> How desirable are the 5 speeds? Any headroom gained at highway speeds, or > is the gain primarily at the low end? As far as I can tell these were > primarily 1991, right? 5-speeds are on several model years, I know they go back at least to 89, but someone out there will tell you all the years. The extra gear is a granny gear, with the same ratio as the reverse gear. So you really still have 4 useable gears in city driving. > Finally, any pointers on links to watch for Vanagon syncros/westies for sale > would be appreciated. I think I've fleshed out most of them (ebay, auto > trader, links to J&R, etc.), but any thoughts appreciated! A good source is the westfalia.org e-page want ads. Go to westfalia.org, then click on Classifieds. bmc :) |
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