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Originally Posted by Kamero6
Update. Went to a dealer today to test drive a manual and see the numbers. What a painful experience. So I will have to dump 18k to swap... a new 2023 LT1 for a 2022 1SS that smells like cigar, interior is deteriorated and drives bad. Something is wrong with it.
Note on the M6: I haven't driven manual in 2 years and got to drive it for 5 minutes.
In overall it felt underpowered. I know it's because of the longer ratios but, the A10 camaro feels lighter and quicker.
I think it's just matter of getting used to again.
Regardless of my desires, losing 20k is not an option so, we'll see what the future brings. I can always get a ZL1 M6 later on.
Question to keep the debated heated up... This is the 2nd or 3rd manual car I found with less than 5k miles. Do people purchase them, and find out the hard way it is a lot of work and trade them in?
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Totally understand where you’re coming from. I pulled the trigger on my A10 even though I truly wanted an M6. But they were just so hard to find especially for the convertible, and I was able to get mine at a great price. The feedback on this forum helped me with the decision. There are times where I still wish I had an M6 when I’m just putzing around, but when I stomp on it the performance of this auto still impresses me and is fun in its own right. The convenience is also nice since I don’t really feel like banging gears at a groggy 430am drive to work or in the crazy traffic i sometimes get stuck in here.
I know a few others on here have gone from M6 to A10 but I think it’s been mostly due to wanting maximum performance and not the livability of the manual itself. I’ve seen a few 23s with low miles for sale too, A10 and M6, and I really just think some people buy them and find out it’s not a great car for their needs and they bail on them. Just my thoughts.