Looking for mid 80's vans, and finding some with automatic transmissions. What is the lifespan of these things? I was looking at a van with 175k miles, with an automatic. Is the trans likely to be a problem in the near future? Can a run of the mill tranny shop work on them? I generally don't like automatics. Will I be more or less annoyed by the vanagon with automatic than the average car with automatic? Does the gas mileage suffer much with the automatic? Thanks for any input, Edward |
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