richardheeley
New member
My new Cayman S has finally arrived, replacing the first which, some of you will remember, suffered from a very harsh ride which I put down to failed PASM and Porsche put down to my imagination.
The new car, again riding on standard 18s and with optional PASM (I'd driven enough other Caymans (Caymen?), to know that PASM is a great system when it works, which it usually does), has a totally different ride to my first car, vindicating my assertion that the original car was faulty, if not repaying my lost £7.5k.
So all is well? Well, sadly no. The new car has a magic carpet ride, with none of the bone jarring that ruined my first Cayman, but the steering on the new car is dead as a Dodo. The actual handling doesn't seem too bad once you get the thing to actually turn in. Grip is good, but a Virgin Pendolino has more urge to turn than my car does. Ironically, my first Cayman was excellent in this respect with the turn-in of a butcher's knife. Chief suspects are either faulty power-steering or incorrectly set up geometry - neither of which is terribly impressive on a brand new Porsche. (I've already checked tyre pressures).
Car is due to go back into the OPC for a full geo/computer check, but in the meantime, has anyone else experienced anything similar with their Cayman?
The new car, again riding on standard 18s and with optional PASM (I'd driven enough other Caymans (Caymen?), to know that PASM is a great system when it works, which it usually does), has a totally different ride to my first car, vindicating my assertion that the original car was faulty, if not repaying my lost £7.5k.
So all is well? Well, sadly no. The new car has a magic carpet ride, with none of the bone jarring that ruined my first Cayman, but the steering on the new car is dead as a Dodo. The actual handling doesn't seem too bad once you get the thing to actually turn in. Grip is good, but a Virgin Pendolino has more urge to turn than my car does. Ironically, my first Cayman was excellent in this respect with the turn-in of a butcher's knife. Chief suspects are either faulty power-steering or incorrectly set up geometry - neither of which is terribly impressive on a brand new Porsche. (I've already checked tyre pressures).
Car is due to go back into the OPC for a full geo/computer check, but in the meantime, has anyone else experienced anything similar with their Cayman?
