993 convertible?

I would say you are in the $80-90K range for a nice 993 Cab that has been driven but properly maintained. Most were manuals so that's not a problem. Tiptronics are not that plentiful and bring much lower price so easily recognized.

993s are super popular and really nice one-owners with low miles can stretch into the low $100s easily but they made enough of them and most people cared for them that nice ones to be enjoyed are not that hard to find.

Maintenance is a fraction of most Ferraris and like pretty much all Porsches they are relatively bulletproof.

I damn near pulled the trigger on a 993 C4s but my 2018 GT3 Touring came available so went for that instead.

993s are amazing cars and a blast to own and drive.

Good luck with the search and eventual purchase- Cheers

 

Sounds about right. Tim Holt has a 964 cabriolet for ~$70K, Tiptronic.

I sold my 993 cab in 2004. They are great cars. Bulletproof except the top can be occasionally finicky.


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Tiptronics are scarce overall, but I’ve seen more of them in the cabriolets. Maybe because these were more cruising/leisure 911s.

And yes, maintenance and build quality are leagues better than Ferrari. The one caveat is that parts for the air-cooled 911s are not always readily available, and typically not cheap. Because these cars are approaching 30 years of age, stuff like blowers, sunroof/top motors, rear spoiler mechanisms, etc., are just nearing the end of their expected service lives. I recently spent $400+ to replace a noisy climate control sensor motor. Easy job, but a two week wait for the part. Yeah I could have lived with it, but I always like my classic cars to be 100 percent.

I say this not to dissuade anyone, because the 993 is the tail end of a legendary run, and an air-cooled flat six is a classic in itself, but their excellent build quality doesn’t translate into cheap to run.




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