Hunting for the right 911 Turbo
05-30-2018, 01:33 PM
#48
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05-30-2018, 01:41 PM
#49
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I'd also pick the 09.
05-30-2018, 01:44 PM
#50
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In 20 years from now when the 997 is as old then as the 930 is now is the newer Nav display really going to mean anything going from an 07 to an 09? My iPhone will probably have a projected hologram to do most things.
I love the .2 tail lights over 07 and 09.
I love the .2 tail lights over 07 and 09.
Last edited by aventino68; 05-30-2018 at 02:04 PM.
05-30-2018, 02:03 PM
#51
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Last edited by Skwerl; 05-30-2018 at 02:21 PM.
05-30-2018, 10:31 PM
#52
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Also apparently the glue on the coolant pipes was changed/fixed on the '09 which vastly reduces the chances of leaks and the requirement to replace, pin or weld.
05-30-2018, 10:54 PM
#53
The fact that Porschephiles tend to go a little crazy over anything that is the “last of the _____” and anything with low production numbers probably favors the ‘09s as well (the last of the Mezger manual turbos with the lowest production numbers of those 3 years). I’m not sure this is analogous but it’s something I’ve followed. The 3rd gen RX-7s and 4th gen Supras have been really climbing in value. There is a meaningful difference in value for a ‘95 FD or a ‘98 Supra, the last years they were imported and the hardest to find in good condition, over the ‘93s.
05-31-2018, 04:23 AM
#54
Three Wheelin'
Adhesive and assembly proces was modified. Whatever that means...
05-31-2018, 07:43 AM
#55
I’d be willing to bet that over time the gap between 09 and 07-08 prices will grow. It’s happened across the range of all 911 models and years. The low production cars command significant premiums that can’t always be justified by objective reason. I would’ve been happy with any of the .1 years, ended up with an 09 only because it was the right deal at the right time.
05-31-2018, 09:46 AM
#56
My 2008 was built in July of 2008. If they did change the adhesive and assembly process in March of 2008, some 2008 model year cars also received the update. I was somewhat surprised that they were still building 2008 model year cars in July of 2008. This piqued my curiosity as to when they actually started building 2009 model year cars. I ran a search on cars.com and found 25 2009 turbos. 8 of these 25 had build dates of July 2008. So it appears they made the model year switch in July of 2008. I almost had a 2009.....
05-31-2018, 11:02 AM
#58
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