Buying my first 2018 Camaro.

Lukearthurr · 10-18-2018, 07:24 PM

Hello Thank you for reading, I'm going to buy a 2018 Camaro V6, and I have a couple of questions and of course, I will accept advice.
Mainly I would like about the transmission, I do not have issues driving manual or automatic, but I would like to hear whats better. Since the one, I'm looking at is manual.

cbr1100xx · 10-18-2018, 07:47 PM

Get the manual. The A8 has potential shudder issues that I doubt you'll want to deal with.

redcoats1976 · 10-18-2018, 08:02 PM

are you looking at 1LT or RS?

DaveC113 · 10-18-2018, 09:50 PM

Manual! We gotta keep the manual alive.

1LE package is worth considering too... the orange RS 1LE looks really nice.

JT58 · 10-19-2018, 06:50 AM

Manual. Anyone I can steer away from that horrible A8, I will. Read the posts in the transmission section about the shudder issues. It's in all the GM A8's- Camaros, Corvettes and trucks. I had the shudder issue and ultimately got sick of it and got rid of the car.

nelsont · 10-19-2018, 07:26 AM

Go manual shift. A8 shudder sounds like a pain in the a$$.
if you want an Auto consider the A10 in the 19's.

Tim

Bad Anvil Garage · 10-19-2018, 09:28 AM

Love the manual, especially with rev match. Dayum!!

JT58 · 10-19-2018, 09:57 AM

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Originally Posted by YARBIE 1

My A-8 is rock solid and fast as hell.

You are very lucky. Mine started slipping almost from brand new. The tach needle would go up and down in 7th or 8th gear while going a steady speed. I posted on the forum and no one else seemed to have the same problem. Then the shudder came and never went away.

I so wonder what made mine and so many others defective and others like yours so good. Perhaps tolerances in manufacturing in the orifices that control the fluid........

zerovisual · 10-19-2018, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Lukearthurr

Hello Thank you for reading, I'm going to buy a 2018 Camaro V6, and I have a couple of questions and of course, I will accept advice.
Mainly I would like about the transmission, I do not have issues driving manual or automatic, but I would like to hear whats better. Since the one, I'm looking at is manual.

I would have to agree with most to go with a manual. I am picking mine up tomorrow with a M6 in it. I owned both an auto and manual back in college when I had a 95 z28 manual and 2000 z28 automatic. I had so much more fun in the manual. Downshifting coming up to lights, etc.. So much more fun and so much more control. Seems like you can do a lot of this with automatics now and paddle shifters though.

Lukearthurr · 10-19-2018, 01:24 PM

I appreciate it.

Lukearthurr · 10-19-2018, 01:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by redcoats1976

are you looking at 1LT or RS?

1LS

Lukearthurr · 10-19-2018, 01:28 PM

Everyone has been so helpful! I'm totally going manual and, I'm getting a super good deal on this car. I'll keep you updated it for the result.

sal11585 · 10-19-2018, 01:57 PM

I would go manual also, plus I guarantee they will have much better resale later on. Plus the auto has issues, but it will be faster in the quarter mile. I just came from a Lexus rcf it had an amazing quick shifting 8speed. And I loved it, but I still missed driving a stick, even if its slower its so much more fun. Nothing like banging second gear and feeling the bang end wiggle lol

Snrub · 10-19-2018, 06:50 PM

The auto's shifts are lightning quick once you get going, but I don't think it's very responsive to sudden decisions to accelerate. I found it reluctant to downshift, so you give it more throttle, then drops a bunch of gears and lights up the tires. I believe I read the sale ratio is 80% auto / 20% manual and I have no idea why. I'm a manual die hard to begin with.

10-18-2018, 07:24 PM	#1
Lukearthurr Drives: Blue Camaro V6 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: California Posts: 4	Buying my first 2018 Camaro. Hello Thank you for reading, I'm going to buy a 2018 Camaro V6, and I have a couple of questions and of course, I will accept advice. Mainly I would like about the transmission, I do not have issues driving manual or automatic, but I would like to hear whats better. Since the one, I'm looking at is manual.

10-19-2018, 06:50 AM	#5
JT58 Drives: Former 2016 Camaro 1LT Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: Naples, FL Posts: 760	Manual. Anyone I can steer away from that horrible A8, I will. Read the posts in the transmission section about the shudder issues. It's in all the GM A8's- Camaros, Corvettes and trucks. I had the shudder issue and ultimately got sick of it and got rid of the car. __________________ 2006 C6 Corvette Manual, 2019 Silverado, 1997 Jeep Wrangler

10-18-2018, 07:47 PM	#2
cbr1100xx Account Suspended Drives: '14 Jetta 1.8, '19 1SS Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 886	Get the manual. The A8 has potential shudder issues that I doubt you'll want to deal with.

10-18-2018, 08:02 PM	#3
redcoats1976 Drives: LT W/2LT,blue metallic Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: central florida Posts: 4,916	are you looking at 1LT or RS?

10-18-2018, 09:50 PM	#4
DaveC113 Drives: 2018 Camaro 1SS 1LE Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Front Range, CO Posts: 1,860	Manual! We gotta keep the manual alive. 1LE package is worth considering too... the orange RS 1LE looks really nice.

10-19-2018, 07:26 AM	#6
nelsont Drives: 2018 2SS Hot Wheels Convertible Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Badgerland Posts: 254	Go manual shift. A8 shudder sounds like a pain in the a$$. if you want an Auto consider the A10 in the 19's. Tim

10-19-2018, 09:28 AM	#7
Bad Anvil Garage Drives: 2000 GMPPSV SS & 2017 ILE SS Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Bartlett, IL Posts: 547	Love the manual, especially with rev match. Dayum!!

10-19-2018, 01:24 PM	#10
Lukearthurr Drives: Blue Camaro V6 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: California Posts: 4	I appreciate it.

10-19-2018, 01:28 PM	#12
Lukearthurr Drives: Blue Camaro V6 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: California Posts: 4	Everyone has been so helpful! I'm totally going manual and, I'm getting a super good deal on this car. I'll keep you updated it for the result.

10-19-2018, 01:57 PM	#13
sal11585 Drives: 2017 Camaro SS 2ss Nightfall Gray Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: New york Posts: 149	I would go manual also, plus I guarantee they will have much better resale later on. Plus the auto has issues, but it will be faster in the quarter mile. I just came from a Lexus rcf it had an amazing quick shifting 8speed. And I loved it, but I still missed driving a stick, even if its slower its so much more fun. Nothing like banging second gear and feeling the bang end wiggle lol

10-19-2018, 06:50 PM	#14
Snrub Drives: Gone: 2017 Camaro SS Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: London Ontario Canada Posts: 111	The auto's shifts are lightning quick once you get going, but I don't think it's very responsive to sudden decisions to accelerate. I found it reluctant to downshift, so you give it more throttle, then drops a bunch of gears and lights up the tires. I believe I read the sale ratio is 80% auto / 20% manual and I have no idea why. I'm a manual die hard to begin with.

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