$4K for a syncro tranny??? Smoke dope. Good used ones go for $1,200 - $1,500 and I can get rebuilt units outright (i.e., no core) for $2,600. And it's not like I have the monopoly on syncro trannies. Happy, happy, joy, joy, Jeff
-----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM]On Behalf Of Robert Cardo Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 6:31 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Vanagon mentioned on Car Talk today
<<How can it fail when it has to stop at every gas station along the way and when you need to put your foot out the door to doggie paddle it up the first mole hill you encounter?>> Georgie, Not really true but Ok if you think so. The Dynaflow's are a bunch faster off the lights than the 4 speed's. Cheaper to repair than the sticks too. I know this guy pretty good out in PA. and he has a Syncro. 4 Speed. He has been dead on the water for over a year now. It's gonna cost him some big dollars to repair the trans. Like close to 4 large, and not hundred, I'm talking thousand. And this is without a clutch, pressure plate, or any of the required hardware. You ought to talk to this guy. He needs some encouragement, and sympathy. I'll give you his phone number. I think he'd really like to have a dog paddling automatic right about now. Let me know if you want his number, maybe you can help him out. |
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