How rare is 6 sp manual trans?
 

My buddy is selling his 2006 E53 that has the 6 speed manual transmission. How rare are these? He seems to think that he will receive a premium because they are hard to find. I am not so sure. There usually is a reason why something is rare, like limited demand. On the other hand, since you cannot get an E70 with a manual tranny, who knows whether there is pent up demand for a 2006 with a 6sp.

i think he'll do just fine selling it for average cost not any higher. 06, nice

Don't manual transmission cars usually sell for less than automatic ones?

Our '01 has the older 5 spd manual...quite "rare", as in few of us knuckleheads
ordered the manual.

The 6 spd manual has the same 5 gear ratios, including the stump puller first
gear ratio; it does have a slightly od 6th for highway.

How "rare"? I have never seen any mention of 6 spd manual data anywhere on
the net, for X5s...

Hard to answer your friend's optimism; if a buyer wants the 6 spd, that buyer
will probably pursue that car, though no mention of mileage, condition, etc.
I doubt any willing buyer will pay any kind of "premium" for the manual trans.

Your friend will find most dlrs looking down their noses at his 6 spd, as most
interested "general" X buyers aren't aware an X could even be had with manual,
and most don't want it. My 50Cts...
GL, mD

Rare..But awesome. I have several customers with them. I get a kick out of it every time they come in.

I assume it is the 3.0. I don't think is was available for the 4.4i, 4.6is, or the 4.8i

i think its awesome, i wish they made it for the 4.4i because i would've been all over it.

i think all the Cayenne Models offer it, not sure though

I just purchased a 2006 6spd near Boston in Feb 2010.

they are hard to find and only are available with the 3.0

there maybe a premium since buyers (like me) will be specifically searching
for a manual. I took about 6 months before I found one I was happy with

as far as Cayennes are concerned only the base model and as of last year the GTS model offer manuals.

I would love it too!! 6spd on my 4.4i, especially after I just spent $3500.00 to rebuild my auto tranny. Got to love that ZF 5HP24 tranny.

I was looking for a 6 speed to swap into my 5 speed equipped car and there are about zero on car-part.com. Either there were very few made or none are making it to salvage yards.

The market will pay what the market will bear.

Typical X5 buyers when new bought the auto-tragics because that's what typically in the US.

It's sort of like people that think E39 540 6-Speeds M-Tech from 2003 are worth more than M5s because less were made. The reality is that back in 2003, those buyers opted for M5s instead of paying extra for a 540 to look like an M5. It all goes back to the original demand.

However, if the market today values it higher, then your friend could try to get more money.

ive come across several 6 speeds, most of them needed engines due to high revving and more strain.

Awesome, would you like to swap for an auto?

I've converted my 740iL to a 6spd..the clutch pedal holes were already in the firewall, so all I had to do was get a custom driveline made, order some euro-specific parts and code the computer to stop looking for the auto. I've yet to take a thorough look under my X and see if it's swappable in there as well. The LeMans X5 (search on YouTube) was converted to a V12 6spd, but I'm not sure if it's still AWD or just rear. Either way, its the same V8 in the 540 and M5's, so it bolts right up...getting it to run in RWD or AWD is the question.

That's interesting. The petrol six (and the diesel for that matter over here) worked really nice with either manual. With the petrol engine in particular it was always nice to run around in a gear lower than what you really needed just to hear and feel that sweet six rev.