That's what makes the 85 the best year, the converter locked in at a lower rpm which makes the more peppy off the line.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jun 14, 2016, at 10:08 PM, rogerhga--- via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Kaleb, > My best Indies always said the 84 300SD was the best. Something to do with MB > trying to "improve" the torque converter in the tranny in the 85 making it > worse than the 84. I don't know personally as I've never owned either. But > these Indies were mostly spot on about what they told me on my 80 300SD and > my 83 300D. Just some extra info. > Best Wishes, > Roger > Roger Hale > Dinnerware Classics, Inc. > Monroe, Ga. > 770-267-0850 > www.dinnerwareclassics.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com