The best part is you're okay. It's been said, but the car can be fixed.
I've driven a few times to Canada in my bug, 12 hrs one way so I had time to think, what would happen and how I would react if the tranny just locked up. That looks totaly insane.
Like I said, the best part is you're okay. :agree: I'd like to know about the tranny too. I thought that thing could happen, but I've never seen it happen.