JayEmm Drives the 987 Cayman S

[Royal Jelly]

Edmundo2 said:

Having recently sold an Exige I'm currently sitting in a train station on my way to view a 981 GT4. A tantalising prospect and I hope Jayemms review was once again accurate..

We need updates.

[DarkVeil]

WeirdNeville said:

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It's one of the reasons I went for my S: it's pre march 2006 so it's "only" £400 to tax. The really mean one is the 2.7 with 6 speed 'box option: that misses the CO2 bracket by 1 gramme and attracts full whack tax like an S!

How does slightly different gearing effect the CO2 output?

Edited by DarkVeil on Saturday 4th May 14:24

[Edmundo2]

Royal Jelly said:

Edmundo2 said:

Having recently sold an Exige I'm currently sitting in a train station on my way to view a 981 GT4. A tantalising prospect and I hope Jayemms review was once again accurate..

We need updates.

To update.....JayEmm was right! In fairness the whole of the motoring press were right in saying the 981 GT4 is a cracker..

Here it is. Needs a service and possibly a couple of small jobs. I'll probably get the wheels refurbed back to platinum too, ( they're weiss gold and look much better in the flesh but not contrasting enough against silver/yellow caliper IMO ). Running Manthey Geo so sits a bit lower than standard. I'm really pleased with it and it's super clean. Excuse the crap photo which doesn't do it justice.

I have to say it's sublime. I have an uncle who had a 993 RS and then a 996 GT3 back when they were new and he took me out in them once or twice. Both were GT Silver and they made a massive impression on me so it's lovely to finally own one. Granted its not a mezger but it's still a hell of a thing. First time I've experienced PCCB's too which are fabulous..

I should also so that whilst it's a step up from my old modded 987s you can still feel similarities and the quality runs through them all. That car was worth a quarter of the GT4 as you never get the return when modding. In general the balance and control weights of any Cayman always feel right so even a base model with uprated suspension and a noisey exhaust will be fun..

[WeirdNeville]

DarkVeil said:

How does slightly different gearing effect the CO2 output?

Edited by DarkVeil on Saturday 4th May 14:24

Dunno, but it misses the cut by 1g on the official co2 test/bracket. The 5 speed doesn't.