The journey home. Our route back into a Porsche 993

High mileage, 6-speed, incredible condition, AWD.
Just the right prescription for my mental health.

About 10 yrs ago I sold my 1998 Carrera S under duress.  Times were a bit tight and unfortunately 993 values were on the rise.   Despite proclamations that I’d keep the car forever I sold it on Bring a trailer to cover life’s expenses.   Selling the car was the right decision at the time, but I've carried guilt over parting ever since. 

My 1998 Carrera S.
I think you can see why I miss it. 

While selling did net me a tidy profit that satisfaction proved insufficient to fill the void in my soul. Since its departure a few cars have come and gone.  All of which were impressive in one way or another.   But none captured my heart enough to make me forget about 993. Obviously, like any car guy full of regret, I kept my eye on the market but rarely was a compelling car feasible monetarily. Especially since I needed a manual coupe with AWD for my purposes. “Needed” is a funny word when talking about weekend driven Porsches, but I'll use the word for its comedic effect.   So, of course, I never found one. 

UNTILL, I DID. 

132,000 mile creampuff.
Honest cars are hard to find, 
a car w/o secrets at this age is special.   

The tagline on the Advertisement was “Hesitate at your peril.”   Now I resist getting “spun up” by ads but in this case “spun up” was EXACTLY what I had become.  Why?  Because the seller was Nathan Merz who was not only a friend but also kind of a big deal too.  So no, I did not hesitate. 

Nathan is a pillar in the Porsche community. He possesses an encyclopedic understanding of the 993 and perhaps any generation of Carrera.  As a broker, he enforces a zero-compromise standard for factory originality.   I always say buying a seller is smarter than buying a car. This was certainly one such situation.  Heck, as of this writing I haven’t even looked at the documentation for this car yet.  I just knew this was the car I wanted.  

This is not the interior you expect in a 132,000 mile car.
Shout out to Cocomats, they rushed these to me in 72 hours

I immediately listed my current car for sale and crossed my fingers I could pull off a hail Mary of quick car sales.  Luckily my quirky taste paid off and my Macadamia Metallic Brown ‘09 Carrera S 6-speed sold in time.   So, within 10 days my wife and I were off to take possession in Washington and drive this low mileage creampuff over 1500 miles to Boulder on our 21st anniversary.  

I'm the one on the right.