Opinions on this 987 Cayman S?

[gregd]

Liking the look of this Cayman (I’ve got a thing for green Porsches and not too many come up).

https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/10986834

Am I better holding out for a gen 2 car?

Any thoughts or opinions welcome! Thanks

[bloody tourist]

Certainly a rare colour, I would always go for the Gen 2 though (whether 2.9 or 3.4) for the new engine design.

If you go for the Gen 1 3.4, I recommend a bore scope before buying. They are susceptible to bore scoring (costly fix). You may need to do some preventative mods too, e.g. low temp thermostat.

[Andyoz]

Looks a bit tired and not that well presented to me. The same car private would be under £13k.

BTW, it's not 'full leather'

You can get a gen 2 S for £20k privately which is a no brainer compared to that gen 1.

[gregd]

Thanks guys.. my head says gen 2 is the way to go also.. I’m a sucker for an interesting colour though!

[Andyoz]

I think a good gen 2 S is one of the best sports car buys ATM

[mikef]

Andyoz said:

it's not 'full leather'

And doesn’t have PCM sat nav, that’s a must have I’d say

[jimmy p]

mikef said:

And doesn’t have PCM sat nav, that’s a must have I’d say

Negative, pcm2 really is ste and outdated, on gen 1 cars would really prefer no pcm for a cleaner look.

[Andyoz]

jimmy p said:

mikef said:

And doesn’t have PCM sat nav, that’s a must have I’d say

Negative, pcm2 really is ste and outdated, on gen 1 cars would really prefer no pcm for a cleaner look.

Yes, on my previous gen 1 I chose it because it didn't have that cluttering up the dash.

[mikef]

jimmy p said:

Negative, pcm2 really is ste and outdated, on gen 1 cars would really prefer no pcm for a cleaner look.

That dash looks clean to you? Each to their own

But outdated, yes. The satnav won’t show any roads constructed in the last 20 years. In fact when I picked mine up new from the OPC it didn’t know about the A21 bypass that I drove it home on

[supersport]

mikef said:

jimmy p said:

Negative, pcm2 really is ste and outdated, on gen 1 cars would really prefer no pcm for a cleaner look.

That dash looks clean to you? Each to their own

But outdated, yes. The satnav won’t show any roads constructed in the last 20 years. In fact when I picked mine up new from the OPC it didn’t know about the A21 bypass that I drove it home on

Ours doesn't know where Chatsworth House is, or many other places that have been around longer than it. It really is a pile of turd with an appalling interface. Much better to replace it with something modern.

I just use a phone, and replaced the multi-cd with a bluetooth box for listening to music.

[Andyoz]

It's the little phone keypad to the side of the PCM that gets me. Used to look futurist 15 years ago I guess.

[Lonely]

mikef said:

That dash looks clean to you? Each to their own

But outdated, yes. The satnav won’t show any roads constructed in the last 20 years. In fact when I picked mine up new from the OPC it didn’t know about the A21 bypass that I drove it home on

The most important bit on any subject.

I agree it's old and clunky - and it probably was when it was fitted from new - but I love my PCM and think it looks 'period' in my 2006 Cayman S. It hardly gets used as sat nav but I do still switch it on each time I drive it as I like the maps showing traffic issues which it's still very good at - apart from when it's 'flying' over fields

[Mrinsignia]

Why is it not full leather, what is missing?

Is it not possible to update the Sat Nav?

[uknick]

Mrinsignia said:

Why is it not full leather, what is missing?

Is it not possible to update the Sat Nav?

Full leather has leather dashboard and door cards. The pictures look like it's leather look plastic. Also, the seats look like the partial leather material.

To add the full media with sat nav is hugely expensive, if you can find all the parts. I bought a 987.1 cayman from new back in 2008 and didn't spec it. I googled retrofitting it and whilst a relatively simple job to fit, the cost of the parts was in the £000s new, and many hundreds 2nd hand. Never thought it was worth it as a £100 Garmin beat the sat nav hands down.