Re: Gearbox tech, cable transmission into Scirocco

[Mike VanAmburgh <vwvr6r@fiber.net>]

I agree with Kevin on this one.  I'm also on my second O2A car (95 GTI
VR6, 97 Jetta GLX) and the shifting sucks.  I'd be worried about the O2A
fragging into a million pieces too...

-Mike

Kevin Collins wrote:
> 
> Roland Johansson wrote:
> 
> > I'm going to replace my gearbox with a cable transmission 02A because my
> > 020 is breaking in pieces of too much torque.
> 
> Ugh.  I'm on my second cable-shifted VW ('97 GTI VR6, '99 GTI GLX) and I
> absolutely HATE the VW cable shifters, to the point that I'd rather drive
> an automatic.  I'm even considering dumping the GTI right now, and the
> shifter is one of THE main reasons.  They're just awful.  They have
> gotten steadily better over the years, and the 2000 models are actually
> quite improved, but through '99 for sure, they're HORRIBLE.
> 
> I'd try to figure out how to beef up the 020 before even remotely
> considering going to a cable shifter.  Oh yeah, the 02A tranny is a pile
> of junk anyways!!   :0
> 
> --
> Kevin Collins
> '86.5 Scirocco 16V 2.0
> '99 GTI GLX
> http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Factory/1780
> 
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