Immaculate 911 Carrera 3.8S

911 Carrara S with very high specification including:

- Sports Chrono pack (stopwatch on dash, switchable Porsche sports exhaust and adjustable setting and mapping from the sports button).

- Upgraded hard back sports seats, fully adjustable (including lumbar), 3 memory settings, these are significantly more supportive and comfortable than the standard seats

- Bose sound system and CD Auto changer

- Sunroof

- Turbo alloys finished in Porsche Palladium

- Perforated black leather throughout

- Metallic black paintwork

- Xenon headlights

- Increasingly rare and engaging manual

I am the 4th owner the previous owner had it for 7 years. I am a member of the Porsche owners club and the car is eligible for the Porsche Classic scheme. The car has an extensive service history, including 100+ point review from Porsche shortly after I bought it from a 911 specialist, RSJ Sports Cars after a long search for the perfect 911. RSJ thoroughly check the cars mechanically including for bore scoring. Key work completed in previous services includes replacement of rear shocks, new clutch and IMS and RMS seals (It has the upgraded IMS bearing on this model), Cross Over Pipes replaced, new starter motor, battery, steering rack, aircon condenser and all belts and fluids have been changed in line with the maintenance schedule. It has a clear MOT with no advisories and its next service is due in August or in 15,000 miles if you follow Porsche’s service interval recommendations.

I added a wooden 917 style gear shifter. I have the original in a box so the car can be returned to stock easily if you wish. I am selling it as the wooden gear shifter has given me a hankering for a Morgan, I mention this in case anyone is looking for a change in the opposite direction.

The care drives perfectly. It is the last generation of car to have both normal fuel injection and hydraulic steering which gives it a very engaging character, plus greater reliability over the later direct injection models. It also benefits from a stronger IMS bearing addressing rare failures that affected some earlier models. Naturally it has effortless power and the flat 6 3.8 ltr engine sounds excellent, however the most surprising aspect of it is how well it rides due to the lighter weight hollow forged Turbo alloys and the adjustable suspension. The tyres are Pirelli P Zeros with very little wear having covered about 3,500 miles.

I live near Keswick in the Lake District. If you are coming to see the car then I am happy to pick you up at Penrith station which is convenient for anyone coming up from the midlands or the south. I had fun photographing the car which is always garaged and is used mainly when the weathers nice as was the case with the previous owner.