[Vwdiesel] Throw away all those gears

[Val Christian]

There is a 6 speed available for the TDI, according to my Bentley 
manual.  Unfortunately, the final drive ratio is essentially the 
same as the 5 speed.  So there's no advantage.

In the Rabbit years, the 5 speed was also geared with nearly the
same final ratio as the 4 speed.  On the open road there was little
difference.  In suburban and some city situations, the 5 speed
had an advantage from the economy standpoint.

My guess is that we don't see economy overdrives because when run,
owners would complain about the vehicle being slugish.  

Val


> 
> 	"I've often wanted a 6th gear on the Rabbits..."
> 
> 	With all the tinkering and changing/swapping of parts, has
> anyone ever put one of the VW 6 speed transmissions to the diesel? I
> know 	UK Golf GT TDI has the 6 speed available. I am sure it would not
> be inexpensive at this stage of availability.
>