John Berryman wrote:
On Feb 28, 2006, at 7:18 PM, Marshall Booth wrote:
the 722.1 series transmission in the older
models is not as nice as the 722.3 series.
For reasons only I may comprehend, I like the earlier tranny in the
$100 car (79 300SD). It works perfectly as do the rest of the fleet I
just like the way it works better.
When dealing with used cars, condition is often MUCH more responsible
for satisfaction than the design of the car/engine/transmission/etc. I
owned a '60 220Sb and a 61 220b. The former was designed to be the more
powerful and luxurious car, but MY 220b was far nicer on the highway and
delivered better economy. Still, I kept the 220Sb for almost 10 years
and sold the 220b after owning it for only a couple of years (to buy my
first diesel).
Marshall
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Marshall Booth (who doesn't respond to unsigned questions)
"der Dieseling Doktor" [EMAIL PROTECTED]
'87 300TD 182Kmi, '84 190D 2.2 229Kmi, '85 190D 2.0 161Kmi, '87 190D 2.5
turbo 237kmi
