[Vwdiesel] Re: [Diesel Volkswagen Club] bought a new Golf TDI

[Anthony Kimmell]

Yeah... I forgot to mention that I was only referring to the auto trannys.
The 5-speed Getrag and the later NV-series 5 speed were both decent trannys,
although the Getrag had some common problems, like the 5th gear nut falling
off internally, etc.

--
Tony Kimmell
Bloomington, IL


----- Original Message -----
From: "TexasTDI" <TexasVWdriver at hotmail.com>
To: "Anthony Kimmell" <amkimmell at softhome.net>
Cc: <vwdiesel at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 10:41 AM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Re: [Diesel Volkswagen Club] bought a new Golf TDI


> Must only be their automatics.  I once bought a 1992 Dodge 1/2 ton with a
5
> speed transmission.  Traded it in with 145k miles on the clock and zero
> transmission problems.
>
> Chris Thornton
> 1991 VW Jetta GL 2 Door 1.6D - 233k miles
> 2000 VW Golf GLS 1.9TDI 130hp/229ftlbs - 73k miles
> 1998 VW Passat GLS 1.8T -- FOR SALE
> Amsoil Synthetic Lubricants Dealer #1098500
> http://texastdi.com/6/ubb.x
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anthony Kimmell" <amkimmell at softhome.net>
> To: <vwdiesel at audifans.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2002 9:46 AM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Re: [Diesel Volkswagen Club] bought a new Golf TDI
>
>
> > > like my friend
> > > who bought one when he got a new Dodge Caravan and his transmission >
> went
> > out
> > > TWICE (first time at 40K miles, right after the 36 K mile warranty
> > > expired, then the rebuild failed 20 K miles later and they put a brand
> new
> > > one in that had been engineered the correct way.
> >
> >
> > LOL... was he surprised that he bought a Dodge and the tranny went out?
> No
> > Dodge transmission in history has ever been engineered the correct
way...
> > ;-)
> >
> > --
> > Tony Kimmell
> > Bloomington, IL