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Old 07-06-2018, 12:59 PM
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Re: Does a 5MT swap increase the resale?

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Originally Posted by Numbchux View Post
I'm in the process of acquiring a nice, Red, '96 SVX that needs a transmission. I have a good '97 transmission....

I'd like to fix the car and drive it for awhile, but ultimately resell it. Does it seem like having a MT swap drives the price up, noticeably? From the craigslist pictures , this car looks very nice, so there's a realistic possibility that it would pull buyers from a serious distance.
If you manual swap it, the 96 will always have the check engine light on.

I think the swap does increase the value, but less then you would typically spend doing it, maybe by about $1000
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