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angelchild Tue May 31, 2005 3:03 pm

...looking at an '85 1.9 w/ Manual 4 speed
VS. '86 2.1 w/ Automatic 3 speed

...which has more get up and go power
& highway cruzing (how does the 3 speed auto do on our 65 mph min. speed limit freeways) capability?

and any problems encountered more on one or the other..?

Towel Rail Tue May 31, 2005 3:23 pm

I'd pick the manual on general principle. 8)

- Scott

ncapener@olypen.com Tue May 31, 2005 5:55 pm

[quote="angelchild"]...looking at an '85 1.9 w/ Manual 4 speed
VS. '86 2.1 w/ Automatic 3 speed

...which has more get up and go power
& highway cruzing (how does the 3 speed auto do on our 65 mph min. speed limit freeways) capability?

I would go with the 2.1 automatic.
I have a 84 1.9 Westy automatic and a 87 syncro.
The 1.9 Westy only does 65 downhill.
Synco did (right now the engine is apart) 70 mph comfortably according to gps.

Neal



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