Hello! Most cars in my area are 300D's, all with automatic transmissions (not many Euro models in my area.) To tell you the truth, I like autto trannys much better than manuals. Myabe that makes me less of a man, but I don't know Anyhow, are these transmissions generally reliable if taken care of throughout there life? Most cars I see that I am interested in buying have about 180k miles on them. Can I expect to get to 300K on original automatic transmission if maintained properly? I know the engines (as well as most of the car) are bullet proof, but I am still a bit in the dark on the trannys. Most of the opinions I have from people are that they are good (thanks from alt.autos.mercedes), but I want to know what all of you guys on the forums think? Thanks.


-Kyle Pavao
Hopefully an 80's diesel Mercedes (probably 300D or 240D) from my sales manager friend at the MB dealer down the road from me.