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Old 03-01-2008, 04:37 PM   #11 (permalink)
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It depends. The taller your final drive, the farther out of reach 1st gear gets, especially on a standing start uphill and fully loaded. As engines become smaller, the more critical it becomes to match the torque curve with a handy ratio. ymmv.

I still don't expect a lot of MB products in this country w/o a slush box.

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