[ctrlz]

Originally Posted by SpeedIsLife

Real Camaro's have powerglides

I'll keep my eyes peeled for the A2 option! Maybe in the 7th gen.

[Wheel Team 6]

Auto is better in some cases as well as manual is better in some cases. Fun factor of a clutch and shifter is an advantage for the manual where the auto is quick through the gears and allows you to focus on the steering and vehicle control. Auto is probably more comfortable in traffic. It's more about the consumers preference and needs more so than what's better.

[RobertSmith]

Stick is better in the Camaro.

You have no lift shifts and rev matched downshifts for people that are coming over from autos.

[mariojmoe]

Neither makes you a man. You gotta do it like the flintstones and use those legs and feet for the trans, that makes you a real man transmission!

[Wolvie70]

Originally Posted by PQ

I mean I now the Auto is faster with more control but the stick just makes you much more of a bigger man.

So what say you?

I say u are a troll.

[Mr. Wyndham]

Originally Posted by Trizin

i is still try to comprehend words

Originally Posted by SSDan

So, it must be a slow, boring day or your bracket is already busted for you to jump over here on Camaro6 and sling out a post like this to stir things up.

Here's an oldie for you - How's it going keeping that beast of yours out of the low octane table? That sure generated a lot of posts back in the early days of Camaro5.

Originally Posted by avalonandl

Only girlymon's drive autos...........

Originally Posted by batmobile209

If you're a real man, you don't even need a transmission.

Originally Posted by 2016SS

manual puts hair on your chest!

Auto puts hair on your balls!

Win win you have now become a man!

Originally Posted by SpeedIsLife

Real Camaro's have powerglides

Originally Posted by ctrlz

I'll keep my eyes peeled for the A2 option! Maybe in the 7th gen.

Originally Posted by mariojmoe

Neither makes you a man. You gotta do it like the flintstones and use those legs and feet for the trans, that makes you a real man transmission!

(^) These guys get it.

[Gen6_1Le]

Originally Posted by SpeedIsLife

Real Camaro's have powerglides

Ahhh yeah , the old ME code camaros . Those were the days..

[monkeychops]

I thing the 6 speed is WAY more cool....but the auto is better for every day.

you auto guys never get to hear...."oh cool a REAL manual"

[ron scubadiver]

There are way too many threads about this in automotive forums. Just be happy you have your choice on a Camaro. I will tell you after half an hour in stop and go traffic you will curse like crazy if you have a manual.

[ctrlz]

Originally Posted by monkeychops

you auto guys never get to hear...."oh cool a REAL manual"

As I've said in other threads, this get the first BIG reaction when people see my car. You get the ooh's and aah's while they look the thing over, but inevitably when they open the door and see the shifter it's, "OH, WOW, and you got the stick shift!" E-V-E-R-Y T-I-M-E.

Originally Posted by ron scubadiver

I will tell you after half an hour in stop and go traffic you will curse like crazy if you have a manual.

It's all relative. I had a '69 Road Runner with a 4 spd and a Centerforce street/strip clutch. I used to commute to Philly every day on the Schuylkill and thought it was cool I was only one in the traffic jam with a pistol grip... that wasn't attached to an actual pistol.

[gdgraph]

I love how people are actually trying to seriously answer this question and then justify their answer when the post was just made to be entertainment lol.

[L99BEN]

Originally Posted by gdgraph

I love how people are actually trying to seriously answer this question and then justify their answer when the post was just made to be entertainment lol.

I'm bored at work and will answer anyway

Besides the manual being more "fun", engaging...It depends on the car imo. Some cars the auto is better/more reliable and some manuals are actually faster/better (some examples of "the one to get" from my experience):

Gen 5 camaro ss LS3 6m>L99/auto manual clearly faster

MK7 GTI/R DSG>6M manual weak, numb feeling clutch

Mustang GT 6R80>MT82 manual hard to drive smooth, notchy, less reliable with big power

Grand National only comes in auto and wouldn't have it any other way

79-93 fox 5.0 most agree manual was a must with the 5 speed being a lot faster

370Z A7>6M manual very hard to drive smootly, auto faster

Scatpack A8>6M one of the best ZF 8speed one of the best autos out there

Miata Manual is the only way to go here

Stingray or 2016-17 Camaro SS 8A and manual are both great choices. The SS 6M/clutch have a great feel with rev match, wot shifting, and enough power to pull through the long gears. Slight edge to the manual here in the fun dept, but not losing straight line perfomance going with the A8 as you did with the L99.


Also, it's not very fun if you don't know how to operate a manual properly.

BTW I am the save the manual die-hard manual type and chose the auto in my SS this time mainly because my daily commute is mostly traffic and there arent many fun back roads in my area.
The A8 is fun left in drive with enough power to thrill at wot but trying to drive like a manual with the paddles is meh.
I am moving in a couple years where there will be a much smaller commute and will likely be getting either a slightly used 7m stingray or 1le.

Optimal is to have auto for the workday commuter and manual for the weekend back road curvies/road course; both being performance oriented of course.

I don't see why some of you actually care about impressing people for having a manual lol. I mean really, who give a shit?!

[activepat]

3 on the tree is the ONLY way to go! Powerglides are for pu$$ies.

[camaro5]

Originally Posted by Mr. Wyndham

PQ doesn't troll...

PQ tosses a single grain into the chicken coup and then watches, while drinking a beer......after he's done breaking his hands changing a wheel.

Some things never change, and that's good


I'm old and busted, so I wanted the auto.

Then I researched A8 torque converter shudder occurring with low mileage since 2015 in the Vette and trucks, Camaro starting 2016.

Now it's manual for me, unless they redesign the auto, or if the A10 is more torque converter reliable - but it uses the same exact flawed design elements.