Spartan Mercedes 190 (w201)
Discussion
Mr Tidy said:
I don't know why manual Mercs don't seem too popular TBH.
I don't know. The dogleg in the -16 cars is a Getrag unit and is well-regarded. I found it a bit of a struggle. Obviously there was the dogleg confusion but the detent to get into first was tricky to master. Once accustomed to it, I expect it would be great. The clutch was nice, too. The selector mechanism had just been rebushed so I expect it needed a bit of softening up.Regular Mercs have a Merc manual transmission (rather than Getrag). I have never driven one but recall a long passenger ride in a very early w202 C220 manual. It seemed to have a clear and positive shift and the driver liked it, too.
The ride on the 2.5-16 was challenging to say the least. It was more like a go kart than anything I'ver driven.
r129sl said:
Mr Tidy said:
I don't know why manual Mercs don't seem too popular TBH.
I don't know. The dogleg in the -16 cars is a Getrag unit and is well-regarded. I found it a bit of a struggle. Obviously there was the dogleg confusion but the detent to get into first was tricky to master. Once accustomed to it, I expect it would be great. The clutch was nice, too. The selector mechanism had just been rebushed so I expect it needed a bit of softening up.Regular Mercs have a Merc manual transmission (rather than Getrag). I have never driven one but recall a long passenger ride in a very early w202 C220 manual. It seemed to have a clear and positive shift and the driver liked it, too.
The ride on the 2.5-16 was challenging to say the least. It was more like a go kart than anything I'ver driven.
The 190 buggers along flawlessly and is on 191,000 miles. We found ourselves parked up next to an E30 325i in Morpeth. The owner emerged from nowhere; then another chap joined us and, before we knew it, my children were urinating in flower pots, chasing a cat, making friends with the local tramp and generally getting up to the sort of mischief that children who have been ignored for 45 minutes will get up to.
Check out the Blaupunkt graphic equaliser and tuner on stalks, not to mention the car phone.
Check out the Blaupunkt graphic equaliser and tuner on stalks, not to mention the car phone.
r129sl said:
Whoa, hang on a minute. I didn’t know you had an E30 325i Sport. More information required, please.
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