Porsche 911 997 Gen 2 Carrera 4S Prices are Going Nuts! Episode 22 - Diary of a Porsche Specialist 

No problem! I would say around 10-15% depending on model. Also the advertised cars are not a fair reflection of this, as you say I also believe that more manuals are not changing hands because people either sell them off market to friends or hold onto them longer! In the UK you can actually look at the figures based on DVLA data, a website www.howmanyleft.co.uk/ Porsche UK handily classified all PDK as S-A in the model name, manuals just had the model you would recognise, '911 Carrera 4S' versus '911 Carrera 4S S-A' Some may have been categorised wrong but in general you can use this to get a relatively accurate split by year for each when looking up new registrations. Hope this helps! Raj

I think they are, Mezger turbos are great, reliable etc. Cheers. Raj

Thanks Keith, yes a good point! I’ve also missed out ultra low interest rates too! Cheers, Raj

Thanks Dev, I forgot to mention that factor too! Thanks for highlighting. cheers, Raj

Thank you! Appreciate you sharing your insights as well from other dealers too, always good to hear from other perspectives. You timed your purchase perfectly I think! All the best, Raj

Hi Martin, I have witnessed a real increase in all Porsche models, but yes the 911 Turbo 996 series are significantly up from the lows of last year! Cheers, Raj

@@MRSPORTSCARSPORSCHE i agree the flat 6 sound is addictive as i have had 7 NA flat 6 porsches. i just think having done 20k miles in a 4 pot turbo 718 cayman gts it is a very under appreciated engine.

Thanks Jeppe, you have a stunning example I think! Manual box cars are coveted by their owners. I really only sell PDK as a result, whenever I have stocked manuals, they take a long time to sell, from my experience, maybe now it would be different. Cheers, Raj

Hi Gareth, yes that is a good point, I also believe this is the case! Cheers, Raj

Thanks Kevin, yes potentially an issue in market values not reflecting in insurance values. Always best to have an agreed value policy on cars like these, from a specialist insurer. Thanks, Raj

Thanks Stuart, yes cars are very thin on the ground, I'm always looking out for choice Porsche. Will keep you posted if anything is incoming. Cheers, Raj

Thanks for the feedback and that's great to hear Nigel! Glad buying private worked out for you. Cheers, Raj

Thanks Chris for your insights and comparison to property as well. I am wondering as well what the longer term outlook will look like. I think it may plateau for any non borescore risk Porsche, so Mezger engined cars and all Porsche 997.2 and beyond. However I do think that carrera 911 2016 onwards may struggle as well, many have needed new turbos under warranty and this is another expensive timebomb like scoring. The sweet spot appears to be 2009 to 2015 for me. Cheers, Raj

@@MRSPORTSCARSPORSCHE interesting comments on 991.2 cars but i was already thinking my 2014 991.1 targa 4s was a "keeper"

Thanks David, glad my analysis is accurate, I'm amazed at how many people are out looking for Porsche, I hear now that at OPC dealers bidding wars are taking place on used Porsche stock! Cheers, Raj

@@MRSPORTSCARSPORSCHE I went to an OPC on Friday to look at a C4s and they wouldn't even let me test drive it 🙄 they must be very confident about reaching the 50k asking price 😪

Thanks Martin, hope the 996 C4S is still being enjoyed! Cheers, Raj