Steering column and wheel, I love it.

[spatterso911]

Brings back good memories of a great comedy!

Or perhaps he meant...

 

[BYT_P1837]

Are ute kidding me? Sorry, I just couldn't resist!

 

[Thumper]

I knew a guy who had a 250SE coupe MB stored in a barn. The barn collapsed and crushed the roof over the back seats. He turned it into a Ute. It turned out quite well. I used to have his card with picture but can't find it now. He was from Willmette, IL. He also owned an SSK.

 

[tdelta1000]

After visiting the Dania store again, I think the column shifter make sense with the TM idea of having a large open space under the screen or some other functional storage unit.

 

[neroden]

Makes me feel like I'm driving my grandfather's car. Yick.

My grandmother was a 4-on-the-floor fan -- even ordered a car with a bench seat and 4-on-the-floor (that was an interesting special order)....
When she was younger she drove a Cord.
She was the auto fan in the family, driver of sportscars since the 1920s, and I'm sorry she's not around to see the Model S. She'd've liked it.

 

[neroden]

The Frunk will not fit a full size tire. It will allow 24 to 25 inch diameter tire. The 21 inch rim fits with over one inch but less than two inches to spare. Perhaps a 19 inch rim with a very, very low profile tire.

Damn. Thanks. It had been suggested that a 19 inch rim with a deflated tire might fit, but probably not?

The white leather is no longer white but a light cream/tan color.

This makes me VERY happy; it's going to be far easier to keep looking nice.

The tilt and telescope steering wheel had great tactile response. More telescoping than I have seen before in a car.

Good. My family's going to be shoving that as far in as possible (short legs all).

 

[jeffhre]

It moves very smoothly. I am old enough and the car is mildly retro enough that I might have enjoyed the clunking and shaking of the car when going through the gears. All the controls on the column are top notch , that is what I was getting at with the topic.

That clunking seemed fairly smooth in 1964

 

[jerry33]

That clunking seemed fairly smooth in 1964

In 1964 torque converters had a lot of "play" in them to smooth the shifts--at the expense of MPG. Modern cars don't have that kind of play. However, once you've driven a car that doesn't shift, you won't want to go back to the clunky system.

 

[78Lion]

What's a ute?

thank you.

Remember this is a one gear transmission. The way it works in our ML is flick it up for reverse, down for drive (down again for lower gear) and a button on the tip is pushed for park. Also, if you turn the car off while in gear is automatically goes into park.

 

[78Lion]

Brings back good memories of a great comedy!

Or perhaps he meant...

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Bingo. My tribute to a great comedic actor.