Buying a Porsche 993? | EP056 

Always get a PPI when buying a Porsche, I recently purchased a 2005 Carrera with 20k on it. I purchased the car from Salt Lake City Utah over 2 thousand miles away from my home in Florida. The Carfax showed the car was always serviced at Salt Lake City Porsche. I called them and spoke to the service department and then had the car sent over to Morris Brothers Motors in Salt Lake City for my PPI ($250.00) Jaime was great, he did the PPI . Jaime sent me pics of all imperfections and checked everything all the way down to the date codes on the tires. fortunately for me the car only needed a cabin filter. The biggest concern with buying a 99-08 Porsche is the IMS issue and how hard the car was revved in its life. Definitely take your time when purchasing a 911, do your home work and educate yourself before purchasing. It took me over a year to find the right car for me.

my most fave version of 911! great to seeee

I do not normally comment but when I do… Great video!! Great video angles, and music. Keep up the good work and sharing good advice.

Another great vid..! That reminds me when I went hunting for my 996 I finally bought a car without any Pre-Purchase inspection hoping to rely purely on my experience and ended up buying with my heart..! Anyway - despite of worn out clutch and steering rack leaks the car showed up to be pretty problem-free to the degree that friendly Porsche garage servicing my 993 on yearly basis asked if I would like to sell it one day..! The only thing I would add to your vid is the importance of service records - my car has a thick folder full of receipts going back to 1996 and certificate of authenticity issued by Porsche. I could trace every single part being replaced/repaired etc.. Regards!

good stuff. Can't do without the essential companion, great read!

Well done bro. Good tips. I just bought my first 993. I bought it at a distance and am having it shipped cross country. Can't wait for it to arrive.

Nice set of steps for purchase! Just what we followed and we ended up with a nice car. Big plus for the Essential Companion. Great read! Might want to check out maintenance schedules so you know what to expect. Another thing is what mods have been done? Can you reverse anything you don't like and are they substantial or just a bunch of do-dads... Color is hard to wait for, but can be difficult to live with if you aren't happy... Enjoyable video as always. Good luck all who are out searching! F

All your tips and tricks goes for any such investment, any car, or even a house. I really liked your tip #7. The previous owner tells you EVERYTHING you need to know. Also as Jay Leno puts it, buying from an original owner is the best deal ever. Then you can really gauge what you're getting into. if it's a second or third owner, it wont matter what they are like if the first one was a slob with the car. I just can't believe how many people treat their 911's as throwaways... as always, da noize, tunes and otherwise - excellent - please continue. Your weekly vids brings on that good vibe feeling.

Another thing that is important to consider when buying a 911 (especially if you are going to be driving it) is that even if the car looks great during the PPI, some minor issues will inevitably come up when you start driving it. This isn't to say that you got a bad deal or that these cars are unreliable, it just means that you might want to have a bit of money set aside for future issues and regular maintenance.

Nice. Definitely going to take my time on this.

Is that my song "amusement park." that I hear? Nice! Honored to be part of the video!

Thanks for the recommendations. Hope to use them some day!

You are a great person for advice for 993 ownership

Always a pleasure to watch your vids J. Looking at a used Macan Turbo ( ...no 993 ) out of Mississauga to be delivered here in BC. $400 PPI at Oakville Porsche is worth every penny. Wish me luck ;)

I can't wait to see your new wheels. I just put LM's on my car about a month back lol.

The scoring in the soundtracks is A1

Good advice there. You did good with your search...love a wide body 👍🏻

Good video with great advice. That’s how i would go about it. I’ve been lurking on rennlist for over a year, probably 2. I hadn’t considered the book, tho. I get all my info from RU-vid and forums. PPI is absolutely a must. So is patience and perseverance. Definitely have to recognize that you will most likely have to compromise on somethings, but stand firm on others. Great video! Looking forward to the reveal video. Next week?

Hey, the wheels on my Boxster are almost identical to those BBS wheels, Gunmetal faces with stainless steel deep dish split rims they look best on black cars I think, certainly better than black wheels. I have 19” which fill the arches beautifully, the plastic bolt on rear arch guards and mud flaps (I don’t have side skirts) are narrower than the wheels so they appear wider which also helps the stance.

Enjoy you sharing your love for these cars. Makes me want to swap my 991.2 for a 993 :-)

Very good points. My budget was a driver car and happy so that I can drive it and not care as much. I put a bunch of cash into mine to make sure everything was new to my mechanical ability. Now I have a great startung point. Only thing I hate is the rock chips on front bumper. Nothing a respray can't fix. Figure I will do that last then PPF the front.

Love the effort you put in regarding the visuals. However, apart from some Porsche forums, there was no useful information on 993-specific things, you know, stuff to look out for and such. Just general advice that would suite any used car. Since you've clearly put in the effort for your own hunt, sharing those pieces of information would have been much more appreciated.

Great tips and exactly the opposite of what I did when I bought mine. :) I didn't get a PPI because other parties were trying to buy it from under me and I took a gamble due to the service history. I sent a deposit before seeing the car (or even sitting in a 993!) and then I flew 1500 km to buy it and drive it home. Craziest thing I've ever done. I would have saved a lot of money by getting a PPI - or maybe even passed on it, but the car is amaranth violet and I'd searched for three years. And it was purple! I had to buy it. PS - Show us yer new wheels! :D

Great tips.

When u gettin the Nikai San to come hook that thing up

Excellent advice! Funny comment on the tan interior. In my case - I bought a black car even though I knew better - I love it, but I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER BLACK CAR - EVER. They look amazing after a detail, but really show every bit of dirt and scratches. My advice - Hold out for your preferred color, it is worth the wait. That said, I do love my Carrera! I am looking forward to your wheel reveal!

Forums aren’t dying at all, for the enthusiast community to solve problems. Agree that insta and others replace forums for pictures and stuff, but not faq.

What steering wheel is that? 7:37

I’m only 20 and I couldn’t afford one so I got an hr 350z. Maybe one day I’ll be able to afford a 993.

I’ve watched this episode 5 times. On an unrelated topic, I might have OCD.

Thank you for posting this, but one very important point missing in this video is the major differences between the 1995 cars and all the other years. The 1995 is OBD1, so it does not have to pass emissions and it does not throw a check engine light if the secondary air injection (SAI) ports get clogged, a common and recurring problem with OBD2 96-98 993's which can be very costly to fix. At the very least, one has to periodically clean the SAI, also not cheap, or time consuming if doing yourself, if one wants to pass emissions consistently. The 1995 also does not have the notorious immobilizer, which can be an annoyance as well. The main (arguable) downside of the 1995 is that it does not have the varioram. The gain in power (a little over 10HP) and mid-range responsiveness provided by the varioram are dependent upon proper tuning of the varioram, which is not exactly trivial. Personally, I have driven cars with and without varioram and could barely tell the difference, at least in normal street and highway driving. At the track it might be different. There are other differences as well - e.g. different thickness rear sway bar, 1995 is the only year with the so-called "basket handle' by the decklid, etc., but these are all changeable, if at all necessary. Perhaps because of the lack of varioram, the 1995 cars tend to be less expensive. For my money and no track use, I certainly prefer not having to deal with passing emissions with an air cooled engine, the immobilizer, or tuning the varioram. As you may have guessed, I have a 1995. It is a fantastic car.

Whats with the jacked up music in the background?

Very light on content!

Nice baby seat in the Mom car.

why are you driving an X5?

993s are 90s AF

What is this shitty "music" in all youtube videos after 2012?

For god's sake get rid of that horrible music.