Rarely seen factory fitted optional extras

[VF7]

31mph said:

mickthemechanic said:

EP3 Honda Civic Type R leather interior.

and Lupo GTI

I once had a Lupo GTI with just about every option:

heated leather Recaro seats
factory GPS
glass sunroof
climatronic
Xenon

And not optional, but being a GTI it had a black ceiling, which the normal Lupo didn't have.

Was a great little car!!

ETA
I forgot about the Xenon lights!!

Edited by VF7 on Monday 25th July 08:25

[Triumph Man]

On the subject of climatronic, presumably Mk3 Golfs with climatronic were very rare?

[fatboy b]

ging84 said:

air cooled seats are far too rare an option, they should be mandatory like airbags and abs

Standard on the XF in Portfolio spec. Hmmmmmmmm cooled seats.

[2172cc]

On a slightly different take to the question of rarely seen factory fitted options, in 1990 I bought a 2 year old Peugeot 205 GTi in silver with no sunroof. The sliding glass sunroof was always an optional extra but when was the last time you saw a GTi without one fitted?.
When I came to sell it, the dealer offered me less in part exchange as it didn't have the roof but now would be considered more desirable as it was rarer although this was the standard spec.

[POORCARDEALER]

Sports seats on pre 2000 Ferrari 355s, very rare

[motoroller]

The Phaeton already had many options as standard on the larger engines, but I've never seen one with extended nappa leather or with adaptive cruise...

[matchmaker]

Xenon headlights on Mk 1 Octavia VRS. Mine is the only one I've ever seen with them. Which is strange, as the standard headlights are ste.

[K50 DEL]

Air Conditioning on a Citroen BX... only ever seen it in photos (though I know a member on here has a GTi with it fitted)

[POORCARDEALER]

Bentley turbo R...Ive owned dozens, never had one with a sunroof

[X5TUU]

TPMS on mk1 ph2 Megane coupes and cab's .... Uber rare option on 1999-2003 models, bought a 2.0 IDE which had it fitted and it's the only one I've ever come across even as part of the owners club

[stumpage]

Matt aluminium window surrounds on a M Sport 5 series BMW.

[Leptons]

I sourced an ex a Fiat Punto sporting which I think was on a Y plate. It had factory fit Sat Nav which was just a Dot Matrix display with an arrow and a blaupunk Subwoofer in the boot.

[Hoppum]

Illuminated rear panel for an R32 Skyline.

[shoestring7]

Triumph Man said:

On the subject of climatronic, presumably Mk3 Golfs with climatronic were very rare?

I've only seen one or two. And try finding a Porsche 968 or 964 with climate control inc. a/c! They're also rare, mostly because it was an expensive option and the economy in the early 90's was on its knees.

SS7

[zebra]

Levin said:

Indicators on a BMW

Congratulations on being the hilarious original gag poster for this thread. Oh, hang on a minute......

[zebra]

POORCARDEALER said:

Bentley turbo R...Ive owned dozens, never had one with a sunroof

Very few new cars are specced with sunroofs these days.

With the advent of mass convertibles, have they become virtually obsolete? At one time it was a inclusive feature.

[sim72]

shoestring7 said:

Triumph Man said:

On the subject of climatronic, presumably Mk3 Golfs with climatronic were very rare?

I've only seen one or two.

Weren't they only an option in the VR6 Highline, of which there weren't huge amounts sold anyway?

[Tuvra]

zebra said:

Very few new cars are specced with sunroofs these days.

With the advent of mass convertibles, have they become virtually obsolete? At one time it was a inclusive feature.

Loads of cars now come with Panoramic sunroofs, some as standard, like the 5 series GT a colleague has just ordered.

Rare Options? Leather again would be my suggestion: MK7 Golf R, it's £1,750 for the Vienna leather or £2,615 for the Nappa leather

[Vocht]

fatboy b said:

Standard on the XF in Portfolio spec. Hmmmmmmmm cooled seats.

And in the Lexus IS250SE. Love them!

[Shakermaker]

QuartzDad said:

BMW E39 5 series integrated sun blinds. Specced them on my company car when the kids were small, so much more convenient that the stick-on versions.

You could get them fitted to a series 1 Land Rover Discovery. I bought a brand new set for my then 19 year old Disco... but so poor was the quality of LR plastic to fit them too that everything had warped out of shape and no flat surfaces remained