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1969 Volkswagen Beetle. Three speed automatic stick shift. When you moved the floor mounted stick it magically released the clutch (electrically?) . You shifted and released the shifter. Take an underpowered car and take a gear away. It was a dog.
Minor transmission problems at the moment. It's got a whirring sound which changes in pitch along with acceleration. It shifts easily into 2nd from 1st, takes a noticeable while to get into 3rd and again to get into 4th. When it does go into 4th it does so in a few falls on the tachometer, rather than instantly. It just takes a damn long time to. The revs do seem to correlate with acceleration - but rather sluggish. Mechanics say the torque converter is worn. Another shop which specialises in Volkswagen outright said VW automatics are generally trash especially from that time.
I have the '07... GLS, triple black color combo... Good little car.. drove it from Dallas,TX to central Mexico round trip w/157k miles... The 6spd auto gets awesome fuel milage..
The automatic transmission on VW worked as badly as on cheap 90s car.
my wife had a 2014 Jetta Trendline+ with the 2.0 8v and 6-speed Jatco automatic. It was really good and solid. Held up very well to corrosion and never left us stranded.
I like the VW automatic. It's a dual clutch fluid system, no tourqe converter but Iis automatic.
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