Would you have gotten PDK if they offered it on the 986?

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Originally Posted by Perfectlap

An out of warranty Porsche with PDK and high mileage will be avoided like a Cadillac Allante...Track guys don't want them, folks with modest budgets can't risk buying them. An already small universe of brave Porsche buyers gets even smaller. Resale prices drop severely due to higher supply than willing demand.

I see a niche business of shops stock piling whole PDK transmissions from wrecked Porsches.
shop:"Need a reubuild? I got a take-off from a 2009 right here for you... I'll sell it to you cheap."
Me: " uhhh what's cheap?"
them: "cheaper than that rebuild!".

Only slight problem with your theory is that PDK uptake on the 911 in Europe is up around 90% now. It's a tragedy, but it's true.

I suspect a cottage industry will spring up to make money repairing PDK boxes.

The very few manual cars will probably be worth more in 20 odd years time. But I don't think the PDK cars will be exactly hurt in terms of values.

Anyway, I can't stand PDK. I wouldn't bother with sports car if I had to drive an auto. Would simply slink about in a six-pot W124 Merc and find a different hobby for thrills.