Hi, i have a 2005 a4 2.0t tiptronic.
i am making payments currently on a used b7 a4 2.0t. The car was a surprise present from my mother. she payed the downpayment as I just pay the 500per month bill and insurance. I soon realized that i would rather have a QUATTRO. i really want an awd. is there a way to make the car from my fwd to awd? i know alot of cars can be converted but can it be done for my car as wel? i highly doubt it becuz my car can come awd. dam i really wish it was...
if i could i would sell my car and get a quattro but i dont know if i can do a trade in when my cars not fully purchased for... still about 2 and a half years more of payments.
what should i do?
2007-03-11 14:31:51 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Audi
These cars are incredibly sensitive. They don't like to be messed with. You can bet that if you decide to convert to quattro, it will never feel the same. You'll also pay more for converting the car than you would just buying a new one. I'm willing to bet if you tried to take the car into a shop to do the conversion, the tech will say, "just buy a new one." They might even flat out refuse to do it.
quattro is the greatest safety feature your car can have. Some people are saying be happy with what you got, but honestly, for someone who knows what quattro is, there is just no substitute. It is a feature which you would have been best advised to buy with the car initially. No other automaker will be able to keep your wheels connected to the pavement like Audi. In fact Porsche traded its Tiptronic technology for quattro.
On to the trade in question. Call your lender and find out what the payoff amount is for your car. Then look up the True Market Value on Edmunds.com. Compare the two amounts. Even if you are upside down on the trade-in most dealerships (i'd venture to say all of them) are willing to pay off your loan and add any difference to a new loan. If you find that your trade-in value is $2000 less than what you owe on the loan, your new loan would reflect the new car loan's cost plus $2000. If you can afford the additional cost then you can do it.
You can also sell the car to a private party using a bill of sale. Provide the buyer with the keys and a bill of sale in exchange for a cashier's check for the full selling price of the car. The bill of sale should promise the buyer that you will provide them with a fully transferred title once you have paid the remaining interest on the vehicle to the lender in an agreed upon timeframe. When you deposit the cashiers check, pay off the entire loan amount right away. The lender will send you the "pink slip" which you will need to sign over to the buyer fulfilling the agreements outlined in the bill of sale.
Good luck!
2007-03-13 14:48:51 · answer #1 · answered by p229 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You'll need the following parts from a Quattro: Transmission, Center Differential, Rear Differential, Driveshaft, the entire rear suspension with Axles and the Quattro ECU. Search for some Audi forums to get a more detailed answer.
The easiest and cheapest thing to do is to sell your car for a Quattro.
2007-03-11 21:42:51 · answer #2 · answered by iceburgslim97 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I recommend you leave it alone and just wait until you pay enough on it to trade it. But if your dead set on the conversion and you have the bank account for it you can buy a donor car wrecked or with a blown engine from maybe an insurance auction that's probably your best bet. Without a donor car the cost would be very very high.
with a donor car you have to use the transmission, drive shaft, differential, and some suspension components along with the shifting linkages. So like I said I don't recommend it.
2007-03-11 21:45:56 · answer #3 · answered by ejordan78 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A 2 litre tiptronic is quite adequate for the power you have to handle.To make it into a quattro would not be economically viable.Enjoy what you have got a fine piece of European engineering.You can always buy the quattro badge many people do.
2007-03-12 17:47:06 · answer #4 · answered by mick 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You can trade it for an AWD. The dealer will be more than happy to pay off your loan and give you another one, because now he is making the profit from the sale of the car and the profit from the financing too.
2007-03-12 15:34:58 · answer #5 · answered by Fordman 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
realistically not feasible on your car. trade it in and get the Quattro
2007-03-11 21:35:15 · answer #6 · answered by Magikmann 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Dont waste your money on this conversion it is to damn expensive, especially if your going to have a shop do the work for you.
2007-03-12 00:01:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
you have a nice car dont you?
then get over it, the grass is always covered in dog turd on the other side.
2007-03-11 21:37:30 · answer #8 · answered by filthboyzx81 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋