Stuart
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"Stuart" <sru...@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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> "Stuart" <sru...@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message
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>> I have an opportunity to purchase a 1988 560SL with 19k miles and very
>> good condition but it has a manual transmission. Were these models
>> ever sold in U.S.? IF not, is this car worth having or are there likely
>> to be problems with registration, smog, safety, other?
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> The only 'normal' manual shift Mercs I've ever driven have been awful, with
> slow, notchy gearboxes. Best to avoid the Manuals if possible and stick with
> the excellent autos especially on something like the SL.
Huh. The manual gearboxes sure are wooden, but neither notchy nor slow
IMHO. It's no BMW-style rifle-bolt action, sure, but it is no worse than
any front-wheel drive car. You get clutch feeling, though, which is far
more important. Automatic transmission sucks.
I don't think a manual gearbox 560SL was ever offered _anywhere_, though.
(Somebody will doubtlessly correct me if I'm wrong.)
I suspect that the car must be either built to special order by DB
or modified by a previous owner.
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Roy G. Ovrebo
1982 280SE, 5-speed manual
Best regards,
Danny
DAS
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"Roy G. Ovrebo" <bur...@c2i.net> wrote in message
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> IMHO. It's no BMW-style rifle-bolt action, sure, but it is no worse than
> any front-wheel drive car. You get clutch feeling, though, which is far
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> "Roy G. Ovrebo" <bur...@c2i.net> wrote in message
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>> IMHO. It's no BMW-style rifle-bolt action, sure, but it is no worse than
>> any front-wheel drive car. You get clutch feeling, though, which is far
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> Front-wheel drive?
Yes, a configuration used on inferior cars.
Did you perhaps read an "other" into it?
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Roy
DAS
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