Resale problems with Manual

ayrton88 · 02-20-2015, 09:59 AM

The reason I ask, is because I ran into this problem when trying to sell my BMW. Granted it was a sports sedan not a sports car, but I had at least 5 interested parties that the manual was a deal breaker. In years past, most people interested in a sports car would demand a stick....that seems to be changing when there a some Porsche and Ferrari models that you can't even get with a stick. Sad.

BC416 · 02-20-2015, 10:10 AM

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Originally Posted by ayrton88

The reason I ask, is because I ran into this problem when trying to sell my BMW. Granted it was a sports sedan not a sports car, but I had at least 5 interested parties that the manual was a deal breaker. In years past, most people interested in a sports car would demand a stick....that seems to be changing when there a some Porsche and Ferrari models that you can't even get with a stick. Sad.

I think you'll be fine with a car like the Z. IMO, most of the people in the market for one are looking for the manual. The BMW has a much broader appeal base so the everyday Joe who would be interested in one just wants a nice car to drive.

Shotta · 02-20-2015, 10:30 AM

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Originally Posted by ayrton88

The reason I ask, is because I ran into this problem when trying to sell my BMW. Granted it was a sports sedan not a sports car, but I had at least 5 interested parties that the manual was a deal breaker. In years past, most people interested in a sports car would demand a stick....that seems to be changing when there a some Porsche and Ferrari models that you can't even get with a stick. Sad.

4 door and manual don't sound fun together, sport "model" or not.

If you didn't specify in your ad that your 4 door car was a manual then I could certainly see why potential sedan buyers were thrown off with the manual transmission.

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ayrton88 Enthusiast Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Chicago Posts: 397 Drives: 2010 Nissan 370Z Rep Power: 16	The reason I ask, is because I ran into this problem when trying to sell my BMW. Granted it was a sports sedan not a sports car, but I had at least 5 interested parties that the manual was a deal breaker. In years past, most people interested in a sports car would demand a stick....that seems to be changing when there a some Porsche and Ferrari models that you can't even get with a stick. Sad.