How does an automatic hold its resale value compared to the same model in manual?

[platinumike]

I found a dealership that is selling a 2005 hyundai elantra, brand new, and manual transmission for $8500(plus dealer fees, how much is this typically?). I've also been dealing with another dealer(hertz car sales center) same car, same year, except its an automatic transmission, and has 14k miles on it, and its priced at $ 10,300. Both theese prices are excluding tax and title. My father has been nudging me into the automatic because he thinks im gonna have all kinds of trouble with the clutch needing replacement every 25k miles or so. See, i've only drive a manual like 5 times in my entire life, never on the highway.

which car will hold its resale value? also, the salesman himself was telling me that the manual wouldnt be a good buy because they have a hard time finding buyers for it in florida, and i wouldnt get crap for it a few yrs from now.

 

[quakefiend420]

Originally posted by: platinumike
I found a dealership that is selling a 2005 hyundai elantra, brand new, and manual transmission for $8500(plus dealer fees, how much is this typically?). I've also been dealing with another dealer(hertz car sales center) same car, same year, except its an automatic transmission, and has 14k miles on it, and its priced at $ 10,300. Both theese prices are excluding tax and title. My father has been nudging me into the automatic because he thinks im gonna have all kinds of trouble with the clutch needing replacement every 25k miles or so. See, i've only drive a manual like 5 times in my entire life, never on the highway.

which car will hold its resale value? also, the salesman himself was telling me that the manual wouldnt be a good buy because they have a hard time finding buyers for it in florida, and i wouldnt get crap for it a few yrs from now.

sounds like he wants to sell you a more expensive car...

just my two cents though...i dunno about resale value of a manual over an auto

 

[sniperruff]

the auto will hold resale better but that is not a nice price from hertz.

 

[jlee]

For the price difference, you could replace the clutch three times and still come out ahead, no?

Go for the manual. You'll learn before you burn up the clutch.

 

[platinumike]

ya i could tell he was trying to sell me another car, but it did get me pondering though. Iam planning on selling this car 4-5 yrs from now.

 

[suse920]

Just think what people do with their rental cars... the choice is simple.

 

[DAGTA]

Dunno about resale value but consider that an automatic can be driven by anyone while a manual cannot. So you'll have a larger pool of potential buyers when/if you go to sell an automatica than if you go to sell a manual. Also, cars are not investments.

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

Manual, if you go easy on it then you won't need to change it every 25k miles, I'm still on the origional clutch, about 173k miles

 

[EKKC]

Hyundai?
buying from Car rental?

i absolutely rape every car that I rent. last week i drove a 2004 Maxima with 20k miles on it and i think i have never treat a car as bad as I have to the sorry little MAxima

 

[platinumike]

ya, how does the deal sound on the manual? i know there is just gonna be more crap fees at the desk. It was marked $8500 on the sticker.