file.newsgroup.cars.103109 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (Robert Loper)
Subject: Re: SHO and SC
In article [email protected] (James P. Callison) writes:
>In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (David Hwang) writes:
>>In article <[email protected]> [email protected] (wharfie) writes:
>>>In article [email protected] (Chris Silvester) writes:
>>>
>
>Why anyone would order an SHO with an automatic transmission is
>beyond me; if you can't handle a stick, you should stick with a
>regular Taurus and leave the SHO to real drivers. That is not to
>say that there aren't real drivers who can't use the stick (eg
>disabled persons), but they aren't in any position to use an
>SHO anyway.
>
>I would be willing to bet that if we removed the automatic
>transmissions from all "performance-type" cars (like the 5.0l
>Mustangs, Camaros, and the like) we'd cut down on the number of
>accidents each year. Autos are fine for sedate little sedans,
>but they have no business in performance cars, IMHO.
>
> James
>
I have to disagree with this. I have a 92 Z28 with a 350 and a 4-speed auto
w/ overdrive, and it is really better that way. Chevy autos are reknowned
for their long life and ability to handle copious amount of power. I live
in the Dallas area, and a manual would be much harder to drive in the traffic
here. Now if I still lived out in the sticks like I used to, a manual would be
more fun.
Safety-wise, an auto is less distracting...I would hate to have to be
shifting gears while I was trying to ease into traffic in the freeways here.
Performance-wise, I can hold my own against any stock 5.0 Mustang or 5.0
Camaro w/ a five speed.
All of this IMHO... :)
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