Going from manual to automatic

Justintime · 27 Apr 2010 at 19:04

Dilemma, looking for a possible change in car as i've no need of a mega mile muncher anymore due to the job becoming more or less static. I've been offered 10500 for my 06 320D SE (53k) part ex on a 2006 56' 330i M Sport (47k) going for 14000 (originally 14.5k before haggling) from the dealer i got the 320D SE whos been reliable so i trust them. Only problem is its an auto box, i prefer manuals. Has anyone made change and prefer it? It seems a good deal to me and better than i can do anywhere else. Are the boxes reliable or a possible issue waiting to blow up on me?

Justintime · 27 Apr 2010 at 19:10

Ease of situaton i guess. Decent part ex offer, decent price for the 330i from what i see and i've had my last 2 cars from these guys and had a few warranty issues etc.. which were no haggle at all so i have some faith in them, warranty on their cars is 1yr which i know for a fact they honour, so they must believe in their motors.

Justintime · 27 Apr 2010 at 19:42

I guess i have bad memories of my Focus 1.6 Auto from a few years ago, very good handling but boring drive due to the autobox. I'll do a test drive, i assume its a totally different box and beast, especially with a much bigger engine/torque combo behind it.

Justintime · 28 Apr 2010 at 11:19

rypt said:
because BMW drivers suck and only buy autos?

Ok how about going away? :rolleyes:

Cheers for the other replies, i'll give it a test drive saturday!

Justintime · 30 Apr 2010 at 18:14

Hunt continues, seems they found some discrepency with regards to it being accident repaired after an inspection and are now in the process of taking the part ex guy to court or something. At least they were honest with me.