5sp in an A6?

[Andrew Duane USG]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Clough, Samuel say:

> > I know, I know this sounds crazy, but I thought I would ask.  I have a 95
> > A6Q that I really like.  At this point, it's worth more to me to keep the
> > car than sell it.  That said, I am tired of the automatic and would
> > really, really rather have a 5sp.  Now,  I know that there was a 5sp
> > manual that was optional in the 95 A6Q, but as far as I know they are very
> > rare.  Anybody have any clue how difficult/expensive it would be to swap
> > my car over to a 5sp?

Damn near impossible. BTDT with my '95 A6QW. I finally just ended up
trading it in on a new '00 A6Q with a 5-speed.

The older cars, up to about '90, were relatively easy to swap, there
have been a few stories on the list of the changeovers. But the newer
cars have SO much different between the auto and the 5-speed that the
switchover would cost more than just buying a new car.

The 5-speeds were moderately rare in '95 (and were sedan ONLY, no
wagons at all), almost extinct in '96, and totally gone '97-'99.
I did see a '95 A6Q 5-speed for sale at a local dealership a while
back, but I opted for the new car instead.

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