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I don't think it would hurt the value at all since you are talking about a non-numbers matching to begin with. I think most people will prefer it more with a manual tranny. Besides, I'm a firm believer in doing what makes you happy with the car rather than worrying about what other people like and worrying too much about values. Buy it to enjoy it!