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Highlights
- Only 68,459 documented miles from new
- Three registerd keepers
- Vast history file of over 70 invoices
- Serviced checked and detail repairs May 2024
- IMS bearing upgrade
- Desirable Meridian Silver metallic over Metropole Blue
- Great spec with AWD, Tiptronic and hard top
- MOT to May 2025
The Appeal
This 996 can lay a decent claim to being all the modern sports car you will ever need. Engaging, reliable, comfortable and practical, this is a car for the head and the heart.
To Porsche’s water-cooled marvel’s many attributes, this one adds the surefooted AWD system, versatile Tiptronic box and the option of full convertible or factory hard top.
It is finished in the popular combination of Meridian Silver metallic over Metropole Blue leather and sits on optional 18in split rims, The exterior and interior are in very good order, thanks to the very low mileage - under 69,000 miles - covered by its handful of keepers. The sense of a well cared for car is reinforced by the impressive history file which includes over 70 invoices and receipts for work by main dealers and well regarded specialists, the highlight being a run of 13 service stamps.
Recent work includes the all-important IMS bearing, a full service in May - with attention to a few other minor areas - and the Lambda sensors replaced.
This is a very well sorted Carrera 4 in the right spec. The MOT runs to May 2025 so it is ready to use and enjoy - just as it should be.
History and paperwork
- First registered 8th June 2001
- Only three registered keepers
- V5C in vendor’s name
- Factory handbooks
- Over 70 invoices and receipts as shown in photographs
- Sold new by Evans Halshaw in Aldridge with original order sheet included
- Mileage verified by history file and MOT records
- Regularly serviced through its life with details below
- HPI clear
- 2 keys
- MOT to 8th May 2025 with 67,158 miles on test and two advisories to note
- Now showing 68,459 miles
- Service with attention to camshaft adjusters, brake pads and driveshaft seals in May 2024
Recent maintenance highlights:
- New PAS pump and new coil packs at 58,763 miles in late 2015
- New alternator and belt, steering lock, new brake pads and discs at 61,842 miles in 2018
- New front to rear brake pipes, rear calliper pipes and inner tie rods at approximately 63,000 miles in January 2022
- IMS bearing upgrade in April 2022 at 64,447 miles
- New engine mounts, track control arms, and coffin arms in July 2022 64,672 miles
- Four new Lambda sensors in January 2024
- Camshaft adjusters, front and rear pads and driveshaft seals in May 2024
Service history:
- June 2005
- April 2007
- July 2009
- June 2010
- June 2011
- December 2011
- January 2014
- July 2015
- July 2017: 61,134 miles
- June 2018: 61,961 miles
- July 2019: 62,223 miles
- July 2020: 62,540 miles
- April 2022: 64,447 miles
- May 2024: 67,158 miles
The Condition
- Popular Meridian Silver Metallic paintwork in very good condition with few signs of age
- There are minor stone chips and marks to note in photographs and typical of age
- Bodywork presents well with no accident damage reported and tidy panelwork
- Underside in good order with no structural advisories on current MOT
- Exterior fittings including bumpers, badges and lights all present well
- Fabric roof and factory hard top both in good order and operating correctly
- Small chip on windscreen but it is not in sightline and not on current MOT
- Optional 18in Sport Design split rim wheels in good order with light marks to note
- Tyres were replaced in May 2024 all round with few miles covered
- We understand that the wheels were aligned when the tyres were fitted
- Smart and well-kept interior with Metropole Blue full leather upholstery
- Few signs of wear inside with only light aging to oft-used surfaces such as driver’s area
- Driver’s side speaker grill in rear compartment is cracked
- Specification includes electric front seats and optional three-spoke steering wheel
- Porsche factory upgraded sound system with CD head unit and changer and Bluetooth
- Interior fittings including door cards, switchgear and carpets are all very well kept
- Buyers should note some light wear to switchgear and trim commensurate with age
The Mechanical
- 3,387cc flat-six engine developing 300bhp
- 5spd Tiptronic S transmission with sequential shift options
- Factory 4WD system
- Switchable Porsche Stability Management system (PSM)
- Very good and carefully documented servicing and maintenance history
- This is shown in photographs and summarised above
- IMS bearing replaced in April 2022 with only 4,000 miles covered since
- Serviced 1,500 miles ago in May 2024 with other work at same time shown in photographs
- No reported running or driving issues
- Minor advisories to note on current MOT
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