Are Spyders Becoming Extinct At OPCs!

[Siy]

not many good pics yet unfortunately - meant to take some last night - but drank wine instead!

 

[Siy]

rear air intake

 

[Siy]

Wing Mirror

 

[daro911]

Very nice ... Hard call but when you checkout GT3's with wheels & mirrors painted in orange/red/blue/green then the side stripe is usually colour coded to match too!

 

[Siy]

Thank you - yes I was very pleased with the wing mirror actually - (copied off a 997 GTS that I saw)....! Hopefully its just subtle enough. Think it is better than my original idea of all gold.

 

[Big E]

Hi all New Spyder owner here. The guys on the Porsche forum on Pistonheads pointed me in the direction of this rather epic thread! Spec: PDK Sports Chrono Sports Exhaust Carbon seats Air con Stereo Bought from Porsche East London a few weeks back. Really enjoying the car and coming from a V8 M3 it feels very direct and the difference in weight is apparent. Lacks a bit of straight line grunt over 70mph but well worth that trade off for the cornering ability.

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: Big E Hi all New Spyder owner here. The guys on the Porsche forum on Pistonheads pointed me in the direction of this rather epic thread! Spec: PDK Sports Chrono Sports Exhaust Carbon seats Air con Stereo Bought from Porsche East London a few weeks back. Really enjoying the car and coming from a V8 M3 it feels very direct and the difference in weight is apparent. Lacks a bit of straight line grunt over 70mph but well worth that trade off for the cornering ability.

Hi and welcome to the thread/forum[] I sat in your car as I work 1 mile from East London OPC and wanted to refresh my memory on the carbon buckets .. nice car by the way[] V8 M3 is a very different machine indeed but the thrills of open motoring are worth the slight loss in grunt IMO[8D]

 

[Fire_2]

Really like your mods there Siy

 

[Siy]

and I find your signature very funny!!!

 

[Big E]

ORIGINAL: daro911 Hi and welcome to the thread/forum[]   I sat in your car as I work 1 mile from East London OPC and wanted to refresh my memory on the carbon buckets .. nice car by the way[]   V8 M3 is a very different machine indeed but the thrills of open motoring are worth the slight loss in grunt IMO[8D] 

Thanks daro, I really like the carbon buckets and they're surprisingly comfy. Mrs Big E has already commented she'll be taking an extra cushion on our next Euro road trip as she doesn't think there's enough padding....even with her ass..... (I didn't mention that to her!) I must admit the Spyder seems to get a positive reaction wherever I go, even had flashes and waves form Lotus drivers!

 

[Siy]

Welcome Big E... you will find loads of useful info in this thread... Good to have you onboard.

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: Big E

ORIGINAL: daro911 Hi and welcome to the thread/forum[] I sat in your car as I work 1 mile from East London OPC and wanted to refresh my memory on the carbon buckets .. nice car by the way[] V8 M3 is a very different machine indeed but the thrills of open motoring are worth the slight loss in grunt IMO[8D]

Thanks daro, I really like the carbon buckets and they're surprisingly comfy. Mrs Big E has already commented she'll be taking an extra cushion on our next Euro road trip as she doesn't think there's enough padding....even with her ass..... (I didn't mention that to her!) I must admit the Spyder seems to get a positive reaction wherever I go, even had flashes and waves form Lotus drivers!

It's the only Porsche in recent times that seems to cause no offence and a lot of positive interest from all walks of life. I have had white van man stop to chat about it and a concours condition Aston Martin DB4 owner who wanted to know if it was the Carrera GT [] I really liked the carbon buckets and they were on my wish list but when I bought back in 2011 it wasn't to be[&o] but as you say they are extremely comfortable and certainly good for long trips

 

[billy1]

ORIGINAL: Big E

ORIGINAL: daro911 Hi and welcome to the thread/forum[]   I sat in your car as I work 1 mile from East London OPC and wanted to refresh my memory on the carbon buckets .. nice car by the way[]   V8 M3 is a very different machine indeed but the thrills of open motoring are worth the slight loss in grunt IMO[8D] 

Thanks daro, I really like the carbon buckets and they're surprisingly comfy. Mrs Big E has already commented she'll be taking an extra cushion on our next Euro road trip as she doesn't think there's enough padding....even with her ass..... (I didn't mention that to her!) I must admit the Spyder seems to get a positive reaction wherever I go, even had flashes and waves form Lotus drivers!

I think there are plenty of ex Lotus and Caterham owners who have Spyders. It's like a "grown up" Elise and the roof isn't an issue! Congrats on the purchase.

 

[kitchens]

Welcome on board Spyderman Big E ...if i am not mistaken was that car registered in Scotland ?? car looks nice enjoy Siy Very subtle indeed the Porsche script would really set it off mind you My contact can do replacements for £50 delivered would have to see an actual sample of the colour to see if it could be matched identically. Brian

 

[homerdog]

Like it too, Siy - some more pics please!

 

[Andy Fagan]

Here is a CR that has been done GT3 style for Malasian market http://star-motoring.com/Previews/2011/Cayman-R-introduced.aspx

 

[Andy Fagan]

ORIGINAL: rob.kellock Disappointed I didn't get to see Cecil this afternoon, not just as 3 Spyders were at the Oulton Park Gold Cup. Despite all the exotica, my Spyder seemed to attract a disproportionate amount of attention all day.

Someones been playing with the door lock on that near Spyder [8|]

 

[rob.kellock]

Wow - eagle eyed Andy! Keyless go? It had Zunsport style front grill protectors too. Quite a neat job too.

 

[Fire_2]

Nice to meet you today Big E Should get a run out one early morning while summer is still here!

 

[flat6]

ORIGINAL: Andy Fagan Some better pics of the R as promised https://www.icloud.com/photostream/#A9JtdOXmJrHE6g

The Cayman has good proportions IMO Then the Cayman R adds an extra cool factor. Car looks good mate[] You might want to listen to this guy agree with you that you've bought the right car[]