Bought a new starter today... and guess what? Options

[customstarr]

Aside from the nagging ultra-rich running D-Jet issues that I'm having, my starter has been on its way out from the past month. Today I went and bought a new (rebuilt) from Murrars Auto Parts. This is my first starter change, so I thought everything was cool.

Car on the lift, old starter came out with a breeze, I unbox the new starter, and to my surprise... it's the wrong unit!!! I double checked the part # and description (I paid for it online) and it checked out as the correct part.

This is my old/existing starter style:



This is the new starter:



I'm confused. The new starter is obviously a VW/Porsche part - it looks the same and bolts up the same. The web site says my old style is for AUTO trans, and the new one that I bought is MANUAL trans - exactly opposite of what is correct for my car. Now I'm not dumb - I'm 100% sure that my teener is a MANUAL. So what gives? There's even an eBay auction for a 914 starter that is the same style as the new one I bought, and it lists it as being correct: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Starter-197...VQQcmdZViewItem

Just for the rec - I'm 100% positive that this new starter does not fit my car. Trust me.