996 turbo ?

[pothole]

Yeah, the Turbo lump is reputedly much more robust than the basket case that is the M96.

I think it's more a case of GT3s holding their value well than Turbos being uber cheap. The GT3 is an out and out driver's car - pretty much all the hardcore sports models - GT3s, RSs, Club Sports - hold their value better than the core range.

Monumentally rapid though the Turbo is, it's not as involving and therefore not as desirable to the hard core enthusiast. In that context, it's competing for attention with all sorts of models from various manufacturers - AMG Mercs, BMW M, Nissan GTRs cars etc etc. By contrast, people who are interested in an RS or GT3 are more likely to only be interested in that model. Supply and demand.

[blue2000s]

The 996 turbo was heavier and softer than turbos before and after. It had a luke warm reception when new. The price of all the water cooled non-GTs continue to tank.

[jmatta]

I agree, the turbo is a heavy car and not what I'd consider nimble, but more of a grand touring vehicle. They tend to appeal to a smaller crowd, which would explain the soft prices. The turbos and GT3s have an engine based on a completely different design (GT1 dry-sump and no IMS), so no worries there. GT3s are a very popular track day car, but their numbers will dwindle due to destruction (appear to be the most crash inflicted model from my casual instructor observations).

That said, I've observed some very nice examples of the 996 GT3 MkII in the mid fifties to low sixties.