Date:         Fri, 26 Mar 2010 12:51:25 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: .................... and vanagons (friday post with little
              Vanagon)
Comments: To: Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@gmail.com>
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The fuel mileage difference has gone the other way.

Our new 2007 Subaru Legacy 2.5i Wagon with 4 speed Tiptronic and overdrive
gets better mileage than the equivalent manual transmission car.

And it goes like the wind.  =)

On Fri, Mar 26, 2010 at 11:53 AM, Doug Alcock <doug.alcock@gmail.com> wrote:

> This is probably heresy in this forum. Last spring I drove from near
> Toronto, Canada to Georgia to get the manual tranny in my 84 Westy swapped
> for an automatic tranny. The main reason was that my wife (after 10 years
> of
> trying) was not going to get the whole clutch business. And I wasn't averse
> to the switch because I hate getting stuck in traffic with a manual
> transmission.
>
> I LOVE THE AUTO TRANNY TOO!!
>
> There is a bunch of info on this list that indicates that the auto tranny's
> are long-lasting and bullet proof.
>
> I was worried about power loss -- but lacking dyno results before and after
> -- found no difference. I have an I4 emgine in my 84 Westy.
>
> The shift points are good -- and you can shift whenever you want to with
> the
> auto -- taught my wife to do this when climbing serious mountains -- not a
> problem.
>
> Always been a thought of mine that the folks who advocate the 'better fuel
> efficiency' of a standard trans are the ones who watch their tach's and
> wind
> out the shifts to redline -- never seen anyone who understands what a tach
> is for who is watching it for better gas mileage -- YMMV.
>
> Cheers,
> Doug
>
>
>
>
> >>After 12 years I've driven all over the USA and I LUV my
> >>automatic
>



--
Jake

1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"

Crescent Beach, BC

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