Is now the best time to purchase a 997??

[Luccia at Pelican Parts]

According to car buzz it is! This article brought up some curious points about how you can apparently pick up a 997 911 for a shockingly low price right now. They go on to suggest that now's the perfect time to pick up the good ones for sale before all the collectors get to them first. Do you agree with their reason why below?

Why You Should Buy One

Many people say the 996 is the worst of the 911 models with its subpar interior and oddly-snapped headlights. The 997 improved in both of these areas with a more modern cabin and a return to the 911's round headlight design. It is also considered to be the pinnacle of modern 911s in terms of driving dynamics, being the last model to feature hydraulic power steering. The 991 generation that succeeded the 997 was larger and more livable, compromising on driving enjoyment. Porsche has moved even further away from the 997 philosophy with the latest 992 generation, which only features turbocharged engines.

The 997 generation cars are still relatively modern and thus include the necessary creature comforts to be acceptable as daily drivers. But they are not too old to be considered collectible yet, so prices have yet to skyrocket like the 993 generation. Now is the perfect time to buy a 997 before Porsche collectors remember how perfect they are.

The Price

Prices for the 997-gen 911 range drastically depending on the year, body style, trim level, mileage, and condition. This generation of the 911 is broken up into two categories. Model years from 2005 to 2008 are the 997.1 cars while the cars from 2009 to 2012 are the facelifted 997.2 model. Porsche made various improvements to the exterior, interior, and engines with the 997.2 facelift but you will pay more as a result.

It is now possible to buy a 997.1 starting in the low $20,000 range but we highly suggest spending more to find a well-kept car with a manual transmission. Expect to pay around $35,000 for a decent 997.1 Carrera or Carrera S and be sure to get a pre-purchase inspection. If you have a larger budget and want the more collector-grade car with an improved interior and more powerful engine, later examples of the 997.2 can command nearly six figures.

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[BER]

Thanks Luccia.

Being the owner of a beautiful 2012 Carrera S (997.2) with only 22k on the odo, this is music to my ears and a lump in my wallet. 😉 Can not disagree with anything you have said.

The 997 is a wonderful Porsche, with all the modern creature comforts. Mine has the power kit so it performs like a “scalded cat”. More power than is practical on US highways.

Think I will hang on to it for a few more years. ❤️

[BYprodriver]

I prefer my 986 with Manual trans & built 3.6 litre engine.

[dtakenname]

The inability to service/repair the PDK transmissions on these cars and ending up buying a whole unit for 20000S USD has been totally left out in this thread.
Sorry,
The problem is not the price of this unit, the problem is that the transmission could fail before racking up at least 200 000 km due to some mechanical or electronic issue. . I am not being greedy with average life time neither. 200000K is not much.

[wgriffiths2000]

There is still some room to go down. They lose about 3k a year right now we will see if that changes in the comming years.

[pcardoc]

The PDK is not 20k. Last I replaced one it was around 8k with core return back to Porsche. I recommend more frequent fluid and filter changes. The filter is integrated into the pan and must be replaced as a set.