To shift, or not to shift. That is the question. - W. Shakespeare

"Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom" (will-alib) 04/29/2019 at 18:08 • Filed to: None

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The story on the FP about the Challenger has me thinking again about buying one as my next car, new or used. I go back & forth over manual vs autobox and my question is this - how much harder would it be down the road to sell one with the stick? I typically keep my cars 5-10 years, and while the automatic would have a larger pool of potential buyers does that mean a manual shift Challenger would be much more of a PITA to sell?

Decay buys too many beaters > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 04/29/2019 at 18:25

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Manual will have a built in buyer base. There’s lots of people for whom auto is a hard pass. 

RiceRocketeer Extraordinaire > Decay buys too many beaters 04/29/2019 at 18:31

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especially a car like the Challenger.  Selling a manual Corolla/Camry would be a very different proposition ...

Tristan > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 04/29/2019 at 18:50

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I’ll never stop daydreaming about the 6 speed base R/T Challenger I test drove a few years ago. White, cloth seats, burbly V8...  It was wonderful.

Honeybunchesofgoats > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 04/29/2019 at 18:51

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I normally assume a manual used car was better cared for than an automatic, everything else being even. 

The Crazy Kanuck; RIP Oppositelock > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 04/29/2019 at 18:56

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Depending on the type of car. A manual sports car be much easier sell in 5-10 years as there will still be manual or die people. A manual econo box be rather difficult on the other side. 

Decay buys too many beaters > Honeybunchesofgoats 04/29/2019 at 19:14

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I usually assume a manual car has been driven hard, but cared for. On the other hand, I assume that automatics have been owned by the apathetic.

I know which one I ’d rather be the second owner of....

Chariotoflove > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 04/29/2019 at 19:17

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I think a car like the Challenger will have a much larger base of buyers for the auto because fo what it is . The manual buyers will be there; but that population will be smaller.

That said, I would say buy what you want to drive and worry about how to sell it when the day comes.

i86hotdogs > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 04/30/2019 at 08:34

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Buy the manual, then sell it to me in a few years ;)

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > i86hotdogs 04/30/2019 at 08:43

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Okay.. would you like it with or without the tree I’ll probably wrap it around?

i86hotdogs > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 04/30/2019 at 08:46

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I’ll take it with the tires well done. If you want to throw in a burnt clutch too, I can’t complain.

Just take the bumper guards off please

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > i86hotdogs 04/30/2019 at 09:53

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Of course. I’m selling those on fleabay for the downpayment on the next car. Don’t mind if the trunk if full of wood chips from said tree though..

wkiernan > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 05/06/2019 at 18:39

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Don’t worry, you w on’t need a hundred buyers for your used car, just one. Sure, a lot of di ps hit s disabled people with only one leg prospective buyers will be put off by your used Challenger not having a slushy, but other buyers will be searching specifically for a used Challenger with a proper fun-oriented transmission.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > wkiernan 05/06/2019 at 21:48

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Yep, that was my takeaway from most responses .