Right. The five speed is a dream to drive. This is an example of how one
uninformed opinion propagates into "fact."

Jim

On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 5:55 PM, Karl Wolz <wolzphoto@q.com> wrote:

> 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
> Sent from my electronic umbilicus
>
> 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
>