Highlights Manual, all-wheel-drive 996 Cabriolet with the flat-six you actually want to drive Distinctive green full leather cabin that gives it real individual character Dansk sports exhaust giving the 3.4 a proper open-top soundtrack Comprehensively sorted by a Porsche specialist and ready to enjoy New mohair hood and rain-sensor windscreen fitted in current ownership Overview The 996 gave us the first water-cooled 911, and with it a car you can genuinely live with all year round.

This one is a Carrera 4 Cabriolet in the sweet spot of the range: the 3.4-litre flat-six sending 300bhp through a six-speed manual and all four wheels, so you get the drama of an open-top 911 with the reassurance of grip when the British weather does its worst.

What grabs you first is the colour combination.

Metallic silver over green full leather is a rare and rather lovely choice, and it gives the cabin a warmth and individuality that's genuinely hard to find.

Drop the roof, fire up the flat-six throu...