202 Transmission

[Mike2010]

I am new, so Hi everybody.

Background. I bought my daughter a 96 C220. I really like this car, (I like most mercedes) and she eventually came to understand what a great car it was. And by was I mean that she had a wreck. The front end was damaged, air bags deployed, windshield cracked by the passenger airbag, and luckily she was unhurt, as was the other driver. I'm glad I bought her a safe heavy car.
So I bought a 95 C280 to use for parts to repair her car. However, when I got the car home, it cranked and engine ran well, but transmission was shot. Loud noise at idle, stops when you have foot on brake and put it in drive. A transmission man tells me it is the planetary?

Anyway, if I wanted to replace the transmission in the C280, what models could I look for that have the same transmission?
And, are the transmissions in the C220 and the C280 not the same, and why not?

[mbdoc]

The trans in the C220 will FIT the C280.....

However since the C220 doesn't have the HP or torque of the C280, the trans is silghtly a "weaker" design.

Hard acceleration ALL of the time will wear it out quickly.

[Mike2010]

Thanks MB Doc. I don't want a FIT, so what other models might I look for. Do I need to find a six cylinder model. Possibly a late 80's or early 90's 190e 2.6? Or should I just strictly look for 94-96 C280's.
If that is the case, then I would like to find a black C280 and get parts for both of these cars, C220 body parts (black) and C280 transmission.
Thanks
Mike

[mbdoc]

The only direct fit would be the 1994-96 C280's.