1994 Porsche 911 Carrera

Riviera Blue on a driven 964 Carrera Coupe — a hero PTS-tier finish on a car that has done what a 911 is meant to do. A 1994 Porsche 911 Carrera, six-speed manual, Riviera Blue over Black, showing 106,255 miles from new.

Riviera Blue is one of the small handful of 964-era finishes that makes hardcore collectors take a second look. On a narrow-body Carrera Coupe in the manual configuration, it is the exact spec enthusiasts point at when they describe what a well-used, honest 964 is supposed to be. The six-speed manual is the gearbox to have on this generation — Tiptronic 964s trade at a meaningful discount.

The 964 was Porsche's transitional 911: an 85%-new car underneath the classic silhouette, coil-spring suspension all around, the first 911 to offer factory all-wheel drive (Carrera 4), and the last analog 911 before the water-cooled 996. A driven 964 with the miles recorded and honest paint on a serious factory finish is the specification collectors describe as "the one to buy and use," not the museum-piece delivery-mile variant.

A pre-purchase inspection on a 964 with real miles focuses on documented top-end service, clutch and dual-mass flywheel condition on a manual car, suspension bushings that age with time, oil-leak points (cam-cover gaskets, chain-tensioner covers), and the service history at a Porsche-experienced shop. Riviera Blue paint condition specifically — original panels versus repaint, chip touch-up quality — is worth a careful walk-around.

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