Hi Guys having a back that is stuffed and a left leg that is forgeting how to work I love my 964 but she is 5 speed manual and harder to enjoy so i was wondering would a 5 speed auto out of a 996 fit with out to much bother? cheers

 

I've personally never heard of that being done, I think the most cost effective way would be to sell your current 964 and look for another in Tiptronic.

 

Time to buy a tippy.
Tips can be had for good deals.

 

I would rather keep my car hence the gear box change and why not the 5 speed if it will fit,is it a difficult transition from manual to auto?or easy done i reckon that paddle shifter kit was damn trick.

 

Sounds like a huge exercise in futility. You could probably sell your car for enough to buy a tip car, do some mods on it, and still have money left over.

 

It would be very difficult and expensive to do - especially if your car is a C4. As mentioned, your best bet would be to sell the car and buy a nice Tip -they're usually cheaper t han manual cars which would give you some cash left over for some mods etc.

 

The later 996 uses a Mercedes 5 speed auto box. I doubt it would fit in the space available as its a big unit and it certainly will not mount to the engine. That's before you even look at the electronic side of things....better buy a nice 964 Tip.

 

It's obviously not what you'd want to hear. Unless your 964 is highly modified the cost of swapping over to a tip would severely out weigh selling and buying a Tip.

At note worth pointing out, a few people have modified their tip 964s to have flappy paddles on the steering wheel to good effect.

 

Thanks guys my 964 C2 only has 70,000 miles on her the interior is perfect I have had her for 8 years I might have to put a 4 speed tippy in instead out here in Australia every thing is expensive if its any good and still pricey if its xxxxed cheers the cheepest and the only triptronic forsale tday has 215000.00 Ks on her with a47000.00 dollar price tag I would rather put up with the back and stay on country roads.cheers

 

A 996/997 Tip will not mate with any air-cooled engine, never mind all the electronics needed to operate it. These are completely incompatible.

I'd suggest either a Tip conversion (not going to be cheap!) or learn to live with what you currently have.

 

It seems a shame to modify a perfectly good Manuel C2 into a Tip at any price.

I'd put up with the great car you have, keep looking and some day a suitable Tip will turn up!