6spd vs A6?
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This is a hotly debated subject and certainly a matter of personal preference. I enjoy the precision and control of a manual shift...the connection one gets to the car, the road and the driving experience. I enjoy the skill required to drive a manual shift well.
I'm not saying the manual shift is without its own idiosyncrasies but from all the threads I read about delayed shifts, etc. with the paddle-shift, I'm glad I have the manual shift. Perhaps when the Corvette paddle-shift approaches Formula 1 proficiency...then I will enjoy being able to keep both hands on the wheel as I shift gears. My manual transmission works just fine.
For what I want and do with a high performance Corvette, at this time the manual shift is the only option for me.
I'm not saying the manual shift is without its own idiosyncrasies but from all the threads I read about delayed shifts, etc. with the paddle-shift, I'm glad I have the manual shift. Perhaps when the Corvette paddle-shift approaches Formula 1 proficiency...then I will enjoy being able to keep both hands on the wheel as I shift gears. My manual transmission works just fine.
For what I want and do with a high performance Corvette, at this time the manual shift is the only option for me.
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Originally Posted by fyreline:
Not in anyone's wildest dreams.
Surely you're not comparing the racing paddle-shifter transmissions with the Corvette's A6? (and yes, I'm sorry I called you Shirley
). There is little or no comparison to be made there - two very different animals. Further, computers can do a LOT of things quicker than any human can - but I don't want them doing most of them, either - and for the same reasons :o.
No, "slush-box" has always meant an automatic transmission. It goes back to the earliest days of automatics, including the old Buick Dyna-slow. Sorry you had to get rid of your manual - but it was obviously your first choice. Sure, today's automatics are light-years ahead of where they were even just a few years ago, and they will continue to improve. And yes, they can produce faster quarter-mile times than a straight stick . . . but that's not the point.
Just throwing a switch and letting the car do everything doesn't represent progress to me. I happen to like the involvement of the clutch pedal and having to make conscious decisions about what gear I want to be in, and where, and when, and how well I do it. I've driven the Corvette A6 many times and as I said before, it's very nice if you like that sort of thing. It just isn't for me, and if Corvettes only came with automatic transmissions, I wouldn't buy another one. Fortunately, that's not going to happen.
Not in anyone's wildest dreams.
Not in anyone's wildest dreams.
Surely you're not comparing the racing paddle-shifter transmissions with the Corvette's A6? (and yes, I'm sorry I called you Shirley
). There is little or no comparison to be made there - two very different animals. Further, computers can do a LOT of things quicker than any human can - but I don't want them doing most of them, either - and for the same reasons :o. No, "slush-box" has always meant an automatic transmission. It goes back to the earliest days of automatics, including the old Buick Dyna-slow. Sorry you had to get rid of your manual - but it was obviously your first choice. Sure, today's automatics are light-years ahead of where they were even just a few years ago, and they will continue to improve. And yes, they can produce faster quarter-mile times than a straight stick . . . but that's not the point.
Just throwing a switch and letting the car do everything doesn't represent progress to me. I happen to like the involvement of the clutch pedal and having to make conscious decisions about what gear I want to be in, and where, and when, and how well I do it. I've driven the Corvette A6 many times and as I said before, it's very nice if you like that sort of thing. It just isn't for me, and if Corvettes only came with automatic transmissions, I wouldn't buy another one. Fortunately, that's not going to happen.
Not in anyone's wildest dreams.
Manual was my first choice before until I was pretty much forced into auto trannies. Over life your choices change just as your priorities change. To me, driving an auto is more important than sucking down pain killers for my left hip and driving a manual. I also like the A6 because sometimes it is just nice to put it and D and not worry about it (heavy traffic).
I would still by a Vette though if it only had a manual so we are different there. The tranny is a very small part of the Corvette ownership. Put in a high strung 6 banger and I would start to consider otherwise but that would definitely affect the driving experience.
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All I'm saying is that racing items usually find their way into regular cars eventually. I didn't say the A6 was as good as a racing tranny but then again I think an F1 tranny costs high 6 digits easily.
Manual was my first choice before until I was pretty much forced into auto trannies. Over life your choices change just as your priorities change. To me, driving an auto is more important than sucking down pain killers for my left hip and driving a manual. I also like the A6 because sometimes it is just nice to put it and D and not worry about it (heavy traffic).
I would still by a Vette though if it only had a manual so we are different there. The tranny is a very small part of the Corvette ownership. Put in a high strung 6 banger and I would start to consider otherwise but that would definitely affect the driving experience.
Manual was my first choice before until I was pretty much forced into auto trannies. Over life your choices change just as your priorities change. To me, driving an auto is more important than sucking down pain killers for my left hip and driving a manual. I also like the A6 because sometimes it is just nice to put it and D and not worry about it (heavy traffic).
I would still by a Vette though if it only had a manual so we are different there. The tranny is a very small part of the Corvette ownership. Put in a high strung 6 banger and I would start to consider otherwise but that would definitely affect the driving experience.
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From: Webster Groves (St. Louis) MO
Originally Posted by fyreline:
Not in anyone's wildest dreams.
...
Just throwing a switch and letting the car do everything doesn't represent progress to me. I happen to like the involvement of the clutch pedal and having to make conscious decisions about what gear I want to be in, and where, and when, and how well I do it. I've driven the Corvette A6 many times and as I said before, it's very nice if you like that sort of thing. It just isn't for me ...
Not in anyone's wildest dreams.
...
Just throwing a switch and letting the car do everything doesn't represent progress to me. I happen to like the involvement of the clutch pedal and having to make conscious decisions about what gear I want to be in, and where, and when, and how well I do it. I've driven the Corvette A6 many times and as I said before, it's very nice if you like that sort of thing. It just isn't for me ...
Couldn't have said it better myself. Right on
