I've been looking for the past 3 years online. Production numbers have been declining almost at a constant rate every year. I searched all available new 2012 6M 911 TT Coupes from all U.S. dealers and jotted the VIN. There may be more, but I was only able to count 50 because 2012 was a very short run, and the GT3 had even a even shorter run. I couldn't order a 2012 TT because Porsche stopped orders for 2012 TT after 5 months of production because they were fast retooling the factory for the new 991. Remaining chassis numbers were dwindling. It was a nightmare to find the one I wanted from the few remaining cars that were available on the lots.

Another way of deducing how many may have been produced might be from PCA reports for all 997 turbos. Crude formula = Total world production x coupe:6M:cab:TTS sales ratios x 25% for U.S.A. x 5/12 month run.
Unless someone has published numbers. Or I'll ask next time I'm in the dealership.

 

What I'm saying makes no sense is that you make the following assumption even though production numbers of manual transmission cars are ridiculously low: If the dealers really thought that your above statement is reality, then why wouldn't they have ordered more cars that weren't PDK?

 

This is why the 997.1tt 6mt just became an instant classic.

 

+1

 

Guess I should hold on to my mint 2007 997.1 6 speed with 7800 miles, GT Silver loaded! The PDK is amazing technology and I may give in if there is no other choice in the future. Wonder what my car is worth...

 

When I say (>40) I am referring to the age of buyers. As far as manual vs PDK, it seemed to me that dealers were pushing for the TTS and/or PDK because that's what was more prevalent on the lots in the beginning of 2012. A majority of the manuals were over-optioned and close to TTS pricing. Naturally, they stand to make more money on those cars.

I ended up getting a slightly over-optioned 2012 TT coupe in May, or else I would've been stuck. It was one of the last new 6M TT cars in the country since there were no more allocations. Hey, it's better then nothing. I have no regrets. As far as production numbers are concerned, I am just conveying what I was able to count from online. Did I miss some cars, probably. But whenever I called the dealer, their searches didn't reveal any new cars that I didn't know about in my own search. Remember too, that my search was limited to ONLY U.S.A. 2012 TT 6M Coupes. Even if it's 60 or 70, it's still low. That's why I seized the opportunity.

As TTSurgeon said the 997.1 6M is and will continue to be a classic, but the 997.2 won't be lagging too far behind, especially if one wants to run stock. The weather is starting to break up here in N.E. and hopefully the car will come out of hibernation once the streets are steeped...

 

997.1TT has the proven engine but 997.2TT 6M has way less production numbers since most people were swayed to get the all new PDK gearbox and the 997.2TTS PDK which came out several months later.

997.1TT 6M is definitely a keeper (last Mezger guarantees its place in history); but since I have a 997.2TT 6M, I'm still hoping that if the DFI engine stands the test of time, the 997.2TT 6M could be a pretty rare car with the last manual 911 Turbo title.

 

Karman I guess you aren't picking up what I'm putting down. If manual really was so much more desirable among buyers, don't you think the dealers would've ordered many more manual trans cars than they appeared to, based on your research? Fact is most buyers prefer PDK. We have an awfully skewed perspective of the desirability between the two transmissions with us being here on the forum where enthusiasts come together.

 

Agree. Manuals are a thing of the past. Flappy paddles are the now and future.

That being said, I'll be keeping my 930T and 997.2TT manuals and am looking forward to my next car with flappy paddles.

Best of both worlds!

 

Wow, you're selling yours? You just finished making it awesome!

 

I'm going to stereotype here and I have to admit I have never had the opportunity nor the good fortune to ride in, let alone drive a Lamborghini. But could it be that Lamborghini drivers are more interested in more important matters (hair style, sunglasses, shirt collar and cuffs, etc.) than shifting?

 

Right now the PDK option adds $4,550 to the price of a TT. Last night at the bar, Wolfgang Hatz and his colleagues decided by only making the PDK available, they could later pull out the back seats, door panels and a few other items and then offer a MT in a 991 TT special edition for a $25,000 premium...

 

People said the same thing about the air cooled 993. No thanks. As cool as those cars were(are), I'm looking to see what is next.

There are some that feel that the 993 was the 'last true 911', and the soul died with the 996.

There are always those who resist - and then later join in the fun, after realizing what they've been missing.

('Vette fans are going through this right now as well)

 

You are correct sir!

 

...and they were right... have you seen prices on 993's?

I'm feeling bad about beating the crap out of my 997 now... I hope someone out there is keeping one mint for me so I can grab it in a couple years.