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My 964 is from 1991. She's a coupe, with manual transmission. The color is Amazon Green (blue according to most people). The interior is black (so called half leather). There's no sunroof, but she does have an air conditioner. The mirrors are the original rectangular ones. The standard 16" Design-90 wheels have been replaced with much better looking 17" Cup wheels. Tire size is 205/50 front, 255/40 rear, at the moment wearing Pirelli P-zero's.

I bought her in October 2001 from an OPC in the Netherlands (Breda). Although I was looking for a black one, I was intrigued by a blueish 964 in the back corner of the showroom. It looked gorgeous in the shadowy corner. It looked even better outside in full daylight. After a test drive, checking of the known weak spots of the 964 (dual mass flywheel, rust at the bottom of the windscreen, distributor vent kit, ...) and some negotiations about the price I bought her.

Like any Porsche, she should be paid due attention. This is not the kind of car where you drop it off once a year for scheduled maintenance and don't do anything else but turn the key and drive. As an air-cooled (or more precisely, oil-cooled) car, it uses oil. Mine seems to like a liter every 2000 km with average driving. I got a 6 month warranty, and made the most of it by driving the car as much as possible. I figured that if it was going to break, it had better break during those 6 months. The following was done to the car in the first 6 months:

• minor cosmetic surgery
• replaced a seized alternator
• re-adjusted the gearbox
• brake revision (front)
• replaced front and rear speakers
• fitted a good alarm system
• fixed the fuel gauge

At the moment I have no definite plans to change the car. In a further off future I might consider the following:

• tweak the suspension
• replace the rectangular mirrors with teardrops
• change the steering wheel for one with a bigger offset and smaller diameter
• put in a good stereo system