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#100 of 104 Re: New Cayman S Porsche Design [savantnoir] by mpaige Mar 26, 2008 (2:25 am)
Replying to: savantnoir (Mar 23, 2008 11:21 pm) My A6 lease expires in 2 months. For my next car Im seriously considering a caymen. Ive never owned a sports car and have always liked the look of Porsches. But the salesman put me off a little. The forum is full of people like me who are considering one but has anyone purchased one? What is your feeling now youve had some time to own it. Is it worth the $$$ or would you get the 911?   My family are all sedan owners and are horrified that Im getting a porsche! lol Replies to this message: donc6 (Mar 26, 2008 7:56 am) savantnoir (Mar 26, 2008 9:14 am)
#101 of 104 Re: New Cayman S Porsche Design [mpaige] by donc6 Mar 26, 2008 (7:56 am)
Replying to: mpaige (Mar 26, 2008 2:25 am) Hello mpaige...      If you want to see a really comprehensive forum, try caymanclub.net. But to your question. I went with the Cayman because of the mid-engine platform, more storage than a 911 (I can get two golf carry bags in the back !) and, frankly, more in my price range. New 911's start at over 85K.. and go up very quickly as you may have seen already. Porsche has intentially put higher horsepower into the 911 series -- it is their icon. OK, but the Cayman is a serious Porsche.. even my non-S with "only" 245 hp is scary-fast. I'm off to a trackday to let it stretch its legs even more.   Sorry about the salesman -- try another dealer -- most of them are really professional.
#102 of 104 Re: New Cayman S Porsche Design [mpaige] by savantnoir Mar 26, 2008 (9:14 am)
Replying to: mpaige (Mar 26, 2008 2:25 am) I love this Cayman!! That statement in and of itself means little, so let me give you a background info.   I owned 2000 Aston Martin DB-7 Volante 2003 Jaguar XKR 2005 Audi A-8 2006 Lexus G350 (hate it) lol   I have also owned Ferrari's, previous 911's, 928 Prosche, 944 Turbo....well..a lot of cars over the years. The Cayman out-handles every 911 for most drivers., The weight distribution is 50-50, making us amateurs able to drive like pros. GT3/Turbo,GT2m, etc...they can handle well too.but you better know what yoyu are doing and you work a hell of a lot harder. The Cayman beat the Turbo on 12 mile test track, because it can pull .94g on skid pad test, whereas the TT only pulls .91 g.   Consider this (as i did). In our daily driving expereince, are you aiming to go 200 mph around town, or woudl you prefer to have the safety of the best handling car? The Cayman is no slouch, it does 0-60 under 5.0 seconds (in most TESTS, it does it in 4.6 - 4.8). It has top end of 171. (which we will probably rarely use). But when i can take corners marked 10 MPH at 75.thats FUN!   A word of caution, an interesting note. I have the Alcantara headliner in mine. It rattles. I went to the dealership and checked every car that has similar upgraded ($1,600) headliiner. They ALL rattle. IN the standard headliner, it is foam insulated. WHen you upgrade, they take out the foam, wrap leather around some fiber board, and then stick it back up into the roof. Now, with each bump, the board hits the internal roof beams. It is irritating as hell. The mecahnic told me Porsche has problems with adhesives to keep it in place. I will take the car somewhere and have this fixed.....but in the future, I would NEVER again order the car with the Alcantara headliner...leave it stock!   Also, as high priced as options seem when you order the car from Porsche, if you think you will ever want them, then GET THEM NOW! For example....Porsche wants $8,800 for the composite ceramic brakes. Seems like a lot. If later you decide you want them, they will cost you $18,000 before installation! I have MOST of my interior peices painted out black, but not the door handle surrounds. I want to add that. WHen ordering, the cost woudl have been $560. I cant find anyone to do it now for less then $2,500.   The ALL red tailights and stainless steel exhausts i recommend highly. At first I thought the all red tailights was silly waste of money. They have really grown on me. They look hot!   Good luck!
#103 of 104 Re: Want to buy a cayman, where & when? [donc6] by crowncity Apr 17, 2008 (9:46 am)
Replying to: donc6 (Jul 16, 2007 10:25 pm) I just bought my Cayman S. Porsche has all features as add ons, so it's a huge pain to get exactly what you want without doing a special order. If you do a S.O., you don't get the discount.   I am very happy with the unexpected options (sport seats, PASM, thicker leather steering wheel) but wish I had waited for automatic seats and steering wheel radio controls. But these are minor things.   Also, I insisted on the Bose upgrade (($950) which was a complete waste of my money. I am having the entire thing taken out this week and replaced. In addition, I opted for aftermarket Nav. You can get a great after market system that looks factory installed with real time trafic, XM radio, Ipod, etc. The quality if much better than Porsche.   I also got dealer Clear Bra. The C.B. is great, but I now realize I pay 3xs the price. I'm going to get more put on but through a different facility.   In terms of price, I saved more than 50% of the diference between sticker and invoice. I believe it was $800 + 50% the difference. Replies to this message: clembo (Apr 18, 2008 4:37 pm)
#104 of 104 Re: Want to buy a cayman, where & when? [crowncity] by clembo Apr 18, 2008 (4:37 pm)
Replying to: crowncity (Apr 17, 2008 9:46 am) Congratulations. I hope you enjoy your Cayman as much as I do. It makes me smile every time I drive it.

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