Date:         Sun, 21 Aug 2005 23:27:20 -0400
Reply-To:     Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
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From:         Dennis Haynes <dhaynes@OPTONLINE.NET>
Subject:      Re: Vanagon mentioned on Car Talk today
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4 large for a transmission? Hope that is a factory rebuilt installed by
a dealer including taxes.

The automatic does still get better fuel economy than a Syncro.
Automatics that are real slugs either have an engine performance problem
or a bad torque converter. Yes, the converters go bad and the symptom is
poor acceleration.

Dennis

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of Robert Cardo
Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2005 9:31 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.