cabrio993

That's probably because 90% of Porsches on the road today were mass produced after 1999. The other 7% are 993's and older.

autobonrun

Very true. I found some figures for Porsche production rates in the attached link. After the 993 runs, the production figures increase drastically. Again, I'm not certain of the basis, but assuming these are correct, about 300k were produced between 1986 and 2005. Assuming another 20k or so per year since 2005 means about 400k have been produced in the last 25 years. So 3% would be about 12k off the road. And these are only USA production numbers. Worldwide, the production figures would be even higher.

3% may not be far off since the reason many earlier Porsches were retired was rust. The 97% figure quoted is only based on the last 25 years, and I don't hear of many Porsches being retired because of rust anymore.

http://www.productioncars.com/produc...orsche_new.php

IainM

wiki says 365 production was 760K and the 365 registry has 7500 members so a crude data point says 1% of 365's are still on the road. Can't see too many folks joining who DON'T have a 365. Many owners might NOT join tho.

I would suspect less of the early high powered 911's are still around, easier to total those, plus they've had more opportunity..

Based on how many 993 part outs I see in California, I doubt 97% of 993 models worldwide are still viable.

Then theres the Y2K+ production which dwarfs all else earlier as noted above.

doc_porsche

i don't even think corollas have that high of statistic......

911PERVY

760,000 356's made?

Wikibolloxs more like

CamsPorsche

There fixed it for ya!

pirahna

Corollas have a low value, the lower the value the less likely they are to be repaired after being in a wreck or breakdown.

FlatSix911

Great data link for 40 years of Porsche production numbers
Interesting to note that production peaked in 1986 and was not equaled until 2004 with the introduction of SUV's in 2003.
Over the long term it appears that the rarest and most collectible cars will be from the model years 1993 to 1996 (Type 993)

vaujot

Sales figures for the 80s include 924, 944 and 928 models. I think the 944 outsold the 911 for most of its production run.

FlatSix911

Good point, but the sales figures for the mid 90s also include the 968 and 928

lopro

IF 97% of porsches on the road are still on the road then that spells one thing............ QUALITY PRODUCT