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drako@usa.net wrote: > > I am relativly new to the world of type threes so I have a question. > How rare is the automatic transaxle in a type three? and if I needed > a new one (I dont i just want future referance) how much could i look > forward to spending for a new one?How many of you type three owners > have automatics? > > "Drako" > 71 square > 57 bug > 66 bug > finally got rid of the 73 bug > > ____________________________________________________________________ > Get free e-mail and a permanent address at http://www.netaddress.com The automatic transmission was first available in fall of 1967 in the type III. It was the first VW with that option and a lot of people had waited for it. Especially in the US A/T's were already the norm and many people wouldn't touch a M/T car. They had already lost the capability or at least the willingness to operate a M/T. Also you can eat and drink much better while driving in a A/T car. The A/T type III was well recieved and opened a new market segment. Looking at the local junkyards more than half the 68/69 type III's (I only look at those) have an A/T. And it is a very good one too. Nothing much can go wrong and a rebuild kit is about $75. Used ones range from $20 to $80 around here. Type IV A/T are identical by the way, except for the gear ratio. I think the early type II A/T were also the same. Martin, 69 A/T Square