Is it possible to convert a car (audi a4)with an automatic transmission to a manual transmission?

There is a 99 audi A4 2.8 quattro for sale for $8000, how ever my dad is good friends with the seller, and would sell it to us for 3.5K



the only thing is it's an auto, and i REALLY want a manual, so is there any way to swap an auto trans for a manual trans for under $4000, because thats how much i would save.Is it possible to convert a car (audi a4)with an automatic transmission to a manual transmission?Well .. as a great man once said ... "Nothing is Impossible" .. If you can dream it ... you can do it ...



Keeping the money (3k-9k) ,,, time(2-6weeks) ...and the mechanic aside... ... It can be done.



Transmissions go for .. $1500-$4500 depending on condition, and where you buy it... plus the labour, which will be additional $1500-$4500, again depending on the kind of shop,



Now the only thing is that ... do you really wanna spend 3.5K on car you are getting for 3.5K in the first place .. ?



Since I don't wanna sound like a 60 year old man ... i wouldn't tell wether to do it or not .. ..



instead .,.. ask yourself this .. Will the 3.5k , you spend on the transmission, be worth the hastle .. when you can go ahead and get a manual anyways .. ??





P.S. A4s also have triptronic .. which is not the same .. but almost.Is it possible to convert a car (audi a4)with an automatic transmission to a manual transmission?Not unless you have a wrecked donor car for parts, and do the labor yourself.Is it possible to convert a car (audi a4)with an automatic transmission to a manual transmission?It can be done but it is a lot of work, a lot of parts, a lot of homemade engineering, and a lot of money. I only know of 1 that didn't have some sort of problem, noise, or consistent failure after it was done. If you must have a manual transmission buy one that way.