Hello. I've just bought a 987 Cayman S and this is my first posting on here. The plan is to use the car for track plus road use, but absolutely not as a daily driver.
I've had the privilege of spending some time in the shop with the car to oversee (aka "get in the way of") some service and upgrade work - I've uprated the brake discs and pads and otherwise had all the major service items carried out and changed all the fluids.
Alongside was a restoration of a Mk I E Type and I couldn't help doing a little bit of compare and contrast. Some thoughts:
Cayman - every millimetre of space was used effectively. All parts were of a high quality and fixed with planning and great design.
E Type - a joy to work on because there was acres of space. But what was in the space was a bit like something out of the parts bin.
Cayman - electronics and mechanicals eg coil packs, brake sensors
E Type - dated mechanicals: distributor. Drum brakes involved a certain amount of faith!
OK, a bit unfair, the E Type dated back to 1965 and is a museum piece. So beautiful it made me go weak at the knees. But the Cayman just had such a satisfying feel of everything being right.
Mine may be a bit of a hobby car but it drives like a dream and I couldn't be more pleased with it.
I've had the privilege of spending some time in the shop with the car to oversee (aka "get in the way of") some service and upgrade work - I've uprated the brake discs and pads and otherwise had all the major service items carried out and changed all the fluids.
Alongside was a restoration of a Mk I E Type and I couldn't help doing a little bit of compare and contrast. Some thoughts:
Cayman - every millimetre of space was used effectively. All parts were of a high quality and fixed with planning and great design.
E Type - a joy to work on because there was acres of space. But what was in the space was a bit like something out of the parts bin.
Cayman - electronics and mechanicals eg coil packs, brake sensors
E Type - dated mechanicals: distributor. Drum brakes involved a certain amount of faith!
OK, a bit unfair, the E Type dated back to 1965 and is a museum piece. So beautiful it made me go weak at the knees. But the Cayman just had such a satisfying feel of everything being right.
Mine may be a bit of a hobby car but it drives like a dream and I couldn't be more pleased with it.