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Official: Manual Transmissions Destroy Resale Value  Discussion
in 'Buy, Lease, Finance & Insurance' started by 109941, Jul 19,
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So, I did the "dance" to check-out the $349/month lease deal
from BMWFS. I specified a 328i with the preminum package, fold-
down rear seat and manual transmission, which has a lower
(~$800) MSRP than the "well equiped" model listed in the ad. In
addition, I offered to increase the down payment from $3500 to
$4000. In total, my changes should have been similar to a $1300
capital cost reduction and should have reduced the monthly
payment by $40~45, in "ball-park" numbers.      That deal was
sent to several dealers (5~6) and most responded. The best
responses, tried to detail the deal but things got mirky when
the "complimentary" automatic transmission came into play. The
least satisfactory responses were just a single number with no-
explanation. In any eve