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Swapping a manual for an automatic?

connundrum · 2008-03-31 19:45:42

Hi, I've a manual Civic on adverts.ie priced at roughly 2.5k, but the goal at the end of it was to simply buy a similarly priced (small) automatic. Would a garage look at doing a straight swap - or will it be too much hassle for very little return? If anyone could turn me onto a garage which might do this I'd be very much…

31-03-2008 8:45pm

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connundrum

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Hi,

I've a manual Civic on adverts.ie priced at roughly 2.5k, but the goal at the end of it was to simply buy a similarly priced (small) automatic.

Would a garage look at doing a straight swap - or will it be too much hassle for very little return? If anyone could turn me onto a garage which might do this I'd be very much appreciative

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#2 31-03-2008 8:49pm

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They'll do a straight swap, but the car they give you will be worth quite a bit less than your current car.

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#3 01-04-2008 3:05am

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You never know. Smaller autos can be harder to shift, so you might find a dealer interested in doing a swap.

Not your ornery onager

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