Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The manual transmission in mr RSX S type (a Honda product) is very smooth, much more so than my former BMW. Sad Mercedes doesn't offer a manual, but then who needs all the repairs all my Mercedes had to have in the past. --- Henning Wulff <henningw@archiphoto.com> wrote: > At 11:21 AM -0600 6/5/05, GREG LORENZO wrote: > >Joseph Yao writes in part: > >> > >> Current BMW automatics are excellent - very > smooth, rapid shifting and has > >> insignificant effect on performance and economy. > The Sport and > >>Steptronicmodes > >> are handy when maximum control and acceleration > are called for. > >> > >> I also prefer manual transmission in general and > together with Honda, BMW > >> offer one of the best manual transmissions. > >> > > > >The manual transmission shifts much better and > smoother in my Honda > >than my BMW. Of course the Honda doesn't have the > torque and > >horsepower of the BMW, but the pricing reflects > this. > > > >> I present I have BMWs, and would like to have > Mercedes again once they have > >> the quality issues sorted. My last Mercedes was > a lemon. I also find > >> Mercedes better suited for automatics, as if > their cars were engineered from > >> scratch with auto in mind. > >> > > > >I looked at Mercedes when I purchased my BMW. The > quality of the > >cars Mercedes is building today is a word terrible > (& owner > >satisfaction survey numbers back this up). This, > along with the fact > >that you cannot purchase any new Mercedes you'd > want to drive with a > >manual transmission with a manual transmission here > in NA booted > >them from further consideration for me. > > > >Regards, > > > >Greg > > Mercedes now has some manual shift cars again in NA, > but they also > have a new 7 speed auto which generally gives both > better fuel > economy and performance than the manual in the same > car but of course > still has the major failing of sometimes shifting > when you don't want > to. With 7 speeds that doesn't matter as much > anymore, though. > Another 'automatic' that is a distinct step up from > almost anything > else is the VW groups' DSG transmission; in my > opinion one of the > most significant designs for transmissions in > decades. > > There is no doubt in my mind that Mercedes quality > is sinking and is > significantly lower than BMW quality at this point. > My wife's Merceds > has had endless niggling problems with the > electrical system - the > 'Prince of Darkness' has left England since the > British car industry > died and settled in Sindelfingen. > > Personally, I love manuals and generally get > frustrated with > automatics in anything but stop and go traffic. I've > had some poor > shifting manuals, including VW's, Mercedes and > Nissans, and some > great ones like in the Mazda Miata and my BMW 325, > but I wouldn't > have liked any, especially the latter, with > automatics. My present > car only comes with a manual; fortunately a very > good one. > > -- > * Henning J. Wulff > /|\ Wulff Photography & Design > /###\ mailto:henningw@archiphoto.com > |[ ]| http://www.archiphoto.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for > more information > __________________________________ Discover Yahoo! Stay in touch with email, IM, photo sharing and more. Check it out! http://discover.yahoo.com/stayintouch.html