Full disclosure, this 911 996 C4S is the personal car of one of our esteemed specialists here at HQ.

He bought it about 18 months ago and is only selling because, well, it’s not ideal transport for his dog.

We have driven the car and can attest to its thoroughly well-screwed-together feel and its undimmed ability to start, go, keep going, get quicker, carry on getting quicker, brake and stop with all the pedigree engineering precision, poise and balance you would hope and expect to find in a properly sorted and cared-for 996 C4S.

We imagine that when Gunther and Wolfgang waved this one goodbye from the end of the production line at Zuffenhausen, they felt deservedly proud of themselves.

The bodywork is straight, true and devoid of any dinks, dents, creases, ripples or folds that shouldn’t be there.

The shut-lines and panel gaps are consistent and even, too, and the doors close with plenty of trademark Teutonic heft and certainty.

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