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Date:         Sun, 13 Dec 2009 19:58:54 -0500
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Compatibility of A1 Rabbit/Jetta Autotrans
Comments: To: BenT Syncro <syncro@GMAIL.COM>
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At 07:36 PM 12/13/2009, BenT Syncro wrote:
>a Vanagon. So there is this weird position on the shifter marked 'E'
>after Neutral and Drive. Feels like a coasting position. If the


E for economy maybe?  A lot of cars around then had some sort of
arrangement where you could change the shift points for better
acceleration or better mileage.


I read in Motor Trend or R&T some years ago about a Corvette where
the only purpose of one of the shift positions was to squeak by some
threshold in the mileage ratings -- gas guzzler or luxury tax or some such.


Yrs,
d
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