I'd like to drive an MB manual... they sound pretty good. I would have though a 240D would be tricky to learn how to drive stick on. These mechanical injection diesels require more go pedal than most cars to move. Myself, I learned on my mom's brand spankin new Miata. I wasn't too bad, but for the longest time I was afraid of "riding the clutch" so I'd get off the clutch ASAP and the car would buck. The Miata's gearshift makes pretty much every car i've driven shift like you're stirring a spoon through a bucket of marbles though, it's a beautiful thing that Mazda designed.

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1985 CA 300D Turbo , 213K mi