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cayman--audi comparison ?
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richardheeley
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James_G
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tiskev
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sawood12
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all the best supercars are midengined and rear wheel drive for a reason-it works[Preferring a front engined car if the performance and handling were on a par i think i would like a TT but not if it made me wish I still had the Boxster
berty987
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FYI golf clubs go easily into a boxster (and presumably a Cayman). Driver and woods are taken out and fit in the widest part of the rear boot and then the bag goes in. If you have a powakaddy, that, its battery and shoes go in the front boot. Everything nicely hidden away from prying eyes while relaxing at the 19th [ORIGINAL: James_G Of course what you do get with the Audi that you don't get with the Porsche is a decent 3 year warranty, rear seats, the ability to transport golf clubs (although you have take the driver out of the bag I recently discovered) and nobody will ask you why you'd not bought the quick one, which much surely happen when you buy a non "S" Cayman.
John H
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Now ain't that the truth that you will never read in a magazine ... best point yet in this debate. Truth is there are precious few bad cars these days, they are almost all good but just different. My Cayman shares its garage with an Audi A2 TDi (for economy) and a mazda MX5 (for sunny days) and frankly I like all of them, and enjoy driving all of them. Indeed I very nearly bought a TT Cabrio instead of the Mazda, and may yet buy one of the TT diesels when they are a bit cheaper. Agonising over which is best is fairly pointless, just drive what you enjoy, and if you can afford it have more than one!ORIGINAL: berty987 I think the differences between Porsche and its competitors is narrowing daily. I doubt many road users would have the ability or nerve to push a cayman or boxster to the required limits to excel over a TT or Z4.
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sawood12
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I agree in principle that other brands are catching up with Porsche (was inevitable anyway - the car has fundamental limits limits and manufacturers are getting close to those absolute limits), but the point I was making before about my mate who has had both, is that he is not a driving enthusiast. I'm sure he wouldn't mind me saying that he wouldn't know oversteer from understeer. But even he could feel and appreciate that the Boxster is in a different league over the TT. The TT felt quicker in a straight line with more grunt than his Boxster had, but he says the Boxster is a much much better drive in all other respects. It went round corners better, accellarated out of them better (the TT scrabbles about trying to lay down the power), inspired more confidence than the TT and braked better than the TT. So to me from the sounds of it the TT still has a very long way to go before it catches up with the Boxster/Cayman from a chassis and dynamic point of view. Not sure if his TT has the electo-magnetic dampers or not - though it is a highly specc'd car so i'd be surprised if it didn't.ORIGINAL: berty987 I think the differences between Porsche and its competitors is narrowing daily. I doubt many road users would have the ability or nerve to push a cayman or boxster to the required limits to excel over a TT or Z4. The Audi offers a safe and comfortable ride , with a well finished modern cabin , suitable for most drivers to enjoy pushing on at some speed in an unfussed manner. The Boxster and Cayman offer more driver involvment and the ability to provoke a response from the car as a reaction to driver input. For this reason I would still class Porsche as an enthusiasts drive , rather than just nice looking transport , which is where I would place an Audi.
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