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Related question: does auto vs. stick make a difference? 200 1990

posted by  Aye Roll on  Tue Dec 16 09:13 CST 2003
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I feel it's roughly the same as stepping on the clutch. The auto allows little torque either way when the engine rpm's drop. At 4000 rpm it's a different story, but at 1500-2000 rpm the trans causes little engine braking. You could always push the shifter up into Neutral too...
I think they're about the same, having spent last winter with my 86 and 87 244's with automatics, and this year the 87 244 with M47. The big difference is made with the tires. I would do just as well in an automatic, given good tires. Love my Gislaveds!

Today they took me to the end of a friend's LONG ice-covered drive to get a Christmas tree. Packed snow, melted once and re-frozen, with mud underneath it. No problem getting up and down the hills in his steep dirt driveway. (and my car rolled over 226,000 with a Christmas tree on the roof!)
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Rob Bareiss, New London CT ::: '87 244DL/M47- 225K, 88 744GLE- 209K, 91 244 183K. Also responsible for the care and feeding of: 88 745GLE, 229K, 88 244GL, 146K, 87 244DL, 235K, 88 245DL, 236K






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