1997 Porsche 911

Coupe

3.6 L air-cooled SOHC H6

Manual

WP0AA2991VS320597

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Gasoline

I am confident that you know what you're looking at here, and I commend you on your impeccable taste, and your means to consider owning one of the best cars man ever built. I am a long time Porsche enthusiast, (specifically air cooled) having had one in my family, many on my walls as a boy, and a few excellent examples I've been lucky enough to call my own. If I could, I would keep them all but time and money don't often permit more than a small collection, and maybe a project for the garage :).. It is an entirely well accepted opinion that in the world of Porsche there stands high above the rest the 911, among which is the air-cooled generation of cars, and of which group is undoubtedly led by the final incarnation of the true to its roots, Porsche 993. Exterior:This car is an extremely well cared for, well documented, 99% original 911 993 in the absolutely stunning factory Arena Red Metallic paint. Not your common black, white, silver but Arena Red. The best color offered in my opinion for the 993, released with the launch of this model 911 in 1993 as Porsche's flagship color in its excitement about the new 993 Turbo. It does not get more classy than the deep Merlot feel of the paint on this car, which like wine only seems to get better with time. The paint on this 911 is as mentioned all original and practically flawless. Interior:Furthermore, as most know Porsche offers the customer an exclusive opportunity to chose themselves features of a specially ordered interior. (for better or for worse! see some of the entirely white leather cars from the wonderful cocaine 90's!) That said this was one of those 'above and beyond' cars from the start, and the original owner had some impeccable taste as the pictures show. This is 100% from the factory interior, in showroom condition all the way through. Not a wrinkle, not a crack, or a blemish to distract you from the experience. The 3 incredibly responsible owners before you (2 doctors and the owner of a tech business) even had the sense to keep the original head unit which works perfectly and sounds great. I challenge anyone reading this to find me a better looking factory equipped interior in a 993, especially accompanied by the Arena Red Metallic. Good luck.Performance:Beyond this models impressive statistical score card, this car is largely unaltered from the true factory state out back, as it is everywhere else. The car over the road is absolutely intoxicating. If you have never been behind the wheel of a 3.6L Air-cooled Porsche, your life will literally change. If you have, this particular car will meet or exceed all your expectations. No other Porsche 911 sounds quite as impressive as the 993, and this car is tuned and maintained to perfect order. Whenever buying a car like this, especially with any amount of years on it a service history is important and this one has a healthy list of records dating its life, upwards of 20K noting typical and preventative above and beyond maintenance. The car has a spotless car-fax history, never blemished title, and has never needed more than a responsible owner who enjoys to drive their car which it has. There's not much to say beyond the fact that this 911 is exactly as Porsche engineers intended it. The ONLY thing the car could benefit from would be a set of new tires. The car was running different rims and tires that have since been removed to re install the originals, and the rubber on the twists could be replaced. Aside from that there is literally not a single thing this car needs. The rims themselves were born with the car and are still in perfect shape. A recent professional Porsche Service PPI report can be provided, as well as your own encouraged if you would like further documentation of its excellent shape. 200 Photos can be found here: view this album on the web. Also over $20K in work receipts for maintenance. This car has been incredibly well documented and taken care of from birth. See just some of the slips here: 993 historyeBay didn't like the vin... Vin# WP0AA2991VS320597At the end of the day, you may be able to find another 993 for less than $50K. Not entirely easily done, but possible. 6 speed, hard top, original color, unmolested,... much less likely. Most of them are well north of 60 these days and climbing faster then a safe stock. But when you spend $50K on a P-car of this caliber you often should be expecting to put a fair amount of money into it to bring it up to date on its maintenance, with hopes its not missed any check ups to date. The most recent check up on this very car was over $13,000 at a well known top shelf Porsche shop, all documented as included in the sale. The difference is, when you buy this car, you don't have to worry about a thing for quite some time. Most cars on here are being sold by there owners who just simply don't want to sink that inevitable money into it, and so it finds itself on the top of the new owners 'to do list'. Not this car. Get in, drive anywhere, and enjoy this car from the moment you acquire it with no pending shop time on the horizon. Please be sure to bid with confidence. I encourage you to reach out to me, check my feedback credentials, look at the extensive pictures, ask for your wife's permission, and have the means to follow through before you bid. I stand by every statement made here in or in email or by phone, however selling the car as is, payment expected in accordance to the listing, so please confirm your interest and ability to buy before you bid. That said, this car is scheduled to sell for an incredible price only to undoubtedly increase in value every day you own it. Shipping if neccessary to be coordinated by the new owner, pick up within 3 weeks of auction close.As I mentioned, many of you may know already, but here is some published info on the 993 as taken from Wikipedia, linking various prominent industry sources."The identifier '993' is the company's internal name for the version of the Porsche 911 model manufactured and sold between late 1993 and early 1998 (model years 1995-1998 in the United States), replacing the 964. Its discontinuation marked the end of air-cooled Porsches, with the 993 being not just the last air-cooled 911, but also the last of the hand built 911s. The 993 generation of the 911 is often referred to as the best and most desirable of the 911 series, not only because of its beauty, but also because its performance is very good, even by modern standards, and the 993 was "the last complete 'modern classic'"; "the 993 was and forever will be that last fresh breath of air that Porsche gave the world; elegance and muscle all in one package." The book "Porsche 993 - Essential Companion" refers to the 993 as the "King of Porsche," and it is generally acknowledged as "The purists' Holy Grail." On Sep-26-16 at 19:48:11 PDT, seller added the following information: I made an offer on a house, hence the price drop. This is the absolute lowest most aggressive insanely well maintained 993 on the market. Buy it, brag about the deal you got, and make thousands when and if you ever sell it. You're welcome!On Sep-26-16 at 19:49:37 PDT, seller added the following information: I made an offer on a house, hence the price drop. This is the absolute lowest most aggressive priced insanely well maintained 993 on the market. Buy it, brag about the deal you got, and make thousands when and if you ever sell it. You're welcome!