RE: Driven: Porsche Cayman S

[Mermaid]

edo said:

Tough call, and as someone else said, people will be chosing;

New Cayman or barely used 991?

What would you have?

Porsche 911 Carrera S (991) S 2DR 3.8 2012

2 Doors, Manual, Coupe, Petrol, 1,800 miles, Basalt Black, Black Leather, 3800 cc, Leather Trim, Air Conditioning, Alloy Wheels, Electric Windows, Central Door Locking, Airbag, On Board Computer, Alarm, Power Steering, Adjustable Steering Column, CD Player, ABS, Satellite Navigation, Climate Control, Xenon Headlamps, Passenger Airbag, Parking Sensor, Bi Xenon Headlights with Wash System, Radio/CD, Front and Rear Park Assist, Red Brake Calipers, PCM with Satellite Navigation, PSM (Porsche Stability Management), Porsche Vehicle Tracking System. Inc. 2 Years Porsche Approved Warranty, 12 Reg. £68,500

The one at Hatfield OPC is £65,900 and in GT Silver. But higher mileage.


PORSCHE 911 (991) Carrera S (2012) £65,900

Description
Silver. Black leather interior interior.
20-inch Carrera S wheel,BOSE® Surround Sound System,Porsche Communication Management (PCM) including navigation ,Sport Chrono Package Plus,Cruise control,Electric slide/tilt sunroof,Heated seats,Top tinted windscreen,Sports seats electrical,ParkAssist front and rear,7-speed manual transmission,Floor mats,Sports exhaust system,Wheel centres,Tyre Pressure monitoring system (TPM) 433 MHz,PASM sport suspension (-20 mm),Porsche Torque Vectoring (PTV),Electric folding exterior mirrors,Telephone module,Automatically dimming interior and exterior mirrors with int


Mileage: 9,779
Year: 2012

Edited by Mermaid on Thursday 14th February 15:22

[edo]

anonymous said:

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True. Was still an £85k car approx by my cals, so a nice saving.

[GT2CS]

Mutema said:

I never have and never will understand the point of spending a lot of money to reproduce a sound stage in one of the worst acoustic environments to listen to music. Burmester make some sublime hi-fi equipment though.

yep with you on that one. Cabin noise at 70mph is around 65dB, compared to 40dB for a quiet room where you might listen to your hifi. That's 16x more noisy in the car. So it's the standard system for me. Also why load the car up with all the weight of the extra speakers and amps?

[truck71]

edo said:

anonymous said:

[redacted]

True. Was still an £85k car approx by my cals, so a nice saving.

Or how about this..

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

[Mermaid]

truck71 said:

Or how about this..

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

That is nice

[nuk15]

That's the worst looking car I have EVER seen! Ew! I would rather have AIDS than be seen driving one of these! Ewwww!

[edo]

nuk15 said:

That's the worst looking car I have EVER seen! Ew! I would rather have AIDS than be seen driving one of these! Ewwww!

Wow, it was well worth the 9 month wait for your first post. Thanks for your contribution.

[alexaras]

That new Cayman is very ugly.
Porsche 997 second hand for that price. Alfa Romeo 4C maybe new?

[Davey S2]

edo said:

nuk15 said:

That's the worst looking car I have EVER seen! Ew! I would rather have AIDS than be seen driving one of these! Ewwww!

Wow, it was well worth the 9 month wait for your first post. Thanks for your contribution.

It is half term don't forget.

[Mermaid]

Davey S2 said:

It is half term don't forget.

PH could perhaps make it clear to new members that their 1st 100 posts would be reviewed for value.

[NGK210]

0-62mph in 4.7secs (with PDK), 175mph max - and it's capable of c. mid-30s mpg. Remarkable, just plain all-round remarkable.

Dark metallic blue with an all-black cabin, please

Anyone thinking of ordering an F-type V6 coupé?

Edited by NGK210 on Thursday 14th February 16:27

[PunterCam]

I'm delighted someone else has commented on the sports exhaust - I found the 991 sounded painful. It's just a shrill noise that actually hurt my ears, and I'm in my 20s Chris! I like loud! But not fake rubbish loud.

I'm sure the rest of the car is very competent - but hopefully in a more exciting way than the 991. Excitement in a 40mph B road queue is what I want!

[SFO]

anonymous said:

[redacted]

PCM, Tracker and Bi-Xenons all standard.

[hussein]

Its got to be this for a nice fun daily road car.

• Regular Cayman
• Aqua Blue Metallic
• Full Leather Two Tone Crazy Amber Orange / Agate Grey
• Bi-Xenons
• Standard 18" Wheels (to be painted Agate Grey by your local wheel man)
• Interior 'Light Design' Pack for a laff
• PCM, Navi, Telephone Module

£47,000 that I ain't got. Or a Boxster in exactly the same spec for £44800.

Edited by hussein on Thursday 14th February 17:13

[Sooty Zorsts]

Yummo!!

[Miserablist]
I wonder how difficult it will be to source those 20" tyres with 'special sidewall construction' once you've gone through a few sets?? Porsche dealers only?
[/Miserablist]

[6th Gear]

nuk15 said:

That's the worst looking car I have EVER seen! Ew! I would rather have AIDS than be seen driving one of these! Ewwww!

Off you go.

[truck71]

I think this is how I'd do it, would need to see Amaranth Red in the metal to be sure though.

Cayman S £ 47,059.00
Exterior Colour
Amaranth Red Metallic L6 £ 558.00
Interior Colour
Black leather interior AZ £ 2,092.00
Exterior
ParkAssist front and rear 636
£ 599.00
Top tinted windscreen 567
£ 77.00
Transmission / Chassis
Sports exhaust system (incl. sports tailpipe) XLF
£ 1,473.00
Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) 475
£ 971.00
Wheels
20-inch Carrera S wheel 423
£ 971.00
Wheel Accessories
Wheels painted in satin platinum XDH
£ 477.00
Interior
Sports seats (2-way, electric) P08
£ 0.00
Floor mats 810
£ 73.00
Audio / Communications
Sound Package Plus 490
£ 397.00
Porsche Communication Management (PCM) including navigation module with universal audio interface P23
£ 2,141.00
Others
Third Year Porsche Assistance A01
£ 169.00
Third Year Warranty W02 £ 660.00
Total Price* £ 57,717.00
*including VAT

[The Pits]

That is NOT by any stretch of the imagination a good looking car.

Now I do believe firmly in reserving judgement until seeing the car in the flesh. But I might have to make an exception in this case.

How on earth can looking more like a Panamerde be a good thing?! It's not as ugly as the panamerde of course but neither is rat vomit.

Totally turgid.

[Guvernator]

The Pits said:

That is NOT by any stretch of the imagination a good looking car.

Now I do believe firmly in reserving judgement until seeing the car in the flesh. But I might have to make an exception in this case.

How on earth can looking more like a Panamerde be a good thing?! It's not as ugly as the panamerde of course but neither is rat vomit.

Totally turgid.

I've stated this before, I wouldn't put it as strongly as you though, I'd accuse it of just being VERY bland rather than out and out offensive. I know looks are VERY subjective but I really can't fathom how people can look at this car and call it beautiful??

Still it's probably the best reasonably priced sports car available at the moment and I'd be in one now if I could get as excited by how it looks standing still as much as I do about how it goes.

[6th Gear]

The Pits said:

That is NOT by any stretch of the imagination a good looking car.

Now I do believe firmly in reserving judgement until seeing the car in the flesh. But I might have to make an exception in this case.

How on earth can looking more like a Panamerde be a good thing?! It's not as ugly as the panamerde of course but neither is rat vomit.

Totally turgid.

Better?