Manual Conversion
Le Mans Master
Joined: May 2015
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From: Las Vegas Nevada
Best way is to sell your car, and get one with a manual. Being that it is an '09, you can possibly replace it without being out of pocket. There are many buyers looking for reasonably priced C6's, and the '05 to '09 usually fall into their affordability situation. If your car has low miles, and is in good shape, you can get the high end of the market price. Then, shop widely for the next C6 you really like, make a good deal, and be done.
Safety Car
Joined: Dec 2015
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From: Canada
Best way is to sell your car, and get one with a manual. Being that it is an '09, you can possibly replace it without being out of pocket. There are many buyers looking for reasonably priced C6's, and the '05 to '09 usually fall into their affordability situation. If your car has low miles, and is in good shape, you can get the high end of the market price. Then, shop widely for the next C6 you really like, make a good deal, and be done.
Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2011
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Ain't like the old days when you just hang the pedal assembly and cross shaft......then just either re-doing and/or moving the present shifter hole and changing the d-shaft with a few other little odds & ends. I would think a swap in these things would be major headache......esp. if your old and trying to get under the dash !!.....LOL. As many have mentioned......sell it and search out that cog box.
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Best way is to sell your car, and get one with a manual. Being that it is an '09, you can possibly replace it without being out of pocket. There are many buyers looking for reasonably priced C6's, and the '05 to '09 usually fall into their affordability situation. If your car has low miles, and is in good shape, you can get the high end of the market price. Then, shop widely for the next C6 you really like, make a good deal, and be done.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2017
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I'm a little shocked that so many seem to hate the auto. I actually like it, sitting in rush hour traffic jams its way easier, at times I just want to relax and let the car shift for me, at the track my auto out runs the manual vettes and if I want to shift the paddles add that experience to the mix. Yes, I agree for the pure rawness the manual is cool/fun but most guy's can't shift for **** when it counts so to each his/her own.
Burning Brakes
Joined: Oct 2017
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From: Kearney Missouri
A few years ago I moved back to the Kansas City area after living in San Diego/LA for a while. There were weekends that it would take hours driving on I-5 to get from/to one of these places and no way I wanted a manual. I only switched back to a 6 spd when I moved back and being stuck in traffic is something you time in minutes, not hours.
Drifting
Joined: Nov 2011
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From: Long Island, N.Y.
I agree with all the others! I had two Auto corvettes and my third now is a 6 Speed and love it!! I'll never go back!
Sell it. Half the fun of owning a corvette is the research and the excitement of looking and knowing that you have the option of basically any car within your budget. Good Luck and happy hunting!!
Sell it. Half the fun of owning a corvette is the research and the excitement of looking and knowing that you have the option of basically any car within your budget. Good Luck and happy hunting!!
Race Director
Joined: Oct 2005
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From: Saint Albans, WV
I'm a little shocked that so many seem to hate the auto. I actually like it, sitting in rush hour traffic jams its way easier, at times I just want to relax and let the car shift for me, at the track my auto out runs the manual vettes and if I want to shift the paddles add that experience to the mix. Yes, I agree for the pure rawness the manual is cool/fun but most guy's can't shift for **** when it counts so to each his/her own.
Safety Car
Joined: Jan 2011
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