My 300D is an excellently-built, bombproof, reliable vehicle that gets good fuel mileage. It is also the closest thing to a luxury car that I've ever owned (that's not saying much; I've owned 3 trucks including the F-250 I now have, a '65 Chevy with bad springs, and an old VW Bug
)...the front end needs more work, but after that's done, it'll be, by far, the smoothest-driving vehicle I've ever owned...right now, with the front end shaking and the loose steering (I need new guide rod mounts, need to tighten the steering box, and probably more), it's about on par with my truck. A nice ride would be nice, but to be honest, I don't need a luxury car...I would actually prefer cloth seats in the 300D.
The ACC (it's working, fortunately), power windows, sunroof, and such are nice features that come in handy, but I could live without them...the only things that I really "need" are air conditioning (I like cold weather
) and cruise control (I still need to replace my amp...)
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Originally posted by sflori
The only thing I didn't like about it was the long throw of the shifter.
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If you ever come out to California, I'll let you drive my truck around...wanna talk about a long shift throw!!
I think that, at the knob, shifting from 1st to 2nd gives a linear travel of over 12 inches...and about 18 inches between the 1-2 row and the Reverse row. Now if there were only 2 or 3 more gears...