Well, I just got back from the Audi service dept. in Concord, CA.

And it turns out that the stutter that I had some time ago is actually worse than initially thought.

I need a new transmission...luckily for me, I purchased an extened warranty through the dealer thatI got the car from. So, the new development is that the dealer who sold me the car, wants to find a place that has cheaper parts...WTF??? The advisor at the service dept. says that she wants to push OEM parts...I said ABSOLUTELY!!! I would prefer nothing but Audi parts...especially in the f-ing tranny...plus their parts are warrantied anyways...so then if cheaper parts get installed...what the hell happens when my tranny blows up again in 2 years?? In all the cars that I have purchased, I have NEVER had to replace a tranny...this car is only 5 years old with 33,000 miles...

This really sucks...maybe I shoulda bought something else...damn it.

 

You have fwd so you have a fwd tip tranny. Those things are cheap and plentiful. They are in all the fwd transverse cars and i believe some others so finding and paying for one shouldnt be to hard.

 

I have the Auto-tiptronic transmission...so I dunno...when they took a sample of the tranny fluid it was burnt and blackend...so the previous owner musta pushed this car hard or something.

 

still should be the same as the other VW's are running, including the 2.slows.

 

Now would be a good time to switch If you don't like auto at least. I wonder just how hard an auto > manual conversion is. Probably doable.

Btw I saw 02J's on eBay for $1k.

 

FOr a swap you would need the tranny, mounts, ecu, and interior among other minor things. Those kind of swaps are pricey. The only swaps a TT should see are the turboed VR6 3.2 in a 180/225q car and the infomous 2.7T (but i still rather go easier with the 3.2)

 

I dont mind the auto tiptronic, the frustrating part is that they might not put OEM parts in the damn thing...plus its gonna be a re-manned tranny from the factory if they go OEM. I just hope Im not repairing this thing 2 years down the road.

 

there is only oem trannys and high end upgrades. Just go to the junkyard and get one for about $400-600. You just need a 1.8t or 2.0 jetta, golf, gti, or TT tip tranny. They are in huge supply