T4 auto & V.A.G.

[t4 camper]

Nik,
There is a T4 auto gearbox on ebay at present.

Supposed to have only 15K.
Search on VW T4, I tried to post a link but failed miserably.

It is not far from me if I can be of any assistance, I know nothing of the seller or even if it is the correct model for your needs.

Neil

[vannin]

Thanks very much. I did see one awhile back for $1000 but its still an auto so Id always be waiting for it to spit it.
If I was any further into the build Id get the manual installed but so far the swivel passenger seat and rock & roll bed can be unbolted so we are going to try to get a lwb which would have more room for us anyway
Nik

[mish13]

We just had our T4 auto totally rebuilt and it cost $4800 which was the chepest quote we got, some were as high as $7,000. It under twelve months warranty or 25,000 ks which ever comes first

[vannin]

Ouch but the best quote Ive seen.
I just traded mine in on a MANUAL one so all is well now
Nik

[bill]

Firstly, thanks to Mr Loon for the informative chat today.

I've got a 2001 T4 auto turbo diesel 165,000K so I'm probably up for the transmission impossible in a couple of months.

After initial research my options seem to be:
1. New auto from VW about $7k
2. Reconditioned auto about $5k
3. 2nd hand manual box about $4k
4. Drive it off a cliff.
5. Have a big cry or just bottle it up for a few more years.

I'm not really too keen to replace a cactus auto with a reconditioned version of the same seemingly flawed design, so think the manual may be the go.

Has anyone done the auto - manual swap? Thanks.