Autocar tomorrow.... 718S Cayman V M2 v F-Type
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I'm guessing comparison will be with the F-Type S, not the base model.
But yes it'll be interesting.
Autocar did an F-Type S to 981 GTS a year ago ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGSRtEi2-kk
But yes it'll be interesting.
Autocar did an F-Type S to 981 GTS a year ago ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGSRtEi2-kk
The F-Type S is appealing. It was the one car I was eyeing up some time ago alongside the 718 Cayman S as where I may put my money.
Spent a lot of time on the configurator, playing with options, reading write-ups and looking over examples in the dealerships.
A number of factors drove me down the 718 route rather than the F-Type route.
Unreliability of the Jag. So many write-ups listed examples of cheapness of build. Internal plastic panels starting to detach weeks into ownership. Squeaky windows. Electrical failures. One reviewer described how the manual gear-lever came off entirely in his hand as he was changing gear.
The looks. So many plaudits received on this front for the Jag, but for me it is unresolved. The entire front half of the car is stunning - I love it. But the rear-half just does not work. The profile looks out of shape. The rear-slope of the back window goes too far back. Where the XK's looks were beautiful to me in all its proportions, and with the swooping uplift behind the rear window the back looked just fabulous. F-Types specced with the optional rear-spoiler added on helps the rear, but not a lot.
The cost. Similar spec cost around £6k more than the 718 Cayman S for the options I'd want.
So for a car with questionable reliability, with looks that I'm not entirely happy with it and more expensive to boot it became a no-brainer to put my cash down on the 718 S.
As for the M2, well I've come from a 135i Coupé to an M235i, so the M2 would be the natural next step up. And by all accounts it is a spectacular beast, but I wanted a change.
Spent a lot of time on the configurator, playing with options, reading write-ups and looking over examples in the dealerships.
A number of factors drove me down the 718 route rather than the F-Type route.
Unreliability of the Jag. So many write-ups listed examples of cheapness of build. Internal plastic panels starting to detach weeks into ownership. Squeaky windows. Electrical failures. One reviewer described how the manual gear-lever came off entirely in his hand as he was changing gear.
The looks. So many plaudits received on this front for the Jag, but for me it is unresolved. The entire front half of the car is stunning - I love it. But the rear-half just does not work. The profile looks out of shape. The rear-slope of the back window goes too far back. Where the XK's looks were beautiful to me in all its proportions, and with the swooping uplift behind the rear window the back looked just fabulous. F-Types specced with the optional rear-spoiler added on helps the rear, but not a lot.
The cost. Similar spec cost around £6k more than the 718 Cayman S for the options I'd want.
So for a car with questionable reliability, with looks that I'm not entirely happy with it and more expensive to boot it became a no-brainer to put my cash down on the 718 S.
As for the M2, well I've come from a 135i Coupé to an M235i, so the M2 would be the natural next step up. And by all accounts it is a spectacular beast, but I wanted a change.
Edited by Timbola on Wednesday 27th July 09:02
Stunters said:
Probably means that he's happy to keep something he buys new and to his own spec for a good number of years, but is less comfortable buying someone else's 'previously enjoyed' specimen, however nice it may appear at first glance.
+1 - With so many options and such differing views by buyers on the desirability of such options it is very difficult to find a car which meets your "must haves" without getting a few "prefer not to haves" or paying over the odds for a car with lots of "not fussed abouts". Wel, I have turned in my CGTS for an M2, and of course the M2 is not a full bread sports car, but the M2 has a initial turn in that can not be matched by my former CGTS, it is far more sharper, more direct on turn ins.
The sound of the CGTS however is unbeatable, that`s why I do not want the F4 Cayman, I`ll wait for the 718 GT4
The sound of the CGTS however is unbeatable, that`s why I do not want the F4 Cayman, I`ll wait for the 718 GT4
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