A4 vs. M6
Racer
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Late 60's muscle cars are worth more in their standard transmission form (all else equal).
Isn't the vette the only car that charges extra for a manual transmission and has automatic standard?
Anyhow 6spd or auto doesnt make one more of a man and one less of a man...If you have auto live with it and if you have 6spd live with it. There is no sense in thinking about the other transmission.
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From: Palmdale, Ca----- 2009 Cyber Gray 4LT A6 F55 452 RWHP 422 RWTQ- RIP 1998 C5 734 RWHP & 585 RWTQ-----
I drive a 5 speed to work every day, 03 Jetta. I took the Vette to work and ended up in traffic yesterday and was all to glad I was in the Automatic!
It just depends but all to often I am very pleased to have the automatic as my wife and I go for some long drives up the coast and just around on the weekend and I am able to relax a lot better!
IMHO! Only! I do prefer the Auto and I seeked a auto as I bought my C5!
Thanks,Matt
It just depends but all to often I am very pleased to have the automatic as my wife and I go for some long drives up the coast and just around on the weekend and I am able to relax a lot better!
IMHO! Only! I do prefer the Auto and I seeked a auto as I bought my C5!
Thanks,Matt
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Get whatever you want and just drive it. That's why they make both. Different strokes for different folks. If they were all the same for instance, color, engine, transmission, they would be boring.
Instructor
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i think stick is more fun every now and then, but for me i hate having my foot on the clutch at every stoplight and getting stuck behind traffic. so for me im going to get a auto in a few months
thier both fast, both vettes, test drive both
thier both fast, both vettes, test drive both
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Hindsight is 20/20. I now wish I had bought the Z06 that was 3K more than my coupe....eh, what are you going to do?
I have an A4 CE coupe and I keep up just fine on a roadcourse with the Z's. Its all about your driving style. It spends .1% of its life on a track and I wish sometimes I could shift it further than 1-3 but hey, it gets the job done. 99% of the time I am stuck in DC traffic. Thats when the A4 shines.
I will agree, there is no such thing as a bad C5 choice.
Cassidy
I have an A4 CE coupe and I keep up just fine on a roadcourse with the Z's. Its all about your driving style. It spends .1% of its life on a track and I wish sometimes I could shift it further than 1-3 but hey, it gets the job done. 99% of the time I am stuck in DC traffic. Thats when the A4 shines.
I will agree, there is no such thing as a bad C5 choice.
Cassidy
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People come and go on this forum, so when a topic reappears, some fresh perspectives might be expressed...or perhaps not. Bottom line: we all have the ability to decide which threads are of interest and which ones we should skip and pass over. But people shouldn't be slammed for bringing up topics that are of interest to them. If the topic is not of interest to you, than move on to one that is. Freedom of choice...it's a beautiful thing.
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if you're a retard without any coordination, get an A4. If you're athletic and coordinated, get an M6.
The vette engine has so much torque that the M6 is very easy to drive. A small engine, auto all the way.. otherwise i don't see what the big deal is. of course, i'm very coordinated, and very athletic... so it's easy for me... sorry to sound arrogant, but i am. lol
The vette engine has so much torque that the M6 is very easy to drive. A small engine, auto all the way.. otherwise i don't see what the big deal is. of course, i'm very coordinated, and very athletic... so it's easy for me... sorry to sound arrogant, but i am. lol
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