had a few mercs all were auto going back to 1975 and all were good, also had swb shogun which was auto which was also good till the torque converter came lose on the motorway and fecked the the flaming lot,i'm looking at getting a pickup and the ones i quite like all seem to be auto and i.m not sure if i want to have another plus they are a bit thirstier, mitsubishi double cabs.