

| Subject: | '90 Vanagon with bad auto trans... what am I getting into? |
| From: | ok artguy |
| Date: | Mon, 17 Feb 2003 09:58:01 -0600 |
I have an opportunity to buy a running '90 Carat automatic (110k, working AC, nice body/int, alloys etc) for what I feel to be a veery low price. The owner tells me that it was driving fine until last week, when it made a "slight grinding noise from the rear" while exiting the freeway. He tells me he got to where he was going and parked, and when he tried to leave an hour later the van wouldn't move in any direction. He says that he checked the fluid in the pan, and it was clean and at the proper level. He suspects the torque convertor, but isn't sure. I have NO experience with auto-trans buses, so I'm not sure what obtaining a new one/swapping it out will entail. Overall, it sounds like it might be a good deal, but I wanted to get some input from the list first. Thanks- JJ _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus
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