On 10/13/05, Jeffrey Schwaia <jeff@vanagonparts.com> wrote:
>
> That was me who looked into getting a custom ring & pinion made for the
> Vanagon automatic. Due to the complexities of the automatic ring & pinion
> the production costs are quite high. After showing the R&P to a few
> machinists, I was told we were looking at $2,500+ to produce a new R&P.
> Obviously, I would have had more than one built, but the costs would not
> have come down appreciably unless the number of units exceded 50.

 Coincidentally I spent a long time talking to Daryl Christensen at AA
Transaxle about this very subject yesterday.
 It would have to come down well below half that cost to make it attractive
for someone like me. There must a growing demand for this combo though...
Maybe in Europe too?
 70mph on US freeways is just too slow.

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> BenT