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Shawn T. W. 06-04-2009 03:32 PM
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Originally Posted by moon161 (Post 2216442)
Note to self. Ask for a pic of the shifter.
Yes, EXCELLENT advice!

Pics of critcal areas are a must if you got to travel aways to see it in person . . .

Also Winmutt phrased it very well . . . "Dont both asking if they are sure its a 5 speed, ask them are they sure its a 5 speed and not a 4speed + R. Most Americans drive autos and there for think of all manuals as 5 speeds (since no mass produced car I know of has had a 4spd trans in 20 years almost)."

UriahT 06-04-2009 03:33 PM
It's an unbelievable pet peeve of mine, when craigslist sellers knowingly or unwittingly misrepresent their cars.
I've come to realize that in the northeast, when people say rust-free, they really mean any absence of 1 foot holes SHOWING. I've wasted unknown hours just driving to look at cars full of rust.

diametricalbenz 06-04-2009 03:35 PM
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Originally Posted by DieselAddict (Post 2216619)
How can people be so dumb that they don't even know how many gears their car has, especially if it's a manual. Either the guy was just flat out lying or was on drugs or retarded. I hate dealing with sellers like that.
Esepcially if they have driven it they would probably notice...

Diagnosis: Retarded. Can't count to 5.

I saw a African Gray Parrot on PBS who can identify numbers and count up to 6 so what does that say about people :D

DANSMB 06-04-2009 04:12 PM
Thanks for saving me the trip. I called him Monday and asked if it was really a 5 speed and after he swore it was I told him I would be by to look at it Friday. My son has a 240D 4 speed that we put a 5 cylinder in and now it needs another gear in the tranny or some 3.07 gears in the rear.

Dan

panZZer 06-04-2009 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Oracle12345 (Post 2216441)
finding a true 5 speed in this country is like finding a needle in a haystack
For anyone wanting to do a 617 $WD swap into a jeep-landcruiser-toyota truck............I have a granny gear 5 speed to use with a divorced transfer case setup!

bart_dood 06-04-2009 05:47 PM
I nominate the seller for a darwin award!
 
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Durr.....

winmutt 06-04-2009 05:57 PM
Thats a staged pic.

Squiggle Dog 06-08-2009 08:17 PM
I found another 5 speed... not. A dealership was selling a nice beige 240D for $900 advertised as a 5 speed manual. I asked them to look at the shifter again and got the response, "apparently it is a 4 speed".

babymog 06-08-2009 08:20 PM
Need to start an almost-5-speed club.

Oracle12345 06-08-2009 09:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Squiggle Dog (Post 2219642)
I found another 5 speed... not. A dealership was selling a nice beige 240D for $900 advertised as a 5 speed manual. I asked them to look at the shifter again and got the response, "apparently it is a 4 speed".
techincally its a 5 speed transmission 4 foward gears and 1 reverse.

DieselAddict 06-09-2009 01:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Oracle12345 (Post 2219701)
techincally its a 5 speed transmission 4 foward gears and 1 reverse.
"Speed" implies forward gears, so technically it's not a 5-speed.

Oracle12345 06-09-2009 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by DieselAddict (Post 2220278)
"Speed" implies forward gears, so technically it's not a 5-speed.
its still a 5 speed 4 foward, 1 reverse. It just dont have 5 foward gears

DieselAddict 06-09-2009 03:10 PM
Yes, I get that, but you're changing the meaning of the word "speed" as commonly used in this context.

Squiggle Dog 06-09-2009 04:08 PM
Okay, fine--I'm looking for a 717 6 speed transmission.

barry123400 06-10-2009 12:23 AM
Good. Any simple five speed ahead transmissions you stumble across send my way. :D


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