Do you really want a Porsche barn find?
While barn finds may be few and far between, Philip Raby does rescue the odd Porsche that’s been sitting unloved in a garage. However, there are some that just aren’t…
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Releasing early Porsche 996 and Boxster boot releases when the battery is flat
One of the most popular features on this website is about accessing Porsche Boxster and 996 emergency bonnet releases. The emergency release allows you to access the luggage compartment where…
Porsche 911 Turbo LE – a slant-nose without the slant-nose
The Porsche 911 Turbo LE of 1989 offers all the benefits of the SE but without the Slant-Nose styling. The 911 Turbo SE of the mid-1980s offered a useful 30bhp…
How to buy a Porsche Boxster for £4000
Summer is here and what could be better than cruising around in an open-top Porsche Boxster, with the roof down and the sun on your face? A new Boxster starts…
Driving an early Porsche 911
A lot happened in 1963. Martin Luther King had a dream, Lee Harvey Oswald and Jack Ruby played with guns, Alfred Hitchcock made a film about birds, Sean Connery was…
Porsche 996 Turbo first drive
A look back at Philip Raby's first drive in a Porsche 996 Turbo, back in 2004. If you asked your Mr Spocks and Hal 9000s what the best car in…
10 things we love about the Porsche 996
The Porsche 996 was a radical car when it was unveiled in 1998 because it was a complete reimagination of the iconic 911. It was the first time that the…
Porsche Boxster Spyder RS60
I've just had a call from someone asking if a Porsche Boxster Spyder RS60 would be a good used buy. Based on the Boxster S of its day, the 2008 limited…
Customer service is everything
Here at Philip Raby Porsche we like to look after our customers well. We may not have a flashy glass and tiled showroom (although we do make a mean cup…
Collecting my first Porsche 964 from Germany, back in 2002
I've just received a lovely email from a long-term reader, who said he remembers well a piece I wrote in 2002 for 911 & Porsche World magazine. It was about…
