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Date:         Thu, 10 Sep 1998 09:15:26 -0400
Reply-To:     Mark Gajewski <mgajewski@MANVILLERUBBER.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From:         Mark Gajewski <mgajewski@MANVILLERUBBER.COM>
Subject:      auto vs. manual
Comments: To: Vanagon@VANAGON.COM
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I'm considering buying an '87 with an auto after years with an '85
manual.  Read recent posts about better reliability with the auto,
though I've never had a problem with my manual.  Any thoughts out there
as to the preferred choice if you in fact had a choice?  I'm mainly
concerned about 1.) slowing down an already, shall we say, relaxed
vehicle and 2.) keeping highway rpm's to a minimum
Also, I always thought manual tranny's were much simpler and therefore
less trouble prone.  I mean, no funky valve plates and little balls
moving around and all that junk.  Auto's are more reliable? I still find
that hard to believe...what gives?
Mark
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