I use to have a 73 westie with auto, never had a problem with the transmisson. ----- Original Message ----- From: Brian Denning To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2009 3:36 PM Subject: [tcb] auto transmission why are they somewhat cheap on the samba??? are they good, are they reliable, i know nothing about them, what tells them when to shift? figured this is a good topic for the tcb...discuss. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hotmail® goes where you go. On a PC, on the Web, on your phone. See how.