I am sort of considering upgrading the current 96 300tdi to a DII, so a few questions if I might.
It seems that the facelift appeared Circa 2003. Were there any mechanical improvements that went with the facelift? I am not at all keen on air suspension bearing in mind the obvious maintenance issues this entails, however I would be very keen on cruise control.
So far my brief perusals of the autotrader seem to indicate that only the ES models are fitted with Cruise contol. So would it be possible to get a lower spec model (was it only the top one that was fitted with the air suspension?) and retrofit the CC. I am sure that all the wiring will be in place as the loom is normally the same, it should just be a case of fitting the gubbins and at worst getting the CC activated in software.
Any suggestions, or should I just get the auto gearbox fixed and persevere with the DI?
Regards Stephen