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Market data and listings checked November 6, 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 October 30 and November 5, from $18,000 for a 1999 Carrera project to $116,000 for a 37,000 mile 2010 Carrera 4S. 1 more, a 2003 Carrera 4S on Cars & Bids, bid to $38,000 and did not meet its reserve. We found none in this window on PCARMARKET or Hagerty Marketplace. Prices below are the winning bid before the buyer's fee.
Sold and no sale, October 30 to November 5, 2026
| Car | Miles | Result | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Carrera 4S | 50,000 | $110,000 sold | Oct 30 | Bring a Trailer |
| 2000 Carrera | 155,000 | $27,000 sold | Oct 31 | Bring a Trailer |
| 2002 Carrera 4S | 130,000 | $31,250 sold | Nov 2 | Bring a Trailer |
| 2010 Carrera 4S | 37,000 | $116,000 sold | Nov 3 | Bring a Trailer |
| 1999 Carrera | 72,000 | $37,000 sold | Nov 4 | Bring a Trailer |
| 2011 Carrera | 18,000 | $90,500 sold | Nov 4 | Bring a Trailer |
| 2003 Carrera 4S | 81,600 | $38,000 bid, reserve not met | Nov 4 | Cars & Bids |
| 1999 Carrera (project) | 122,000 | $18,000 sold | Nov 5 | Bring a Trailer |
| 2004 40th Anniversary Edition | 83,000 | $34,255 sold | Nov 5 | Bring a Trailer |
Market value vs asking prices
Market value is classic.com's current figure for each manual coupe segment, with its count and average of tracked sales. Asking is the median of the CarGurus asking prices we read on November 6 for manual coupes in the same years, nationwide. Asking prices are not sales.
| Segment | classic.com market value | classic.com tracked sales / average | CarGurus median asking (listings read) | Asking vs market value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 996.1 Carrera | $30,126 | 77 / $32,423 | $37,596 (20 of 47, all 996 Carrera years) | +25% |
| 996.2 Carrera | $33,096 | 43 / $36,486 | $37,596 (same 996 set) | +14% |
| 997.1 Carrera | $42,781 | 24 / $44,784 | $61,960 (16 of 16) | +45% |
| 997.1 Carrera S | $52,818 | 77 / $56,083 | $70,355 (18 of 38) | +33% |
| 997.2 Carrera | $60,754 | 17 / $67,165 | $78,016 (4 of 5) | +28% |
| 997.2 Carrera S | $76,646 | 11 / $87,064 | $110,089 (6 of 7) | +44% |
What it tells a buyer
Asking prices on CarGurus sit 14% to 45% above classic.com's market values in every segment. The widest gap is the 997.1 Carrera: a $61,960 median across 16 listings against a $42,781 market value.
The 3 997s that sold this week were all 2010 and 2011 cars with the 9A1 engine, which has no IMS bearing. The 18,000 mile 2011 Carrera sold for $90,500, 49% above classic.com's $60,754 market value for the 997.2 Carrera. No 997.1 manual coupe sold or bid out on the 4 auction sites we checked.
The 6 996 results ran from $18,000 to $37,000 sold, plus the $38,000 Carrera 4S that did not sell. The $37,000 1999 Carrera with 72,000 miles finished 23% above classic.com's 996.1 Carrera value, and the 155,000 mile 2000 Carrera finished 10% below it. Our 996 IMS guide and 997 bore scoring count cover what to ask before paying any of these numbers.
5 cars for sale we would look at
Picked from the 23 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. 2009 Porsche 911 Carrera coupe, 72k miles
Where: Porsche Finder, Porsche dealer, California. Asking: $74,881.
A 997.2 Carrera in black over Sand Beige leather with a six-speed manual, about 71,900 miles, Sport Chrono Package Plus, 19-inch Carrera Classic wheels and heated and ventilated seats. The price is $1,000 lower than at our November 5 check.
What to check: The 997.2's 9A1 engine has no IMS bearing. LN Engineering says these engines can still score their bores, but at much lower rates than the 997.1. Ask the dealer for a borescope anyway.
2. 2004 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S coupe, 15k miles
Where: Bring a Trailer, private party, Florida. Bid: $62,500 on November 6. Ends: November 6, 1:34 PM Pacific.
A 1-owner Carrera 4S in black over Natural Gray leather with about 15,000 miles, the sport exhaust, and its window sticker and Certificate of Authenticity. The bid was $31,500 on November 5.
What to check: 2002 to 2004 996s use the single-row IMS bearing, the type LN Engineering lists as the highest concern. Our 996 guide notes that cars left sitting for long periods fail more often, so ask how this low-mile car was stored and serviced.
3. 2006 Porsche 911 Carrera S coupe, 40k miles
Where: PCA Mart, private party, Arizona. Asking: $74,500.
Guards Red over tan with about 40,100 miles, factory 19-inch wheels plus the originals, and fresh paint protection film, per seller. The asking price is close to the $70,355 CarGurus median for 997.1 Carrera S manual coupes and 41% above classic.com's $52,818 market value.
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. Bore scoring is the bigger worry on these engines, so get a borescope. More in our 997 bore scoring count.
4. 1999 Porsche 911 Carrera coupe, 84k miles
Where: Bring a Trailer, private party, California. Bid: $20,500 on November 6. Ends: November 8, 10:03 AM Pacific.
Arctic Silver Metallic over black leather with about 84,000 miles, a Fister sport exhaust and a PCCM head unit with CarPlay. The listing notes an IMS bearing replacement in 2021. For scale, a 72,000 mile 1999 Carrera sold on the same site for $37,000 on November 4.
What to check: 1999 996s use the dual-row IMS bearing, which LN Engineering rates lower risk but not zero. Ask which part went in during the 2021 job.
5. 2003 Porsche 911 Carrera coupe, 102k miles
Where: Rennlist Marketplace, private party, California. Asking: $35,000 or best offer.
A gray 996.2 Carrera over gray with a six-speed manual and Bilstein B4 shocks. Per seller, the IMS bearing, rear main seal and clutch were done less than 2,000 miles ago and a borescope came back clean.
What to check: The asking price is 6% above classic.com's $33,096 market value for the 996.2 Carrera and below the $37,596 CarGurus 996 median. 2002 to 2004 996s use the single-row IMS bearing, so get the receipts for that work and a pre-purchase inspection.
The one we'd buy
The 2009 Carrera on Porsche Finder. It has no IMS bearing, it is the only 997.2 on this week's list, and it is sold by a Porsche dealer. At $74,881 it is below the $78,016 median of the 997.2 Carrera manual coupes we read on CarGurus. It is still 23% above classic.com's $60,754 market value, and the 997.2s that sold this week had far fewer miles, so we would use those numbers in the negotiation and still ask for a borescope.
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 and Cars & Bids result pages; we also checked PCARMARKET and Hagerty Marketplace and found no in-scope results this week. classic.com's free pages show its market value and tracked-sales figures but no 12-month change. CarGurus does not publish an average asking price, so the medians above are ours from the listings we read, and CarGurus shows no Instant Market Value for 996s ("model year too old").
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