check the reviewers and enthusiasts websites, and look at how much higher the incidence of repair and cost of repair is for the auto as compared to the manual trans.
Cause? Or effect? How many people that want an automatic transmission are looking for an A->B adapter and thus tend to neglect/thrash their cars?
My Camaro had an absolutely terrible rating in Consumer Reports, but when you looked into it the problem was jerk kids wrapping them around trees. The car itself was a fine one, I always really liked mine. If you weren't a jerk kid with an affinity for trees, the 'problem' was non-existent. -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com