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Market data and listings checked November 13, 2026. Covers manual 996 and 997 coupes only: no Turbo, GT2, GT3, Targa or Cabriolet. Bids and prices change, so check each listing before you act.
This week in numbers
8 manual 996 and 997 coupes sold on Bring a Trailer between November 6 and November 12, from $29,000 for a 2001 Carrera 4 to $77,066 for a 15,000 mile 2004 Carrera 4S. 2 more did not sell: a 23,000 mile 2006 Carrera S stopped at a $68,000 bid on Bring a Trailer, and a 2002 Carrera on eBay Motors ended at a $21,450 high bid. Prices are before the buyer's fee. We also checked PCARMARKET and Hagerty Marketplace and found no in-scope results in that window.
Sold and no sale, November 6 to November 12, 2026
| Car | Miles | Result | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 Carrera 4S | 15,000 | $77,066 sold | Nov 6 | Bring a Trailer |
| 2007 Carrera 4S (X51) | 28,000 | $69,500 sold | Nov 6 | Bring a Trailer |
| 2002 Carrera | 85,323 | $21,450 high bid, reserve not met | Nov 6 | eBay Motors |
| 1999 Carrera | 84,000 | $30,500 sold | Nov 8 | Bring a Trailer |
| 2012 Carrera | 36,000 | $75,997 sold | Nov 9 | Bring a Trailer |
| 2001 Carrera 4 | 85,000 | $29,000 sold | Nov 10 | Bring a Trailer |
| 2005 Carrera S | 63,000 | $51,500 sold | Nov 10 | Bring a Trailer |
| 2006 Carrera S | 23,000 | $68,000 high bid, reserve not met | Nov 10 | Bring a Trailer |
| 1999 Carrera | 65,000 | $37,750 sold | Nov 12 | Bring a Trailer |
| 2006 Carrera 4 | 52,000 | $49,500 sold | Nov 12 | Bring a Trailer |
Market value vs asking prices
Market value is classic.com's current figure for each manual coupe segment, with the count and average of its tracked sales over the past year. Asking is the median of the CarGurus asking prices we read on November 13 for the same cars, not sold prices. CarGurus does not publish an average asking price, so we computed the medians ourselves and left out listings with no price.
| Segment | classic.com market value | classic.com tracked sales / average | CarGurus median asking (listings read) | Asking vs market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 996.1 Carrera | $30,167 | 77 / $32,368 | $42,558 (40 listings, all 996 Carrera years) | +41% |
| 996.2 Carrera | $33,096 | 43 / $36,486 | $42,558 (same 40 listings) | +29% |
| 997.1 Carrera | $42,776 | 22 / $46,662 | $60,400 (17 listings) | +41% |
| 997.1 Carrera S | $52,836 | 74 / $55,506 | $71,999 (36 listings) | +36% |
| 997.2 Carrera | $60,698 | 16 / $67,738 | $84,571 (4 listings) | +39% |
| 997.2 Carrera S | $76,646 | 10 / $93,496 | $108,339 (6 listings) | +41% |
What it tells a buyer
Asking prices on CarGurus sit 29% to 41% above classic.com's market value in every segment, a gap of more than 20% on both sources. The widest is the 997.2 Carrera S: a $108,339 median asking price against a $76,646 market value, from only 6 listings.
This week's auction results landed closer to market value than the asking prices do. The 2005 Carrera S sold for $51,500, 3% under classic.com's $52,836 997.1 Carrera S value. The 2001 Carrera 4 sold for $29,000 against a $30,167 996.1 value. Low mileage and condition moved the top results: the 15,000 mile 2004 Carrera 4S brought $77,066, and the 36,000 mile 2012 Carrera, a 9A1 engine with no IMS bearing, brought $75,997, 25% above classic.com's $60,698 997.2 Carrera value.
The 23,000 mile 2006 Carrera S that stopped at $68,000 shows where one bidder pool ended up on a low-mile 997.1. Two 1999 Carreras with 65,000 and 84,000 miles sold for $37,750 and $30,500. For IMS and bore scoring risk by year, see our 996 IMS guide and our counts of 997 IMS and 997 bore scoring owner reports.
5 cars for sale we would look at
Picked from the 17 cars on our manual 996 and 997 coupes for sale list. Every summary comes from the listing's own facts. "Per seller" means we are repeating the listing's claim and have not checked it.
1. 2000 Porsche 911 Carrera coupe, 68k miles
Where: Porsche Finder, Porsche dealer, Pennsylvania. Asking: $40,350.
A 996.1 Carrera in Arctic Silver over Graphite Gray with a six-speed manual, about 68,200 miles, 18-inch Turbo Look I wheels and aluminum-look gauges.
What to check: LN Engineering says a 2000 or 2001 996 can have either the dual-row or the single-row IMS bearing, and the year alone won't tell you which. Ask the dealer to find out which one this car has.
2. 2002 Porsche 911 Carrera coupe, 34k miles
Where: Hemmings, California. Asking: $55,500.
A 996.2 Carrera in Guards Red over black with a six-speed manual, about 33,800 miles, sport suspension and 18-inch Carrera wheels. Per seller, a recent service included the IMS bearing. Hemmings adds a 5% buyer's fee.
What to check: 2002 to 2004 996s use the single-row IMS bearing, the type LN Engineering lists as the highest concern. Ask for the invoice that shows which bearing went in. The asking price is 68% above classic.com's $33,096 996.2 market value.
3. 2006 Porsche 911 Carrera S coupe, 39k miles
Where: Rennlist Marketplace, private party, California. Asking: $75,997 or best offer.
A 997.1 Carrera S in Midnight Blue Metallic over black leather with a six-speed manual, about 39,000 miles, sport exhaust and adaptive sport seats. Per seller, a DME over-rev report and a borescope were done before sale.
What to check: 2006 to 2008 997s have the larger IMS bearing, and in our count of Rennlist owner reports these years logged 6 IMS failures in 224 reports. Ask for the borescope images and the over-rev report. For scale, the 23,000 mile 2006 Carrera S on Bring a Trailer stopped at $68,000 this week.
4. 2003 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S coupe, 68k miles
Where: Rennlist Marketplace, private party, New York. Asking: $54,000 or best offer.
A black 996.2 Carrera 4S with a six-speed manual and about 68,000 miles. Per seller, it is stock, garaged and was recently serviced by an independent shop.
What to check: The single-row IMS bearing applies here too, so ask what "recently serviced" covered and for the receipts. A 2004 Carrera 4S with 15,000 miles sold for $77,066 this week, so mileage matters a great deal on this model.
5. 2007 Porsche 911 Carrera S coupe, 18k miles
Where: eBay Motors, dealer, Pennsylvania. Asking: $97,997.
A 997.1 Carrera S in Guards Red over black with a six-speed manual, about 18,300 miles and the X51 Powerkit, per the listing. It is a classified ad with no bidding, and the price was $2,000 lower than at the previous check.
What to check: The asking price is 85% above classic.com's $52,836 997.1 Carrera S value and just under the $100,997 top sale classic.com tracks for the segment. A 28,000 mile 2007 Carrera 4S X51 sold for $69,500 on November 6. Get a borescope and the service history.
The one we'd buy
The 2000 Carrera on Porsche Finder. At $40,350 it is the lowest-priced car on this list and the closest to what manual 996s sold for this week: $37,750 for a 65,000 mile 1999 Carrera on November 12 and $30,500 for an 84,000 mile one on November 8. It is still 34% above classic.com's $30,167 996.1 value, so we would use those sales to negotiate. It is sold by a Porsche dealer, but the year can carry either IMS bearing, so we would not buy before the dealer confirms which one is in it and we had a pre-purchase inspection.
How we picked and where the numbers come from
We started from the cars on our for-sale list: manual coupes only, US cars only, no Turbo, GT, Targa or Cabriolet. We favored cars with documented work on the known weak points, clear facts on the listing and a spread of prices. We have not inspected any of these cars and we are not part of any sale.
Sold results come from Bring a Trailer result pages, plus one eBay Motors listing that ended without meeting its reserve. We also checked PCARMARKET and Hagerty Marketplace and found no in-scope results this week; we did not check Cars & Bids this week. classic.com's free pages show its market value and tracked-sales figures but no 12-month change. CarGurus shows no Instant Market Value for 996s ("model year too old"), and its 997.2 Carrera median rests on 4 priced listings.
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