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Originally Posted by Pete Geither
First gear start is optional in my SL just by pulling the gearshift lever into 1st gear,,,, no big deal. The attraction of the 96 and later models is the 5 speed tranny. I would like to have one, but the real world difference is probably minimal.
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The sixes always had a five speed transmission and got the 722.6 5 speed in 1997. The V8s went from 4 speed to the .6 in 1996. To me if you are at all concerned about maintenance cost, and the starter of the thread seems to be, you stay away from a .6, especially an early one.