Sell My Porsche 911 in Fresno & Clovis

Selling your 911 in Fresno & Clovis

911s accumulate miles quietly in the Valley: long Highway 99 commutes, cars handed down to new drivers, and daily drivers that have simply outlasted two or three other cars in the same family. A Porsche showing 180,000 or 220,000 miles isn’t unusual here, and it isn’t a problem for us — high mileage is normal for this model and priced into every offer we make.

The 911 has been in continuous production since the 1965 model year, always with a rear-mounted flat-six. The original long-hood cars ran to 1973, followed by the G-series (1974-1989), 964 (1989-1994), and air-cooled 993 (1994-1998). Water cooling arrived with the 996 (1999-2005), then the 997 (2005-2012), 991 (2012-2019), and turbocharged-for-most 992 from 2020. Coupe, Targa, and Cabriolet bodies appear in nearly every generation.

The usual trigger is a shop quote: IMS bearing failure (996 and early 997) is common on the 911, and cylinder bore scoring isn’t far behind it. Faced with that bill, most owners would rather sell the car as it sits. That’s our whole business — we price the problems in and make one clear offer, guaranteed for 7 days.

Porsche 911 at a glance: 1965-2025 model years · sports coupe and convertible · every trim considered — what matters is that it starts, drives, and has a working key.

Have a different Porsche to sell? Start from our Sell My Porsche page — we buy the Boxster, Cayenne, Cayman and the rest of the lineup the same way.

Common 911 problems we still buy

The 911 has a well-documented weak-spot list. Here it is — and every item on it is something we still buy:

• IMS bearing failure (996 and early 997). The intermediate shaft bearing on 1999-2008 water-cooled cars can fail with little warning and destroy the engine. Many cars have a documented retrofit bearing; without paperwork, buyers assume the risk is still there, and owners often sell rather than gamble on an engine.
• Cylinder bore scoring. Some 996 and 997 engines, especially the larger 3.8L versions, develop scored cylinder bores that cause oil consumption, ticking, and piston slap. A borescope is the only real check, and a rebuild is a five-figure job, so owners frequently sell instead of opening the motor.
• Air-cooled oil leaks and top-end wear. Air-cooled engines up to 1998 commonly weep oil from valve covers, oil return tubes, and seals, and higher-mile engines wear valve guides and head studs. A proper top-end reseal is specialist work at specialist prices, which pushes many long-term owners toward a sale.
• Cooling system and coolant pipes. Water-cooled generations use plastic and aluminum pipes that crack and leak with heat cycles, and water pumps are a wear item on 991 and 992 cars. Because several pipes sit over the engine, labor dominates the bill and owners sell rather than authorize the teardown.

Paperwork problems count too. If your 911 failed its smog check, the registration has expired, or the title is lost or in someone else’s name, those pages explain how we handle each case — in most of them, we can still buy the car. We buy 911s all over Fresno and Clovis and pay at pickup, with free towing inside the service area.

911 seller questions