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As habitat1 said, these cars have almost nothing in common. The Mercedes is a luxury barge (albeit a smaller one) trying to be disquised as a performance car. The Cayman is a true sports car down to its last bolt. They serve different purposes and usually appeal to different drivers / styles. You owe it to yourself to do your research and this site along with Cayman Club both have a ton of information on the Cayman. Then get out there and test drive each of them and report back and let us know what you think! |
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Im new to this but I have been thinking about getting a cayman s for my self. Need some feed back.
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Replying to: rking2 (Dec 11, 2007 10:42 am) 
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Replying to: rking2 (Dec 11, 2007 10:42 am) |
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I came very close to getting Cayman in November, but as usually, my wife jumped in and we ended up getting the "practical car", an Audi Q7 3.6 Premium to replace her Allroad. That being said, she assured me I could get my Cayman, a weekend toy, next year and she won't say a thing. Deal. And no, I did not get this in writting. Does anyone feel my pain? However, during my apparent mid-life crisis theropy, I tested three medications: One, a 2007 BMW Z4 M Coupe, a 2008 Cayman and 2008 Cayman S. BMW had some very good lease deals on 2007 BMW Z4 M's and M Coupes. Almost too good to pass up. Then I drove the Cayman and the Cayman S. They are, as all the car magazines say, the winners. The Z4 M Coupe was fun too, great lease deal and a brute, but in a good way. Had the stars aligned properly, I would have ended up with an Red/Tan '08 Cayman. I am sure Porsche will make more next year. My biggest complaint with the Porsche was the absolutely terrible stereo system. Even the upgraded Premium Bose systerm sounded like it came from a 2001 Toyota Corolla, and what's up the the FM tuner and it's slow station selection. No Ipod interface either. Come on Porsche, call your brothers at Audi and have then ship you one of their Bose systerms. The Bose system in the BMW Z4 M Coupe was a serious system and could have been a turning point. Hey, I like my I-Tune, o.k.? I know the Cayman is due for a face lift in 2008/2009. I hope, I mean really hope, Porsche has decided the stereo gets a update as well. A $50,000+ car should have the best stereo systerm, par non. And don't hand me that bs about true Porsche drivers don't listen to the radio when driving. A great car, I hope to join the club next year. Porsche, fix the radio!!!! |
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Replying to: john200 (Dec 26, 2007 2:45 pm) Good luck in your pursuit of a Cayman, stay persistant, it is worth it! |
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| I'll make you a deal! If you get the Cayman and don't like it because of the radio, you can trade cars with me. I've upgraded the stock radio on my 2001 Honda Prelude Type SH to a Pioneer Head Unit with Sirius & Ipod integration. If you give me the Cayman, I'll even have the shop upgrade the speakers before I give you my Prelude....Deal? lol | |
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Replying to: john200 (Dec 26, 2007 2:45 pm) That said, I have to agree with clembo that it really doesn't matter. After 2+ years and 17,400 miles, the enjoyment of DRIVING the 911 is still there. And when I think about it, back when I had a Honda S2000 and had manual seats and a stereo system that wasn't as good as my daughter's i-Home, it didn't matter either. Nissan could have put a friggin symphony hall in the 350Z and a power, memory, heated drivers seat that massaged your do-dads while you were cruising the highway and I would never have traded the driving dynamics of the S2000 for it. Trust me. You may think it matters now, but if you actually get a Cayman S, you will be surprised that the lousy stereo and lack of modern electronics will become less important to you, the longer you drive the car. Not making excuses for Porsche. Just stating the reality of my 2+ year ownership experience.
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Replying to: habitat1 (Dec 29, 2007 12:51 pm) It is only my hope that, just maybe, someone at Porsche maybe scanning these comments and realize their are those of us, potential buyers and current owners, who do like our music too. That upgrading the stereo for the upcoming 2009 Cayman update is in order. It can't be that hard. I too don't care about all the other luxury gizmo's either. I just want a great stereo with an Ipod interface. I'd rather not have some kid at Circuit City taking apart my Porsche and installing an aftermarket head unit and speakers that does not fit the looks of the Cayman interior. Nor risk the fact that it still may not sound good or void any factory warranties. Especially when it comes to electrical warranty issues. Not to mention, if you lease a Porsche you can't do anything to it anyway. It does not help the cause when everyone agrees that stereo in Porsche's are no good and admit they turn them off. Again, I understand, but don't you think sports cars costing $55K and up should have a great stereo. Especially your 911S Cab. Anyone at Porsche listening?
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Replying to: john200 (Dec 30, 2007 6:17 am) http://www.caymanclub.net/cayman-chat/poll-165-select-all-items-you-would-defini- tely-buy-if-porsche-offered-them-via-tequipment.html Porsche is monitoring the results of the survey and is planning to make some changes in their tequipment lineup going forward. |
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