Larry - you were right about newer MBs have the whatcha-call-it slushomatics (is that what its called?).
We were driving Swanee's parents' C200 which had this slushomatics and it was FUN, Fun, FUN!
You should have seen Swanee's face when we made a whopper overtaking a couple of cars with the rev as high as the clouds.
The excitement didnt last very long. It got us home quicker than an auto would ...