Joel Walker wrote:

> that's generally true ... but vw tried to cheap-out and the 3rd/4th gear
> syncronizer was badly made, and cracks. in the 86-91 transmissions (4-speed).
> sucks. costs about $1400 to get fixed. :(
>

 Does that mean that '83-'85 wasserboxers used a different (superior?) manual
transaxle?
Mark