View Poll Results: Automatic or Stick ??
Automatic
42
31.58%
Stick
81
60.90%
No preference as long as its in a Vette
10
7.52%
Voters: 133. You may not vote on this poll
Automatic vs Manual Vettes ..
Team Owner
Joined: Jan 2009
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From: Somewhere in Mo
St. Jude Donor '09-'10, '14
I think anyone who drives an auto is puss.
wait, I have an auto.
When I was shopping I was looking for a 6 speed, but it wasn't a deal breaker and I ended up with an auto. Sometimes I'm happy with the auto but sometimes I wish I had the manual.
99% of my driving the manual would actually be better but it is what it is.
I may be interested in trading my auto for an LT4 though if anyone has a bum knee
wait, I have an auto.When I was shopping I was looking for a 6 speed, but it wasn't a deal breaker and I ended up with an auto. Sometimes I'm happy with the auto but sometimes I wish I had the manual.
99% of my driving the manual would actually be better but it is what it is.
I may be interested in trading my auto for an LT4 though if anyone has a bum knee
Race Director
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From: Rolla Missouri
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St. Jude Donor '10 thru '25
Le Mans Master
Joined: Feb 1999
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From: levittown pa. usa Even a bad day with my `Vette, is better than a good day at work
St. Jude Donor '10
After 30+ years of driving every kind of truck, & shifting my way through New York city traffic, NJ Turnpike traffic & the LIE. Not to mention shifting my way across the country. I am happy to get behind the wheel of an automatic. My `00 GT is a 5 speed, but the `90 Vette I`m trading it for is not. & I am happy about that. Heck, I`m also a driver instructor for the USPS, & just about all vehicles in the postal service are automatics- including the single axle & twin screw tractors
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Ponce Inlet FL
I have the 6m, but I understand the clutching on a hill thing, in traffic, and when you're tired. If I had that every day it would wear on me too. 
My Vettster is a second car so I have an auto in my daily driver.
My Vettster is a second car so I have an auto in my daily driver.
Safety Car
Joined: Sep 2000
Posts: 3,524
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From: Hinckley Ohio
It is about time to consider an automatichttp://video.google.com/videoplay?do...5948176&hl=en#
My car should have won easily....poor launch and an "ouch" 1-2 shift
Pro
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 562
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From: Smyrna ga
I neeeeeeeeeed a stick lol. My father has owned autos in his vettes, and they are nice, with a shift kit and all. But I just like the feel of shifting thru the gears on my vette.. My mustang too was a stick! 
Advanced
Joined: May 2010
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Stick or Automatic
Hello;
May 05 we bought our first Corvette. A 93 convertible, LT1 with auto.
I'll be 70 in August, am 6-4 and 260#, bad back and bad knees.
The auto was the only consideration for us. Any Vette for consideration the first look was stick or auto. If it was a stick we would not look further.
Someone on this post stated they had a 93 LT 1 with 2:59 gear. I was checking someplace and that indicated ours was a 2:53 not that it makes difference. Our's has pleanty go fast for us.
I looked at the poll and sticks are leading. That seems odd if only 1 out of 3 Corvettes are built with a stick.
If I was young and healthy and did not have to drive in stop and go rush hour traffic it certainly would be a stick because I think they are more fun to drive. When I was a young man a bunch of my friends had Vettes and most were sticks. I drove almost all at one time or another and loved the stick.
Thanks for reading, nicholas
May 05 we bought our first Corvette. A 93 convertible, LT1 with auto.
I'll be 70 in August, am 6-4 and 260#, bad back and bad knees.
The auto was the only consideration for us. Any Vette for consideration the first look was stick or auto. If it was a stick we would not look further.
Someone on this post stated they had a 93 LT 1 with 2:59 gear. I was checking someplace and that indicated ours was a 2:53 not that it makes difference. Our's has pleanty go fast for us.
I looked at the poll and sticks are leading. That seems odd if only 1 out of 3 Corvettes are built with a stick.
If I was young and healthy and did not have to drive in stop and go rush hour traffic it certainly would be a stick because I think they are more fun to drive. When I was a young man a bunch of my friends had Vettes and most were sticks. I drove almost all at one time or another and loved the stick.
Thanks for reading, nicholas
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Le Mans Master
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The day will come when CVT rules the land and somewhere a kid will ask, "Daddy, what were gears for?"
I have a 6spd but I think it will be my last. When I have time to go out to the twisties for spirited driving (obeying all traffic laws and forum rules) I choose my bike over my car.
I have a 6spd but I think it will be my last. When I have time to go out to the twisties for spirited driving (obeying all traffic laws and forum rules) I choose my bike over my car.
Le Mans Master
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I think all Corvette owners should take a course in competition driving - like at Skip Barber. Do that and you will never want to drive an automatic again.
Instructor
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Lincoln NE
My DD is an automatic. I would never get a stick for daily driving. Like others said, bumper-to-bumper traffic and just any stop and go driving make a stick more work than fun. But for my Corvette, it has to be a stick. I bought it to be a toy and to have fun driving it when time allows. I'll be swapping out the motor and ended up spending good money to go with a T-56 tranny rather than a 4L60E when I do the swap. I wouldn't have it any other way.
But for my Corvette, it has to be a stick. I bought it to be a toy and to have fun driving it when time allows. I'll be swapping out the motor and ended up spending good money to go with a T-56 tranny rather than a 4L60E when I do the swap. I wouldn't have it any other way.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Aug 2008
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From: Somerdale NJ
St. Jude Donor '11-'12-'13-'14-'15-'16-‘17-‘18
My DD is an automatic. I would never get a stick for daily driving. Like others said, bumper-to-bumper traffic and just any stop and go driving make a stick more work than fun. But for my Corvette, it has to be a stick. I bought it to be a toy and to have fun driving it when time allows. I'll be swapping out the motor and ended up spending good money to go with a T-56 tranny rather than a 4L60E when I do the swap. I wouldn't have it any other way.
But for my Corvette, it has to be a stick. I bought it to be a toy and to have fun driving it when time allows. I'll be swapping out the motor and ended up spending good money to go with a T-56 tranny rather than a 4L60E when I do the swap. I wouldn't have it any other way. MY DD's are automatics.But I understand why some have automatics - I like them all, as long as they have a Corvette nameplate.
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2010
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From: Pittsburgh Pa
I can understand some older guys wanting autos, so I don't fault that. Also, if I bought another C4 as a daily I'd buy an auto. My "project" car though absolutely MUST be a 6spd, which is what I shopped for specifically. I can't see going to the road course in an auto.
I suppose it's all in what your intended purpose of owning the car is really.
I suppose it's all in what your intended purpose of owning the car is really.
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2008
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From: New York New York
I think it depends on where you live. If your a city dweller like myself an automatic is best however, I would prefer a stick. To much stop and go traffic, unless your not a daily driver. I wanted manual but when I purchased my Vette it had everything I wanted except it was automatic so I bought her anyway. I enjoy it a lot since I can just sit back and drive without having to change gears at every light. An automatic still has lots of power. However, I think an automatic takes away the sports car feel in a way.
Team Owner
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From: SE NY
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When I began looking for a Vette over 10 yrs ago I knew it would be a bracket car so an A4 was the way to go for me.
Should I acquire another Vette, say a nice '89, I would look for one with a MN6...
Should I acquire another Vette, say a nice '89, I would look for one with a MN6...
Burning Brakes
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Winston Ga.
I aint getting any younger either and ATL traffic is a nightmare driving my manual cars. Doubt I will ever get another stick and I'm happy to have an auto vette.
Pro
Joined: Jan 2010
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From: Rockville MD
my first vette was an auto. I quickly sold it after 4 months because it just didnt feel right.
I gotta have a 6speed.
the vette is my second car that i drive for fun so its not like i will be stuck in traffic with it everyday.
on the other hand...my daily driver is a honda elment. and its a manual also
I gotta have a 6speed.
the vette is my second car that i drive for fun so its not like i will be stuck in traffic with it everyday.
on the other hand...my daily driver is a honda elment. and its a manual also