View Poll Results: Automatic or Standard ?
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#43
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Originally Posted by V Vette
Humm. I thought the cars were ordered by dealers so how do they decide what to get? please let me know..
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#48
Burning Brakes
CF members are not a random sample of vette owners, and are probably more likely to be manual trans fans.
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#54
Melting Slicks
Of the 13 cars I've owned in the past 50 years only two have been slushboxes, a '71 Camaro and a '15 C7. The latter car was the result of a poorly thought out surrender to the idea that "Maybe I'll try something different for a change," but it didn't take long for me to know that something was missing. The A8's shift paddles gave little compensation but weren't a satisfactory substitute for real shifting, and with the TC and other issues that I fought for the two-year duration I swore off life as a shiftless person. Call me "Shifty" now, as life is good again with my '17 GS M7. I won't buy another slushbox unless manuals disappear or I decide to go electric.
#55
Stick shift only.
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#57
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Sure, but still, that is what is produced. BG only builds ordered cars. Dealers get what they think they can sell, and for the most part, they get the lowest common denominator. That means 1LT autos with back interiors. I don't blame them, really. They can't afford many mistakes, so you rarely see a 3LT in a fancy color on a lot. I would suggest that consumers assume all cars are automatics. If they want a manual, it;s a conscious decision. It would be interesting to see the breakdown for consumer-ordered cars vs dealer-ordered cars, but I doubt that is easily available.
Last edited by V Vette; 01-12-2019 at 03:07 PM.
#58
Melting Slicks
My wife ordered hers with a stick (her third vette) because, none to be had anywhere in the country as a 2LT, black, convertible. So there is something to be said for most M7 are ordered and not found on lots. Oh, and BTW, our 3 kids all over 30 can't drive a stick. We tried to teach them and they all said "why, when I can just put it in D?"
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#59
Race Director
So settled for a A8 with everything else I wanted and now glad I did.
#60
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My wife ordered hers with a stick (her third vette) because, none to be had anywhere in the country as a 2LT, black, convertible. So there is something to be said for most M7 are ordered and not found on lots. Oh, and BTW, our 3 kids all over 30 can't drive a stick. We tried to teach them and they all said "why, when I can just put it in D?"