You had a granny gear, or a 4+1.  Give me a granny and an LSD and I'll go anywhere a 4wd will go. 

Karl Wolz
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On Jan 12, 2012, at 3:39 PM, Stacy Schneider <vwcrewman@GMAIL.COM> wrote:

>      I would imagine that it is ad reliable as any vw box . 
>      The extra gears comes in before 1st and is down low and left ,like going in to reverse on a beetle .
>     I had a 2WD Tristar with that combo and hated it . Normally you think that a 5th would make it a better driving rig , all it is , is a major annoyance . 
>      You could get one your self or just take my word for it . 
> 
> -Stacy