Originally Posted by autopc25

Years ago, I think I read the median income of a 911 owner was almost $390K and about 45 years old, 80%+ male.

A new 991 PDK is going to cost about $95+ with a few options. A 991 C2S PDK about
$110K optioned lightly. You can easily add $10k-$15K in options in a blink.

Low mileage second generation PDK cars are holding values much better then first generation cars for a couple of reasons. New DI engines that are more reliable, more powerful and the introduction of PDK. PDK + Sports Chrono Plus cars are way more desirable. Plus Porsche North America re-allocated NA supply at the end of '09 so the US got about 40% less cars. A '09 base CPO 997.2 PDK with average options is about $65K-$70K. A CPO '09 997.2 C2S PDK is very desirable car, used about $80K. Manual first generation 997.1 cars are a lot less desirable. You can buy a '05 997 for around $40K plus repairs. Even less desirable are probably Tiptronic cars?

Used can be a good deal but it will still be a Porsche and Porsche is a expensive car to keep up and repair. A used $40K 911 is still a $80K+ car to repair.

Here is a perspective, a new $100K 911 depreciates about the entire cost of a new $40K Z in 40 months. Or you can buy a new Z and M3 for the same cost of a loaded C2S. Will the C2S still sell...yes. Different strokes for different folks. Just be happy something as good as the Z is offered for $35K-$40K. It's a deal at it's price point.