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Old 3rd October 2018, 21:08   #26
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Originally Posted by bsafly View Post
Was going to ask why my newly purchased 190 seems to have much lower gearing than my connie diesel - now i know it's the way they are!.
As I understand it, the gearbox ratios for the 190 are unique, even 5th is not really a cruising gear, it's one of the things that was done to improve the acceleration and performance, of course the trade off is the fuel consumption, you don't get owt for nowt
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