1994 Porsche 993 Carrera Cabriolet

This has covered 91,886 miles from new.

On the occasion of its 2006 MoT 17 years ago, it had covered 71,200 miles.

So, as you can see, it’s been leading a fairly quiet life in recent years.

That said, it’s been serviced and maintained throughout by main dealers and specialists and is in particularly impressive condition for its age and mileage.

The vendor, who has nothing but praise for the car dynamically, aesthetically and mechanically, is only selling because he’s decided that open-top motoring really isn’t for him.

He has covered no more than around 300 miles in the car.

This car is known to us because the vendor bought it from us in May 2022. And we previously sold it on behalf of another vendor in 2020, at which point we were fulsome in our praise for both the car’s condition and it’s servicing and maintenance history.

Nothing has materially changed in the car’s fortunes since the 2022 listing, save for the fact that it has been serviced and had work done on the brakes and suspension by Porsche specialists Williams Crawford of Saltash, Cornwall.

The bodywork is really very good and there are no dents, creases or dinks of any significance to report.

The doors close with a precise Teutonic ‘thunk’ that will be familiar to all aficionados of Zuffenhausen’s famed engineering prowess and unwillingness to compromise.

The Midnight Blue livery is really very attractive (in our opinion) and has retained plenty of shine and lustre over the years.

There are some marks, stone chips and blemishes here and there, as you’d expect of a 29-year-old car with 91,886 miles on the odometer.

We found one or two marks and light scuffs in the usual places - bonnet, rear ‘haunches’, front valance and the ‘nose’ of the car – most of which look like they would quickly surrender if threatened with some decent cleaning products and/or a machine polish.

In the previous owner’s curation of the car, the light bubbling that was noted at the time of the 2020 auction was taken care of in February 2021, which involved the removal of the windscreen and the treatment of the rusty areas at a cost of £1,500. A photo of the invoice can be seen in the document gallery.

The alloy wheels are in fine fettle and seem to be reassuringly unacquainted with kerbs or other obstacles.

The previous seller fitted Pirelli Rosso 205/50/17 and Pirelli Rosso 255/40/17 tyres on the 12th of April 2022.

Aside from a small scuff near the front and one or two creases, the blue fabric electric hood is in good order and goes up and down as it should.

The speed-dependant rear spoiler also works.

The lights, lenses, badging, trim and other exterior fixtures and fittings are all in good order.

The good news continues uninterrupted on the inside.

The Marble Grey leather upholstery, front and back, has barely developed any meaningful creases, let alone acquired the kind of patina one might reasonably expect to find in lesser vehicles of a similar age.

The wide oval dashboard is in very good condition, as is the steering wheel.

We didn’t press every button, flick every switch or pull every toggle, but everything we did manage to press, flick and pull worked as intended.

The carpets and Porsche mats are equally impressive.

So, too, are the door cards.

The roof lining is unmarked and decent but, while not baggy, it is perhaps a little less than taut.

The only items that show any signs of wear are the leather gear knob and the button-end of the handbrake.

The front luggage area is in very good nick and contains the car’s blue fabric tonneau covers.

The undersides of the car seem to have plenty of structural integrity.

This 933 Cabriolet was professionally undersealed in 2014 and it all looks to be good and solid under there.

The engine bay looks clean and dry but, as with any 911, you really can’t see very much.

Included in the history file are the invoices for all the work carried out under the penultimate owner’s custodianship, plus a collection of invoices from its previous owners.

It also still has its original owner’s handbook, stamped service history, book pack and storage wallet, plus two sets of keys.

The car was last serviced by Porsche specialists RPM in April 2022 when it had 91,305 miles on the odometer.

The car’s MoT is valid until 17/07/24.

When we first encountered this splendid 993 Cabriolet in 2020 it was in exceptional condition.

Since then, it’s been worked on by owners with the right amount of commitment, care and money.

The result is that every time we’ve encountered it since then, it’s just got better and better.

If it keeps up this rate and trajectory of progress, we’re fully expecting it to be in concours condition the next time it comes our way.

We’re confident to offer this car for auction with an estimate of £30,000 - £35,000.

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