It is true that automatic transmissions and gasoline turbo engines work very
well together.

Not saying the basic 3 speed slush box the vanagon has is so great an auto
trans ....
it's 'all right' basically.
but turbo gas and good auto trans together - nice combo for sure.

----- Original Message -----
From: "BenT Syncro" <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 1:01 AM
Subject: Re: Friday OT...automatic trannys and driving habits observed

> On Feb 12, 2010, at 8:49 PM, Chris S <szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>> Driving an automatic is like ... having sex with a novocaine-filled
>> condom -
>> you know you're doing something but you're not quite sure what.
>
> Try that with a turbo motor Mr. P. No turbo lag and quicker off the
> line than your average rice cooker even with a measely 165hp from a
> Subie 2.2 EJT.
>
>
> BenT