Manual or Automatic?
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Manual 
Oh, BTW.... in reguards to your comment about remote start, here is a VERY interesting spy picture from one of the pre-production models:
http://jalopnik.com/photogallery/09C...py1/1000600007
Looking closely, that appears to be the new keyfob with remote control built in, and the button with an arrow going around in a circle is GM's factory installed remote start (I know because my Mom's Lucerne has it).
Look what the keyfob is laying on - a manual transmission gearshift boot.
VERY interesting!
Oh, BTW.... in reguards to your comment about remote start, here is a VERY interesting spy picture from one of the pre-production models:
http://jalopnik.com/photogallery/09C...py1/1000600007
Looking closely, that appears to be the new keyfob with remote control built in, and the button with an arrow going around in a circle is GM's factory installed remote start (I know because my Mom's Lucerne has it).
Look what the keyfob is laying on - a manual transmission gearshift boot.
VERY interesting!
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yes agreed if i was a ricer i'd probably just swan dive off of a tall building but for those out there who are ignorant to the fact that they suck would do well with a reminder of the dread they had when the camaro was alive game was running rampant 6 years ago. i'm just planning on doing my part to make this country a better place for us all.
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For my Camaro an auto. 510rwhp cam only LS3 w/ a 4k stall plus supporting mods equals high 10 second times on motor w/ the right setup unless it weighs 4.2k. No 10`s w/ a manual. I will be drag racing a lot of weekends. Not to mention consistency.
I bought my C6 in 06 w/ a manual to enjoy the street and the twisties.
I want my cake and I wantto eat it too....
I bought my C6 in 06 w/ a manual to enjoy the street and the twisties.
I want my cake and I wantto eat it too....
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My first experience with a stick was my wife's 5 speed Sunfire 
. When it was time to get another car for "me", I wasn't even considering automatics.
After owning my 6 speed SS my mind was made up.....never going back to an auto!
. When it was time to get another car for "me", I wasn't even considering automatics. After owning my 6 speed SS my mind was made up.....never going back to an auto!
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btw, having driven an M3 with a SMG, i'd have to say i'd just as soon have a slushbox. The SMG is a joke as a docile daily driver type trans, as POWERFREAK said, it's horrible from a stop or slow roll, and also lacks smoothness even in basic shifting, it feels like a novice manual driver is in control of the clutch.
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Well the "slushbox" in my 99 Trans Am and my 93 Z28, and my 87 Grand National were't slushy at all. All of them got squirley when they hit 2nd. Shifted nice and hard STOCK.
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We were referring to GM paddle-shift trans as "slushboxes" vs. BWM's SMG tranny. I've had plenty of GM autos that banged gears nice and hard...they would be my preference for a car that would see the track a lot.
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Tell the truth, you'll argue about anything won't you? Slushbox is a generic term used to describe automatic transmissions, it wasn't meant to start a debate about the positive shift characteristics of late model automagics...
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If I were to buy a Camaro it would probably be a 6 speed automatic (which is the most likely automatic). I don't particularly care for manuals in daily drivers. However if it was a pure weekend car or the fuel economy difference was significant, I might do a manual.
