New Vette gets stick as standard; automatic an option for 2005

[Jzero]

I only know 3 people with Corvettes and they are all automatic. Who pays $50k for a car that you have to shift the gears on yourself?

 

[WinkOsmosis]

Originally posted by: CraigRT
should be more like the Viper... no automatic available

hell, even my car has no automatic available

What is your car? Neon SRT?

 

[PowerMac4Ever]

Originally posted by: Jzero
I only know 3 people with Corvettes and they are all automatic. Who pays $50k for a car that you have to shift the gears on yourself?

I would if I enjoyed drag racing and lived in an area with a lot of stop-and-go traffic.

 

[arcenite]

corvette + automatic is like an automatic 911 turbo

 

[Crazymofo]

Originally posted by: PowerMac4Ever

Originally posted by: Jzero
I only know 3 people with Corvettes and they are all automatic. Who pays $50k for a car that you have to shift the gears on yourself?

I would if I enjoyed drag racing and lived in an area with a lot of stop-and-go traffic.

maybe you should re-read what he typed

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: Ornery
Weeeeee, look at me, I shift the gears. I'm a boy racer!

Do you pretend your commute to and from work is a race course or something? What a bunch of posers.

Eh, the only real fault I can think of with my Mark VIII is that it wasn't available with a 5-speed. Personal preference. Better than 95% of the time I'm not driving anywhere that would make a manual fun, but for me the brief times where I can play a little bit are worth the added work of having a manual if I can. That said, I'm the last person who would say that anyone with an automatic in a sportscar is undeserving. To each his own.

ZV