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Re: Black Beauty R.I.P. #715013 08/20/03 09:41 PM
Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,445 Pacific NW, USA B Beowulf Hard-core CEG\'er
Beowulf Hard-core CEG\'er B Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 2,445 Pacific NW, USA	Yeah, VW's are like that. Reverse usually requires a push and a twist to get it in and then it is up my 1st. Annoying as hell...especially when you are trying to drive a theft recovery Wolfsburg with no gearshift knob. Yeah, been there. Done that. My Rabbit's gearbox always required more precise shifts too...I think i made me a better driver in the long run. 2000 Contour SE Sport Originator of the Beowulf Headlight Mod and the Beowulf CAI

Re: Black Beauty R.I.P. #715014 08/23/03 06:40 AM
Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 172 Olympia, WA, USA S Sadeeq_dup1 OP CEG\'er
OP Sadeeq_dup1 CEG\'er S Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 172 Olympia, WA, USA	Originally posted by shotwell: Have you driven this car? A guy I work with has a Jetta and says the gearbox is a nightmare. I don't really remember it except for reverse being in a weird place. Yes I've driven it... Heck... I bought it last night!!! The reverse gear is (pressing down on the shift knob), to the left and up... not too bad. When I took it home for an overnight test drive a week ago and knew then that the gearbox left a lot to be desired. It feels like rowing a boat between 1st-2nd and 3rd-4th. I think the transmission is a good one, but the shift linkage is whack... Hence my order of a Neuspeed Short Shift Kit. '99 Contour SVT - Black Beauty - (5/1999 - 8/2003) '01 VW Jetta GLX VR6 (Black on Black) ...Always clean, Always mean.

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