E30 Zone

Evening all,

Looking for a little honest opinion from the zoners.

The autobox on my M30'd convertible has started slipping. So, my choices are fix the current box, replace with a good used autobox, or convert to manual.

I much prefer the auto myself, I think an auto convertible makes a wonderfully lazy cruiser. However, I am selling the car at the moment so perhaps a manual box opens up a wider audience.

Anyone got thoughts?

Martin.

You're probably right about a wider potential customer base, but you need to weigh up the attendant hassle of conversion against a straight-forward fix.

Having the sluchbox repaired from a specialist will be in the region of about £1k, I know, I had one done a few years ago.
Finding one will be around £300-£400.

Most people prefer manual cars to autos.

Mine is a manual M30, but I can see a market for both.

Rav335uk wrote:Having the sluchbox repaired from a specialist will be in the region of about £1k, I know, I had one done a few years ago.

Seriously ?

Yep, I paid just over £800 over 3 urs ago, all the clutch plates were fecked.

It would probably be cheaper just to swap the auto box for another one, plus they are readily available.

As for if it will sell better with a manual its down to personal choice of the buyer, keeping it auto will attract the cruiser types.

I vote keep it auto

A little update resurrecting an old thread.

I started this thread saying I liked the lazy cruising style of the auto box, and that I thought I prefered an autobox in a cabrio.

Can I just say that after getting my car back recently with a nicely converted manual gearbox in it, I must have been deluded.

A manual M30 is a whole lot of fun

I really should have listened two years ago when people were telling me manual is the way to go.

Martin.

You know it Martin!

Only took you 2 years to find out you were missing out