Description
Well maintained 996. 1 C2 for sale.
18 service stamps, all either Porsche Official or respected specialists. The car has just been given it's annual oil and filter change and a check over at a specialists in May.
Lots of money spent on the car, especially over the last few years, around £12k.
See pictures receipts - Suspension, new Dansk exhaust silencers, new brake discs, and plenty more. From the receipts prior to, and during, my ownership it is evident that what this car has needed it has received.
I purchased the car in July '25 from Eporsch, a Surrey Porsche specialist, who only buy and sell good examples that are mechanically decent. This is a good example of a 996. 1 C2.
I've put over 3. 5k miles in the last 9 months, the car hasn't missed a beat, hasn't required an oil top up, a great sign of a healthy engine. It drives great, pulls hard over 3k rpm like a 996. 1 c2 should, and the Dansk exhaust sounds raw and visceral.
No concerning tapping sounds, smoke, or sooty tail pipes, and consumes very little oil.... which all confirm my beliefs in the healthy condition of this example.
The car has a strong maintenance history to back this up. One thing worth mentioning is that the IMS may be the original. I have service invoices going back to 2010 mostly from Cridfords and Eporsch, but none of these mention the IMS as having been changed. It may well have been, but it's impossible to know without basically changing it. Neither Cridfords or Eporsch could confirm and Porsche don't keep data records that old. This wasn't an issue for me personally as being a gen 1 996 there's a chance it contains the double bearing anyway and after 25 years you would think if it was going to fail it would have done so already, a view echoed also by Eporsch. Plus if you've done your research you'll know the whole IMS thing is way over blown.
Paint/ body work is decent, few swirl marks and blemishes, nothing a little detailing can't handle. No corrosion on sills or wheel arches. The alloys are ok, a few light scuffs on 1 or 2 that some might want to sort out but not enough for me to personally act on right now. Interior is ok, some signs of age, but on the whole good. It's not a garage queen, but it presents well, and most importantly mechanically and structurally its in good condition.
The car has the recommended N rated Michelin Pilot Sport tyres newly added in February this year.
In my ownership I've always warmed the car up properly over 5 miles or 15 minutes minimum before going beyond 3k rpm. I've never used E10 petrol, only the supreme level.
MOT'd till 04/ 2027. (the car actually failed it's last MOT initially but on very minor points - a side light and tracking rod dust covers - both fixed as required)
Reason for selling is simply because I want something new.... I tend to change sports car every year, though tbh I've no issue hanging on to this. The 996 is finally gaining in popularity and being tipped by reputable sources as a very good classic car investment, most notably Haggerty's, which only adds to its attractions. It's just the right amount of car for our roads imo.
Happy to discuss the car in more detail.
Can send more pictures or a video on request.
If you are genuinely looking for a 996. 1 C2 then this is literally a fantastic example at a very generous price.
Oh, and I'm not auctioning it off if anyone is waiting for it to be put up.... I don't need to sell this car or avoid any form of PPI.
£16, 200. Black. 80k miles
