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Date:         Sat, 15 May 2004 23:34:10 -0400
Reply-To:     Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
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From:         Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: CV Transmissions
Comments: To: Kevin Barry <krbarry@BELLATLANTIC.NET>
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IIRC the Audi was built to be easily replaced, knowing well, these will not last very long.

Eric 86-VW4x4 vw4x4@fyi.net 86-SS Syncro Pittsburgh, PA USA 1936-Chrysler 92-Jetta GWC www.fyi.net/~vw4x4/vw4x4.htm

On Sat, 15 May 2004, Kevin Barry wrote:

> Well, let's see. Audi offers one in the 2 wheel drive A4 and it's the only > tranny available in the A4 convertible. > Saturn had one in the Vue but I think that may have been dropped recently > in favor of a far superior Honda drivetrain. > The Mini Cooper offers one as the automatic, not available in the Cooper S > fortunately. > I believe Toyota has one in the Prius. > Honda had one a few years ago available in the Civic but I don't recall if > it's still around. > I'm not sure if I got all of them. > Personally, I think the direct shift manuals beat just about everything out > there. Only one around right now is in the Audi TT. > KB > > At 08:45 AM 5/15/2004, tmiller wrote: > > >I wondered why we haven't seem more of them. The Justy was the last > >time I saw one. I still think they are a great idea. I saw various > >designs at the SAE show about 6-7 yers ago in Detroit that looked > >promising. At the time they were limited to about 160 HP or so. I > >would like to go back to that show this year and see how they have > >progressed. > >TEMiller > > > >Eric Zeno wrote: > > > >>Who are you fooling? Auto. builder are having a hard > >>time putting these in any car!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > >> > >>tmiller wrote: > >> > >>>Anybody try to put a Continuously Variable transmission in a vanagon? > >>>TEMiller > >>> > >> > > > > > > > > > >--- > >Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. > >Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > >Version: 6.0.686 / Virus Database: 447 - Release Date: 5/14/2004 > > > Kevin Barry > mailto:krbarry@bellatlantic.net >


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