Discussion
I thinking of changing my W202 C250 auto for a W203 Sport Coupe CDi. In addition to the conventional auto it's also offered with the sequentronic, which appears to be more efficient.
Does anyone have any experience of this?
I'm thinking in terms of driveability, pulling away, manoeuvering, hill starts etc. Having driven other cars with simialr transmissions I've found they appear to suffer hunting / clutch silp when manoeuvering. Hill starts weren't a problem, but other cars have conventional handbrakes, not the Mercedes foot operated parking brake, that can't be modulated.
Also what's it like long term, are it's economy benefits likely to be offset by a large bill for repairs at some point. Not that I'm paranoid but I have limited confidence in electronic controllers.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Todd
Does anyone have any experience of this?
I'm thinking in terms of driveability, pulling away, manoeuvering, hill starts etc. Having driven other cars with simialr transmissions I've found they appear to suffer hunting / clutch silp when manoeuvering. Hill starts weren't a problem, but other cars have conventional handbrakes, not the Mercedes foot operated parking brake, that can't be modulated.
Also what's it like long term, are it's economy benefits likely to be offset by a large bill for repairs at some point. Not that I'm paranoid but I have limited confidence in electronic controllers.
Look forward to hearing from you.
Todd
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