That was just a gross misprint.  No autos for Vanagon Syncro....

Yi-Ruey Wei
87 Vanagon GL Syncro  w/leaking cylinder head
85 Jetta GLI  w/160,000 miles
"Hot" Dallas, TX

dave <Dave@SPARKPLUG.COM> on 07/23/98 12:27:57 PM

Please respond to dave <Dave@SPARKPLUG.COM>
To:   Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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Subject:  Syncro's Transmission....

>Can Syncros come with an Automatic transmission?
...
>Any rate, on page 194 the author talks about Syncros. He prints: "In
      1986, Volkswagen introduced an Automatic four-wheel drive version of
      the
      Vanagon, called the  Syncro."
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