The best value of water cooled turbos (from 997 TT forum)
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Nordschleife Master
Thing about the 997 Turbo is that it is much rarer then the 996 Turbo due to the Economic Recession.
I think for this reason that the 997 Turbo is great value now to buy at. Is that it has a lot more potential to go up in value vs a 996 Turbo.
The 996 is a better buy considering it's easily modded to the same performance level for hp or if not better in some areas like weight and track and suspension upgrades and if you want a more raw car that does not feel like an awd car. It also doesn't have pressed on cam sleeves and plastic coolant pipe elbow connections. I expect the 996 turbo to maintain the same value later on while I think the 997tt will go up.
I think for this reason that the 997 Turbo is great value now to buy at. Is that it has a lot more potential to go up in value vs a 996 Turbo.
The 996 is a better buy considering it's easily modded to the same performance level for hp or if not better in some areas like weight and track and suspension upgrades and if you want a more raw car that does not feel like an awd car. It also doesn't have pressed on cam sleeves and plastic coolant pipe elbow connections. I expect the 996 turbo to maintain the same value later on while I think the 997tt will go up.
2007/08/09 997 Turbo (3.6L North America)
Type 997-420/630 2007 2008 2009 Total
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Country Production
United States 3351 2627 1214 7192
Canada 191 161 87 439
Total 3542 2788 1301 7631
Body Types
Coupe 3542 1094 530 5166
Cabriolet 0 1694 771 2465
Engine
3.6 Litre Water Cooled - Type M97/70 3542 2788 1301 7631
Transmissions
6 Speed Manual - Type G97/50 2287 1532 791 4610
5 Speed Tiptronic - Type A97.50 1255 1256 510 3021
Type 997-420/630 2007 2008 2009 Total
Copyright 2017 Concours By Appointment LLC
Country Production
United States 3351 2627 1214 7192
Canada 191 161 87 439
Total 3542 2788 1301 7631
Body Types
Coupe 3542 1094 530 5166
Cabriolet 0 1694 771 2465
Engine
3.6 Litre Water Cooled - Type M97/70 3542 2788 1301 7631
Transmissions
6 Speed Manual - Type G97/50 2287 1532 791 4610
5 Speed Tiptronic - Type A97.50 1255 1256 510 3021
2010/11/12/13 997 Turbo (3.8L North America)
Type 997-420/630 2010 2011 2012 2013 Total
Copyright 2017 Concours By Appointment LLC
Country Production
United States 576 343 309 70 1298
Canada 73 58 52 7 190
Total 649 401 361 77 1488
Body Types
Coupe 359 231 198 44 832
Cabriolet 290 170 163 33 656
Engine
3.8 Litre Water Cooled - Type MA1/70 649 401 361 77 1488
Transmissions
6 Speed Manual - Type G97/55 128 173 163 24 488
7 Speed PDK - Type CG1/50 521 228 198 53 1000
Type 997-420/630 2010 2011 2012 2013 Total
Copyright 2017 Concours By Appointment LLC
Country Production
United States 576 343 309 70 1298
Canada 73 58 52 7 190
Total 649 401 361 77 1488
Body Types
Coupe 359 231 198 44 832
Cabriolet 290 170 163 33 656
Engine
3.8 Litre Water Cooled - Type MA1/70 649 401 361 77 1488
Transmissions
6 Speed Manual - Type G97/55 128 173 163 24 488
7 Speed PDK - Type CG1/50 521 228 198 53 1000