Marshall wrote:
"In the early '90s Mercedes saw the error of their ways and allowed the gas transmissions to start in 1st. Cars built a year or two before 1st gear starts became standard COULD be converted (it was NOT a cheap conversion - required that the valve body be removed and some pieces replaced) but cars with transmissions build before that (about '89 and earlier I think) can't be converted (you'd need a completely replace the valve body)." When I said my car started in second, I said that because I thought that was the case with all these cars. I don't know that mine starts in second, I only know that it is pretty slow from a standstill. Donald H. Snook 1990 300SEL 123K
