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Cayman 2.9 or gen 1 3.4S
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gturner008
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could do with a bit of advice. I have a £22k budget to buy a Cayman. Wanted one or ages, and now have the budget. My little bit of research points me to either a facelift 2.9 or a gen 1 3.4S.
Its for occasional driving. We have other classic cars to drive, including a 1989 3.2 Carrera and NSX. I'm not a boy racer, so don't need outright performance. Which one should I go with? My gut tells me the 2.9 is going to be quick enough. But I want to know if others have done down this path and then found they wished they'd gone for the faster car. Any advice very welcome. Thanks. Gary
Hinchingbrooke
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I have had a Cayman S for 3 years have loved every moment with her
Try and get an S if you can with as many factory fitted accessories as possible
good luck
regards
Martin
AndrewT
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stephenbailey
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Sample both of them before you decide. Obviously you need to look at service history etc etc...
Ive run a gen 1 Cayman S for just over a year now, done approx 5k miles.
The car is superb and has never let me down. The Indy that looks after mine tells me the Ims is not really an issue & the thing to be ware of is the possibility of bore scoring ( which can be checked and dealt with )
Hope you get sorted- I'm sure you'll be happy with either model
Steve
2006 Cayman S
As others have said, if you're not bothered about outright performance I'm sure that the 2.9 will be fine for you. A minor point - although the 2.9 has the revised Gen2 engine (no IMS, etc.), it uses indirect fuel injection whereas the Gen2 3.4 features direct fuel injection for improved economy and lower emissions.
Many 3.4 cars tend to have have better specs than their smaller engined counterparts - perhaps 3.4 owners have more cash to splash out when purchasing - which is something that could have a bearing on your choice.
I'm sure that you'll be happy with whichever one you decide upon. It's a great driver's car.
Good luck with your search.
Jeff
As you say, outright performance is unimportant to you and so the 2.9 will probably be a good choice, I have noticed the 987.2 PDK has an added premium in the pricing over the past couple of years and last year when I bought mine I could have got a 981 2.9 manual but I'm very pleased with the 987.2 S PDK is great to use, some bargains can be found in the 987.2 S Manuals and the price difference can be surprising.
gturner008
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Buddy said:some bargains can be found in the 987.2 S Manuals and the price difference can be surprising.
very rare cars and not many to even choose from, never saw a bargin when looking , most are very expensive as they are the most sort after.
there is ONLY 1 car for sale at an OPC and it's £33k and over 5 years old !!
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