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From: Aaron How many miles have you put on your transmission and what do you think of it? Is it as much of a tank (solid) as people claim? Have you had problems with it? I must say this is the thing I'm most worried about with this car... I love manuals, mostly for their ease of servicing, but I'm kind of happy this is an automatic so the wife can have something to drive if her car is in the shop (my daily driver is a stick)... Thanks... ====================================================== My autotranny is 33 years old and still works very well. Mileage ? It has unknown miles but I can say it has gone through 6 owners and a bunch of engine (two of mine) I have had autotrannies on American cars and trucks and learned many tips on what not to do and do. When stuck in the mud , do not slap the shift lever back and forth into reverse and foreward without stopping tires first and do not do this for too long or smoke will come out of it, do not place in reverse when driving foreward unless life is in danger, do not gun engine and throw lever in gear from park or neutral, do not forget to replace transmission fluid every 20,000 miles of normal driving or 10,000 miles of heavy towing, loading or lugging on extened steep hills, check oil color and level when you check engine. Most people do not replace the fluid for the life of the transmission , meaning until it is dead. Most people do not know that when autotrannies are old and the flid is dark or not red that it is potentially going to fail. Some people do not know when they put in tranny flush and loosen the particles from the torque converter, that this may damage the transmssion with sharp particles. If the transmission is old and the fluid has not been replaced in years or many miles , it is best to have the torque converter replaced or rebuilt for a 110 dollars in order to save the tranny and give it many more years of troublefree life. I was always wondering why new trannies failed when the old torque converter was used, even if drained. My tranny so far , just required new pan seal, shift o ring, kickdown switch O ring and outer body seals to prevent the bad leaks I had. I am not a gentle driver as past messages can explain, the autotranny has held up well. When I drive a stick like this I usually need to replace the clutch, bearing and maybe the spring plate every year, maybe I am a terrible driver for sticks. The only problem I have had with the autotranny is bad info on the the correct gland nut which cost me several broken flexplates and torque converters. See past forum mails. I hope this helps. LEON MARTINEZ SAN DIEGO AND TIJUANA 1969 SQUAREBACK 1973 FASTY 1967 FASTY ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org