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Old 09-16-2007, 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Craig View Post
a five speed is pretty silly unless you spend all you time driving downhill. These cars are slow with either tranny, if you want a sports car buy something else.
I gota disagree with you on that one. True, my 5 spd 240Ds are no "sports cars" but they have plenty of zip and are a pleasure to drive on the back roads or on the freeway in fifth gear. I can actually stay in 5th going up a "not too steep" incline if I'm going 70+MPH, not too mention good fuel economy.
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