I love the superb simplicity, understated elegance, and the rugged reliability of the 240D The problem is that you only have to look at the speedometer to see they were designed for a time when the highway speed was 55 mph. They absolutely howl above this number and remind you that diesel engines are all about low end torque and not designed to run at the redline for hours at a time. You can help the situation by swapping a super rare 2.88 differential out of an 85 model 300 and it helps but, for an automatic, the takeoff would be excruciatingly slow. I have two 240D but both have OM617's with 5 speeds and 2.88 diffs.



I vote no on the 240D auto

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