Highlights
- Very well maintained FSH 3.4litre model
- Engine rebuild 16,000 miles ago
- Recent service and few miles since
- Good specification including sunroof
- Long MOT to March 2024 with no advisories
- Ceramic paintwork coating
- Recent valet
The Appeal
After an extended period of revising the original, in 1997 Porsche bit the bullet and announced what, for the firm, amounted to a revolution: the first all-new 911 since the 1960s original.
The 996 featured a familiar profile and layout but the engine switched air cooling for a more conventional water-based system. Bigger and faster than the car it replaced, the 996 was just as entertaining and engaging as its predecessors.
For those who wanted to mix press-on motoring with periods of more relaxing progress, there had been automatic 911s before. The 996 stepped things up a gear with the clever ‘Tiptronic’ gearbox that offered full automatic mode or clutchless sequential shifting.
This early 996 combines that gearbox with a well optioned specification and impeccable service history. There are swathes of receipts and invoices going back to the car’s earliest days, all attesting to careful ownership. Add in a long MOT with no advisories and you have a particularly usable and rewarding 911.
The History and Paperwork
- First UK registered on 4th June 1999
- Just eight owners from new, current one since 9th December 2021
- Porsche Certificate of Authenticity verifies car and shos build date of 25th March 1999
- Huge history file of old invoices and receipts dating back to early days of the car
- Full set of factory handbooks in good condition
- Service book with 16 stamps to 21st March 2023 and 143,786 miles
- Brake Fluid changed January 2022
- 2 keys
- MOT to 20th March 2024 with no advisories
- Tested at 143,783 miles
Notable recent maintenance:
- Engine rebuild by specialists including head gasket on 16th February 2019
- IMS bearing and piston rings replaced and cylinder head reconditioning at this time
- Water pump, oil pump, thermostat and timing chains also replaced during this work
- This work was undertaken at 131,394 miles
- Service by specialists Weisach UK in 7th January 2022 including brake fluid and health check
- Helpful detailed Health Check print out from this time provided in photographs
- £5,075.19 spent at Weissach on 14th February 2022
- This included engine mounts, drive shaft seal, control arms
- Gearbox hardlines and selector switch replaced along with new gearbox oil
- Front discs and pads replaced on 5th May 2022
- Valeted and paintwork ceramic coated on 23rd July 2022
- Car History Health Check undertaken on 26th November 2021
- Suspension repairs, new battery and wiring repairs on 7th February 2020
The Condition
- Popular Arctic Silver metallic paintwork in presentable condition
- Straight panels and good bodywork
- Paintwork shows minor wear and tear with some remedial rectification
- Touched in paintwork on door edges and around sunroof aperture
- Other light marks around car including offside rear wing
- Factory fitted with optional headlamp washers and steel sliding sunroof
- Attractive Porsche Sport Design split rim bolted 18in alloy wheels in presentable condition
- The alloys show some light deterioration to edges but not unsightly
- Quality tyres fitted all round with good tread, Uniroyal to front, Pirelli on rear
- Glasswork is clean, clear and shows no noticeable chips
- Lights are presentable with no visible clouding to front pair
- Factory fitted Porsche sound system with Kenwood DAB system also supplied
- Black leather interior with Porsche crests to front seats
- Some wear visible to driver’s seat bolster typical of age and mileage
- Electric front seats with memory function
- Well presented interior with good dashboard and switchgear
- Rear seats appear to have been unused
- Space saver spare in front book with well kept carpets
- Underside presents well with no structural advisories on last MOT
The Mechanics
- 3,387cc Porsche flat six water cooled engine developing 300bhp
- 0-60mph in 5.3secs
- 5spd automatic gearbox with Tiptronic gaiter and wheel shift options
- Engine rebuild at 131,394 miles in 2019
- Extensive history file documented above
- This shows maintenance to engine, gearbox, suspension and drivetrain
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