The 190D 2.2 5 speed will hit that 97.

I agree, on a hill with a 2.88 will be KILLER on the clutch. Riding it like is necessary with a 2.88 will cause hot spots to form on the flywheel and heat cracks to form on the clutch disk. It would reduce life from the 150k miles that we see all day, to probably 75k miles.

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'85 190D 2.2 Auto *Cali* (Blue/Blue) *sold*
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