Drove the e320 this morning and no problems at all, Shifted nice and smooth. My previous "flair" occurred while there was little or no load on the trans (going down hill with no acceleration at approx 30 mph). Guess I will keep driving for awhile and see what happens. I have had the car about 6 weeks and drove fine when I test drove it. Have had other Mercedes in the past (all diesel) and never had a tranny problem.

shift bushings seem nice and tight.