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Originally Posted by Dadhawk
But, unless you special ordered the car, you aren't +1 the number sold. If it's a spec car, it would have sold anyway. It's not like there is a secret lot where all the unsold MT transmission cars go to die or something.
Now if you are special ordering the car, then yes, you MAY be contributing to the overall volume, but even then, it's likely not. The Manufacturer already has planned how many MT cars the plan to build in a given model year, and now just configure one of them to your specific requirements.
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While this is technically correct (the best kind of correct), dealers and manufacturers do notice how long something sits on the lot. If they get 3 ATs and 2 MTs, and the MTs take 30 days longer to sell, then when next year rolls around, they may only send 1 MT for every 3 ATs. It doesn't matter as much that it sells eventually - they want it to sell faster.
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Originally Posted by Ernest72
Not really surprising. This is an enthusiast car, since most want an MT the AT sit for longer so you are more likely to see them. It’s pretty common for many enthusiast cars. For example I can tell if a Porsche 993 or 964 is an AT based on its price. The AT is a great commuter.
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The manual uptake on the FRS/86 was only about 33% a couple years ago (though the BRZ was an impressive 78%).
So it stands to reason that at least with a Scion/Toyota badge - 2 out of 3 used examples are auto.