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Subject:Re: Auto trans interchangablibilty
From:BenT Syncro
Date:Fri, 18 Feb 2011 17:37:04 -0800
On Feb 18, 2011, at 4:43 PM, Old Volks Home <oldvolkshome@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
 
> His reply was "They're great in a Vanagon, but absolute s**t in the
> Audi 5000"  His reasoning is that the 5000 put too much torque for the
> tranny to handle it.  That's when I found out the "intertwining" of VW
> and Audi parts.

That's not a comforting thought especially to one looking to marry an Audi 5 turbo to a Vanagon auto trans.

BenT