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Price difference between manual & automatic

  • 20-03-2011 9:14am
    #1
    valen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 216 ✭✭


    I thought these were a thing of the past. The C4 Picasso has a €700 premium for an Automatic gearbox... but the Ford S-Max has a €4k premium. WTF ?

    I'm trying to work out what MPV or mini-MPV is the best to go for, and I'm ... consistently surprised at how crazy some of the price options are.

    €800 for a push-button, instead of a key ? Srsly ? €3000 for a freakin' satnav?

    John


Comments

  • #2
    doOh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 196 ✭✭doOh


    yeap its normal ;)


  • #3
    aujopimur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,953 ✭✭✭aujopimur


    It might be the other way in a few years as motor mfgs a planning on autos as standard in the interest of fuel economy, thats if we can still afford to buy fuel.


  • #4
    Max Power1
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,272 ✭✭✭✭Max Power1


    aujopimur wrote: »
    It might be the other way in a few years as motor mfgs a planning on autos as standard in the interest of fuel economy, thats if we can still afford to buy fuel.
    Autoboxes are by nature less efficient than the comparable manual :confused:


  • #5
    aujopimur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,953 ✭✭✭aujopimur


    Max Power1 wrote: »
    Autoboxes are by nature less efficient than the comparable manual :confused:
    They hope to have efficiency sorted out by then by use of more computerised systems.


  • #6
    Guy:Incognito
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 38,244 ✭✭✭✭Guy:Incognito


    Max Power1 wrote: »
    Autoboxes are by nature less efficient than the comparable manual :confused:

    This isnt the 90's anymore. Autos in a lot of cases are more efficient on current cars.


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  • #7
    -Chris-
    Closed Accounts Posts: 12,035 ✭✭✭✭-Chris-


    The new generation of autos (DSG/Powershift etc) are often showing better fuel economy than their manual siblings.


  • #8
    Daegerty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,864 ✭✭✭Daegerty


    -Chris- wrote: »
    The new generation of autos (DSG/Powershift etc) are often showing better fuel economy than their manual siblings.

    only for city driving and its very little

    a slushbox costs more to make than a manual gearbox


  • #9
    Daegerty
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,864 ✭✭✭Daegerty


    aujopimur wrote: »
    It might be the other way in a few years as motor mfgs a planning on autos as standard.

    ah fuck no


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