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On 19 Dec 2001, at 13:04, Joe McGill wrote: > What's the prevailing opinion of VW's first "real" automatic? Is it > more difficult to service/repair than a manual? Are there any major > problems with the unit?All things being equal, should I turn down a > car because it's an auto? Both the MT and AT require enough special tools to work on them that most people should never try it. There is SOME work that you can certainly do on the AT however. I've actually never had one completely apart. > On another note, what did the speedometer in the '73 Type 3 look > like? Does it look like the ones in earlier type 3's or does it > look more like the ones in the type 1's? It looks pretty much like the earlier type 3 ones except that starting in 72 they got a black face and read to 110 mi/hr (or is that 100?) They picked up a trip odometer in 71. - Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe