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Old May 18, 2010 | 12:14 PM
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Originally Posted by sub006
For some Corvette people, 70 is "cruising".
Frank post said 6th gear was good at 30 MPH. That's 750 RPM. I realize some areas have higher speed limits and flat ground. The Pacific Northwest has little of either.

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Old May 18, 2010 | 05:04 PM
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Originally Posted by sub006
For some Corvette people, 70 is "cruising".
I have at least an hours drive, before I get to see a 70 mph seed limit.
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Old May 18, 2010 | 06:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Ron Miller
If I'm gonna own a late model Corvette, it's absolutely gonna be an automatic.
If it doesn't have three pedals, it's not a real Corvette!!!
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Old May 18, 2010 | 06:37 PM
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Originally Posted by Tom/99
I have at least an hours drive, before I get to see a 70 mph seed limit.
I feel for you Tom! I drive 10 miles of arrow straight 75 limit freeway and another 10 miles of PRIVATE road where your speed is limited only by the size of your cajones and your good judgement twice every work day.
I guess worthless desert does have some redeaming value after all!
I have a friend with a C6 auto who refuses to admit that it is an auto just because it has paddle shifters!
If I'm driving an auto it better be either a commuter econobox or a family luxo-wagon. The terms "sports car" and "automatic" are mutually exclusive! But then I'm an old british sports car purist...

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Old May 18, 2010 | 09:56 PM
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For me I can't imagine my '62 with a powerglide. Now my '72 was an auto and I was happy with it. It's shifts were crisp and would chirp the tires going into second with little encouragement. I could go either way in a C3. A C2 would definitely need a stick. With the newest models I could go either way they both work so well.
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