2006 Porsche 911 (997) Carrera 4S

Today the odometer reads 43,747 miles.

A decade ago, on the occasion of its 2013 MoT, it had covered 22,221 miles.

So, as you can see, it’s been leading a fairly careful, unstressed and sedentary life.

Despite its somewhat limited use, it hasn’t cut a corner, missed a beat or skipped ahead a few chapters in order to avoid any servicing or maintenance costs.

Quite the opposite.

It comes with a fully stamped, Porsche main dealer service book and a decent wad of bills, receipts and invoices attesting to the care and diligence with which it’s been maintained and curated.

We have driven the car and can confirm that it goes about its pedigree sporting business with all the engineering quality and integrity it had when it left the factory.

Nothing rattles, squeaks, sighs or groans (it’s a Porsche 911, so it’s been built to their usual tank-like standards).

It is as balanced, grippy, responsive, fast and classy as you would hope and expect.

In short, it’s really very good indeed – outside, inside and underneath.

The bodywork is straight, true and untroubled by any dinks, dents or creases of significance.

The panels, panel gaps and shut-lines are consistent and even throughout.

The wheels are in broadly decent condition, although all four are showing some blistering in places.

The matching Bridgestone Potenzas look to have a decent amount of life left in them.

The silver paintwork is largely excellent wherever you happen to rest your appreciative gaze, and the finish has retained plenty of lustre and depth of shine.

There are a few scratches and scuffs on the front valance and around the ‘nose’ of the car ahead of the front luggage compartment.

A few small stone chips are in evidence on the bonnet and there’s a small scratch below the window on the passenger door.

In general, the protective film over the rear haunches and sills has done its job well – any nicks and scuffs visible have been caught by the film, not the underlying bodywork.

There are a few scratches on the passenger side of the windscreen.

The badging, trim, lights, lenses and other exterior fixtures and fittings all appear to be in fine fettle.

The condition of the interior is entirely in keeping with its exterior counterpart – very good and in an overall state that faithfully reflects the car’s low mileage and exemplary service history.

The black leather upholstery, both front and back, is free of any rips, tears or other damage worth mentioning.

There are a couple of creases on the driver’s seat bolster, but that’s really all there is to see in terms of patina or signs of wear.

The headlining, door cards, carpets and mats are all excellent.

The instruments, steering wheel, gear selector and other controls are all good and, although we didn’t flick every toggle and press every button, everything seems to work as intended.

The front luggage compartment is pretty much immaculate.

Everything in the engine bay appears to be clean, dry, right and proper.

The undersides of the car look to have a decent amount of structural integrity.

Clearly, you’ll want to see for yourself and reach your own conclusion.

The car’s service book has every main dealer stamp you could wish for.

The last major service, carried out by Northway Porsche in June 2022 at a cost of £1,664, included a spark plug change, new coil packs, new brake fluid, two new Bridgestone rear tyres, and a drivebelt change.

This appears to be a very good, low mileage 997.1.

It ticks all the right boxes for history and diligent care.

It drives superbly.

It is very comprehensively optioned and specified.

What’s not to like?

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