Porsche Carrera // Porsche 993, last of the air-cooled 

The 993 has always been my grail car. The style is timeless, especially in silver and with those wheels. Love the classic bark of the air cooled engine.

My favorite too. One of the most beautiful car ever made.

The most beautiful 993 I've seen in a while! Thanks, Zack! Cor Motorsports has some choice cars in their inventory, fun to check it out and dream

What an absolute beauty of a car. This is in perfect condition. Wow.

At 2:27 the basket handle (third-brake light) was used on the "early" 1995 models. Later 1995 models like mine had the third-brake light at the top of the rear window just like the 1996+ models.

Nice review and lovely car I had one of these in 1995 in the UK in silver with turbo wheels C4S air cooled, wished still had it..

A perfect review. Clearly, you know these years. I love that colour combination (versus my Alpine white/black). I’m impressed. Someone will definitely be buying a gem. Thanks for the video.

I drove one once. I LOVED it. What a fun car to drive. It was actually more fun as an all-around driver than my 930.

The 1995 does have an SAI, but it does not generate an engine check light when there is an issue with it as it does on a 1996 to 1998 models. People living were they have emission tests consider that a problem.

i bought one 993 1996, cab, with this blue interior and polar silver! beautiful car! and drive... oufff!

Cool vid. Fun to watch you geekin out! Keep up the great work!

I love the 993, beautiful generation and you had one in the best color, that burgundy that was in the Kills bugs fast poster.

The Cup wheels are so much nicer, plus the Turbo Twists are not "sided", they point to the front on one side and to the rear on the other side. BTW, nicely done video.

One of my dream 911

Great review. You gave info, I had not heard before

What an amazing machine

My favourite car since they came out. Just prefer the regular wheels. Thanks Zak!

Great review with all the details that only a person who own/have owned it can provide

a good investment plus an amazing driver. my 993 is a 95 tipronic with 96k on it. paid 40k in march 2020. a stick is 15k more. mileage is king with these but if you want to have fun in a car get one

Love these cars

Awesome content

Ok, I have GOT to see the 992 in person after your claim!

Hi Zack, big fan from India ! Was waiting for this since u uploaded pic on insta., thanks . Ur reviews are the best in the world .

I've a 1996 993 C2 iris blue metallic, 66,000 miles, 6-speed manny tranny. No CEL, no oil leaks. I'll never sell it.

Very informative video👏👏.The 993 is my favourite series and this one in my favourite colour😎🇦🇺

My 993 has the PSS10 suspension, cup car spec BBS E 88 Motorsport wheels, lowered to Euro RS ride height and corner balanced. It transformed the car.

My favourite 911

Nice Porsche 993 Color Polarsilver

Love the rear end. Best colour is black silver is second best. Imo

Great review your a natural

993 and 997 my favorite of the 911.

My favorite Porsche 911. I wish I could own a turbo variant.

993 best looking air cooled 911 special the S model$$$

The air box with the holes in it is not the only component used in the motor sound package. The mufflers are also different

I am thinking of buying one myself and getting it restored to factory level. I have a 996 GT3 which is fantastic but want something with a smaller body, lighter feel and aircooled. My friend has one and it is an amazing experience.

I have a 1996 black 993 and I agree with you, they are a more involved drive than later 911's even though the newer cars do everything better and are much faster. My experience is my varioram spools up and revs much better than a friend's non-varioram 993, which seems to run out of breath by comparison at high revs.

Should be open the engine compartment right?

A 1995 did not come with Turbo Twist rims, first thing I noticed before you mentioned it. Also "early" 1995s had the basket handle; later 1995s had the brake light strip at the top of the back window.

993 and the 992 as the best looking 911's of the last 25 years? To quote the late Chef Carl Ruiz, "Don’t trust your taste, chances are you have none"

"This is how you open the trunk", well thats actually the engine lid and not the trunk... But still a nice video!

You said the car is for sale, is it still available and if so how much is it? Thanks

sweet :)

Like an old 90s Mercedes 300E, these old 911 were built like tanks, unlike today unfortunately. Another thing about buying these old 911 Porsches is the IMS bearing that wears out, its a small fortune to fix.

I test drove a 997.1 turbo at corcars a few years ago lol

why did you not keep yours Zack?

Perfect car for the weekend. It's far too old to use reliably as a daily driver throughout the year. Sadly I travel as part of my consulting job and I have to drive a modern German sports coupe. If I was retired, the 993 would be perfect.

Zack - I note Singer (reimagined 911s ) uses the 964 model (1990-94). What differences are there between 993 and 964?

992 is hideous. Car and bulbous. The 993 is elegant and sleek. Beautiful car. So refreshing to see this smaller 911. Back when horsepower wasn't everything

I bought a 1996 993 Turbo dirt cheap back in 2013. Mine was also Polar Silver. Sold it fin 2018 for double what I paid . Traded it for a slightly used Mclaren 570s. So I basically got a Mclaren 570s for the price of a cheap Porsche. Just sold the Mclaren for a Miami Blue 991.2 with a manual transmission

Looks sharp; but again I’d be too afraid of the maintenance.

All 993 have SAI valves including MY95 without varioram

Hi Zack, could you please make a review in the future, of a Buick Park Avenue , any models between 95 and 2000? Thanks in advance

That's my dream car !

Hi Zack, thank you for this insightful review on the pinnacle model of the 911 series! Would you consider doing a comparable video on the original NSX (1991-2005)?

Nice that you did this video, but you gave a few wrong pieces of information. 1995 is actually the second year of the 993. It is only the first year in North America. The asymmetrically placed rear view mirrors are not exclusive of the 993 generation of 911's. SAI stands for secondary air injection (not intake) ports. 1995 cars do have SAI and they also do get clogged, but when that happens it does not trip a check engine light in that year only, because it is pre-OBD II. Actually, this is yet another advantage of that year, in that it is not necessary to pass emissions, which is not always easy with air cooled engines.

The only thing worse than the wiper is replacing it with a plug.

So the mirror thing isn't only a 993 thing

He’s had a couple 993s for how long and he’s still calling it a trunk?

Nice video! Is it still for sale?

993 beautiful. 992 has become too bloated. I would take a 991.2 GT3 T manual.

Twin to the 997

you forgot that 95 doesn't have immobilizer which makes it easy to use, but all of them have SAI, funny mine has 135k miles on it and every second driving it is absolute joy

Cornelius!?

A 981 Boxster/Cayman is a better way to go IMO, and a F355 is a better classic buy for the money, again IMO.

I'm an idiot. I had a black on black 1998 993 Convertible loaded and I sold it in 2003 and could kick myself. Only negative was it was a "tiptronic".

Nice review - a couple of minor comments, The 1995 has exactly the same SAI (Secondary Air Injection not Intake) issues, but the older OBD1 ECU does not report it, so perhaps the 96-98 cars do have have a tendency to throw a CEL if that happens. It does not happen that often, and it's only an issue if your local emissions authority checks. The corresponding downside is the 1995's often struggle with stalling if you install the lighter RS flywheel, which is a common and great upgrade because they are significantly lighter than the stock dual-mass flywheel, which allows the engine to rev much quicker. The 1995's also have less HP but more importantly less torque than the varioram cars. Not sure where you got the 95' revs better, no evidence of that and I have driven dozens of 993's. The slightly offset pedals and floor mounted pivots perhaps will throw off a novice but it's a non-issue - but using the cruise control to solve that? Given you shot this in BC, the one big advantage the 95 has for this year only is you can get collector plates and reduce your insurance to 1/3 of what it was before. Over the next few years all the 993's will become eligible, (BTW I have owned 993's for over 15 years and currently drive a 97 993TT). Values peaked a few years ago, dropped while the 964 climbed to its current silly heights, but it appears the 993's are slowly rising again. Hard to lose capital on these cars!

I agree with you that the 993 is beautiful. But the 992 ? The back looks like it’s from LEGO. The 991.1 was nicer in my humble opinion.

993 looks amazing. 992, however, doesn't look good at all. It's GIGANTIC and doesn't look anything like a traditional 911. How can you even say it's good looking?

Holy fuck these pedals

OMG😱 in silver💙 The HP numbers on these are so low I laughed.. and I drive a Sienna 😐

Radiator

Disagree with the 992 being as gorgeous as the 993.

This car looks like a beautiful well proportioned women hips and all.

Essentially It's good enough to date but you're not getting married. Not sure you're saying much positive about the 993 as a result.

At 9:28 "you want to find a car that has been sorted by somebody that knows what they are doing". That is a tough one if you are unfamiliar with the make and model and to be a true Porsche enthusiast, that takes time. Going online to sites like Rennlist, well what can I say, I have been on it for over a decade and there are a lot of people there that know very little to nothing. Yes, even some of those that have high post counts and even some of the advice I received from shops that was dead wrong. Then there are a "very few" that do know a lot and determining that means you have to know something yourself. Reading some of the comments (and these are a few) is better than going to the local comedy club. 911excellence.blogspot.com/

The prettiest Porsche I think. But I'll stick to my Ferrari 328.

If you’re going to do a vid on a car, know your facts. The basket handle is specific to non “S” cars, nothing to do with the year. Seriously get a clue.

1995 not a collectors item Vario ram is what u want Porsches were all hand built