2008 Porsche 911 Carrera 2 997.2

This Guards Red 911 is in very impressive condition by any standards, and all the more so when you consider that its mileage is now north of 120,000.

Incidentally, it’s really only in the UK that people consider anything over 100,000 miles to be some sort of risk. 

Our European and American cousins, people who occupy far larger land masses, routinely cover much greater distances and don’t attach any particular significance to a car’s mileage.  

While this somewhat more enlightened attitude holds true for most modern vehicles, it’s particularly pertinent in the context of something as superbly built and engineered as a Porsche 997.2.

This example has clearly been maintained and curated with a good deal of care.

It starts on the button and presses on with all the urgency, poise, balance and grip you’d hope for. 

It is reassuringly devoid of any extraneous rattles, sighs, whistles, clunks or groans.

The vendor has owned the car since October 2022, having purchased it on the strength of a highly detailed, 230-point independent inspection report he’d commissioned. 

Since then, he has had PPF fitted to the front bumper, bonnet and rear quarters.

The tyres – Michelin Pilot Sport 4s – were bought new in February 2023.

New drive belts and tensioners were fitted in 2020, and the car had new rear shocks and front discs and pads in 2021.

The vendor has invested in the installation of Apple Car Play through the car’s original PCM – a very useful upgrade.

The car’s muscular bulges and curves are happily free of any dinks, dents, creases, ripples or folds that we can see and the doors close with all the weight, authority and precision we’ve come to associate with the work of Zuffenhausen’s engineers. 

The gleaming red paintwork is in equally impressive condition, and the finish really pops and sings in the sunshine.

The black wheels are in excellent order and, being pretty much brand-new, the tyres have a long life ahead of them.

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

The PPF has done what it’s there to do, and stone chips, scratches and scuffs are more notable for their absence than their presence. 

All in all, it looks very fine indeed.

It’s a similar story of excellent preservation and obvious care on the inside.

The black leather upholstery appears to be largely untroubled by use or abuse, both front and back. 

Aside from a little, light wear to the side bolsters on the driver’s seat, the leather is barely showing any creases, let alone ingrained patina.

Indeed, the only sign of ageing we could find was a little bit of wear to the outer bolster on the driver’s seat back-rest. 

The black headlining is in fine fettle, as are the carpets and mats.

The door cards have survived the vicissitudes of time with commendable stoicism and look pretty much factory-fresh, apart from one or two scuffs to the pull handles.

The instruments and controls are free of any significant blemishes and, as far as we’re aware, all buttons, toggles, switches, dials and knobs do what they’re asked to do without complaining.

The ‘frunk’ is following the same script as the rest of the car. 

The engine bay is dry and tidy, and everything seems to be in its right and proper place. 

The undersides look to be possessed of plenty of structural integrity throughout.

The engine in this second generation 997 was a completely new engine (known as the 9A1 DFI) engine in Porsche circles. This is what makes the 997.2’s reliability reputation so much better than the first gen that preceded it. 

This car comes with plenty of invoices, receipts and bills attesting to its service history and work completed, plus a V5C and a recent, clear HPI check.

It has an MoT which is valid until 18.10.24.

This seems to us to be a particularly solid and well cared-for example of one of Porsche’s best iterations of the legendary 911.

It has a good and comprehensive service history, and the addition of PPF and Apple Car Play should tell you all you need to know about the vendor’s responsible and conscientious approach to his curation of this fine vehicle.

We are happy to offer this car for auction with an estimate in the range of £23,000 - £28,000.

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