Tip vs Manual 996 price guide

[type-r]

I have been in the market for a 1999+ manual 996... but on autotrader, there are literally hundreds of 996's in the tiptronic flavour. They seem to be much cheaper than their manual counterparts and was wondering if that is the general trend? Are tips generally cheaper than manuals? Or (say it ain't true) are tips just more popular?

[DucatiGary]

manual 996 C2 = the way forward.

[BliarsGoing]

Depends on the region. Tippy's were more pricey in the city when I was looking a while back.

[DucatiGary]

if I wanted to talk them up id say the same

[BliarsGoing]

Dunno what you mean guv

[DucatiGary]

to be fair, last year when I bought mine I noticed the tip's where demanding a slight premium over the manual cars.

havnt checked for a while but its down to what you want, if youve got a bad knee, get a tip, if you prefer a manual get a manual.

[BliarsGoing]

Or exercise your knee, sell the tip and then get a manual

[WILL_T]

Nothing wrong with a tip, I love mine

[kayc]

Tip?On a Porsche?Isnt a Porsche supposed to be about the unique driving experience of a true sports car?Then why stick in an auto box?.When these cars are new some people buy the image of the car..ie tip buyers..as the cars become older the enthusiasts buy them to actually use for the intended purpose of a sports car(do lotus do an auto box?)That is why the older manual cars are in demand because Porsche sell nearly as many new tips as manuals but the target audience for tips reduces as the cars get older.All imho of course.

[BliarsGoing]

Damn, an imho...

I've got a tippy cos I struggled with the clutch thanks to a bad case of bikers knee. The tip lets me own a car I couldn't otherwise live with on a daily basis.

[cuneus]

Unlees you need one why would you want one ? (a bit like 4x4's really)

[johnsuper]

IMHO, the 996 at least has a 5-speed tip, so that would still do some justice to the 911. but i cannot say the same for a 993 tip which is 4-speed.

[deutscher]

kayc said:

When these cars are new some people buy the image of the car..ie tip buyers..as the cars become older the enthusiasts buy them to actually use for the intended purpose of a sports car.

That is why the older manual cars are in demand because Porsche sell nearly as many new tips as manuals but the target audience for tips reduces as the cars get older.

A very accurate assessment, I think.

[adam b]

deutscher said:

kayc said:

When these cars are new some people buy the image of the car..ie tip buyers..as the cars become older the enthusiasts buy them to actually use for the intended purpose of a sports car.

That is why the older manual cars are in demand because Porsche sell nearly as many new tips as manuals but the target audience for tips reduces as the cars get older.

A very accurate assessment, I think.

aye spot on (and I agree tips are a godawful choice unless like Bliar there are medical circumstances)

on a different forum someone incorrectly stated that tips were 80% of Porsche sales - a quick check on the OPC search tool revelaed that 3/4 of 911, Boxster, Cayman are specced as god intended.