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fried okra · 12-30-2019, 07:24 PM

My wife's Mercedes SUV had the transmission go out at 48,000 miles. Tough luck said Mercedes, you are past the 4 year warranty period. The old 5 speed automatic trans in Mercedes were smooth and never had one fail on me. The new 7 speed trans with lock up torque convertor seem to be designed to get just a tad better mileage, and good luck if they make it thru the warranty.

That's why I bought a Nissan Frontier pickup with 5 speed auto. None of these 7,8,9 speed automatics for me any more.

12-30-2019, 07:24 PM	#29
fried okra Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Daniel Island,SouthCarolina/Knoxville, Tennessee/Sanibel Island,Florida Posts: 292	Re: Model "A" Cars vs. Their Successors My wife's Mercedes SUV had the transmission go out at 48,000 miles. Tough luck said Mercedes, you are past the 4 year warranty period. The old 5 speed automatic trans in Mercedes were smooth and never had one fail on me. The new 7 speed trans with lock up torque convertor seem to be designed to get just a tad better mileage, and good luck if they make it thru the warranty. That's why I bought a Nissan Frontier pickup with 5 speed auto. None of these 7,8,9 speed automatics for me any more.