1999 Porsche 911

Convertible

3.4L Flat 6 Cylinder Gasoline Fuel

Automatic

WP0CA2999XS650421

Gasoline

Power Windows

1999 Porsche 996 Carrera Convertible (911) - Valued at $28,000.00 ++ No Reserve - Starting bid less than half price - only $13,499 Here's a YouTube video: I love it, it's beautiful, runs great, but must go. We enjoy it, drive it, play in it. It's the car my kids all want to take whenever we go out on a nice day. This car deserves to be driven. We have a 15 year old and need to get a car he can drive as a teenager - a Porsche convertible is probably not a good idea! The paint is in pretty good shape but there are some scratches and chips as you'd expect from a 13 year old car with 140k miles on it. I've tried to get some photos of them. The previous owner used some touchup paint on some of the front bumper scratches but they probably need some buffing out to look better. Same on the the other scratches, most look like they could be buffed out. The car is beautiful but could definitely use a good detailing. A good wax job will probably do wonders. A few months ago, I discovered that the plastic tube that you fill the oil from was broken. I tried to tape it up with some electric tape but it still has the vacuum leak which seems to cause the check engine light to come on sometimes. It has been reset and stays off for a while but seems to eventually come back on. See the photo where I point out the electric tape. The shop said the part was less than $50 but they'd have to pull the alternator off to replace it (a few hours of labor). I just decided to let the buyer decided to eitiher do it themselves or have their own shop do it. This vacuum leak seems to cause the car to idle slowly (though still very smooth and it doesn't stall or anything like that) when the car warms up fully. Bid accordingly. Also, like any 996 with this many miles, a little oil residue is showing up in the coolant reservoir. My mechanic (one of the leading Porsche authorities in the country) said to just flush the radiator more frequently and enjoy driving the car. The oil was recently changed (around 100 miles ago) and looked good, no water or other bad signs. The Porsche dealer told me that the color combination is custom and very rare with the blue car and tan top. (I do not have the hard top.) Also the top has the glass rear window instead of the plastic one that scratches up. The turn signal switch does not go back to the "off" position when you make a turn. This is annoying since when you make a turn you will forget to turn it back and your blinker is still flashing till you notice. This same stalk (all one unit) is part of the wipers, etc. and is the likely culprit in another annoyance. If you don't run the car for a few weeks, the battery will drain down and will need to be charged up if you don't keep a trickle charger on it (cheap at the auto parts store). This was traced down to the wiper or A/C circuit which has a small current flowing even when the car is off. I never drive the car in the rain, so I just pulled the wiper fuse (keeping it handy in case). This is probably related to that same steering wheel switch (turn signals, wipers, etc). It's a commonly replaced item that many shade tree mechanics do on their own. (just haven't had time, again). All of the electronics seem to work from Radio, A/C, climate control, cruise, CD player, lights, seats, etc. The convertible top looks to be nearly brand new - the canvas still beads water when it gets splashed by the hose. We only drive the car on weekends when there's nice weather, so I recommend a trickle charger if you don't drive the car frequently to keep the battery charged and up to peak performance. I'd recommend getting a new spare tire. I also have an extra brand new air filter for the car that I was going to put in. I took the old one out and it was in pretty good shape, so I kept the new one till it needed to be replaced. The Tiptronic works is really nice with the shifter stalk and the steering wheel mounted buttons. I LOVE this feature. It holds the gear you select and lets you shift like a manual without a clutch. To summarize, I recommend you drive this car, enjoy it, love it, don't stress about keeping it perfect. You will be able to purchase it for less than a Hyundai and drive a much cooler car. I was almost embarassed to drive it sometimes because so many people would come up to me and say "nice car" or do a thumbs up when they saw me driving. People for some reason think you're rich driving it even though it probably cost less than their Honda Civic. That's the truly neat part of driving a classic car like this. Good news is that even if this car was wrecked or had a blown engine, it could be sold for parts for probably more than $40,000 if somebody wanted to be patient and part the car out on eBay or Craigslist. You get a nice, running, clean, straight car with working convertible, nice interior, working electronics, transmission, etc. The car has literally HUNDREDS of parts, below is just a small sampling of used part prices I found. Parting it out would be a pain in the butt but lots of folks make money doing this. The nice thing about this car is that it drives great, could give you years of fun and the parts themselves give you the comfort that you won't lose money either way. They're not making any more of these cars, the convertibles will always be classics and the parts will probably go up in value every year. Check out one of the Porsche dismantlers like http://dcauto.gotdns.com/?p=2 or http://www.stutgartclassicpart.com to check prices of used parts. The prices below came directly from DC Automotive, one of the largest Porsche dismantlers. Used Body (Clean/Stripped) : $15,000.00 Wheels (4) : $299 each, $1196.00 total Dashboard Trim Leather: $750.00 Exhaust Manifold : $188.00 each, $376.00 XNU Moulding passenger's side savanna /LL/R : $395.64 XV1Defroster trim leather savanna / : $452.72 Used Tiptronics Transmission : $2602.59 Rear Bumper Cover : $475.00 Windshield : $450.00 Lining luggage compartment grey /H : $181. 95 Rear Bumper Reinforcement Bar : 280.00 Running, used engine : around $3000.00 Wheel Carrier (swingarm) : $500 each, $1000.00 Fuel Tank: $913.69 Fuel Pump: $400.00 Tank Guage: $205.97 Filler Neck: $292.14 Steering Rack: $450.00 Front Crossmember : $250.00 Throttle Body : $400.00 Water Pump (New) : $242.26 (the one on the car has about 1000 miles on it) Side Radiators : $200.00 each, $400.00 Instrument Cluster : $500.00 Headlight amber turn : $300 each, $600.00 Carrera rear light housing : $125 each, $250.00 Hood : $300.00 Convertible top covering without rear window : $2247.71 Convertible top roof lining : $681.93 Rear window, gasket, frame : $672.13 + $562.37 + $101.28 = $1335.78 The list above is just a SMALL sampling of the hundreds of parts (probably thousands?) on the car that could be sold online using eBay or Craigslist. If you add the seats, carpet set and much of the rest of the interior, the value of parts alone skyrockets! I'm NOT suggesting that you buy this car for parts, it is a CLEAN title car that is running fine. It is NOT a salvage title car and there is no lien on it. You should just detail it, get in and drive and have the peace of mind that even the parts are likely worth more than you paid for the car. Be sure to perform routine maintenance as needed and to get more life out of it, flush the radiator often and you may want to change the oil more often than recommended to get the most life out of this great car. I'll need a $500 deposit within 48 hours of purchasing to hold the car. I will need cash or a local bank cashier's check. No scammers, no money orders, no "cash back". *** Important - my feedback is 100% positive, the only negative comment was a mistake, read the person's comment, they loved me but clicked on the wrong button in eBay "very helpful and great to deal with". You must get an inspection BEFORE bidding if you want to have the car looked at. Also, be sure to get a shipping quote prior to bidding. *** Here are a few photos: