manual...or automatic...and why?
Le Mans Master
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From: Dallas/Grand Prairie Texas
Auto my friend and here's why...... 
It shifts, faster, better, smoother and more precise then any Manual C5......."nuff said".....
Most A4 3.15's will beat most 6-speeds due to driver shifting.
It shifts, faster, better, smoother and more precise then any Manual C5......."nuff said".....
Most A4 3.15's will beat most 6-speeds due to driver shifting.
Melting Slicks
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From: MCO
Originally Posted by Mark33
If that's the case, then you should be comparing 5 to 4. Your sixth is just an overdrive, just like the auto's overdrive.
Burning Brakes
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From: Snohomish WA
I used to think that a manual shift was the only way to go, due to performance differences between auto and manual. 
Then I test drove a vette with an auto and one with a stick.
It changed my mind. Auto is best for me.
Then I test drove a vette with an auto and one with a stick.
It changed my mind. Auto is best for me.
Melting Slicks
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From: MCO
Originally Posted by JoshVette
Auto my friend and here's why......
Most A4 3.15's will beat most 6-speeds due to driver shifting.
Most A4 3.15's will beat most 6-speeds due to driver shifting.
Melting Slicks
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From: Crofton MD
Originally Posted by EscapePod
Actually, fifth and sixth gear are overdrives in the manual tranny.
Melting Slicks
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From: MCO
Originally Posted by Mark33
So do autos get that much less gas mileage on the highway?
Usually, back in FL, the best I get is the 28 MPG the General's CAFE figures claim.
(there is plenty of torque in 5th --- that's what gets you to 174 MPH)
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From: Horncastle Lincolnshire, England
2023 C5 of the Year Finalist - Unmodified
For real driving MN6. For daily driving in traffic A4.
That said, to get the deal I wanted my choice was an MN6 coupe or an A4 Vert. Glad I made the right choice overall. Just love the Vert.
That said, to get the deal I wanted my choice was an MN6 coupe or an A4 Vert. Glad I made the right choice overall. Just love the Vert.
Le Mans Master
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From: Dallas/Grand Prairie Texas
Originally Posted by EscapePod
I'm glad you said "most". At the dragstrip, the only time I need my clutch is launching off the line ---- no need to touch it during the next two shifts.
Melting Slicks
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From: Crofton MD
Originally Posted by EscapePod
Probably not much less, if any at all. The very best I ever got, cruising between 75 and 80 on the way to the Corvette Museum, was 33 MPG in North Georgia.
Usually, back in FL, the best I get is the 28 MPG the General's CAFE figures claim.
(there is plenty of torque in 5th --- that's what gets you to 174 MPH)
Usually, back in FL, the best I get is the 28 MPG the General's CAFE figures claim.
(there is plenty of torque in 5th --- that's what gets you to 174 MPH)
Racer
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Originally Posted by QikStik
I'll have to keep an eye on this thread. This topic usually ends up getting heated!!
Personally, I wouldn't want a Corvette with anything other than a manual transmission. I have owned over 10 Corvettes and Muscle Cars through the years and they all had a clutch pedal and stick shift!
However, To Each...His Own!!!!
Personally, I wouldn't want a Corvette with anything other than a manual transmission. I have owned over 10 Corvettes and Muscle Cars through the years and they all had a clutch pedal and stick shift!
However, To Each...His Own!!!!
If you don't want a manual, why would you even want a Corvette.It would be like getting a motorcycle with 4 wheels.
Melting Slicks
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From: Crofton MD
Originally Posted by Cpe04
If you don't want a manual, why would you even want a Corvette.It would be like getting a motorcycle with 4 wheels.
Race Director
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From: San Diego, CA
Originally Posted by BobbyG
I see you mentioned the A4, is that model the LT1?
Bob
Bob
The LT1 was in C3s and C4s. What does haveing an A4 have to do with it? All the autos untill 06 C6s were A4s.
Burning Brakes
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From: Houston Texas
Originally Posted by JoshVette
Auto my friend and here's why......
It shifts, faster, better, smoother and more precise then any Manual C5......."nuff said".....
Most A4 3.15's will beat most 6-speeds due to driver shifting.
It shifts, faster, better, smoother and more precise then any Manual C5......."nuff said".....
Most A4 3.15's will beat most 6-speeds due to driver shifting.
Where are you getting this stuff...
I have had a manual and auto and prefer the manual. If your vette is a Daily Driver then you may want to consider the auto for comfort. If its not a DD or you dont care then get a manual. The poll says it all
Le Mans Master
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From: Dallas/Grand Prairie Texas
Originally Posted by xxSPEEDDEMONxx
Where are you getting this stuff...
I have had a manual and auto and prefer the manual. If your vette is a Daily Driver then you may want to consider the auto for comfort. If its not a DD or you dont care then get a manual. The poll says it all
I have had a manual and auto and prefer the manual. If your vette is a Daily Driver then you may want to consider the auto for comfort. If its not a DD or you dont care then get a manual. The poll says it all
As you said "prefer", just because you prefer a 6-speed doesn't mean you can outshift an A4.....
Last edited by JoshVette; Oct 10, 2005 at 05:21 PM.
