Porsche 911 Carrera S - IMS Upgrade, New Clutch, Bore Scoring Checked, 4 x New Tyres.

This 997 Carrera S has been impeccably maintained by its last owner since he purchased it in 2015. Recently subject to some recommissioning and servicing the car is ready to be used and enjoyed. The manual gearbox finishes it off to provide the ultimate driving experience from Porsches most popular sports car.

Model History:

The Porsche 911 997.1 generation was produced from 2004 to 2008 and represented a significant evolution of the 911 model. It introduced a number of new design elements, including a completely redesigned front end, revised headlights, and new tail lights. The 997.1 also featured a new interior, with a redesigned dashboard and centre console.

Exterior Condition:

The car comes in this lovely shade of Artic Silver, which pairs well with the silver alloy wheels. The car comes with a sunroof. The car's paint condition features only minor scratches and chips in the paintwork as expected but is overall in good condition.

Interior Condition:

The car's hard-wearing dark blue leather interior looks great and has held its condition despite the mileage.

Engine:

The 3.8 litre naturally aspirated flat 6 is a joy to use making all the right Porsche noises with around 350 bhp, and weighing around 1420kg this is more than enough power to get the car down the road and up to 186 mph if allowed. The engine revs to 8,400rpm and flat 6 sounds is something truly special.

Chassis:

The unibody chassis was a development of the 996, made to Porsche's high standards, it offers great chassis stiffness giving the 997 platform its direct character.

Drivetrain:

With the engine in the rear and the 6-speed gearbox in front of the rear axle the gearbox and axle and encased in the same unit with the power being sent via a limited-slip differential, which gives the car a playful nature to its drive.

Steering:

The steering has great communication and is very intuitive giving the driver great confidence to place the car on the road.

Brakes:

The ventilated discs brakes are 330mm front and rear well balanced with the rear-engined bias. The brakes are easy to modulate and give good performance to the car's stopping power.

Maintenance History Summary:

This lovely 911 has just had a new clutch and IMS bearing upgrade kit fitted by Northway Porsche as well as a new rear main oil seal (RMS), bore scope, coolant header tank replacement as the old one was leaking slightly, the car also had 4 fresh and matching tyres.

Previously the car had a full, major service from Porsche specialists Wrightune in July 2022 that included spark plugs, drive belt, tandem pump, oil and fuel filters as well as an oil change using Porsche approved MOBIL 1 0W-40 oil.

The car's windscreen has recently been replaced. The car comes with extensive service history and paperwork.

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