Are X50's rare?

[Badapple]

What sort of percentage of turbos have left the factory with the x50 upgrade?
It seems very small amount of buyers fitted the upgrade?

[pdV6]

Well, it was one of the more expensive boxes you could tick...

[Podie]

They're rare... unless you're at VMax...

[dazren]

I don't think the X50 option was availble for the first two years. I know Mart1n took delivery of one in October 01, so assume it was available on 02 M/Y cars onwards. Worldwide I think the ratio of uptake once available was 1 in 3, I think in the UK it was lower than that though.

All the latest 996 TurboS cars include the X50 upgrade as standard.

DAZ

[robbom3]

I certainly found that the majority of 996TTs advertised when I was looking, were non X50. It seemed to be quite rare to find one with the X50 option.

[AL001]

Yeah, not many around. Anyone selling an early, black TT X50, get in touch please.

[dazren]

AL001 said:

Yeah, not many around. Anyone selling an early, black TT X50, get in touch please.

Shame you didn't buy buster's car 3/4 months ago. Someone had a bloody bargain. Good luck with your search.

You may like to stick a free advert in the PH "Porsche wanted" section.

www.pistonheads.com/sales/list.asp?p=1&s=332

DAZ

>> Edited by dazren on Friday 29th July 12:45

[GCerbera]

dazren said:

AL001 said: Yeah, not many around. Anyone selling an early, black TT X50, get in touch please. Shame you didn't buy buster's car 3/4 months ago. Someone had a bloody bargain. Good luck with your search. You may like to stick a free advert in the PH "Porsche wanted" section. www.pistonheads.com/sales/list.asp?p=1&s=332 DAZ

Buster's as in Greg?
Didn't know he'd moved on again?

[dazren]

GCerbera said:

Buster's as in Greg? Didn't know he'd moved on again?

www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=48&h=&t=172800

DAZ

[GCerbera]

dazren said:

GCerbera said: Buster's as in Greg? Didn't know he'd moved on again? www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=48&h=&t=172800 DAZ

Dam, sorry to read that news.
Hope his health improves.

If I might be so bold, what was the outcome of the sale - dealer or private?

[dazren]

I think he sold it to a dealer.

DAZ

[AL001]

Dazren, yeah missed that one. I emailed Buster at the time but it had been sold by the time I got in touch to a Porsche specialist. Hope his health is better.

[Barry J]

AL001 said:

Anyone selling an early, black TT X50

You won't get an early car with X50. The option only became available in 2002 or 2003. Thats one of the reasons that there aren't many around, the other, of course, is price.

>> Edited by Barry J on Friday 29th July 14:38

[Badapple]

I remeber seeing the black one advertised, thought it was a bargain, & it had the aerokit

[AL001]

Thanks Barry but I meant an early X50 which are all post Oct 2001 (or thereabouts).

[hobo]

Are 996TT X50's rare ?

Well as someone said, 1 in 3 approx. of all Turbo's made is an X50, therefore out of the 30 I see every day, 10 are X50's.

I would therefore say, NO, they are far from rare.



sorry, but couldn't resist

[AL001]

As Dazren said, I think the ratio is far lower than that in the UK unless the Porsche dealers don;t mention the X50 option often on their used car spec list. Strangely, more tiptronics seem to have the X50 although I don't want a tip.

[dazren]

hobo said:

Are 996TT X50's rare ? Well as someone said, 1 in 3 approx. of all Turbo's made is an X50, therefore out of the 30 I see every day, 10 are X50's. I would therefore say, NO, they are far from rare. sorry, but couldn't resist

Hobo. It's not one in 3 of turbos on the road, but 1 in 3 during the period the option was available. The option was not avialble on the first 1 1/12 to 2 years of production.

DAZ

[dazren]

AL001 said:

Strangely, more tiptronics seem to have the X50 although I don't want a tip.

I'm guessing that used manual X50s spend less time on the forecourt than the tiptronic X50s? If this is the case, there may appear to be more tiptronic X50s for sale, but this fact cannot be taken as an indication of the ratio of manual/tiptronic that were built.

DAZ

>> Edited by dazren on Friday 29th July 15:57

[hobo]

Only jesting Mr Dazren, but do see a fair few of them around here (I suspect because they are quite good).

BUT, why oh why would anyone want a Tiptronic one ?