Subject: Re: Road-Tripping In A New C6: Some Observations by j3studio on 2012/4/11 13:06:28
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bogus wrote: The 6spd auto is better, not because of the extra cogs, but because of the better controls. They keep it in gear longer, which gives the perception of being in the right gear. The extra ratios help, but the better controls are the real bonus.
Makes sense to me - it just never seems to be at a loss. Creeps really well in very slow traffic, great on the back roads, kicks down quickly when you hammer it.
Direct quote from Ivelis:
"I can't hear the GPS over the engine."
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bogus wrote: The 2003's box is a direct descendant to the 1985's box, which came out in 1982. The 700R4 --> 4L60 --> 4L60E --> 4L65E are marginal to fairly good autos, but not durable. I have seen the C5 autos start to fail at 110k, this is with racing them.
We've had good experience with our 2003's auto - it just seems to work a little too hard on the back roads (it's great in city driving and on the highway). My 700-R4 acts "wack", but my transmission guy says it is in astonishingly good shape. In the absence of an examination by Pete K, I'll accept that.
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bogus wrote: I was looking over Consumer Reports recently, and the C6 is getting damned good reviews for overall reliability and durability.
I saw the same thing - can't believe they actually recommend it. Not a factor in our purchase, but still nice.
