IMO the drop in 911 sales would have been greater without the 997.2.

 

I'm not sure if this really would have happend - maybe.

There are two owner groups. The one which have bought the car and the one which are leasing. The leasers have normally a 36 months contract, means, after 3 years the car is back on the dealers yard. They look for something new - in this case the 997.2 or any competitor. IMO the facelifts are done anyway just because of the Leasers - thats why they come in their natural turns.

On the other hand the buyers. They dont really have the need to make a change. They even dont want as the price drop was higher as anticipated, so they might relax and sit back and drive the car a little bit longer.