Highlights
- 6 speed manual gearbox
- Factory hardtop
- Full service history with Porsche until 120,000 miles and Porsche specialists for the last 13,000
The Appeal
More than 20 years on the 996 has proved it to be very much a Porsche fit to wear the 911 badge and has earned its place in the history of one of the greatest sports cars of all time and certainly a modern-day classic.
This 911 is a nice, original and unmolested early 996 Carrera Cabriolet with a manual 6-speed gearbox, factory hardtop and a full service history with Porsche and Porsche specialists.
A manual 911 is a great and involving car to drive and is also super-practical car for every day use, and with summer round the corner, what better time to get a Porsche 911 Carrera convertible?
The History and Paperwork
- First registered in 2000
- Factory cabriolet and hardtop
- Full service history with Porsche until 120,000 miles and Porsche specialists for the last 13,000
- Handbooks and manuals
- V5c present
- 12 months MOT
- Regularly maintained and always garaged
- Spare wheel and tools
- 2 keys
The Interior
- Metropole Blue interior with Porsche embossed crests on seats
- Air conditioning
- Wind deflector
- CD player
- Good condition throughout
- Clear instruments and dials
- All electrics and switchgear reported to be working
The Exterior
- Arctic Silver paintwork with new Blue hood
- Paintwork has a few stone chips up front, a small scratch on the front bumper and a small ding in the rear offside wheel arch
- Factory hardtop and stowage bag
- Arctic Silver hardtop has a small scratch in its paintwork
- Carrera rear badge missing part of the ‘a’
- Porsche Sport Classic black multi-spoke alloy wheels with matching and correct N rated Pirelli P Zero tyres
- Lights all work and are free from any cracks or damage with recent new headlights as the original ones were starting to yellow
- Hood works smoothly and correctly
- Underneath appears good and solid
The Mechanics
- 3,400cc engine with cable throttle so no IMS issues
- 6 speed manual gearbox
- Current owner for over 6 years
- All electrics reported to function correctly
- All brakes recently overhauled with new brake discs and pads at the rear with the front discs skimmed with new pads
- New gearbox
- Recent rear Bilstein shock absorbers
- Recent belts and pulleys
- The vendor advises that the car is in excellent mechanical shape, starting and driving well with no major issues to report or advise
- Recently serviced and ready to go with 12 months MOT
Summary
A nice and clean, well maintained and original example of the 911 Carrera with that all-important driver’s feature of a manual gearbox, an excellent service record and reported to drive superbly.
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