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vw_zach
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 Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 4:42 pm Post subject: Automatic Question |
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Hey, I am not really a type 3 guy, but I was looking through Ebay today when I found this nice looking squareback, upon looking through the pics, I looked at the pic of the floor shifter for the automatic, check it out:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1969-VW-Squareback-...dZViewItem
I thought it was weird that the automatic didn't have a "D" it just has a 1,2,3. Could someone shed some light on this?
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sgmalt46
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| Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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thats how they came  kind of strange but true .other euro cars are like that too. remember drive in german is a different word 3 is universal
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Russ Wolfe
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| Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:07 pm Post subject: |
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It is a 3 speed automatic. What is weird about that. If D = Drive, does R = Race?? J/k
I don't see any major issues with the car, but right now the price seems it is selling about where it should. $3K.
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drivingpenguin
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what's cool is that on the square, neutral is N... check out my notch's automatic... neutral is 0. anybody know when that changed?
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:09 am Post subject: |
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| Mines a 68 and thats a 0 |
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vw_zach
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 3:16 pm Post subject: |
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So do you put it in 3 and go, or what?
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Russ Wolfe
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 5:12 pm Post subject: |
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Yes, just like any other automatic. Or, if you want, you can start in 1 and shift it up and down manually. Just don't over rev the engine.
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vw_zach
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| Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2006 9:24 am Post subject: |
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thanks for clearing that up
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