MNC911 said:
I also believe history of the 3.8 scoring problems would have also played a part. Plus many buyers would be made aware the new 997.2 C2 is on par with the previous S model at the launch. For the price tag the PDK was like a must have even for the majority of manual die hards.
Porsche marketed the all new 3.8 Carrera S very heavily inc the legendary piss by Clarkson on take Top Gear of the 997 3.6 being the clone of the 996 3.6 and the one to buy was the all new 3.8.
Thus they sold in greater volumes and conversely there were more 3.8 cars engine issues, although the actual % of 997.1 between the 3.6 and 3.8 is similar, just more 3.8 cars on the ground that made it feel like a 3.8 issue
At Oct 2005, the RRP of the 997.1 were
- 3.6 Carrera = £59,070
- 3.6 Carrera 4 = £62,930
- 3.8 Carrera S = £65,860
- 3.8 Carrera 4S = £69,900
- 3.6 911 [996] Turbo = £90,360
- 3.6 911 [996] Turbo S = £99,300
Fast forward to Dec 2007, the RRP of the 997.1 were
- 3.6 Carrera = £61,620
- 3.6 Carrera 4 = £65,820
- 3.6 Targa 4 = £71,290
- 3.8 Carrera S = £68,750
- 3.8 Carrera 4S = £72,950
- 3.8 Targa 4S = £78,420
- 3.6 911 Turbo = £99,920
just over a year later by Jan 2009, the RRP of the 997.2 were
- 3.6 Carrera = £62,899
- 3.6 Carrera 4 = £67,243
- 3.6 Targa 4 = £72,749
- 3.8 Carrera S = £70,190
- 3.8 Carrera 4S = £74,534
- 3.8 Targa 4S = £80,823
- 3.8 911 Turbo = £101,243
by the Gen 2 997, the 3.8 wasn't anything all new so the market shifted towards the base 3.6, which is why the 997.2 range launched amongst others the GTS editions
