The automatics are rarer than the 5-speeds. Desireability is on the part of the perspective buyer. If the potential buyer can't drive a "stick" an automatic would be a better choice and maybe worth a bit more (to him). On the other hand a 5-speed has more performance so for a buyer who is looking for that he maybe would not even want to buy an automatic so that would be a detriment. Some buyers are put off by what they have heard about the automatic being very troublesome and expensive to fix. From a resale value point-of-view, assuming both cars of equal condition and mileage, it won't make that much of a difference. When the car was bought new the automatic cost extra! David Teitelbaum vin 10757 --- In dmcnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "Dennis Alberts" <DBJCFam@...> wrote: > > Hi, > > In terms of resale value, which is more desireable, an Automatic '83 or a 5-speed? Is one more rare than the other? > > Thanks, > > Dennis > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > To address comments privately to the moderating team, please address: moderators@xxxxxxxxxxx For more info on the list, tech articles, cars for sale see www.dmcnews.com To search the archives or view files, log in at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dmcnews/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:dmcnews-digest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx mailto:dmcnews-fullfeatured@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: dmcnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/