Q: Replacing standard with automatic transmission on a VW Golf3

asked by on May 19, 2016

I bought a used 100,000 kilometer VW Golf3 a couple of days ago. Would I be abe to make that automatic transmission given how small the car is? Can you make an automatic transmission on a motorcycle?

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