did not proof read, so sorry.
XOXO
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08-26-2016, 02:45 AM
#751
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If your good with one leg you can STILL make it work. I've seen many drivers out there driving with their head up their ***, and even they can manage. LOL
08-26-2016, 02:59 AM
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08-26-2016, 08:23 AM
#753
FWIW I've had auto and manual Vettes. I prefer the manuals just for the "involvement" feeling.
08-26-2016, 08:59 AM
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08-26-2016, 04:47 PM
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I understand how quickly A8's shift, but when it comes to involvement/ being connected with the vehicle, there's simply no substitute for a manual tranny. Oh yeah, forgot my standard disclaimer: Opinion Alert. 
12-22-2016, 03:56 PM
#759
Instructor
I just can't help it....and these facts are for the C5 only....but first....what do you think a little Sweetie is thinking when she climbs in to your Vette, sees you put it into DRIVE.....? I'm guessing she probably thinks she will be driving herself later in the evening as well...back to the facts...the auto trans weighs 32 pounds more then a stick....the auto gets 18/25 gas mileage, city hwy....the stick 19/28....hummmm....0 to 60 mph in 4.5 sec....and 13.3 in the 1/4 mile.....I couldn't find anything for the auto trans....and a question for you....do you think Dale Earnhardt race car is a automatic......the truth is....the C 7 can boost 1 mile an hour difference faster with its 600 HP automatic over a stick....but we were talking C 5s so....a 4 speed auto OR a 6 SPEED STICK....let's face it don't disgrace a Vette .....an exotic sports car with driving itself .....it's Blasphemy how could one think of such a thing...and when your date is being held back in her seat with second and third gear rubber burning shifts......she will know...she's in good hands a little later in the evening.....HAhahahaha......Zappa
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12-22-2016, 04:10 PM
#760
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I just can't help it....and these facts are for the C5 only....but first....what do you think a little Sweetie is thinking when she climbs in to your Vette, sees you put it into DRIVE.....? I'm guessing she probably thinks she will be driving herself later in the evening as well...back to the facts...the auto trans weighs 32 pounds more then a stick....the auto gets 18/25 gas mileage, city hwy....the stick 19/28....hummmm....0 to 60 mph in 4.5 sec....and 13.3 in the 1/4 mile.....I couldn't find anything for the auto trans....and a question for you....do you think Dale Earnhardt race car is a automatic......the truth is....the C 7 can boost 1 mile an hour difference faster with its 600 HP automatic over a stick....but we were talking C 5s so....a 4 speed auto OR a 6 SPEED STICK....let's face it don't disgrace a Vette .....an exotic sports car with driving itself .....it's Blasphemy how could one think of such a thing...and when your date is being held back in her seat with second and third gear rubber burning shifts......she will know...she's in good hands a little later in the evening.....HAhahahaha......Zappa
Women are much smarter. They went intelligent, educated, men who treat them with respect. However that is just my opinion. I am sure you have found success with your methods.
