The past, becomes the future....

[Darkbeer]

In 1964 Porsche introduced the 901, and, people were upset, and saying Porsche had lost their minds etc etc. 356 folks said they would NOT buy one....etc etc. Porsche forged ahead, anyway, (the 912, actually saved their butts..) SWB 911's gave way to F body LWB's, then on to the G body, 964, 993....
I am old enough to remember when you couldn't GIVE away a SWB 911 (except, maybe a NICE '67, 911S) and F body 911's were cheap and plentiful...(at least in California).
THEN............
In 1998 Porsche introduced the 996, and people were upset, and saying Porsche had lost their minds etc etc. Air cooled folks said they would NOT buy one...etc. Porsche forged ahead, anyway, (the Cayenne actually saved their butts) 996's gave way to the 996.2, then the 997, 991,992....
SO.....
NOW....SWB 911's are treated like GODS, bringing ridiculous closing bids at auction houses...as are the F body 911's T E or S....the G body cars are getting pretty dear, and, have you looked at 912, and even 914 prices ???
Right now, you can still buy a pretty darn decent 996, in the $20K's.....even in the teens !!!!
I predict that the 996 and 997's will be the SWB and F body's of the future. Dissed now and coveted later.
The past, becoming the future.........( I may not live long enough to see this come true, but...I'm just sayin.....)

[aboyandhisdog]

I agree with you, Beer. Of course I have a bias in that I have a 997.1 that I just love. The build quality is terrific, the size is perfect (I like a smaller car), my fuel economy is very good (though I doubt that is true for many), it has very few issues at all if you keep up on good maintenance, and I can do most all of the maintenance and repairs myself with just a set of Quickjacks. Everything just works on this car! The 997 has the larger, rock-solid IMS bearing which has almost zero issues, and the rate of bore-scoring is 2-3% which may even be in line with most any car. Here is a great YT video on the issue with Blackstone Labs:

I have already seen prices rise on these cars, though I'll admit that is not at all the reason I bought the car. I use the car as my daily and now have over 120,000 miles. I feel like when I sell it (if ever), I'll get most of my money back, though not a big deal if I don't.

[RDMcG]

There is the issue of rarity of course. The 964,993 and so on were built in fewer numbers, especially for the GT variants. Even the 996 had less than 500 GT3 RS for example. Then the numbers started to rise and currently there are lots of 991s and 992s.

I suspect that we will not see the same uplift in the modern models compared to the rarer older models. I have a 997 but also later cars, and would really fancy a 993.

[sprinter]

I think there’s a lot of truth to this. The 996 is probably one of those cars that people will appreciate more as time goes on, especially the better examples that have been maintained properly. The Mezger cars are already getting plenty of attention, but even the regular 996s still seem like a bargain compared with earlier air cooled cars.

The 997 is probably next in line too. It still has the classic shape but without the same level of collector hype. Would you bet more on the 996 or 997 long term?

[blueline]

I think there’s a lot of truth to this. The 996 is probably one of those cars that people will appreciate more as time goes on, especially the better examples that have been maintained properly. The Mezger cars are already getting plenty of attention, but even the regular 996s still seem like a bargain compared with earlier air cooled cars.

The 997 is probably next in line too. It still has the classic shape but without the same level of collector hype. Would you bet more on the 996 or 997 long term?

997 over 996.

But, prices have already soared for 997s (and have not slowed down), at least for really nice examples. 996s are also rising at a good clip.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2007- ... coupe-223/

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2007- ... 1-gt3-109/

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2010- ... 11-gt3-89/

https://bringatrailer.com/auctions/resu ... ch=911+997 (Scroll down the page for BaT's recent 997 sales.)


My neighbor bought this really nice 2006 Carrera S back in June. It's a beauty and was a steal imo considering the current market. It shows as new inside and out.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2006- ... coupe-114/