Porsche 911 Turbo
For sale - £27,911
After 12 years of ownership it's time for a new custodian. Rebuilt engine. Re-conditioned turbo chargers. Thousands spent keeping the car in brilliant condition. Very hard decision to sell driven by lifestyle choices. Strap yourself in. Read on and you'll see just how well this car has been cared for.
Best 996 turbo at this price/history in the market today. Few owners. Great spec. Unbeatable history detail. Long term enthusiast owner. Thousands spent to keep in great condition.
Get ready for some serious detail! Long term Porsche fan, full service history, very significant maintenance history including recent full brake rebuild.
If you’re after a very good 996 turbo at a fair price. Read on. If you just want the cheapest 996 turbo on the market best stop now as I’m in no rush to sell. This will be a very comprehensive description!
In a nutshell...
- 2001 996 tiptronic turbo, Artic Silver
- Only 85,000 miles (car in use, will go up)
- Only 3 previous owners. Current owner retained for 12 years!
- Rebuilt engine 8 months ago
- Re-conditioned turbo chargers
- 18’’ correct style alloys (brand new as of around 2011)
- Black leather interior
- Bose sound system
- Sat nav
- Phone
- Sunroof
- Xenon lights
- Air conditioning
- Heated electric sports seats with Porsche crest
- Porsche Stability Management
- Alcantara head lining
- Centre arm rest
- Rear wiper
- Glovebox (not on earlier cars)
- Tracker (dormant, believe functional)
- Climate control
- iPod/iPhone connector
- MOT to October 2020, tax to March 2020
- Tyres - All excellent condition and matched per axel. Michelin Pilot Sports.
Car Porn Alert.
I had intended to do a video showing bits of the car and general 996 turbo ownership. However I'm out of time at the moment so here's a few clips in the meantime.
Servicing & maintenance
Full service history. Original by Porsche then a long running, reputable Porsche, factory trained, specialist thereafter. Look up 'Motortune shotts pistonheads' and you'll find glowing reviews. My philosophy has always been do what’s needed to the car when it’s needed. So when it goes for a service if something needs done it’s done. As opposed to just the minimum for a stamp. Next service not due for approx. 8 months. Below is an extract showing what, when, how much during ownership. Have original receipts for everything. Takeaway here is it's been looked after well.
Service history below further demonstrates good ownership. Car has been regularly serviced over the years. Original stamped service book (not a copy) comes with the car.
Worth noting that both turbos and actuators have been replaced. This is a hideously expensive piece of work and something that won't need doing for a very long time again!
History
I’m a long term Porsche fan. Had a 993 for around 6 years before moving up to the turbo. I bought the car locally from a dealer in Glasgow. Owned it myself for around the past 8 years.
About 4 years ago I started getting more interested and hands on with the mechanical, diagnostic side of cars. Over the years working on BMW, VAG and occasional Porsche work I built up a very solid hobbyist garage. Two post ramp, diagnostic kit, tools, knowledge etc. Around 2 years ago I took the car off the road with the intention of renewing the brake calipers. That turned into renewing the hard lines, front suspension, caliper seals etc. Long story short, I did what most hobbyists do and took forever to do it! No big deal, had the space and time.
Time passes and I’m selling my home, a detached house with lots of space, and moving to a flat. No garage space for any more hobbyist work means all my tools etc. have to go. Limited or indeed on street parking means my current two cars just won’t fit.
Combine the logistical parking challenges of two cars at a flat, mental worry about something happening to the 996 and that’s enough to make the decision to sell. It’s an overused and likely often not actually true phrase but I am gutted to see this car go. Actually feel like more of a custodian of the car and in some ways a traitor for letting her go!
Recent Work
Having a very well equipped garage, methodical nature and bags of enthusiasm I took the car off road to carry out what turned out to be some very extensive, expensive work. Mostly focused on the braking system, the core of this work was:
Most hard lines replaced, brake calipers rebuilt (new internal seals), calipers repainted, new discs/pads/sensors/shims/damper plates etc. all round, flexi lines replaced, new disc backing plates added. The labour on this ran into dozens of hours. Cost, well I don’t have receipts to hand but it’s into four figures.
Front suspension dampers were also replaced. Genuine Bilstein items. All the brake components are Porsche or Pagid. As I went round the car anything that needed replaced was. Even most of the brackets etc. I took of the car were soda blasted and given a coat of paint just to tidy them up. I’m not saying the entire braking system is brand new but there’s been a massive amount of renewal work done here.
On top of this misc. parts which needed attention were renewed. Coffin arm, tie rod, lower control arm etc. Car has had a full four wheel alignment done post work and a fresh service.
Engine & gearbox
Never tuned, chipped or messed around with. Regular servicing will have been a definite contributing factor to 8 years of no breakdowns, poor running etc. It’s a completely standard setup, 420 bhp I feel is enough to get you down the road. Around a year ago a rattle developed which turned out to be worn piston rings. Long story short, the car went to a specialist Glasgow engine rebuilder (Pistons and Components) and £7,000 later we have a rebuilt engine. I have receipts showing the full extent of the work but the highlights includes:
6 x piston rings, engine gasket set, front crank seal, rear crank seal, main bearings, con rod bearings etc.
Wheels & tyres
Excellent condition, genuine Turbo alloys. Replaced, brand new from Porsche approx. 4 years ago. Matched tyres - Michelin Pilot Sport front and rear
Have fun & make money
Porsche 996 turbo's are continuing to rise in price. I was considering selling this around one four years ago. Market price for this was around £26k. Now? Examples like this fetch more than £35k! This car has a decently low mileage, a great history and very well priced. What other modern car will allow you to have such fun and sell it at a profit in the future!?
More porn?
So...
There you have it
A very well cared for, much loved, enjoyed, four wheel driven, 420bhp rocket ship of awesomeness. All ready to rock a new custodians' world.
Ready to play?
Mail me at mail@911heaven.com
Credits:
Bill Lunney