Auto's are for DD.
Everything else being equal...
Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2000
Posts: 3,593
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From: Southern Indiana
Thats what I was going to say.
People only like 4-speeds because they all think they can shift like Ronnie Sox. I would hate the thought of banging my knee into the tilt and signal handles 4 times in a block all the time.
I'll take an auto with a stall speed any day and woop their Azz!
People only like 4-speeds because they all think they can shift like Ronnie Sox. I would hate the thought of banging my knee into the tilt and signal handles 4 times in a block all the time.
I'll take an auto with a stall speed any day and woop their Azz!
Team Owner
Joined: Oct 2004
Posts: 23,831
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From: Springfield MO
St. Jude Donor '07
I think you're the only person in Europe who does. 
You may beat me off the line, but I'll have more fun driving...at least once I get rid of that danged TH350... 
Thats what I was going to say.
People only like 4-speeds because they all think they can shift like Ronnie Sox. I would hate the thought of banging my knee into the tilt and signal handles 4 times in a block all the time.
I'll take an auto with a stall speed any day and woop their Azz!
People only like 4-speeds because they all think they can shift like Ronnie Sox. I would hate the thought of banging my knee into the tilt and signal handles 4 times in a block all the time.
I'll take an auto with a stall speed any day and woop their Azz!
Team Owner
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 24,125
Likes: 15
From: Columbia Missouri
Oh boy here we go again. Manual vs Auto is a debate that will never end and the reason is because no one is wrong. Someone who likes a manual likes it for good reasons same as someone who likes autos. They each have their pros and cons and every person will have one they prefer over the other.
No one is right or wrong.
No one is right or wrong.
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Safety Car
Joined: Oct 2000
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From: Southern Indiana
Le Mans Master
Joined: Oct 2005
Posts: 9,429
Likes: 44
From: Macon, GA
No comparison. The 4-speed is much more fun. Automatics in a vette take away from the driving experience. People can say what they want, but there's absolutely positively no comparison...Period.
Pro
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Wisconsin
. . .and as a bonus, you can hold the hotties hands in the automatic
Instructor
Joined: Jun 2005
Posts: 156
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From: St. Augustine FL
Ah,the luxury of choice....
You can't go wrong, can you? Seek your mind, Grasshopper. Back in '88 I went searching for my 1st Vette- a C2. It HAD to be a rag-top and 4-speed. I found a '66 327/300 and have it still. I find the manual so choice. A month ago I lucked into a C3-'76 L-82. This time my priority was a minimal project L-82 with A/C. It's an automatic and I love it. My suggestion: go with your fundamental priorities. You must decide if the thrill of shifting- and it is a blast- supercedes the desire for a bit more horsepower (and a rarer Vette).
Master (with the translucent eyes)
....vague Kung Fu reference.
You can't go wrong, can you? Seek your mind, Grasshopper. Back in '88 I went searching for my 1st Vette- a C2. It HAD to be a rag-top and 4-speed. I found a '66 327/300 and have it still. I find the manual so choice. A month ago I lucked into a C3-'76 L-82. This time my priority was a minimal project L-82 with A/C. It's an automatic and I love it. My suggestion: go with your fundamental priorities. You must decide if the thrill of shifting- and it is a blast- supercedes the desire for a bit more horsepower (and a rarer Vette).
Master (with the translucent eyes)
....vague Kung Fu reference.