10/01/18 UPDATE: Gone
This 2002 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S (VIN WP0AA29942S621781) has a claimed 82,784 miles and is finished in Arctic Silver over Black Leather. The seller states, “CLEAN CARFAX WITH 19 SERVICE RECORDS”. Find this one offered here on CarGurus in Manassas, VA for $21,995.
Right off the bat, the dealer looks a bit sketchy, in that they are one of those, “must present ad” to get listed price type of places. Also, the price doesn’t include a “$595 dealer fee” so YMMV with a final sales price in regards to what ever other fees they are planning on adding to the sales price. That beind said, here we go…
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.
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.
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 claims that maintenance is up to date and the Carfax does indeed show a lot of maintenance throughout the years. Unfortunately no word on any IMS/RMS work, but this is so cheap, it shouldn’t deter you from buying.
The interior is finished in Black Full Leather (dash and door cards) and heated seats. The Advanced Technic package (Bose Digital, 12 speaker and CD changer) round out the interior.
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 59K-mile C4S and NO IMS WORK sold for $29,400 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. Don’t forget that PPI! Make this cheap 4S, your firstflatsix.
