Sounds like our 95 Toyota 4Runner with 3.0 V6 and a manual 5 speed. 1st gets you moving but you aren't going accross the intersection without shifting unless you want to hit redline or better on the tach.
Randy -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Loren Faeth Sent: Thursday, October 19, 2006 4:03 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] How many gears in an 83' 300D? Well, first in the four speeds on the column is good to get you rolling, but not much more. When starting out from a stop sign and making a turn, the first shift point on a diesel was as soon as you are in the intersection and turning. It took some coordination to make that shift in a turn. I think the gearing in the autos are pretty much the same as the analogous manual trans if you were really speedy, you could make one shift going into the turn and the next while exiting the intersection. I am talking normal 2 lane city streets here.
