Dan- most Vanagon manual transmissions I get for rebuild have between 100 &
175k miles on them. 3rd /4th clutch gear hub(slides between 3/4th) crack. If
driven with noies too long, then other major expenses are inevitable such as
ring/pinion or at the least a gear set or two. I don't do Automatics myself
but I think most go 150k to 200k mi. or so . Daryl of AA Transaxle
(aatransaxle.com)