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Hi. I have owned several Vettes in my life- a 72 LT1, 87 2 tone, 90 coupe, 92 convertible, 95 coupe, 99 coupe, 2000 coupe, and lastly, for now, a 2001 convertible. At 67 years old, I am thinking of one last Vette, probably a C6. My question is this; because of arthritic knees, a manual tranny is probably ly not the way for me to go, but I do like finding em myself. When did GM start putting the paddle shifter automatics in the Vettes? I am awaiting delivery of my Black book, but the curiousity is overwhelming. Thank you for any help.
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2006.

2005 had a 4-speed automatic, but no paddles.
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Thank you. This helps me limit my search. Another question- knowing that GM tended to user their customers for research and development, were the 2006 auto trans okay? My 2001 was a screaming lemon.
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Hi. I have owned several Vettes in my life- a 72 LT1, 87 2 tone, 90 coupe, 92 convertible, 95 coupe, 99 coupe, 2000 coupe, and lastly, for now, a 2001 convertible. At 67 years old, I am thinking of one last Vette, probably a C6. I am awaiting delivery of my Black book, but the curiousity is overwhelming. Thank you for any help.
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Welcome to the forum and thanks for your 'Vette loyalty! Which one has been your favorite?

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Thank you. This helps me limit my search. Another question- knowing that GM tended to user their customers for research and development, were the 2006 auto trans okay? My 2001 was a screaming lemon.
Never had any problems in 3.5 years, 36K miles, with the Monterey Red 06 coupe I had with the automatic tranny and paddle shifters.
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