7/25/18 Update: Gone
This 2003 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S (VINWP0AA29943S623824) has a claimed 110,000 miles and is finished in “Slate Gray Metallic”. The seller states, “It’s a great car and a lot of fun to drive”. Find this one offered here on Cars.com in Philadelphia, PA for $23,000.
The Carrera 4S or C4S for short, was first introduced in 1994 in the US market. Porsche took a bunch of unsold 964 3.6L Turbo chassis assemblies and created the 964 Carrera Turbo-look. They then did the same thing with the 993 to create the Carrera 4S Coupe. Rinse and repeat, and here we are with the 996 version. This one is finished in Slate Gray, which is not all that common.
Would you look at that guys license plate! Much better than the personalized plates you see on every Tesla. Be sure to buy him a drink as you pick up your firstflatsix.
For the 996 version, Porsche added a full width rear reflector and removed the side air intakes. Essentially, the C4S is a Turbo without the turbocharged “Mezger” engine and side air intakes. Stainless Steel exhaust tips appear to be the only cosmetic option on this car.
The seller claims the car has almost new Michelin PS2’s (only 1000 miles).
The C4S’s came with the same naturally aspirated 3.6L flat-six that was good for 320HP that was found in every other base (996.2) Carrera. In this case, the seller is claiming lots of recent maintenance, “It also recently had new spark plugs, coil packs, oil pressure sender, battery, sun roof motor, starter and starter cable installed. IMS bearing was replaced with LN Engineering bearing. Passed PA inspection in Feb of 2018.”
The interior appears to be finished in Black Leather (dash and door cards) but we’re not seeing too many other options.
A lot of folks prefer the widebody Turbo looks as compared to the base narrow-body Carrera. Others prefer the AWD for all year driving in colder areas. Whatever the reason, this is priced under market. A 110K-mile C4S with some forgettable aftermarket wheels and NO IMS WORK sold for $23,415 on BaT not too long ago. The IMS/RMS/Clutch work is about $2500-$3500 so you’re already a winner even paying full ask. Ask for the option code sticker, the Carfax/Autocheck and don’t forget that PPI! Make this Cheap 4S, your firstflatsix.
