718 Cayman Spec & Colours- what have you gone for?
Discussion
Porsche911R said:
serious question why have people not gone for the M4 Comp pack car over the 718 Cayman ?
in my case because choosing a car is about much more than choosing an engine.Porsche911R said:
ALso no glowing 718 reviews to talk of, where the M4 comp pack looks like a bit of a weapon.
engine character aside, pretty much every review i've read has been glowing.and more importantly, my face was glowing when i had a test drive
Edited by JasonSteel on Thursday 2nd June 07:30
JasonSteel said:
engine character aside, pretty much every review i've read has been glowing.
and more importantly, my face was glowing when i had a test drive
what do you own now and did you test drive a M4 Comp pack car ?and more importantly, my face was glowing when i had a test drive
I am just interested as I would like a new daily next year and think the M4 with Comp pack is at the top of my list atm.
coming from the older 987.2 car I only see the new line up of Porkers as very soft and a far cry from a sports car, so when looking at a much less hardcore car other manafactures seem to do this thing better.
Having had nine BMWs from 1986 to 2014 I think I'm entitled to the opinion that BMW have lost IT, whatever IT was.
I tried to like any of their offerings in 2014 but they were all bobbly, sanitised, commercial, plasticky, rubbish in my opinion.
Hence the move to Merc (briefly - rubbish too), then Audi (dull), and now to Porsche.
My 981 picks up where my E46 MSport 330ci cab left off. A drivers car.
I tried to like any of their offerings in 2014 but they were all bobbly, sanitised, commercial, plasticky, rubbish in my opinion.
Hence the move to Merc (briefly - rubbish too), then Audi (dull), and now to Porsche.
My 981 picks up where my E46 MSport 330ci cab left off. A drivers car.
Porsche911R said:
what do you own now and did you test drive a M4 Comp pack car ?
given your forum name, i'm guessing that i'm coming at this from a very different perspective to you for starters this is my first sports car, and my desire is for the styling, design and build quality above all and everything else is secondary to that. i'm as gutted as the next guy that the sound is gone, but sitting inside the car it wasn't really that different. in the end i decided to not bother with PSE as i don't really want to make a noise i'm not particularly fond of even louder.
i love the classic Porsche silhouette (of the Cayman), and my inexperienced opinion is that the overall impression of the car evokes the original 911 spirit.
i considered a 'standard' M3/M4 but after seeing them in the metal on the roads i decided it wasn't the right car for me. the power and handling of any car in this league is way more than i can exploit, so it definitely doesn't matter to me if the M4 does this or that any better.
i drive an old Golf GTI right now so i'm used to turbo lag
maybe that's why i don't have a problem with the 'lag' on the 718??DJMC said:
Having had nine BMWs from 1986 to 2014 I think I'm entitled to the opinion that BMW have lost IT, whatever IT was.
I tried to like any of their offerings in 2014 but they were all bobbly, sanitised, commercial, plasticky, rubbish in my opinion.
Hence the move to Merc (briefly - rubbish too), then Audi (dull), and now to Porsche.
My 981 picks up where my E46 MSport 330ci cab left off. A drivers car.
How funny....exactly my experience (I loved my e46 330ci sport coupe in imola red).I tried to like any of their offerings in 2014 but they were all bobbly, sanitised, commercial, plasticky, rubbish in my opinion.
Hence the move to Merc (briefly - rubbish too), then Audi (dull), and now to Porsche.
My 981 picks up where my E46 MSport 330ci cab left off. A drivers car.
I simply find new BMW's terribly boring now. An M4 is another 3/4 series you see every second on every road in the uk....
Porsche911R said:
FrankCayman said:
£60K for an M4 Comp
£45K for a nicely specc'd Cayman
you can prob get 15% off an M4 and it needs very little options£45K for a nicely specc'd Cayman
as we all know you add the default £10k to a porker in options to get the same spec levels.
I come from this angle, Porsche offer great value as you don't pay for options you don't want or need.
I guess you are approaching the M4 with different set of requirements. If I had a 987 Spyder, 987 Cayman R, 981 GT4 and a Fiesta ST as my daily drive, I'd probably chop the Fiesta in for an M4 daily driver.
good memory on my car line up :-)
The ST is a great car though so that's staying (or a car like that is staying maybe the polo GTi next) plus the other half uses it and it's small and we leave it any where + don't care and it's a tip run car and does good mpg. one needs a small Hot hatch in the car line up.
And as you know I hate understeer and the ST never does, it's a fun car to drive and wins EVO small hatch for good reason.
Just not into the Porker thing going forward as I think they are now dull, but like others have said with BMW all new cars seem to be a bit dull :-(. but the M4 don't under steer, is very rapid vs any new Cayman by a BIG margin. with that straight 6 engine ;-)
my choice for a daily will be the M4 comp pack or the new TTRS, I fancy a bit of poke for a year or so and a quite ride, all my cars give me a headache these days lol
https://youtu.be/7cDVR9isoZw
to quote , in the twisty bits it's bloody marvelous ;-)
The ST is a great car though so that's staying (or a car like that is staying maybe the polo GTi next) plus the other half uses it and it's small and we leave it any where + don't care and it's a tip run car and does good mpg. one needs a small Hot hatch in the car line up.
And as you know I hate understeer and the ST never does, it's a fun car to drive and wins EVO small hatch for good reason.
Just not into the Porker thing going forward as I think they are now dull, but like others have said with BMW all new cars seem to be a bit dull :-(. but the M4 don't under steer, is very rapid vs any new Cayman by a BIG margin. with that straight 6 engine ;-)
my choice for a daily will be the M4 comp pack or the new TTRS, I fancy a bit of poke for a year or so and a quite ride, all my cars give me a headache these days lol
https://youtu.be/7cDVR9isoZw
to quote , in the twisty bits it's bloody marvelous ;-)
Porsche911R said:
good memory on my car line up :-)
The ST is a great car though so that's staying (or a car like that is staying maybe the polo GTi next) plus the other half uses it and it's small and we leave it any where + don't care and it's a tip run car and does good mpg. one needs a small Hot hatch in the car line up.
And as you know I hate understeer and the ST never does, it's a fun car to drive and wins EVO small hatch for good reason.
Just not into the Porker thing going forward as I think they are now dull, but like others have said with BMW all new cars seem to be a bit dull :-(. but the M4 don't under steer, is very rapid vs any new Cayman by a BIG margin. with that straight 6 engine ;-)
my choice for a daily will be the M4 comp pack or the new TTRS, I fancy a bit of poke for a year or so and a quite ride, all my cars give me a headache these days lol
https://youtu.be/7cDVR9isoZw
to quote , in the twisty bits it's bloody marvelous ;-)
I always keep an eye on your fleet!The ST is a great car though so that's staying (or a car like that is staying maybe the polo GTi next) plus the other half uses it and it's small and we leave it any where + don't care and it's a tip run car and does good mpg. one needs a small Hot hatch in the car line up.
And as you know I hate understeer and the ST never does, it's a fun car to drive and wins EVO small hatch for good reason.
Just not into the Porker thing going forward as I think they are now dull, but like others have said with BMW all new cars seem to be a bit dull :-(. but the M4 don't under steer, is very rapid vs any new Cayman by a BIG margin. with that straight 6 engine ;-)
my choice for a daily will be the M4 comp pack or the new TTRS, I fancy a bit of poke for a year or so and a quite ride, all my cars give me a headache these days lol
https://youtu.be/7cDVR9isoZw
to quote , in the twisty bits it's bloody marvelous ;-)
So, what will the M4 replace....or is this another addition?!?
I am sure the M4 is very fast, but I just find them rather large old beasts now......thought a M2 would be a better bet....especially for holding it's money?
Sparkyhd said:
congrats!has anyone taken delivery yet?
Sparkyhd said:
Lovely colour combo sparky. I may be about to pull the trigger myself (test drive this weekend). Are the discounts that a few on here have mention really available?Dyffed said:
That is a fantastic spec. Was told last Monday that mine is now built and should arrive in a couple of weeks.
Good news!I bet the excitement is building.mine is finishing it's build tomorrow and due in the dealer on the 1st July ..I don't know if that's a realistic timescale but sounds similar to what you've been told.
Have you had the info for the built in tracker activation yet?
Great spec sparkyhd. I've gone for red roof and the black/red leather but with gt silver and titanium carrera s wheels.
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