I believe your thinking of the automatic transmission...  

The manual is a tank and the 5cyl Audi engine is too.... and I believe that VW and Audi have used this same combination in many of their vehicles worldwide

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From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Loren Busch
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 7:04 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Honest question for the group

RE: '93 MV
Based on that description you are talking about a 1993 Eurovan Weekender.
And based on many posts by many people and the direct experience of friends of mine I wouldn't touch a '93 Eurovan with a ten foot pole.  Not at any price.  That engine and transmission combination have a very bad reputation.  Especially the transmission  YMMV.