Thanks for that. I am in San Mateo CA. I was making a left turn so probably under 10 miles per hour when it happened.

Not sure what I will do. I have done many vw bus/ bug transplants but don't have a cherry picker or maybe even the stomach to swap the 240D motor.

Funny, I drove around 150 mile trip on Monday and was thinking how sweet a 35 year old car can run.