Originally posted by SE610
i'm about to purchase a new 6speed coupe from a dealer and the dealer gave me a VIN number and said that the "M" in the VIN states that it's a 6speed manual...
but i saw other coupes at other dealerships that have "M" in the VIN and it's an auto...
i know the 6speed nav is hard to find....just wanna make sure he's not lying...
this is absolutely not true. the M does not mean manual at all.
on honda vehicles, the 7th digit indicates auto/manual transmission. if the 7th digit is odd, it's manual. if it's even, it's automatic.
you cannot determine the number of gears in the transmission from the 7th digit, only whether is it manual or auto. this is why i gave you the whole VIN block used for the V6 6-speed transmissions.