Cayman R Chat

[squirdan]

anonymous said:

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v true. mines remapped to 270bhp but thats still 60 down on the cayman. not sure the lbft comparison though

r26.r probably faster in the wet..rest of the time i imagine the cayman would walk away. as it should for double the money!

[squirdan]

Just remembered I had this tucked away







Rather a prophetic comment from Autocar. But a pity really they didn't do what Renault did...proper weight saving , half cage and Ti exhaust..

Thx for comments...will be keeping an eye out for a white manual

[fridaypassion]

Just for clarity I was stating that it was the R26R that is the benchmark for the ride and handling not the Cayman R.

The R26R is a very well set up car almost Lotus like in its ability to ride the B roads and also still firm enough for dedicated track use.

Down on power but it is a bit lighter. Ultimately theres no match for the Caymans engine the delivery is IMO much preferable to the 2.0 Turbo even with a decent map. Torque is about the same assuming a stage 2 map on the Renault. I suspect the Renault over the longer term will appreciate more.

[fridaypassion]

They should have had a multi option version of PASM on the R. Not many owners will admit it of course but the PASM setup is vastly superior to the fixed R setup.

[alcatraz236]

PASM is rubbish, cannot feel the road

[squirdan]

CAT D vs v low miles and v good spec ??

no decals, badge and incorrectly finished wheels dosnt instill confidence, still

http://www.globalcarsltd.co.uk/used-cars/porsche-c...

[fridaypassion]

alcatraz236 said:

PASM is rubbish, cannot feel the road

Totally wrong obviously.

[bcr5784]

alcatraz236 said:

PASM is rubbish, cannot feel the road

Hair shirt syndrome?

[boxsey]

For me the essence of the Cayman R is its firm(ish) passive damping and the buckets that help communicate that damping to your butt. That's why I chose it over an S. I can't see it going up in value but I believe it's unlikely to shed value in a hurry (I don't see the gen 2 S losing much either). A great driver's car that you won't lose your shirt on....makes it a win-win in my book.

[s3 akr]

squirdan said:

CAT D vs v low miles and v good spec ??

no decals, badge and incorrectly finished wheels dosnt instill confidence, still

http://www.globalcarsltd.co.uk/used-cars/porsche-c...

At any money, would you want a Porsche on Cat D ? I spotted this one the other day and the wheels/decals could be the tip of the iceberg. If they can't be bothered with simple visible detail, what about the stuff you can't see ?

[squirdan]

s3 akr said:

At any money, would you want a Porsche on Cat D ? I spotted this one the other day and the wheels/decals could be the tip of the iceberg. If they can't be bothered with simple visible detail, what about the stuff you can't see ?

indeed. dont think I disagree. shame, as its the spec I want.

thing with Cat D it could just have been keyed or v lightly pranged but the garage say they have no details or paperwork, and came across as geezers.
and its not actually their car "its for sale independently" me: "so how many owners is it?" them "1". me: "so the seller must know the details of the damage" them" no, that was the first owner, not the guy selling it"

[bcr5784]

anonymous said:

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That's the Lotus route. When push comes to shove not many are prepared to take it.

[andy.yeow]

squirdan said:

CAT D vs v low miles and v good spec ??

no decals, badge and incorrectly finished wheels dosnt instill confidence, still

http://www.globalcarsltd.co.uk/used-cars/porsche-c...

Can't be tempted to go for a Black PDK??

[squirdan]

your car looks fantastic, good luck with sale, but I do want a manual. cheers

[MDT48]

anonymous said:

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I certainly wouldn't have wanted PASM on an R - had it on my C2S before, and although it's a pretty decent adaptive damping setup compared to the likes of Audi (dozens of settings, most of them awful), I find the setup in the R great for fast road and the odd bit of track day fun.

As moose says, it would have been nice to have had a an upgrade option, but I wouldn't have wanted that upgrade to be PASM.

I'm meeting with Öhlins next week, so I'll ask them if they're still planning to do a Road&Track setup for the 987 platform - if they are, I'll offer to be a real world test mule; well not me personally, rather my car :-)

[Fizzbomb]

[Fizzbomb]

[Fizzbomb]

I had 6 of them, 3 manual, 3 PDK, the manual versions were the best, however the PDK had its own qualities.

[squirdan]

squirdan said:

indeed. dont think I disagree. shame, as its the spec I want.

thing with Cat D it could just have been keyed or v lightly pranged but the garage say they have no details or paperwork, and came across as geezers.
and its not actually their car "its for sale independently" me: "so how many owners is it?" them "1". me: "so the seller must know the details of the damage" them" no, that was the first owner, not the guy selling it"

eBay a wonderful thing..

anyone else crashed a Peridot green CR ??

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131999292733?_trksid=p20...

[Slippydiff]

squirdan said:

squirdan said:

indeed. dont think I disagree. shame, as its the spec I want.

thing with Cat D it could just have been keyed or v lightly pranged but the garage say they have no details or paperwork, and came across as geezers.
and its not actually their car "its for sale independently" me: "so how many owners is it?" them "1". me: "so the seller must know the details of the damage" them" no, that was the first owner, not the guy selling it"

eBay a wonderful thing..

anyone else crashed a Peridot green CR ??

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/131999292733?_trksid=p20...

So just lightly keyed then ?

It takes more than keying (pretty much irrespective of how many panels) to make a car such as an R uneconomic to repair .....
The truth will always out, and it looks to all intents and purposes as if you've outed the truth in fairly short order in this instance