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Posted by: lincoln Jan 9 2006, 10:23 PM

well im looking at a few other 914s heheh and just asked my daughter if she would drive one if i got another- she said she might , IFFFFF, it has an auto trans- keep telling her its more fun with a stick- gonna have to talk her into actually trying it tho

so looks like my question would be is there a transaxle that will swap into a 914 without modification to helen bach? like a plug n play ?

Posted by: bd1308 Jan 9 2006, 10:25 PM

just teach her to drive stick.

my girlfriend drives stick.

b

edit: that was the hardest thing I haev done too...she's an english person, and im liek a mechanical person....it was different. I taught her though, so it can be done. She was a great sport too

Posted by: Travis Neff Jan 9 2006, 10:27 PM

Posted by: bryanc Jan 10 2006, 01:30 AM

When I was in Texas working as a co-op, I taught two foreign exchange students/co-ops to drive in my 914. They learned it well enough. I guess I should have told them that an front wheel drive, automatic with power brakes is quite a bit different....

Posted by: neo914-6 Jan 10 2006, 02:27 AM

Audi auto has been done, but not documented...

Posted by: Dave_Darling Jan 10 2006, 01:43 PM

So far, nobody has found any auto trans that just "bolts right up". The few autos that have been done have been one-offs, and from what little I have seen of them they seem to require quite a bit of work.

Teach her to drive stick. She can always transition to a slushbox later.

--DD

Posted by: black73 Jan 10 2006, 02:02 PM

I was teaching my then 15 year old daughter to drive the 914 a couple of years ago when she slammed it in reverse at about 20 mph. She cried, the engine died and I screamed. She hasn't driven a stick since.