> Subject:       [NEED INFO] Questions on AT Transmission

> I am contemplating the purchase of an `87 Westy with the automatic
> transmission.  Can anyone tell me what the idiosyncrasies are with this
> trans, if any??  Are they reliable??  What is the life expectancy??  Do they
> depreciate the value of a Westy??
> 
I have an 85 GL w/ an automatic and a friend who has an 84 4spd.  
After having driven both, I prefer my automatic.  The van itself has 
137K miles and I did a rebuild at 120K.  Rebuild cost me $600 and was 
done by a local VW mechanic.  I saved myself a little $$ by removing 
and installing the tranny myself.  (NOT a difficult job at all!)  My 
van seems to have all the power that my friend's does and I've been 
happy with mine.  This is coming from a sworn manual transmission 
supporter.

Gregory V. Robinson
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85 BMW 535i 157K  (BMW Digest)
85 VW Vanagon  135K   (Vanagon List)
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