Need some input on Canadian pricing on my 997.2
06-16-2018, 11:49 AM
#16
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I agree on the PDK.. I have always had manual sports cars. The GTS i was looking at is a PDK. After the test drive i have decided to not go ahead with the GTS. it's a personal preference, just prefer a manual. So for now i will keep the C4S and enjoys the summer days banging gears.
06-16-2018, 01:01 PM
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I agree on the PDK.. I have always had manual sports cars. The GTS i was looking at is a PDK. After the test drive i have decided to not go ahead with the GTS. it's a personal preference, just prefer a manual. So for now i will keep the C4S and enjoys the summer days banging gears.
Thanks for the feed back !
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06-16-2018, 05:27 PM
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There is a slight delay with the 997 PDK when in manual mode from when you select the next gear and when the change actually happens (which is annoying) and if I am not mistaken Porsche has pretty much eliminated this delay in their 991 PDKs. So yeah when comparing PDK cars, the 991 will be the better car. But there are other aspects of the 997s which make them maintain their appeal. Six of one, half a dozen of the other I guess.
06-18-2018, 10:34 PM
#19
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I drove this 997.2 3.8L C2S car today in Edmonton listed at $77,500 CAD + GST and no dealer fees with 31,000+ KMs on the car:
http://wwwb.autotrader.ca/a/porsche/911/edmonton/alberta/5_38625674_20120229092122974/?showcpo=ShowCpo&ncse=no&orup=21_10_25&pc=T3A%204C7&sprx=-1
I hated the PDK gear changing buttons on the steering wheel, but put paddle shifters on the car and it will radically transform it into something really fun to drive on a track or just on the public roads. Plus as someone who now thinks they might be in the market for a 997.2 3.8L (or at the very least a 997.2 3.6L) I like that the OP's car has a manual transmission. Unfortunately I am not interested in the all wheel drive of the C4S. I don't drive 911s in winter (I am too paranoid of getting rear ended) and thus prefer rear wheel drive vehicles. In fact the conditions have to be really really really bad for me to put my daily driver a modified 2013 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon into 4-wheel drive. Most of the time even on average snow and icy winter days, I motor along in rear wheel drive with the Jeep. So yeah all wheel drive is just not my thing.
I am still not sure about the PDK, but the rest of the 997.2 3.8L car I looked at today was nice and has me rather intrigued and based on the car in Edmonton I looked at the OP is likely looking at market prices somewhere between $75k to $80k CDN ... maybe even a little higher depending on the demand for the all wheel drive or the manual transmission.
http://wwwb.autotrader.ca/a/porsche/911/edmonton/alberta/5_38625674_20120229092122974/?showcpo=ShowCpo&ncse=no&orup=21_10_25&pc=T3A%204C7&sprx=-1
I hated the PDK gear changing buttons on the steering wheel, but put paddle shifters on the car and it will radically transform it into something really fun to drive on a track or just on the public roads. Plus as someone who now thinks they might be in the market for a 997.2 3.8L (or at the very least a 997.2 3.6L) I like that the OP's car has a manual transmission. Unfortunately I am not interested in the all wheel drive of the C4S. I don't drive 911s in winter (I am too paranoid of getting rear ended) and thus prefer rear wheel drive vehicles. In fact the conditions have to be really really really bad for me to put my daily driver a modified 2013 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon into 4-wheel drive. Most of the time even on average snow and icy winter days, I motor along in rear wheel drive with the Jeep. So yeah all wheel drive is just not my thing.
I am still not sure about the PDK, but the rest of the 997.2 3.8L car I looked at today was nice and has me rather intrigued and based on the car in Edmonton I looked at the OP is likely looking at market prices somewhere between $75k to $80k CDN ... maybe even a little higher depending on the demand for the all wheel drive or the manual transmission.
06-28-2018, 12:43 PM
#20
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That’s a desirable car. If it is super clean and all the maintenance is current and documented, you shouldn’t accept less than about $82k, asking price in the $85k range. Private sale, of course.