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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