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Old 11-02-2014, 08:48 AM
Skippy Skippy is offline
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Originally Posted by VT220D View Post
I have no direct experience with Mercedes automatics outside of a few short drives. I much prefer a manual transmission and I have all the parts to convert this car but my daughter will need to drive it and hopefully my son will learn on it.
I think you pretty much answered your own question. Remove and discard automatic transmission, swap in the manual, teach the offspring to drive it, and enjoy.
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