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NorCalStorm · 12-13-2012, 03:27 PM

what is the longest period of time you have driven with your stick?? not how long you have had it haha but the longest drive you have had?!

I am wondering because I am currently debating between manual or auto and the biggest factor is that I will have to be driving 8 hours one way every couple months. Im not sure if this a stupid question so please bear with me here!

Thank You!!

midnighter · 12-13-2012, 03:29 PM

2.5 (5 hrs round trip) hours from Clearlake to Fort Bragg. It was nice on the hwy 175 curves for sure. However since you live where that awful hwy 101 bumper to bumper traffic is 24/7, auto might be best for you.

plus1zero · 12-13-2012, 03:30 PM

I drive an auto, but I would think it depends on what you're gonna use it for...

Do you have a lot of stop and go traffic? Will it be a daily driver?

I answered yes to both of those, so I went with an auto V6. Debating on going up to an SS2, but I'm afraid fuel costs will kill me, especially the way I drive...and I drive 80 miles round trip every day.

JohnnyBfromPeoria · 12-13-2012, 03:32 PM

I drive for work, with an M6. I get traffic, at times. I've had a few trips that are longer than 4 hours, one way. It's no big deal.

John B.

v6sonoma · 12-13-2012, 03:39 PM

8 hours driving from Rhode Island to Maryland. Got stuck in traffic in NY for a bit. Unless you are in heavy stop and go traffic for the whole 8 hours I'd say it's a non issue.

ELA205 · 12-13-2012, 03:41 PM

About 7 hours from LA to Reno left at night so there was no traffic. I agree with what was said above its a non-issue with no traffic.

WhiteBanshee · 12-13-2012, 03:43 PM

I drive from the Everglades to work in Kendall FL and it takes me a 1 hour. I really don't notice am driving stick half the time, plus this is done with bumper to bumper traffic so I'm constantly shifting. Hope This helps with your decision.

PAUL SS · 12-13-2012, 03:44 PM

Traffic is your issue, not how long a drive you have. I drove from Oshawa to Rhode Island.

CamaroJim56 · 12-13-2012, 03:46 PM

definitely will depend on the stop and go part. If you are cruising, it is a non-issue.

Stop and go may kill you for 8 hours with a manual.

GotGame55 · 12-13-2012, 04:04 PM

505ish miles 1 way. 9hrs.

Reineke · 12-13-2012, 04:14 PM

750 miles one way, from Iowa to Texas... 12 hours... Rear facing baby seat in the back with a passenger and luggage. The tranmission wasn't an issue at all, loved the M6! The car is excellent in long trips.

SnowVert · 12-13-2012, 04:18 PM

If your 8 hour drive is going to be all freeway, it will not matter much if you have a manual. Once you get up to speed, you put it in 6th and there will not be much need to shift until you have to stop for gas.

pyr0b0y · 12-13-2012, 04:18 PM

12 hours is the longest. i went from san francisco to phoenix; it won't matter if your on the freeway.

ronss · 12-13-2012, 04:18 PM

Drove from Miami to,savanah and back loved it...

12-13-2012, 03:27 PM	#1
NorCalStorm Drives: 2014 2LT/RS Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Rohnert Park, CA Posts: 342	For all you stick drivers... what is the longest period of time you have driven with your stick?? not how long you have had it haha but the longest drive you have had?! I am wondering because I am currently debating between manual or auto and the biggest factor is that I will have to be driving 8 hours one way every couple months. Im not sure if this a stupid question so please bear with me here! Thank You!!

12-13-2012, 03:32 PM	#4
JohnnyBfromPeoria Drives: 2012 LS M6, Black Join Date: May 2009 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 2,045	I drive for work, with an M6. I get traffic, at times. I've had a few trips that are longer than 4 hours, one way. It's no big deal. John B. __________________ 12 LS M6, IPF S/C, ASA GT-5 wheels, VMax PTB 1995 Mitsubishi Montero SR 1987 Dodge Raider Turbo Project 1986 Mitsubishi Montero 2.4l FI Transplant

12-13-2012, 03:39 PM	#5
v6sonoma Drives: 2010 SS RS Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Providence, RI Posts: 8,108 View My Garage	8 hours driving from Rhode Island to Maryland. Got stuck in traffic in NY for a bit. Unless you are in heavy stop and go traffic for the whole 8 hours I'd say it's a non issue. __________________ Mods: BBK Intake, BBK LT's and High Flow Cats, Corsa Cat-back exhaust, Hurst short throw shifter, SLP skip-shift eliminator. 7/1/09 Placed order for IOM/IO int/ SS/RS 6M 9/26/09 Took delivery!

12-13-2012, 03:41 PM	#6
ELA205 SoCal MAYHEM Drives: 2010 Camaro SS BLK/BLK Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 2,436 View My Garage	About 7 hours from LA to Reno left at night so there was no traffic. I agree with what was said above its a non-issue with no traffic. __________________

12-13-2012, 03:44 PM	#8
PAUL SS The Mark of Excellence Drives: 2010 ABM 1SS RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Smallest State in the Union Posts: 8,690 View My Garage	Traffic is your issue, not how long a drive you have. I drove from Oshawa to Rhode Island. __________________ BMR, CAI, DynoMax, Elite Eng., Hurst, Jannetty, Clear Image Headers & Hi Flow cats, Jet Hot, LSR, TSW, VMax, Vredestein

12-13-2012, 03:29 PM	#2
midnighter Account Suspended Drives: nothing Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: a hole Posts: 17,906	2.5 (5 hrs round trip) hours from Clearlake to Fort Bragg. It was nice on the hwy 175 curves for sure. However since you live where that awful hwy 101 bumper to bumper traffic is 24/7, auto might be best for you.

12-13-2012, 03:30 PM	#3
plus1zero Don't tread on me Drives: 23 Sierra X31, Past 2017 Fifty 2SS Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: United States Posts: 846	I drive an auto, but I would think it depends on what you're gonna use it for... Do you have a lot of stop and go traffic? Will it be a daily driver? I answered yes to both of those, so I went with an auto V6. Debating on going up to an SS2, but I'm afraid fuel costs will kill me, especially the way I drive...and I drive 80 miles round trip every day.

12-13-2012, 03:43 PM	#7
WhiteBanshee Drives: 2013 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 4	I drive from the Everglades to work in Kendall FL and it takes me a 1 hour. I really don't notice am driving stick half the time, plus this is done with bumper to bumper traffic so I'm constantly shifting. Hope This helps with your decision.

12-13-2012, 03:46 PM	#9
CamaroJim56 Obsessed Drives: 2016 Hyper Blue 2SS RS Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Riverview, FL Posts: 2,603	definitely will depend on the stop and go part. If you are cruising, it is a non-issue. Stop and go may kill you for 8 hours with a manual. __________________ 2016 Hyper Blue 2SS

12-13-2012, 04:04 PM	#10
GotGame55 Haters gonna hate? Drives: '04 Chevy Dirtymax Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Diesel Life Posts: 642 View My Garage	505ish miles 1 way. 9hrs. __________________ '04 CCSB Duramax

12-13-2012, 04:14 PM	#11
Reineke Drives: 2010 SW Camaro 2SS RS 6M Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Van Alstyne, TX Posts: 97	750 miles one way, from Iowa to Texas... 12 hours... Rear facing baby seat in the back with a passenger and luggage. The tranmission wasn't an issue at all, loved the M6! The car is excellent in long trips.

12-13-2012, 04:18 PM	#12
SnowVert Drives: Inferno Orange 2013 SS/RS LS3 6M Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Minnesota Posts: 684 View My Garage	If your 8 hour drive is going to be all freeway, it will not matter much if you have a manual. Once you get up to speed, you put it in 6th and there will not be much need to shift until you have to stop for gas. __________________ With this in the garage, I smile every day 6/29/2012 New 2013 ordered... 8/21/2012 New 2013 picked up!!!

12-13-2012, 04:18 PM	#13
pyr0b0y need....more....hp Drives: The Neighbor Hater Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: San Mateo, CA Posts: 4,091	12 hours is the longest. i went from san francisco to phoenix; it won't matter if your on the freeway. __________________ BUILD THREAD BUILT AND MAINTAINED BY BLU808 Mast Motorsports Built LS3 Stroker 418, IPS GT35R Twin Turbos, Exedy GTO4XD Twin Disc Clutch, Aeromotive A1000 Eliminator Stealth Fuel Pump, AEM Meth Injection, DSS 1400hp Axels, BC Coilovers, Pfadt & BMR Suspension, Hawk HPS Pads, Drilled/Slotted Rotors, Hurst Shifter, Custom Roll Cage by Blu808, T3 Ports, 22" Custom Concave Mesh Rims

12-13-2012, 04:18 PM	#14
ronss Drives: 2SS CGM/GRND FX/STRIPES/CAI, manual Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: pembroke pines fl Posts: 619	Drove from Miami to,savanah and back loved it...