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Originally Posted by LarryBible
I avoid automatic transmissions REGARDLESS of who makes them. They are just something that require too much maintenance and they are too expensive when they break.
That said, I could drive a Hitler Wagon TDI with a manual transmission and probably get along with it okay in spite of the fact that I would be cussing my butt off every time I put a stupid timing belt on it. Where I would absolutely draw the line would be about one with an automatic.
If I bought one, however, I would be afraid that it would fall of the road before I could get it home and install the thickest rear sway bar that I could find for it. What a goofy handling car.
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Come on, the handling is not that bad. At least I've never had the problem with my Jetta of "falling off the road". The only difference I can detect in handling between my MB and Jetta is that the MB has less body roll, but I've never broken traction even in the Jetta (except on snow/ice) or had any other handling problem. Unless you drive like a maniac I don't see what the big deal is.
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2004 VW Jetta TDI (manual)
Past MB's: '96 E300D, '83 240D, '82 300D, '87 300D, '87 420SEL
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