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M-46: Why on earth design a 4+OD? 200 86

posted by  someone claiming to be Brian on  Mon Dec 11 09:23 CST 2000 [RELATED]

Before I start ranting about the stupid-ass POS M46 in my 245 that's acting up AGAIN, I was just wondering if someone could shed a little light on why on god's green earth they designed a 4+OD manual instead of a nice, overdriveless 5 speed. That friggin' OD has given me more problems than I can even come up with a cute metaphor for.

Got raped on the smog test last week, too. It passed, but doesn't idle well in the cold (despite having a shiny new preheat installed). Have to do the t-belt myself this weekend.

If the damn thing wasn't long ago paid for and my reg recently renewed, I swear I'd just like to drive it into a huge oak tree and get a nice shiny new Jetta or something that wouldn't let me near it's engine unless I had $200k in specialized tools and diagnostic computers in the garage! GRRR...

I feel much better now. But why the M46 the way it is?





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