Got myself a 981 GTS...

[Bedlamater]

Picked this up today... First thoughts, noisy little bugger! Super impressed and loving the PDK, pleasant change from my 987 Spyder and GT4. I’d forgotten how good a box it is, I’ve been stuck down the ‘real men only drive manuals’ hole for too long...
I’d also forgotten how much of a big jump there was in terms of build quality between the 987 and 981, worlds apart...

[JAhmed]

Congratulations! The car looks stunning. Spec?

[dreamcar]

Congratulations - a proper GTS! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do ours. Three years on and I still get a thrill every time I drive it. Sadly I don’t have experience of GT4, but i’d be surprised if the GTS is any noisier? Although of course you get full surround sound with the roof down!

Edited by dreamcar on Saturday 24th March 09:15

[SkinnyPete]

Looks very nice, and the right time of year to pick up a convertible.

I am surprised you think the 981 is better built than the 987 though!

[GTSMarky]

Very nice - congratulations.

Had my 981BGTS 6 months now and looking forward to Spring..

[dreamcar]

SkinnyPete said:

Looks very nice, and the right time of year to pick up a convertible.

I am surprised you think the 981 is better built than the 987 though!

Whether or not 981 is better built than 987 is debatable but I’d agree that 981 is better finished having had both 987 Boxster (x2) and Cayman. Look no further than the interior, a nicely finished centre console rather than the cheap and nasty plastic moulding in 987. Always hated that, would look nasty even in a Dacia!

Edited by dreamcar on Saturday 24th March 10:08

[Twinfan]

Looks like someone forgot to option the roof

Enjoy! The 981 is a fabulous car, probably the bargain of the sports car world, and the GTS is a stunning road car.

[Huskyman]

That looks lovely! Still miss mine
RE the build quality I found it to be better than the last porker we had in the family a 986, I enjoyed every drive in mine. May you have many a fun filled drive in yours.

[jonttt]

Congratulations, probably the best convertible in the world ;-)

[aramid]

[quote=dreamcar]Congratulations - a proper GTS! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do ours. Three years on and I still get a thrill every time I drive it. Sadly I don’t have experience of GT4, but i’d be surprised if the GTS is any noisier? Although of course you get full surround sound with the roof down!

A Cayman GTS is quite a bit noisier than a GT4 - more fizzing and induction, at least from the inside. Overrun pops are more dramatic too.

[Gyrotec]

I too recently bought a 981 GTS.

So far I am really impressed, the build quality is excellent and the exhaust sound is fantastic.

Just need some sun now......

[James McScotty]

Awesome car, lovely pics.

I'm a new owner of a 2014 plate 981 Cayman GTS (manual). It's more than I could ever need in a sports car. Utterly sublime drive, soundtrack, and sensuous/curvy looks. The Boxsters are gorgeous-lookng as well. Porsche hit the bullseye with these cars, for my tastes.


https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2015-porsche-...

[JayK12]

Enjoy, they are an amazing package, nearly had mine two years but its time to let it go

[Swimfinz]

Bedlamater said:

Picked this up today... First thoughts, noisy little bugger! Super impressed and loving the PDK, pleasant change from my 987 Spyder and GT4. I’d forgotten how good a box it is, I’ve been stuck down the ‘real men only drive manuals’ hole for too long...
I’d also forgotten how much of a big jump there was in terms of build quality between the 987 and 981, worlds apart...

Stunning car....

I’m intrigued though— why the swap from the GT4....?? Was it the desire for some “top-down” motoring, the curiosity over the PDK box, or something else that you didn’t like about the 4....?? I, too, owned a 987 Spyder— absolutely loved it— although does feel a little dated next to my GT4..... But then: don’t all classics feel “dated”, almost by definition....??