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as is my the case in my girlfriend's 600... I think it isn't too hard to find a Mercedes V12 that needs serious transmission work- if something goes wrong with that automatic, the only fix is a seriously expensive rebuild (most shops simply won't touch them) or a used replacement from a junkyard car ($2-3k plus labor).
But again.. the engines are pretty bulletproof so I think it would be a really neat project to get a running R129 SL 600 with the auto trans on it's way out, and hack in a nice 6-speed from a modern Camaro or Cadillac (Tremec T56)...
That is what that car really needs- they make roughly 400 HP but the slushbox really robs the fun most of the time.
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