'98 A6 Wagon with only a 2 spd tranny...what next

[Eric Sanborn]

So I have not been on the list for quite sometime since before I sold
off my 4ktq.  I have been really missing quattro and am looking at a
local low milage '98 A6 wagon with a nearly dead transmission.  I am
in the research phase for options.  It looks like there are lots of
used ones available, but I would rather have a stick.  It looks like
the rear diff is a different final drive on the auto so this might be
more than just a swap.

So two questions:

Has anyone here done anything like this?
Are there any common problems (other than tranny) that I should be
looking at with this car?

Thanks and happy holidays!

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Eric Sanborn
http://sofadog.net/4ktq/ (sold)