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Where Have All The Porsches Gone?

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Where have all the quality used Porsches gone? In summer 2026, buyers and enthusiasts across the UK are noticing a clear trend: high-grade pre-owned 911s, Caymans, and Boxsters are getting harder to find on the market.

In this episode of 9WERKS TV, Lee Sibley investigates the factors driving the current shortage of premium used Porsche inventory. Rather than relying on market rumors, we consult three of the UK’s leading independent Porsche specialists to get the raw truth from the showroom floor:

Mark from Paragon Porsche: Breaking down trade-in trends, owner sentiment, and why good cars aren't reaching open market listings.

Sam from Harbour Cars: Examining modern water-cooled availability (997, 991, and 981) and the shift in buyer expectations.

Andy from Williams Crawford: Sharing insights on the air-cooled market, export dynamics, and the scarcity of original, low-mileage examples.

Whether you are actively searching for a used 911 or tracking your car's valuation, this deep-dive covers everything shaping the Porsche marketplace right now.

❓ FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Q: Why is there a shortage of used Porsches for sale in 2026?
A: The scarcity of quality used Porsches is driven by high owner retention of desirable analogue generations (such as the 997, 991.1, and air-cooled models), stringent sourcing standards by independent specialists, and a drop in overall used inventory entering the open marketplace.

Q: Is now a good time to buy a used Porsche 911?
A: While inventory for top-tier, well-maintained cars is tight, buying through established independent specialists or verified marketplaces remains the safest route to secure high-grade examples before further supply contraction.

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20 Comments

@MrAndyS 2 months ago (edited)

There is one really nice 997 outside my house ❤glad it’s mine

@Lee-zk8vu 2 months ago

Among other reasons: New car pricing has shot through roof so existing owners hang onto their cars. . . .believing resale values will hold up, and also, don't want to spend the big money on new.

@GGyt-y1t 2 months ago

Seems a combination of 3 things:

1. New car prices (not just Porsche’s, it is happening to the whole car market) are ridiculously high. This makes people start looking into the used car market because their income does not rise at the same rate.

2. New cars are very big (EU safety measures oblige…) and are turning into tablets with wheels (brands are cost saving here). Add to this all the EU beeps, lane assists, ACC, etc… and we get a very filtered driving experience/little driving engagement. This affects all the brands but a passion carmaker like Porsche is more sensitive, since they live off of driving passion.

3. EU is very unlikely to relax its rules to allow for smaller and more engaging cars while it is simultaneously forcing the EVs transition (destroying their own brands in the process…).

Current owners know this and don’t want to sell and move into the newer models while buyers started looking for the previous generations for exactly the same reason the current owners don’t want to sell.

This means we get a higher demand and a lower supply = prices increase.

@Scaramanga3 2 months ago

My 996 C4 is looking like an increasingly good value 911. Sure it has cost me a few quid to get it running how I want, but the ‘market’ values it at less than £20k. Seems like an absolute steal for a pedigree Porsche with all the power you can realistically use on UK roads today. The area I spent the most was on the suspension refresh and geo - all done by Center Gravity - and the car handles and feels brilliant to drive. I certainly can’t think of many better performing cars for the money. And I certainly won’t sell it for the derisory amounts people are prepared to pay for these at the moment.

@danstimelessclassics5899 2 months ago

people are bored with new cars ..bored with the tech ...bored with the look ...bored with the costs and bored with the depreciation... also bored with monthly payments so old cars owned outright is the way forward

@DarkClosetOfTheMind 2 months ago (edited)

As someone who tracks the Porsche market daily, let me put my 2 cents in. 1. Covid started the issue with reducing production, 2. Porsche raising prices so that it doesn't make financial sense for people to upgrade, 3. The new cars are faster but not as fun and have too much tech, 4. People who grew up with posters of these cars are now old enough to buy these cars and that creates more demand than supply. It's a perfect storm. Current owners are holding onto them, and the few that do popup disappear in under a week. Andy from Williams C is spot on.

@ALT3REDB3AST 1 month ago

I scooped up a manual C2, 996.2.l about a year ago.
Best decision ever!

@jasonshipley5702 2 months ago

Adding another Porsche sounds familiar 😊. I bought a 987.2 Cayman for my wife - She loves it. Nice antidote to my more focussed 997.2 GT3. Lovely thing to punt around in for sensible money and it shouldn’t depreciate too much looking forward.

@jonathangough632 2 months ago

Porsche aren’t making new cars people want. The older stuff is frankly better, smaller, sportier, better looking and not full of electronic rubbish and nanny state systems. Keep it simple Porsche and make cars people want. Let any of us in the board room at Porsche and we’d tell them what people want. Porsche are struggling so pull your finger out and build cars that people once again desire.

@knn3th 1 month ago

Still happy I bought my 2015 981 Cayman in 2021, and will be keeping it as long as it brings a smile on my face 😊

@alanbooth7280 2 months ago

Just moved from a 718 cayman S after 8 years into a 992.1 GTS. Amazing bit of kit I’ll be keeping for a long time

@philipkennard6603 1 month ago

I walked into harbour cars last week with my son. Ready to buy. 100k budget. Yes the stock wasn’t great (most sold) but no one even got up from their desks to talk to me. Unreal

@julianwinn4502 1 month ago

Drove past there last week. Not heard of them before.

@kramnam4716 2 months ago

They’re being driven! It’s August! Holidays. Weather

@keithsilverang7906 1 month ago

That last dealer analysis was insightful, logical honest and accurate, it seems to me.

@AndrewSmith-be1cd 1 month ago

Loving my 996 4s cab, red leather, carbon fibre, sports exhaust, think I will keep it!!

@rjo8500 2 months ago

Interesting video. Last year I went to the largest dealership in the states. I had a decent budget and an open mind. For two full days I looked, I drove, and I processed my options. I wasn’t looking for an investment. I wanted something that got my attention and heart rate to increase. Something I could love and live with. Not something to impress others with. No allocation so that took a new 911 off the table. There were CPO’s though. Unfortunately most were Cabs and I’m a die hard coupe guy. In the end I bought one of the highest spec new 2025 Cayman S manuals off the showroom floor. The only car in my mind that could’ve beaten it was a Turbo S or T in the same or very similar spec. Couldn’t locate that so the Cayman sits comfortably in my garage.

@NigelReading 1 month ago

Hi Lee, its Nigel. Great to meet you in Winchester yesterday, and keep up the fantastic work with your channel 👍

@alexg2150 1 month ago

Apart from the gt products the new ones don’t have the sound of the old ones, that adds so much to the experience. The old ones are also fast enough!! Analog dials are better than digital dials and the 991 still has proper cup holders.