It will provide better MPG. But "not that much more". IMO any stick is more durable and better in the long run. These auto's are pretty good. Especially considering the age and the fact that these tranny's were built in an era where automatic transmission reubuilds were considered regular maintenance on most cars.

The cool thing about some of the 240's is you can find them with sticks, Manual A/C controls, manually operated sunroofs and manual window controls. Unlike most of the 300D's.

Not sure about the 240TD? I'm sure someone around here knows. You may be looking for a long time to find one (if they made one). I have never seen one over here.

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AJ

1985 300D (SOLD)