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Old Apr 20, 2020 | 06:31 PM
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Exactly. I know these new autos are faster. If I were in a real race car, I would absolutely want a fast auto trans. But 99% of my driving is reasonably close to the legal limit so that means nothing. I enjoy making a nice shift my self, up shift and down shift. Always have and probably always will.
Nobody really cares if someone prefers an automatic but to call those manuals is just freaking silly

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Old Apr 20, 2020 | 08:30 PM
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Nobody really cares if someone prefers an automatic but to call those manuals is just freaking silly
And "nobody" cares is someone whines about a manual.
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Old Apr 20, 2020 | 10:47 PM
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Maybe the C8 section would find this more "exciting?"
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Old Apr 21, 2020 | 09:41 AM
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And "nobody" cares is someone whines about a manual.
how does your wife like your new Automatic??
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Old Apr 21, 2020 | 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by GARYFINN
how does your wife like your new Automatic??
She has never driven the car..... Let it go. Manuals are just about DEAD!

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Old Apr 21, 2020 | 04:26 PM
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Saw my first C8 "in the wild" yesterday. Nice but like the C7 Z06 I'm driving better. Since the C8 Z06 will be based on the current C8 I don't anticipate liking the looks, but time will tell.
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Old Apr 21, 2020 | 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by rcn
Saw my first C8 "in the wild" yesterday. Nice but like the C7 Z06 I'm driving better. Since the C8 Z06 will be based on the current C8 I don't anticipate liking the looks, but time will tell.
Same here. If it looked more like the image below I'd take it in a heart beat.


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Old Apr 21, 2020 | 11:32 PM
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I saw my first C8 in the wild today at Lowe's. Sebring Orange. I wanted to get a pic, but the owner was sitting in it and I didn't want to be "that guy". LOL. My new-to-me C7 makes me smile and I don't expect that to change anytime soon.
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Originally Posted by Palmetto64
I saw my first C8 in the wild today at Lowe's. Sebring Orange. I wanted to get a pic, but the owner was sitting in it and I didn't want to be "that guy". LOL. My new-to-me C7 makes me smile and I don't expect that to change anytime soon.
The C8 I saw yesterday was Sebring Orange as well. Nice color, looked better than I thought, color-wise. Still glad I chose my '19 C7 Z06 though.
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Old Apr 22, 2020 | 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by Vet Interested
She has never driven the car..... Let it go. Manuals are just about DEAD!
only to those people that dont understand
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Originally Posted by Audacious Nick
It is a manual, it just switches the stick and clutch for paddles. Also, it shifts faster than 100% of people that complain about the lack of a MT
You dont know the difference between and Auto or a manual? There is no clutch so it's a freaking automatic car with paddle shifters, it may be faster but dont care
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Originally Posted by Vet Interested
She has never driven the car..... Let it go. Manuals are just about DEAD!
Which is unfortunate if you know or driven a manual 😀
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Old Apr 22, 2020 | 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by boss2k
Which is unfortunate if you know or driven a manual 😀
There comes a time when a manual is just plain old and slow. I get the fun factor when it was fun but not any more. Based on sales, GM got wise and realizes MOST people do not want them. Enjoy while you can.....
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There comes a time when a manual is just plain old and slow. I get the fun factor when it was fun but not any more. Based on sales, GM got wise and realizes MOST people do not want them. Enjoy while you can.....
so what you are saying is that you are clueless !!got it
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Originally Posted by GARYFINN
so what you are saying is that you are clueless !!got it
Just like GM is clueless.... Some day you might figure it out. But highly unlikely.
Stay safe either way.

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