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Sold the Cayman
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If you don't need a tin top it has to be the equally as good but better priced Spyder definitely Porsche best kept affordable exotic secret [8D]ORIGINAL: CLIFFWILKINS The Cayman R is probably as good as it gets really.Guess what my next Porsche will be when prices have settled down.The R has gone up in price over the last couple of months so not a good time to buy. If you dont need the back seats there is no better. Porsche best kept secret Cliff
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^ What he said [ORIGINAL: daro911 If you don't need a tin top it has to be the equally as good but better priced Spyder definitely Porsche best kept affordable exotic secret [8D]
I miss the hatch on the Cayman too. I was able to carry more things and treat it more as an every day car. I could even fold out my son's car seat and fit it in the rear if I needed to carry an adult and hadn't planned to take the car seat out. Not so in the Spyder. You're not imagining the difference in the weight distribution. After a trip to PEC you will be driving it like you stole it[ORIGINAL: bajers I think from a practical point of view, for me at least, the Cayman scores over the 911. I now don't need rear seats, so the rear hatch was great. No messing about with the front lid for day to day small stuff. Although I am no expert by any means, the handling on the Cayman felt so 'compact' (if that's a recognisable term). Just felt so right, even though steering, gears, clutch, brakes, felt heavier than the 911 and needed more effort, they just felt so right. Not done a lot of miles in the 911 yet, and it might be my imagination, but it feels like you can really feel that weight at the back end with a light front end. Very different to the Cayman. Just needs getting used to and adapting to I suppose. Definetly on for a Porsche experience day. That's on the top of my list. Thanks for the advice on that one!
I have a theory that Porsche will eventually remove the Carrera and the base 911 will be the Carrera S. I don't expect they will want any perception that the cars overlap in performance when one costs considerably more than the other. With the 981 Cayman S, the gap will be even closer. They won't want people walking into show rooms saying "Why is that Carrera £25,000 more than that Cayman S? Both 3.4, yes. It says few bhp and Nm more on the Carrera, hmmm. Felt about the same when I drove them both but the Cayman handled much sweeter. Don't see the point in that Carrera." They should be saying "The Carrera S, well, that blew me away, definitely a big difference between the Carrera S and Cayman S. I'll definitely work my way up to one of those 911's some day."ORIGINAL: Motorhead I had always considered myself as a 911 fan - but I just preferred the handling balance of the Cayman and the performance of the two cars is so close as to make no practical difference. I think that the only 911 I would now consider would be a classic air-cooled car or a water-cooled Turbo or a GT3, but we're talking serious money for the those.
Agree and I wonder why they stopped Cayman production in January but havent announced the new 981 Cayman yet, only rumours it might be by launched end of this year according to OPC's. They dont want it to interfere with potential sales of the non-S 991. I was told they had to detune the new 981 S and soften up the handling as it was too close to the 981S around the "Ring". Unfortunately when it does come out its will knock down the value of the Gen II cars as they cant afford to price it too close to the non S 991 either.ORIGINAL: flat6 I have a theory that Porsche will eventually remove the Carrera and the base 911 will be the Carrera S. I don't expect they will want any perception that the cars overlap in performance when one costs considerably more than the other. With the 981 Cayman S, the gap will be even closer. They won't want people walking into show rooms saying "Why is that Carrera £25,000 more than that Cayman S? Both 3.4, yes. It says few bhp and Nm more on the Carrera, hmmm. Felt about the same when I drove them both but the Cayman handled much sweeter. Don't see the point in that Carrera."
I think we had this conversation some time ago Chris and came to the conclusion that the 981 Cayman would be announced at the LA Auto Show in November this year, meaning that we won't be seeing it here until the new year, a year after 987 Cayman production ceased. Incidentally, looking at the latest spy pics I have a feeling that the new car won't have the Boxster's scalloped doors (maybe they'll use the 991 doors), allowing them to use them on the rumoured mid-engined supercar. Also, the roof looks flatter and the rear hatch higher, perhaps allowing a sunroof option. Quite agree too with flat6. JeffORIGINAL: chrisH Agree and I wonder why they stopped Cayman production in January but havent announced the new 981 Cayman yet, only rumours it might be by launched end of this year according to OPC's.
Seems to be happening already: http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=709685ORIGINAL: chrisHAgree and I wonder why they stopped Cayman production in January but havent announced the new 981 Cayman yet, only rumours it might be by launched end of this year according to OPC's. They dont want it to interfere with potential sales of the non-S 991. I was told they had to detune the new 981 S and soften up the handling as it was too close to the 981S around the "Ring". Unfortunately when it does come out its will knock down the value of the Gen II cars as they cant afford to price it too close to the non S 991 either.ORIGINAL: flat6 I have a theory that Porsche will eventually remove the Carrera and the base 911 will be the Carrera S. I don't expect they will want any perception that the cars overlap in performance when one costs considerably more than the other. With the 981 Cayman S, the gap will be even closer. They won't want people walking into show rooms saying "Why is that Carrera £25,000 more than that Cayman S? Both 3.4, yes. It says few bhp and Nm more on the Carrera, hmmm. Felt about the same when I drove them both but the Cayman handled much sweeter. Don't see the point in that Carrera."
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