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Old Oct 15, 2006 | 01:10 AM
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Hey guys I was just wondering if theres any way at all to convert my 1998 A4 1.8T Quattro to manual from a 5 speed tiptronic (or whatever it is)

any help is welcome....thanks
 
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 01:11 AM
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not worth it
 
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 01:13 AM
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really? is it bad for the car if i do that?
 
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 01:31 AM
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no, but the costs would be tremendous...whole new trans, new ecu all the interior pieces, labor etc etc etc...not to mention 5 speed is so much better, unless you got a donor car it would cost you a few grand easy...then you have to find someone to do it...or figure out how to do it yourself
 
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 01:33 AM
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right right right....dang i really wanted a manual too...cuz this is my first car and yeah...
so i might as well just keep my auto and just upgrade everything else?
 
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 01:43 AM
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I would defanitly wait and look for deals. what year is your car? i think itd be defanitly worth it to sell it and get a manual.
 
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 01:46 AM
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well its a 1998, and i got it for about 7700....so i dont think theres any other A4s out there for that cheap, and plus i didnt buy the car my dad did since its my first car
 
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 01:51 AM
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ah i thought you wanted to make your car auto... tiptronic is the automatic transmission, i got thrown off but the same still goes haha
 
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 01:56 AM
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hahahahaha yeah....auto to manual, thats my question
 
Old Oct 15, 2006 | 01:59 AM
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just as hard...plus you need to cut a bigass whole in your floor
 

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