Trolling Mercedes Benz style

"" (bignslow) 02/06/2014 at 21:57 • Filed to: 190e

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Mercedes Benz knew how to troll with 190E gearbox before trolling was popular. An unsuspected driver puts car into "1st" and it goes backwards.

Yes, I know dog leg was available on other cars earlier than 190E but I don't care.

Demon-Xanth knows how to operate a street. >  02/06/2014 at 21:59

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Fun fact:

My Corvair is a dog leg 3 speed. There's no indication anywhere of this. Good luck with that!

SaabStutz >  02/06/2014 at 21:59

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I'd assume you're talking about the dog leg manual gearbox, but it looks like you'r your picture was Kinja'd...

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard >  02/06/2014 at 22:00

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was it just the Cosworth's with the dogleg or did all 190E Manuals have them?

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 02/06/2014 at 22:00

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or are all the 190E's Cossies?

vdub_nut: scooter snob >  02/06/2014 at 22:00

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Did you see the top gear (original/uk) where Jeremy has one of these? And the German TUV inspectors get all confused? Also, this is pretty popular among track cars. IIRC the e30 ///M3 had this too.

 > SaabStutz 02/06/2014 at 22:01

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I unkinjad the kinja.

Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire >  02/06/2014 at 22:03

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This is enough to confuse most.

SaabStutz > vdub_nut: scooter snob 02/06/2014 at 22:06

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Wasn't that the saloon episode where Jeremy had a Ford from Belgium, Hammond had an M3 that had been in an accident, and James had a 190E, which he kept reversing at stop lights? I could be behind the times though...

 > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 02/06/2014 at 22:07

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Yea, E is the Cosworth. They are the ones that got 16 valve motors with a dog leg.

SaabStutz >  02/06/2014 at 22:07

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Awesome

The WB > vdub_nut: scooter snob 02/06/2014 at 22:08

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I think it was James who had it. Richard had the "dangerous at any speed" M3, and Jeremy had the Cosworth Ford.

But yes. They made a pretty good joke out of it.

vdub_nut: scooter snob > SaabStutz 02/06/2014 at 22:11

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It's been a long time, I could very well be wrong.

Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT > Arch Duke Maxyenko, Shit Talk Extraordinaire 02/06/2014 at 22:24

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Some lady in a Mini Cooper S had almost reversed into me after I left the police station (oddly she was the lady cop who I had to report to for me to keep my license)

The worse is VW, which has no indication that you need to push down to engage it, with BMW and Mini and what not you just kina force it

Forgetful > The WB 02/06/2014 at 22:32

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Funny, I just threw on a random TG episode for background noise...

Martin Brundle called the 190E the best handling FR chassis of all time. True story.

NoahthePorscheGuy >  02/06/2014 at 22:48

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My dad's 911 has a dogleg. I fucked up once. Learned my lesson and now I can't drive it...

Aya, Almost Has A Cosmo With Toyota Engine Owned by a BMW. >  02/06/2014 at 23:40

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My grandpa owns a 190E, and he never let anyone drives it except himself, because the dog-leg.

d3v >  02/07/2014 at 00:02

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One of the most unexpected places where you can find a dog leg, is on a last-gen Hyundai Accent.

The WB > Forgetful 02/07/2014 at 00:27

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Better call him and find out!

TrekHuis > Nick, Drives a Cobalt LT 02/07/2014 at 08:05

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Most cars here in Europe have the push down or pull up system to get in reverse gear.
Merc (pull), VW (older pull, newer down), Audi (down), Skoda (pull), Nissan (pull a ring up at the gearstick). Merc has a few where you have to force it into reverse gear, so the 2 clicks to the left side. Don't know for all the others, because I only listed cars I personally have driven.

Jobjoris > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 02/07/2014 at 09:56

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Not sure which ones were sold in the US but in Europe there were many E's: 1.8E, 2.0E, 2.3E, 2.6E.

The dogleg only came with the Cosworth engineered 2.3/2.5 16v.

beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard > Jobjoris 02/07/2014 at 19:48

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that's what I thought, thanks!

I think there was a 4-speed manual for the smaller E's?
I'm in Australia and I've only ever seen auto's, I'm sure they brought manuals over here though.

Jobjoris > beardsbynelly - Rikerbeard 02/09/2014 at 15:42

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The 1.8 had a 4MT. 5MT optional.