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Is now the best time to purchase a 997??

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I recommend more frequent fluid and filter changes.
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The inability to service/repair the PDK transmissions on these cars and ending up buying a whole unit for 20000S USD has been totally left out in this thread.
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The inability to service/repair the PDK transmissions on these cars and ending up buying a whole unit for 20000S USD has been totally left out in this thread.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

According to car buzz it is! This article brought up some curious points about how you can apparently pick up a 997 911 for a shockingly low price right now. They go on to suggest that now's the perfect time to pick up the good ones for sale before all the collectors get to them first. Do you agree with their reason why below? If you want to read more info that they cover, click here . Share your thoughts with us below.

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Thanks Luccia. Being the owner of a beautiful 2012 Carrera S (997.2) with only 22k on the odo, this is music to my ears and a lump in my wallet. 😉 Can not disagree with anything you have said. The 997 is a wonderful Porsche, with all the modern creature comforts. Mine has the power kit so it performs like a “scalded cat”. More power than is practical on US highways. Think I will hang on to it for a few more years. ❤️

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I prefer my 986 with Manual trans & built 3.6 litre engine.

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The inability to service/repair the PDK transmissions on these cars and ending up buying a whole unit for 20000S USD has been totally left out in this thread. Sorry, The problem is not the price of this unit, the problem is that the transmission could fail before racking up at least 200 000 km due to some mechanical or electronic issue. . I am not being greedy with average life time neither. 200000K is not much.

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There is still some room to go down. They lose about 3k a year right now we will see if that changes in the comming years.

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The PDK is not 20k. Last I replaced one it was around 8k with core return back to Porsche. I recommend more frequent fluid and filter changes. The filter is integrated into the pan and must be replaced as a set.

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