Porsche 911 (997) Targa

997 911 TARGA CARSTOCKSPECIALTY
$73.6K ▲ $9.3K (+14.5%)12 mo
BUYER ADVANTAGEAsks running above recent sales — but volatile.
Well supported · 45 sold + 85 active
Fair value$73.6K ($64.8K–$82.5K)
Typical ask$77.6K
Recent sold$63.4K
Current valueHigh
12-mo trendRoughly flat · 5-in-10 up · 50% calls right
Buyer: Negotiate from recent sold comps ($63k), not asking prices ($78k).
Seller: Asks are aggressive vs sold — strong/low-mile cars can ask high, average cars may sit.
Watcher: Volatile — wait for a clearer trend.
💰 Pricing your car to sell
Quick sale$59.0Ksells fast
Fair$63.4Krecent comps
List$67.8Kroom to negotiate
Stretch$85.6Kexceptional
🎯 Buying guide
Strong deal below $64.8K · Fair $64.8K–$82.5K · careful above $100K

The Porsche 911 (997) Targa market signals a slight upward direction across 6, 12, and 24-month horizons, with probabilities of 0.52, 0.54, and 0.57 respectively, all within a volatile regime. This outlook, produced with 0.935 confidence, notes an overvaluation score of 56.31 and a depreciation risk of 52.36, while appreciation momentum is 49.03. The High-Yield Bond Spread stands out as the strongest leading indicator, showing a -0.79 correlation with a 12-month lead.

What It's Actually Worth

Blended value of a standard 17 yr, 48k mi example, ~$73.6K now. The green line weighs confirmed auction sales most heavily (the amber dots — what cars actually hammered for), blends in fast-selling "just-missed" listings, and lightly smooths out month-to-month composition noise.

2021-06 2026-07 $140K $39.8K
━ blended true value ● confirmed auction sales (dot size = volume)
◫ 100 confirmed auction sales·62 months tracked·since 2021-06·26 active listings

Did our model work? 50% direction calls right

Each faint amber line is a forecast we would have made at that point in the past (12-mo horizon), drawn against what actually happened (blue). Over 26 scored forecasts: 50% got the direction right, median value error ±15%.

2018-06 2026-07 $160K $41.6K
━ actual ╱ past predictions (ghosts)

Walk-forward: each ghost uses only data available at that date — no hindsight. Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Auction Scorecard live

Live now — calling it before the gavel

We're currently tracking 2 open auctions in this market. Here's our predicted hammer range for each — check back after they close.

ClosesCarSourceOur predicted range
open 2008 · 28k mi classic $40.2K–$129K ($72.1K)
open 2012 · 23k mi classic $41.0K–$132K ($73.5K)

No-lookahead: predictions are made before each auction closes; the scorecard grades confirmed sold auctions only (no-sales excluded). A modeled estimate, not a guarantee. Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Where We Think It's Headed

Probability and range, not a single number. Wider = less certain (not bigger gains).

2021-06 now +24mo $252K $34.6K
HorizonDirectionProbabilityConfidencePast accuracy
6 mo UP 52% Low 47%
12 mo UP 54% Low 50%
24 mo UP 57% Low 57%

Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.

Lead Indicator Forecast

Some indicators move before this market does. WTI Crude Oil has historically led it by about 19 months — so its recent move implies where prices head next (dashed). The solid green line is actual value through today; the shaded path is what the lead implies.

$75.0K now +19mo 2021-06 $76.2K $54.2K
BECAUSE oil prices rose 9%. THEREFORE, given its usual 19-month head start, we lean UP — about +2% (≈ +$1,391) over the next 19 months. Confidence: Moderate (correlation +0.65, 28 months overlap).

Crystal Ball — What Leading Indicators Signal

Distinct from the trend forecast above: this blends all 8 leading indicators (each at its own lead time, de-duplicated so correlated ones don't double-count) into one signal. Leading indicators are collectively signaling lower over the next ~12 months (high conviction — 74% of weighted drivers agree), driven mainly by Dow Jones Industrial and WTI Crude Oil, though Silver points the other way.

⚠ The price trend and leading indicators disagree — momentum may be running ahead of the fundamentals.
now +12mo (indicators) $83.1K $50.3K

Are the indicators agreeing?

Each bar is one driver's current push; longer = more weight. All one side = high conviction; split = low.

Dow Jones Industrial-0.2WTI Crude Oil-0.9Silver+0.0Trade-Weighted Dolla-1.3Nonfarm Payrolls (jo-0.7Housing Starts-0.0CPI (All Urban Consu-1.230-Year Mortgage Rat-2.4 ← bearish bullish →

If You’d Bought in 2021

$100K invested 2021-06 → today (5.1 yrs), this car vs where else you could've put the money. Rebased to 100 at the start; the dashed line is inflation (break-even).

$109K$192K$230K$84.6K$127K 2021 2026 295 100
━ This car $109K━ S&P 500 $192K━ Gold $230K━ Luxury $84.6K━ Housing $127K₿ Bitcoin $184K (off-scale)
Lost ground to inflation. The Porsche 911 (997) Targa roughly 1.1×'d your money (a real 12% LOSS to inflation). It LAGGED the stock market by about 43% — the same money in the S&P 500 would be larger. It trailed housing (-15%). (Price only — a real round-trip also loses ~10–20% to buy/sell fees and carrying costs.)
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What This Market Follows

Specialty-car prices don't move in a vacuum. These economic indicators have historically led this market — tap one to see it shifted forward by its lead time, overlaid on the value line.

WTI Crude Oil leads by about 19 months (moves with this market, correlation 0.65). Shown shifted forward 19 months so its turns line up with the market's.

━ Porsche 911 (997) Targa ┄ WTI Crude Oil, shifted +19mo
2021-06 2026-07

Why We Think This

Appreciation Momentum
49
Undervaluation
42
Liquidity
51
Speculation Opportunity
44
Depreciation Risk
51
Overvaluation
55
asking +36% vs historic sold asking vs historic spread
inventory +1% inventory trend slope
sell-through 99% sell through rate
sale prices +0.3%/mo median sale trend slope
22% relisted listing reappearance rate
10% of listings cutting price price drop frequency

Current Inventory Snapshot

Active priced listings26
Median fair value$51,358
Avg deal score50/100

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Recent Signals & Alerts

Data-backed market intelligence, not a guaranteed prediction. Figures are modeled estimates from asking prices, sold comps, and public economic indicators; they can be wrong. Not financial advice.