Manual v automatic

tomred1

I have a dilemma, Manual car with 12500 km or its equivalent in Automatic with 60000 km, both same price and year. Help:(

AndyBoBandy

almost 5 times as much milage on the auto,

what year are they? they must be fairly recent is the manual only has 12,500 km on it! that could indicate the auto has been constantly on the road! maybe an ex rental? company car?

Odyssey 2005

Would seem to be a no brainer. What kind of car is . Are you doing many miles daily/weekly? Do you do much city driving?. All to be considered in your decision.

SteM

Manuel? I know nothing!

Del2005

tomred1 wrote: »

I have a dilemma, Manual car with 12500 km or its equivalent in Automatic with 60000 km, both same price and year. Help:(

A properly maintained car is what you want. 60k isn't that much if it's had the proper maintenance done, 12k if more than a year old could mean that maintenance hasn't been done. Buy on condition.

Or else find a lower mileage auto, because auto is best

MarkN

What type of car?

biko

Manuel is now Manual

grogi

tomred1 wrote: »

I have a dilemma, Manual car with 12500 km or its equivalent in Automatic with 60000 km, both same price and year. Help:(

Both are almost new

Unless the used gearbox is problematic or unpleasant, I'd go for the auto.

millington

There should be a major difference price considering the mileage. Either one is very expensive or one is very cheap.

grogi

millington wrote: »

There should be a major difference price considering the mileage. Either one is very expensive or one is very cheap.

Firstly, there typically is a couple of thousand difference when upgrading to automatic.
Secondly, the car deteriorates more with age than with mileage... I'l rather have a 1-year-old 60kkm than 3-year-old 20kkm car.

So why do you think there should be big price difference? I think that if they are both 1 year old, the price reflects the mileage quiet well..

rabbitinlights

Probably couldn't' bring themselves to drive any more with the manual - unless you're buying a GT3RS or an M2, look for an Autobox.

Depending on the car, not having an auto will kill resale for a lot of people.

tomred1

Thanks for replies, I preferred the drive of the auto, it's just the mileage difference Holding me back, both are 2015.

grogi

rabbitinlights wrote: »

Probably couldn't' bring themselves to drive any more with the manual - unless you're buying a GT3RS or an M2, look for an Autobox.

Depending on the car, not having an auto will kill resale for a lot of people.

But majority will still see an automatic gearbox through 'another-thing-that-make-brake-down' glasses. They tend to forget that a hydraulic box makes the DMF and clutch invisible

Oafley Jones

tomred1 wrote: »

Thanks for replies, I preferred the drive of the auto, it's just the mileage difference Holding me back, both are 2015.

What make of car is it?

AndyBoBandy

tomred1 wrote: »

both are 2015.

what engines have they got?

grogi

tomred1 wrote: »

Thanks for replies, I preferred the drive of the auto, it's just the mileage difference Holding me back, both are 2015.

If the automatic was serviced at the dealer - should have two services by now - it would be a no-brainier for me...

bazz26

This thread is like pulling teeth. Without knowing what make, model, fuel type it's hard to give any proper answer.

Oafley Jones

bazz26 wrote: »

This thread is like pulling teeth. Without knowing what make, model, fuel type it's hard to give any proper answer.

It's bizarre. It's impossible to make a recommendation without more information. e.g Depending on the box, that auto could possibly have been due a fluid change over 10k km ago.

Cee-Jay-Cee

If it's a small hatchback then chances are the auto version is ex-rental but seeing as the make/model appears to be a secret then we'll never really know.

Leonard Hofstadter

It is impossible to answer this question when we have no idea about what cars the OP is interested in!

Some cars work better with automatics, others are much better suited to manual gearboxes. Generally I prefer autos in diesels and manuals for petrols.

Odyssey 2005

I'm thinking about buying a blue car. What do people think.

queueeye

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

I'm thinking about buying a blue car. What do people think.

Manual windows?

Mervyn Skidmore

Odyssey 2005 wrote: »

I'm thinking about buying a blue car. What do people think.

Blue cars are good but everyone knows that red cars are faster. Stay away from black cars because you'll never keep it clean. Everyone is driving white cars so don't buy that either. I recommend a brown car, there aren't enough brown cars on the road these days.

Odyssey 2005

Mervyn Skidmore wrote: »

Blue cars are good but everyone knows that red cars are faster. Stay away from black cars because you'll never keep it clean. Everyone is driving white cars so don't buy that either. I recommend a brown car, there aren't enough brown cars on the road these days.

JESUS now I'm even more confused.

Odyssey 2005

queueeye wrote: »

Manual windows?

No manuel