> > My '84 has about 174,000 miles on it which speaks highly of the durability > of the VW automatic. Contrast that with my wife's minivan (Plymouth > Caravan) with only 84,000 miles on it - I just forked out $1400 for a > replacement transmission which is warranted for only 24 months. > > Additionally, if the VW transmission does give up, I am not sure how easy > it is to rebuild or replace since used units are probably as rare as hen's > teeth. > Rare? Nah. Same auto transmission on a whole bunch of VW/Audi cars from the same time period. Easy to rebuild, if you want to do it yourself, and cheap to buy rebuilt if you don't. Under $600, delivered. |
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