Well, my uncle's 540i is a different story. The manual tranny comes with a sport suspension package which actually makes it more expensive than the auto. In the IS300, the manual might hold value just as well because there are only 15% of them. Just a possibility.
I'm still deciding between a 330i, IS300, and others though (no flames please).
[ July 23, 2001: Message edited by: JustinTRW ]