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Honestly, I'm on the fence about that statement. I recently sold mine and while I wish I still had it, some life changes unfortunately dictated the sale. With that being said, I am very interested to see what happens to 996 values if/when a economic down turn arrives. I for one think the 996 will come back to the values we are currently seeing and higher, but do not think they will be immune whenever this facade of an economy crumbles.
I hope you’re wrong but I know you’re right. With the demise of the combustion engine the prices will inevitably go even higher but not right now.
I want to thank the Fed and Congress for all their help in pushing up prices with over 8 trillion in monetary and fiscal stimulus over the past 12 months.
I would also like to thank all the greenies who are doing their best to eliminate the supply of petrol powered vehicles.
Lastly, I want to thank my Mom, for allowing me to hang Porsche pictures on my wall as a kid.
Hah! Love the run-up in prices. Its about damn time the 996 gets the respect it deserves. 😁
Here's what I found sold in U.S. I found this on a PCNA press release.
2005(U.S. 4,012)
2004(U.S. 31,473)
2003(U.S. 28.417)
2002(U.S. 21,320)
2001(U.S. 23,047)
2000(U.S. 22,412)
1999(U.S. 20,889)
Note: this includes ALL of the 996 variants. Still looking for only NA's minus the "specials" and turbros
Originally Posted by Optionman1
Anyone ever seen a breakdown of the 996 production numbers US vs rest of world? 176k total produced across all years and models but is it 50/50?
Last edited by wildbilly32; 04-13-2021 at 08:56 PM.
Ok here is an idea of how the U.S. rates on getting cars.
This is just one model
2005 turbo S cab. Total production is 960 world wide.
Of that the U.S got 600 from what has been found out.
The large majority of them are Tiptronic.
Numbers of manuals between coupes and cabs only 186 I do believe is how many manuals made it over in the 05 Turbo S
I think it was around 600 coupes world wide but haven’t seen how many made it states side, but I would guess 2/3 of them.
FWIW Porsche made many, many thousands more 997’s than 996’s. Every year there are many more buyers, so every year there are many more Porsche’s. Just the nature of the automotive manufacturing beast.
For whatever reason a lot of people like to cultivate the myth that America is glutted with “cheap” 996’s. Nothing could be further from the truth. Think back to the last time you saw a 996 Coupe or Turbo “in the wild” on any US road. By contrast 991’s and 997’s are literally everywhere in some markets. In Northern Virginia I sometimes see them lined up behind one another at traffic lights in rush hour! By modern standards these old 996’s are astronomically rare cars. Living in Rennlist 996 forums it’s quite easy to lose sight of that.
True around here. When I go to PCA events I'm the only 996 present.
Originally Posted by bdronsick
For whatever reason a lot of people like to cultivate the myth that America is glutted with “cheap” 996’s. Nothing could be further from the truth. Think back to the last time you saw a 996 Coupe or Turbo “in the wild” on any US road. By contrast 991’s and 997’s are literally everywhere in some markets. In Northern Virginia I sometimes see them lined up behind one another at traffic lights in rush hour! By modern standards these old 996’s are astronomically rare cars. Living in Rennlist 996 forums it’s quite easy to lose sight of that.
True around here. When I go to PCA events I'm the only 996 present.
I have seen two other 996's on singular occasions in the past two years around Charleston. There was one other at Cars & Coffee (granted haven't attended in over a year). Conversely, can name 5 locations where see 997's daily (or when weather is nice) on the way to work, or around.
I'm not sure if this is true any longer. Forget about USA as whole. At one point (likely 80's or 90's) half of all Porsche's produced sold in California, forget the other 49 states.
212.7k 997 in total, only 76.2k 997.2. I put on lots of miles and rarely see other 996s in the NJ/PA area, rarely see 997s either. When I see other 911s on the roads they are usually 991. Saw a nice 993 4s parked on the streets of Manhattan other day, brave soul.
04-13-2021, 05:28 PM
