View Poll Results: Automatic or 5 Speed Tranny
I have the "5" speed and wished I chose the Automatic
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What do you have? Automatic or 5 Speed Tranny?
10-08-2008 | 10:58 PM
#11
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Joined: 01-02-2008
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From: Nashville, TN
10-08-2008 | 11:07 PM
#12
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Joined: 07-05-2008
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From: Akron Ohio
Wife can't drive a stick.
I drove a 5 speed and it was much faster and more fun.
But not to put it all on the wife. This is my daily driver and there are times I just don't want to be bothered to shift. Most of my drive to work is stop and go and not much fun with a stick never gettig past 3rd get many times.
Now if this was my third or fourth car it would have been a stick all the way.
I still miss my 1968 Chevelle SS 4 speed!
I drove a 5 speed and it was much faster and more fun.
But not to put it all on the wife. This is my daily driver and there are times I just don't want to be bothered to shift. Most of my drive to work is stop and go and not much fun with a stick never gettig past 3rd get many times.
Now if this was my third or fourth car it would have been a stick all the way.
I still miss my 1968 Chevelle SS 4 speed!
10-09-2008 | 08:39 AM
#14
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Joined: 08-07-2008
Posts: 88
From: Philadelphia, PA
10-09-2008 | 08:43 AM
#15
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From: Philadelphia, PA
10-09-2008 | 08:50 AM
#16
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Joined: 09-11-2007
Posts: 1,379
From: Palm Bay, Florida
I have two other sticks in the garage, so the HHR is an auto since it is used as a daily driver. I did test drive the five speed and it was fine, but you didn't find many sticks on the lot in '06 that had the options I wanted (or better said the cars had more options than I wanted)
10-09-2008 | 09:18 AM
#17
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Joined: 09-09-2008
Posts: 102
From: ehh
All my vehicles are/have been standard shift. I love beeing able to have full control of shift points. plus they are just fun to drive. Had a civic with a stage 3 comp clutch. that thing was a b**** to drive in traffic.
10-09-2008 | 09:23 AM
#18
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Joined: 08-18-2008
Posts: 508
From: Moved to Camaro 5 forum
Auto- 3 reasons
Remote start, the wife and tourist season. My last 5-speed DD was totally brutal in the stop and go jams I ran into going to work every day as it was a major artery to get to Sanibel Island and Ft Myers beach.
10-09-2008 | 09:57 AM
#19
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Joined: 08-06-2008
Posts: 1,761
From: Grand Haven, MI
I would be curious to know what percent of the SS owners on this site have the stick. I'd bet it is way more than 5%.
We have 2 HHR's mine is the SS with a manual, the wifes has the Auto... Too bad she can't drive a manual
We have 2 HHR's mine is the SS with a manual, the wifes has the Auto... Too bad she can't drive a manual
10-09-2008 | 12:14 PM
#20
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Joined: 04-11-2008
Posts: 663
From: Eastpointe,MI.
I'm so very glad to be back driving a manual trans.No more automatics for me.I hate the things!I used to left foot brake my Audi just for sport.As long as I can move my left leg,I'm driving a stick.I'm sorry for you folks who can't drive a manual trans anymore because of physical limitations.