One Of The Greatest Porsche 911s Ever Made - 997.1 And 997.2 Turbo Comparison 

agreed. manual 997.1s are still going up while most of the used car market seems to be fizzling out...right now the 997.2 manuals are almost 50% more expensive than the 997.1 manuals but I think the .1s will catch up as its a better engine and slightly more analog car compared to the .2 so the stick goes better with the .1 imo... if im in the market for a .2 I would def go pdk.

In the UK the market is slightly different a 2007 997.1 manual convertible with 40k miles is selling for £65k and a 2009 997.2 convertible manual with 46k miles is selling for £85k the big thing in the UK is the Mezger engine and if you can find a Gen 1.5 manual then that’s the best and rarest of them all.

​@@js002003 what about the 2009 manuals aka the 997 gen 1.5? Metzger engine with .2 interior.

Well, I don't think so. The one to have is 997.2 turbo manual. Just see the numbers produced between .1 and .2 in manuals. While .2 manual you there are maximum 500-600 units, of .1 manual there are couple of thousands. Apart from car differences which i don't want to enter into it, the rare rare model is the .2 turbo manual, and that would be the one that will hold always a much much higher value than .1 manual

@@iluvcakes19 This is the most rare model the Gen 1.5 lots of people don’t even know about these it has the Mezger engine and the the Gen 2 PCM and heating controls

997.2 3.8 has same engine architecture as the lesser models all the way down to the boxster. 997.1 has the mezger engine with proven race pedigree entirely exclusive to that model. That sets it apart, especially in manual form.

Idk, I think the Mezger engine is more reliable.

A question friend, the 997 2007 turbo has problems with the Intermediate Shaft (IMS)?. I've read around about this problem but I don't know if the 2007 turbo has it.

@@gabrielcastrovalverde6129nope, the turbos don’t have this issue

@@gabrielcastrovalverde6129The IMS and bore scoring were not an issue with the Mezger engines which were only on the Turbo and maybe the GT cars. The Carrara, Carrara S, Carrara 4, Carrara 4S and Targa from the 996.1, 996.2, and 997.1 didn’t have the Metger engine had hence had the IMS and bore scoring issues.

It may have extensions. They make the spoiler go higher than stock(several different sizes available) and supposedly improve the aerodynamics, but they keep the spoiler from going all the way down when "closed" I have 2" extensions on my 997.1

Oh nice. Learn something new everyday! Although, I was being a little facetious, addressing people who leave their spoilers up all the time lol. @@spcontractors