Since I can not find any one to trade with, I have decieded to try and find someplace who will swap out my Six Speed to an Automatic. I want to trade my Transmission and what go's with it on the Automatic.

Does any one have an Idea what this would cost, and if there are any places that do that kind of thing with trading the transmisson in. My Vette is a 93 with 38,700 miles The Six Speed is really smooth, but I am to old to using be using the clutch all the time.

 

before you butcher on a 6spd car, especially one that nice, why not trade for an automatic car?

Are you racing at all?

6spd cars are so rare (about 15% built) that you should easily be able to sell you low miles 93 and get a nice 94 or 95 auto.

 

I have already tried to trade some one for a automatic but I am not trading for anything with really high mileage and it seems like that is the only trades available. Or early 80 cars. I would trade for a good Automatic with around 50 or 60 k but not over 100,00 miles.
I do not want to try and sell as I would have to wait to long to find a good buyer or sell it to cheap that I cold not replace it with a Automatic of the same quality.
I do not do any kind of racing (to darn old),I want to use this for my daily driver. I bought this one a little over a year ago with 36,500 on it and that is how much I drove in a year using it as my daily driver. The only mods is a K&N Filter.

 

Have you tried a local dealer? Where do you live?

 

A Car Dealer would want to give me very little for mine and want top dollar for his if I wanted to trade, and their price for labor and parts would really be to high. I have heard that there is Corvette places that might do the swap and take the six speed parts in trade for the Auto. Only problem is I don't know of any. I live in Killeen TX

 

you are making this much more complex then needs be.

Sell your 6spd car privately, then buy something privately.

dealership trades will result in you loosing your shirt. Mainly, cause they think their car is worth a fortune, and yours, crap.

 

a 6sp c4 super rare? omgah people will play up what they have sky high it never fails that deserves a

as for the the poster I agree with the others sell the 6sp and get a auto my 60 is a 4sp and in a vintage vette I perfer a 4sp in a modern one as in c4-c6 give me a auto with the lower gears all day long they're great and very smooth shifting get atleast a 94 it has the E edition which is better than the reg. auto in 93 and under. when you stomp expect to be amazed of the feeling of it dropping down a gear and taking off like a bat out of hell!

 

I think that might be a good plan to just sell mine and look for a good Automatic. So the 94 and up have better Automatics then the 93 and below? I thought they all had the same one. I just listed my 93 on that Vetthound and see if I get any replies. I really love everything about it except the six speed

 

Yep, the last few model years of the LT1/A4 got an electronically controlled transmission where the ECM controls the shift points and many other xmission functions. Sell your M6 and find a nice LT1 they're out there and you will be dollars ahead in the long run!!

Good luck

Mike

 

say what you will but i wouldnt give up my six speed for an automatic its just to fun

 

and I would never give up my convertible for a coupe, not in a corvette nohow noway they were made to be convertible

 

I don't think Bogus said "super" rare. And at 15% of all produced, that is considered rare.


You would be taken more seriously if you used at least some proper punctuation in your posts. And I am not even commenting on the content.

 

i agree, i would not spend the money to convert.. just buy and sell privately.

 

No it's not think about it I'm going to guess abvout 15% of c4's are convertibles so that makes coupes a lot more dime a dozen right! YES, but does that make convertibles "rare" NO.

check it out yourself http://www.rogerscorvette.com/specs/95.htm 4,700 and change in 95 were 6sp's and 4,900 and change were convertibles wow did I call that or what! man o man my 95 convertible is rare I'm never selling!

thats how I see it I know only 4,000 and change convertibles were made in the year I have and about the same amount of 6sps were made that year 4,000 and change, so I rest my case so do you really call this rare? if you don't step into the c3 and older market because you will change your mind on the amount of #'s it takes to be considered rare.

and I don't feel like putting in the extra 2 seconds to use commas etc too much and my gah hardly anyone here uses proper punctuation ON HERE, people just bring that to my face because I have developed a bad rap on due to the fact I can't stand gs's and do feel that the name skunk says it all, c'mon fellas the punctuation gag is gettin old I'll post how I wish ah thankyou!

 

Do you guys think $11,900 would be a resonable price to sell quickly? I have all the maint records from when it was new. The nose has been painted and the CD player doesn't work. Other then that it's great. I have pictures at Vette Hound

 

I just bought a 93 motor off a corvette specialty place. Left the tranny, I think it's an auto. There was 35k miles on the car. I'm pretty sure he would consider a trade, as he only does corvettes and the manuals are more valuable. Purchase price was about $800US. It's Climax Collision in Niagara Falls Canada. Gentleman's name is Louis. Tell him Dave Napper sent you. The car is in Rochester NY. 905-374-0717.

 

I would trade my auto for your six speed in a heartbeat. Problem would be finding the time for us to do the swap.

 

price depends on location really,here 12k would be a steal on a clean 93 6spd car.
but if you were near here im sure we would simply trade cars.mines a 92 auto with 40k pampered miles on it.
i like the auto trans,but alls i really do with the car is play on weekends or putsy to work on cruise control a couple times a week.
standards are more "fun" to drive but do get old fast if you daily drive them.
i have a 5spd in my truck and an auto in my vette

i hope your aware your making a good share of us auto owners do this

 

what rare is that noone wants to hear your negativity on this forum. whats rare is that you ever have anything good to say. now thats funny i dont care who you are

 

Sorry I touched a nerve there buddy just saying a 6sp c4 is not any more rare than a convertible c4 and some years the convertible models are rarer than a 6sp but is a convertible c4 rare? no.

this was all I said I wans't trying to be an azz really

"No it's not think about it I'm going to guess abvout 15% of c4's are convertibles so that makes coupes a lot more dime a dozen right! YES, but does that make convertibles "rare" NO. I even gave you proof by the site below, most years there was more 6sps than convertibles and to say a 6sp is rare is stupid thats all.

check it out yourself http://www.rogerscorvette.com/specs/95.htm 4,700 and change in 95 were 6sp's and 4,900 and change were convertibles wow did I call that or what! man o man my 95 convertible is rare I'm never selling!

thats how I see it I know only 4,000 and change convertibles were made in the year I have and about the same amount of 6sps were made that year 4,000 and change, so I rest my case so do you really call this rare? if you don't step into the c3 and older market because you will change your mind on the amount of #'s it takes to be considered rare.

and I don't feel like putting in the extra 2 seconds to use commas etc too much and my gah hardly anyone here uses proper punctuation ON HERE, people just bring that to my face because I have developed a bad rap on due to the fact I can't stand gs's and do feel that the name skunk says it all, c'mon fellas the punctuation gag is gettin old I'll post how I wish ah thankyou!
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