1998 Porsche 911 (996) Carrera 2, Manual, Ocean Blue Metallic An early 996 in rare Ocean Blue Metallic: a manual coupé with sunroof, the desirable cable throttle and the revvy 3. 4-litre flat-six. The 3. 4 is less prone to bore scoring than the larger-bore 3. 6 and 3. 8 engines. Early cars like this also use the double-row IMS bearing, which has a far lower failure rate than the later single-row cars, and this one has been upgraded to an LN Engineering IMS Retrofit anyway. It has main dealer and Porsche specialist history, with a large file of invoices and receipts going back to the early 2000s. The paint is believed to be original. The colour is lovely, though the bonnet and front bumper would benefit from re-lacquering or a repaint. Good early 996s are getting harder to find, especially in this colour, and this one has been well looked after with a huge amount of invoices dating back to the early 2000's and all of its books and tools etc as well as a spare key and there is an outdoor car cover available with the car. The good: - IMS bearing: LN Engineering IMS Retrofit fitted by JMG Porsche on 18 January 2016 at 91, 496 miles. At the same time it had a new clutch, dual-mass flywheel and rear main seal, plus new front discs and pads and refurbished callipers. - New engine mounts just fitted (31st October 2026) - PIRELLI PZERO Tyres all round dated 2025 on the both fronts and 2024 on both rears. - Fuel rail and injector replaced (2018); rear discs and pads (2018) - Nearside brake pipe replaced (Porsche Centre Bournemouth, 2016); both front brake hoses, pipe-end repairs, ABS sensor and handbrake overhaul (Silvertune Porsche, 2025) - Refurbished starter motor (2025) - It will be sold with a fresh oil service by independent specialists Porsche Torque - Mileage consistent across 23 MOTs and invoices; MOT until January 2027; HPI clear and a clean CarVertical report done in October 2026 that I can share. - Porsche Certificate of Conformity applied for. Based on its emissions figures I expect it to be ULEZ compliant, as other 3. 4 996s have been. - Private registration [S7 PKJ] included in the sale. The bad: - Lacquer peeling on the bonnet and front bumper, and stone chips to the front end, as you’d expect at this mileage - There is some minor corrosion to the nearside rear wheel arch, but this is the only spot I can see and it can be rectified easily as a localised repair. SERVICE HISTORY: Aug 2001 – 17, 542 miles – Porsche Centre Bristol (Dick Lovett) Aug 2002 – 21, 971 miles – Porsche Centre Bristol (Dick Lovett) – major Aug 2003 – 28, 447 miles – Porsche Centre Bristol (Dick Lovett) Sep 2004 – 34, 860 miles – Porsche Centre Cardiff Sep 2005 – 40, 527 miles – Porsche Centre Cardiff – major Aug 2006 – 44, 858 miles – Porsche Centre Cardiff Aug 2007 – 51, 277 miles – Porsche Centre Edinburgh Nov 2008 – 65, 753 miles – Porsche Centre Edinburgh Nov 2009 – 72, 474 miles – Porsche Centre Edinburgh Dec 2010 – 83, 319 miles – Porsche Centre Edinburgh Mar 2013 – 85, 263 miles – Major service (owner) Feb 2014 – 86, 970 miles – Auto Technic, Dundee Dec 2015 – 91, 000 miles – Hawthorns, Farnham Jan 2016 – 91, 496 miles – JMG Porsche – IMS Retrofit, clutch, flywheel, rear main seal May 2016 – 92, 530 miles – Porsche Centre Bournemouth – major Jul 2017 – 96, 430 miles – Porsche Centre Bournemouth Jun 2018 – 99, 359 miles – Porsche Centre Bournemouth – major Jun 2019 – 103, 948 miles – Silvertune Porsche Specialists – major Aug 2020 – 109, 170 miles – Silvertune Porsche Specialists Sep 2021 – 111, 756 miles – Silvertune Porsche Specialists Mar 2023 – 114, 851 miles – Silvertune Porsche Specialists – major Apr 2024 – 117, 412 miles – Silvertune Porsche Specialists [TO BE DONE PRIOR TO COLLECTION] – Porsche Torque, NW London – oil service Viewing welcome in Queens Park, North West London. An early 996 in rare Ocean Blue Metallic: a manual coupé with sunroof, the desirable cable throttle and the revvy 3. 4-litre flat-six. IMS upgrade done in 2016 at 91k miles. It has main dealer and Porsche specialist history, with a large file of invoices and receipts going back to the early 2000s.