Re: [MBZ] 190 gearing

2005-10-04 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin
Thats kind of funny considering that now they seem to want to cater to the lower class crown. Marshall Booth wrote: In addition, Mercedes did NOT encourage dealers to order economy cars with manual transmissions - they didn't fit with the "luxury" image. Marshall -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Cla

Re: [MBZ] 190 gearing

2005-10-04 Thread Marshall Booth
Rory wrote: Hey Marshall, what makes the 5sp so rare here in the states? Also I was looking at the 84' 190D that was posted here from eBay but the price really started to get a little wild and with 5 days left. I expect that few were sold because few people were willing to pay $35k for an econ

Re: [MBZ] 190 gearing

2005-10-04 Thread Rory
Hey Marshall, what makes the 5sp so rare here in the states? Also I was looking at the 84' 190D that was posted here from eBay but the price really started to get a little wild and with 5 days left. Rory On 10/3/05, Marshall Booth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Mitch Haley wrote: > > What are the t

Re: [MBZ] 190 gearing

2005-10-03 Thread Marshall Booth
Mitch Haley wrote: What are the tranny and final drive ratios on a 1991 190E 2.6 manny? What are the odds of bolting the tranny & flywheel to a 190D 2.5 turbo engine? BTW, what are the final drive ratios on the stick shift 190 diesels? The manual 201.029 (190E 2.6 manual, US version) had a 3.27

[MBZ] 190 gearing

2005-10-03 Thread Mitch Haley
What are the tranny and final drive ratios on a 1991 190E 2.6 manny? What are the odds of bolting the tranny & flywheel to a 190D 2.5 turbo engine? BTW, what are the final drive ratios on the stick shift 190 diesels?