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<blockquote data-quote="Vanguard2001" data-source="post: 171019" data-attributes="member: 4459"><p>Growing up in the 50's & 60's there was not much choice over a Three on the Tree manual transmission in cars and trucks. 3 and 4 on the floor were highly desired but scarce alternatives. Automatic trannys were for the well-off folk. I recall my dad being offered an automatic transmission as an option on a new 1955 Pontiac StratoChief; he declined because he was concerned the neighbours would think he had a lot of money, <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite11" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll Eyes :rolleyes:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> it also helps to know he immigrated from Scotland!</p><p></p><p>I do enjoy the M7 in my car but occasionally curse myself when hunting for 7th gear or when shifting into 2nd when stone cold. The difference became clear when I rented an A8 vert in Vegas last April. In town, in automatic it was a pleasure, on the outskirts of town it was in M paddle shift mode and it was very exciting to take it up through 5k revs on the first 2 shifts with the exhaust in track mode. While a manual is part of my DNA, I can understand the reasoning and accept the A8 as the only available transmission for the C8.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Vanguard2001, post: 171019, member: 4459"] Growing up in the 50's & 60's there was not much choice over a Three on the Tree manual transmission in cars and trucks. 3 and 4 on the floor were highly desired but scarce alternatives. Automatic trannys were for the well-off folk. I recall my dad being offered an automatic transmission as an option on a new 1955 Pontiac StratoChief; he declined because he was concerned the neighbours would think he had a lot of money, :rolleyes: it also helps to know he immigrated from Scotland! I do enjoy the M7 in my car but occasionally curse myself when hunting for 7th gear or when shifting into 2nd when stone cold. The difference became clear when I rented an A8 vert in Vegas last April. In town, in automatic it was a pleasure, on the outskirts of town it was in M paddle shift mode and it was very exciting to take it up through 5k revs on the first 2 shifts with the exhaust in track mode. While a manual is part of my DNA, I can understand the reasoning and accept the A8 as the only available transmission for the C8. [/QUOTE]
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