Automatic stick shift????

[bob/cathy]

Bought a new VW 1968,had hydrastatic,shift.Is this the same thing?

[Gortok]

Not exactly.
That one still had a normal H-pattern gate type shifter...with an auto clutch.
This one is a sequential shifter. It gets pushed forward to shift up a gear and pulled back to shift down a gear.
It also has a computer operating electric motors to engage and disengage the clutch and to shift the gears.

[bob/cathy]

Should say we just put out 99 bucks in for one.Just wonder about reliability.Need out VW Hydrostatic,replaced after one year.But we moved from Michigan to P.R.,and that could have helped.

[bob/cathy]

Thanks,actually had a lawn tractor in later years that worked that way.Hope thet means progress.After 30 years,it should.

[propes]

From my reading of the Canadian forum, they're quite reliable. The clutches last far longer than on a normal standard transmission - the issue is that you can drive it like an automatic, but it still shifts like a manual, so it can be disconcerting if you're not expecting it.

[Remix80]

The 42 clutch lasts well ,but it needs electronic adjustment every now and again at service time .We in Uk Have 6 speed in our Roadsters ,clutches dont last long with Engine Remaps available at every street corner .lol