i don't think that it's due to lack of horsepower or bad marketing (when i browse thru "christopherus" i have serious doubts about what PAG thinks about their customers anyway. this pseudo-lifestyle writing is gruesome.)

i can only speak for myself, but the 997 doesn't TOUCH MY HEART.

when i spend EUR 100K+ on a new car, it's not about some specs on a sheet.

it's about emotion.

assuming that i'd have to spend around 100K+ for a porsche today-- i would rather go for a 996 GT3 (because it touches my heart) or a 4S (because it looks better and more modern IMO).

i'm not the only one i guess. high-end 996's (4S/turbo convertible, turbo S) are still going strong from what i've heard.

and allow me one last word regarding the interior: the 996 interior is not beautiful and not very high-quality looking without leather pack. no discussion here. but it is UNIQUE. it's very porsche. the 997 interior isn't. it could be from ANY car. and when i read articles in the press they always tell "gladly the times are over where the carrera cockpit looked like the one from the boxster". erm guys, anyone seen the 987?

look at this 2005 mustang. yours for USD 20,000.--

same cockpit lines.