At 04:56 PM 3/03/2004 -0500, you wrote:

>From:    George Mercer <Gamercer@AOL.COM>
>
>You must push the shifter down and toward you to get into first and yes, keep
>pushing it down and forward to go into reverse.

  Not mine....In my (stock) 5 speed,1st,whilst outside the H pattern
  is selected like any other forward gear.
  Only reverse (located above 1st) requires the gear lever to be
  depressed to avoid the lock-out and engage reverse.

  Steve O
  NSW Australia
  '92 Transporter WBX Kombi
  '00 Transporter Double Cab
  '03 Transporter