blackedgs

Curious if anyone is using paddle shifters all the time on C7 auto? I have never really used paddle shifters before. however, after hearing it keeps car from going into V4 mode, I may start doing it.

furious427

I do about 90% of the time, during all starts and stops, but obviously once i'm cruising I just put it in drive. I have gotten so used to it I don't even have to really think about it anymore. I also have a range device, I would suggest you get one yourself.

Mcrider

For stop and go stuff in the city I seldom use the paddles but when curvy country roads appear I am all over them. They really make the car come alive and it becomes a real blast to drive.

Kevin A Jones

Or you can just purchase a Range device for about $180. Just plug it into your port and forget about it. I have never used my paddles which is strange because I'm a huge manual fan and always have been. My daily driver is even a manual. I purchase my GS vert A8 because I couldn't find a manual with all the other features I wanted and justified it by thinking I would just always use the paddles, however I liked the A8 so much I've never shifted it manually.

I do plan to try the paddles this weekend. I operated my convertible top while car was in motion for the first time this week as well. Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks?

Vetteman Jack

I have played sound with the paddles but have yet to use them for the majority of the time. I think I will start using them more though as it does make driving the car more fun.

ChiefBoats

I use them down shifting when I feel like hearing some back gurgling, rumbling and pop. Before I put the ceramics on, use to down shift a lot just to keep some dust off the wheels.

4thC4at60

Used them all the time in my C6 - 128K miles before trading..... zero problems.

ShadowGray19

Never use the paddle shifters on anything I own or have owned with them. If the computer allows for de-activation, I will do so.

cdnrx1

Yes, I use the paddle shifters in my 2019 GS 2LT, religiously, for both upshifts and downshifs. It not only keeps the car in V8 mode, where it should be, it's just more fun and makes for a better driving experience. I do have a Range AFM disabler. It goes in when my wife drives the car, full auto only.

The 8L90 is, in my opinion, a good transmission, second only to a good DCT from Porsche or Audi. Just hope I'm one of the majority of C7 owners who manage to avoid the "shudder". In the meantime, I'll just drive and enjoy this exceptional car.

Myfourth1

I use paddle shifters 98% of the time. Love them.

papillion

Never used them on our C6 after 70K miles. And no different with the C7. If I wanted to shift gears, I'd have bought a manual. I didn't and I didn't.

DALE#3

The Automatic shifts to fast in Auto.Without the Range the car sounds awful.Sounds like
something's ready to give out...Like maybe a Torque Converter or Worse??
Beautiful Music coming from them pipes in M.I control the revs.Not a solenoid.
Really LOVE That no clutch pedal Manual...ZOOM,ZOOM,GONE!

w0rM

Same here - Downshifting > Braking

CP

Brake pads cheaper than transmission.

Bill Dearborn

The brakes slow all 4 wheels Vs only two so the car is more controllable. Using the drive train to slow the car went out of fashion about 50 years ago.

Bill

owc6

I use them 100% of the time.

It allows me to keep the rpm's higher than the car would in auto (A6), and I down shift regularly.

w0rM

But a lot less fun.

Maxie2U

In the past I used the paddle shifters when I felt like a spirited drive and used the Range Device when driving especially on freeways/highways. But after encountering several issues with the Range even though it had the latest software I stopped using it. Now I use paddle shifting all the time and really like driving that way.

Corvette ED

Never use them

Rubiland

Crazy seeing this thread. Just yesterday I searched for this very thread after reading an article about Ferrari 458/88 owners driving with the paddles full time.

Im going to try this out, I love the sound of the exhaust and think this may be the only way to go.