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Old Jan 5, 2011 | 10:51 PM
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Yeah I've driven a pad shift C6 and a 2010 camaro tap shift and I wasn't impressed with either. There's nothin like a good ol' 5500rpm drop of the clutch then reaching for second especially in one of these new LS / T56 based cars! It's enough to make anybody smile! It takes ALOT of power to make that kind of happieness with an autotragic lol
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Old Jan 5, 2011 | 10:55 PM
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They probably had the stock trans tune which is really lame. Once I tuned the trans in my car it was like a different animal.
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Old Jan 5, 2011 | 11:02 PM
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You've been driving manuals since he was in diapers huh...that just proves his theory right when he said automatics were for grandma's. Lol.
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Old Jan 5, 2011 | 11:09 PM
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Lol damn beer!!.

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Uhhhh I think you mean an automatic, lol
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Old Jan 5, 2011 | 11:27 PM
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Hahaha good call Todd!
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Old Jan 5, 2011 | 11:37 PM
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If I want to shift gears I hop on my on my custom harley low rider or my YZ250 motocrosser. That's a lot more fun that riding in a cage.
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Old Jan 6, 2011 | 02:30 AM
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G8's are bad *** rides. I love mine...lots of power, lots of room, great handling. However I would like to have gotten a GXP with the LS3 and M6
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Old Jan 7, 2011 | 03:53 AM
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Originally Posted by RedHotG8
Well send me $10,000 so I can trade my GT for a GXP since that's the only way to get a manual trans in a G8. By the way I was driving stick shift muscle cars when you were in diapers.


lol thats funny so how old are u??? and on a roll race your auto 6 speed would get owned by a true manual 6 speed !!!!!!

I have a auto in my car and i wish it was a 6 speed
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Old Jan 7, 2011 | 06:22 AM
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autos f'n blow! no offense to you auto owners
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Old Jan 7, 2011 | 08:06 AM
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Joe we all know you blow.

I do agree manuals are more fun to drive and I love my M6...but my G8 is so much more comfortable than my camaro and it gives a lot better ride.
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Old Jan 7, 2011 | 08:07 AM
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Even with a paddle shifter or slap stick, there is nothing like banging gears with a clutch. Even better, beating autos in roll and 1/4 mile racing ( with and without a stall ) just my .02..
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Old Jan 7, 2011 | 08:08 AM
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They should make a 4 door SS.. Maybe kind of cool.
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Old Jan 7, 2011 | 10:52 AM
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Originally Posted by tmoney223
They should make a 4 door SS.. Maybe kind of cool.
They already did, it was called a Trailblazer SS. Except it wasn't avaiable with a 6sp.

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Old Jan 7, 2011 | 11:04 AM
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Lol I ment camaro. Guess I should of explained it better.
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Old Jan 7, 2011 | 02:46 PM
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i really like thosae tbss's, i will hopefully have one someday
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Old Jan 7, 2011 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by 98goldz28
Joe we all know you blow.

I do agree manuals are more fun to drive and I love my M6...but my G8 is so much more comfortable than my camaro and it gives a lot better ride.
It better for the price and being a newer car.
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Old Jan 7, 2011 | 06:57 PM
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The two cars were about the same price new. A new z28 back when dinosors rules the earth was around $32,000.00 a new G8 GT from what I have heard go in the low $30's
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Old Jan 7, 2011 | 09:54 PM
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Yeah I had possension of todd's little brother vinny's TB SS for about a month lol wasn't real impressive IMO

I'm going to go look at a goat this weekend tho we'll see what it looks like!
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Old Jan 7, 2011 | 10:04 PM
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Ha my little brother! More like twin brother Don't get me started on that thing.
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Old Jan 7, 2011 | 11:31 PM
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Hahaha tim had that SS blazer for a couple weeks too! We all had a chance raping her before the bank got it back! That truck was like an 82nd hooker! Lol
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