In a message dated 2/26/06 12:41:56 PM Eastern Standard Time,
mailinglist@FASTFORWARD.CA writes:

> Diesel did get automatic transmissions - very rare, but they did exist in
> Europe.

learn something new everyday!   id think europe would be the LAST place for a
diesel automatic vanagon!!!     last time i was there in '98, i could walk
down the street and 99% of the vehicles were standard transmission....diesels
too..

i have seen a diesel automatic rabbit pickup (caddy)..with a/c and power
steering no less!  talk about a slug..

chris