A friend's family had one of these that I carpooled in for a few years. The AT diesel was only '83-84 I think, and quite rare. The other vehicles in our carpool were my family's '81 Rabbit D 5speed, a '79 4 speed gas Rabbit, and a '73 Beetle (that was cozy...!) The Rabbit with auto trans was by far the slowest of the pack. I don't recall noise being a problem - I think the top gear was fairly tall. Depending on what you're used to, it might be ok, but beware that parts might be hard to find - I don't think the trans was the same as gas models.
On 25 Feb 2005 at 11:09, Edward Duntz <eduntz@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > I'd like to get some opinions on having a 1.6L NA diesel coupled with an > automatic transmission, specifically, in a Rabbit. I've had two different Rabbit > diesels, both with a 4-speed manual transmission. I would imagine that, even > though the gear ratios would be different in an automatic than a manual, it > would still be louder and higher revs because the AT is only 3-speed. I have the > chance to buy one, but I'm unsure about the AT. I'd prefer a 5-speed, but with > not too many diesels in my price range ($1,500 or less) within driving distance > to me (CT), I can't be too picky. I'd like to get it and convert to veg. oil in > the next few years. > > Thanks, > Ed > Shawn Wright http://zuiko.sls.bc.ca/~swright '85 Jetta TD (retired) '85 Jetta D '88 Westy 2.1L '82 Diesel Westy |
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