Porsche Cayman 987.2 Manual 2.9
Discussion
Fantastic Purcahse OP, I bought my Cayman 987.2 2.9 in early July and love it, such a good car and does everything I need, mine is also my daily, however I have my first track day booked in it on 27th Oct at Goodwood. Can't wait to see how she does and how she compares to my old VX220.
Thanks gents 
I knew the stripes would split opinions! I have form for stripes on previous cars so I'll keep them on for now as I do think the contrast between the silver and black works. Obviously they can come over easily if and when I choose to, but for now they'll stay
I knew the stripes would split opinions! I have form for stripes on previous cars so I'll keep them on for now as I do think the contrast between the silver and black works. Obviously they can come over easily if and when I choose to, but for now they'll stay
doogle83 said:
Car looks great OP, and I'm a fan of the stripes... mainly because the car I picked up last week has them too 
Thinking I might need some coloured wheel centre caps looking at your pictures though, mine are a bit worn :-/
Your car looks great and I really like the black intake grills. I was thinking about doing the same to mine so it's great to see what it looks like. Your wheels are also much nicer than mine (which I hate)!Thinking I might need some coloured wheel centre caps looking at your pictures though, mine are a bit worn :-/
Ash_ said:
Fantastic Purcahse OP, I bought my Cayman 987.2 2.9 in early July and love it, such a good car and does everything I need, mine is also my daily, however I have my first track day booked in it on 27th Oct at Goodwood. Can't wait to see how she does and how she compares to my old VX220.
Lovely and very understated in that colour. Having had an Elise S1, I say the biggest difference on track will be the feeling of weight, however I still think the Cayman will be a lot of fun. I had read that the biggest issue with tracking a 987 is brake cooling so it might be worth keeping an eye on them during the day. Please report back though, I'd be interested to hear your thoughts!Little update on the Cayman. Daily (well, 3 times per week) driving is proving enjoyable with just the right mix of comfort, performance, noise and involvement for me and my commute. I'm getting a fairly solid 25-27mpg out of it which is fine with me. The Pioneer DAB radio has been brilliant and although I'm happy to just listen to the exhaust note most of the time, it's great to have the ability to make calls and listen to music when required. The Michelin Pilot Super Sports have been superb despite some chilly mornings and I've never felt the car was going to spit me off into the scenery. Keeping it clean has been a bit of a challenge though, this was taken the day after washing it!
I'm still getting a bit of trunk clunk from the back, but some of the local roads are truly awful so it's to be expected. However, I have removed the rear privacy screen which has helped quite a bit, as I think it was banging on the side of the engine oil filler cover. I do like quick and easy fixes like this
Since getting the car, and making it a more usable daily with the DAB upgrade, I've turned my attention to aesthetics. I've bought a 'new old stock' later 987.2 version of the twin exhaust tips and this will be fitted soon to replace the single rectangular tailpipe. The next thing I wanted to address was the front spoiler lips, as being black on silver, I felt they just faded in to the background and made the front end look a little odd and too high. Here's what it looked like before:
These were removed a few days ago, it took me a little time to work out how to get them off as they're both clipped in as well as secured underneath by plastic rivets. If anyone's doing the same, you just push in the centre of the rivet with a small punch and they fall out, really easy! Spoiler lips removed:
The old plastic rivets:
Off the car ready for painting:
Back from the bodyshop, all painted! I use Motorama near Royal Wootton Bassett and would highly recommend them, they're very well priced, quick to complete work and do an excellent job.
Putting them back on the car is dead easy, just clip them in and install the new plastic rivets (only available from Porsche Parts though as far as I can tell).
New rivets:
In my opinion, much better and finishes the front end off nicely now!
Finally for now, I also picked up a lovely set of Cayman R/Boxster Spyder 19" wheels which will go on in the Spring once the weather improves (and it's sensible to run the Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres!). Not cheap, but by far the nicest 987.2 wheel design and I can't wait to get them on the car.
I'm still getting a bit of trunk clunk from the back, but some of the local roads are truly awful so it's to be expected. However, I have removed the rear privacy screen which has helped quite a bit, as I think it was banging on the side of the engine oil filler cover. I do like quick and easy fixes like this
Since getting the car, and making it a more usable daily with the DAB upgrade, I've turned my attention to aesthetics. I've bought a 'new old stock' later 987.2 version of the twin exhaust tips and this will be fitted soon to replace the single rectangular tailpipe. The next thing I wanted to address was the front spoiler lips, as being black on silver, I felt they just faded in to the background and made the front end look a little odd and too high. Here's what it looked like before:
These were removed a few days ago, it took me a little time to work out how to get them off as they're both clipped in as well as secured underneath by plastic rivets. If anyone's doing the same, you just push in the centre of the rivet with a small punch and they fall out, really easy! Spoiler lips removed:
The old plastic rivets:
Off the car ready for painting:
Back from the bodyshop, all painted! I use Motorama near Royal Wootton Bassett and would highly recommend them, they're very well priced, quick to complete work and do an excellent job.
Putting them back on the car is dead easy, just clip them in and install the new plastic rivets (only available from Porsche Parts though as far as I can tell).
New rivets:
In my opinion, much better and finishes the front end off nicely now!
Finally for now, I also picked up a lovely set of Cayman R/Boxster Spyder 19" wheels which will go on in the Spring once the weather improves (and it's sensible to run the Pilot Sport Cup 2 tyres!). Not cheap, but by far the nicest 987.2 wheel design and I can't wait to get them on the car.
Looks great Andrew. The stripes break things up nicely a la Cayman R. Front splitters definitely look better body coloured. Worthwhile doing a DIY application of paint protection film ? As they will take the brunt of road debris and stonechips unfortunately.
The Spyder wheels will look wonderful, though could impact on the ride if those are the 18" wheels you have on it currently ?
A chap on the Porsche forum has a similar car (though an S) he's painted his wheels in Weiss Gold and they look very subtle and discrete against the silver of the body) :
The Spyder wheels will look wonderful, though could impact on the ride if those are the 18" wheels you have on it currently ?
A chap on the Porsche forum has a similar car (though an S) he's painted his wheels in Weiss Gold and they look very subtle and discrete against the silver of the body) :
Thanks for the kind words, Slippydiff
I did think about doing paint film on them yes (and I have PPF'd my Caterham) but there are some stone chips already on the bumper and bonnet so I think I'll leave it a couple of years then get the whole front end done in one go. If they get really bad, it was only £40 to have the lips painted so easy enough to just get them redone.
The ride on the 19s is a bit of a concern, but those R wheels so rarely come up for sale, I had to have them I've heard mixed reports of going from 18s to 19s so I guess I'll find out in the Spring. If they're so bad that I can't cope with it, I'll just pop them up for sale again.
I didn't think I would, but I like those gold coloured wheels actually, they're quite subtle!
I did think about doing paint film on them yes (and I have PPF'd my Caterham) but there are some stone chips already on the bumper and bonnet so I think I'll leave it a couple of years then get the whole front end done in one go. If they get really bad, it was only £40 to have the lips painted so easy enough to just get them redone.
The ride on the 19s is a bit of a concern, but those R wheels so rarely come up for sale, I had to have them
I've heard mixed reports of going from 18s to 19s so I guess I'll find out in the Spring. If they're so bad that I can't cope with it, I'll just pop them up for sale again.I didn't think I would, but I like those gold coloured wheels actually, they're quite subtle!
Ride quality is subjective imo. I have 19's and PASM and would say the ride is surprisingly good over all but the most choppy surfaces. I have driven a 2.7 Cayman with 18's on standard suspension and was also impressed by that but not enough to think about reducing wheel size. I personally prefer the look of the 19's although I'd paint them black 
J4CKO said:
Lovely, keep coming back to Caymans, but am always wondering how much different the S is to the standard car ?
I know either will be a better drivers car than my BMW, but will I feel short changed with the lower powered models after a turbo charged six cylinder ?
There is a noticeable difference. Less so between the 987.2 variants because the 2.7 becomes a 2.9. As a used car where the earliest are now 10 years plus you may as well go with the S to be honest. The biggest challenge will be getting the spec you wantI know either will be a better drivers car than my BMW, but will I feel short changed with the lower powered models after a turbo charged six cylinder ?
craigjm said:
There is a noticeable difference. Less so between the 987.2 variants because the 2.7 becomes a 2.9. As a used car where the earliest are now 10 years plus you may as well go with the S to be honest. The biggest challenge will be getting the spec you want
I test drove a 2.9 and thought it had similar performance to the 4.2 Jaguar XK I had at the time, but with totally different characteristics of course!I think I will probably end up in a Cayman if/when I'm back to my old life/income again. I think they are lovely looking and there's nothing else quite like them for the money.
paulguitar said:
craigjm said:
There is a noticeable difference. Less so between the 987.2 variants because the 2.7 becomes a 2.9. As a used car where the earliest are now 10 years plus you may as well go with the S to be honest. The biggest challenge will be getting the spec you want
I test drove a 2.9 and thought it had similar performance to the 4.2 Jaguar XK I had at the time, but with totally different characteristics of course!I think I will probably end up in a Cayman if/when I'm back to my old life/income again. I think they are lovely looking and there's nothing else quite like them for the money.
paulguitar said:
craigjm said:
Make sure you don’t buy my old one
Why's that, Craig?craigjm said:
Well in the photo above you will see it’s at a body shop. That photo was taken 7 weeks after it went through a fence in Sussex at great speed after coming off the A27. £25000 of damage repairs and as it was never written off and Porsche arranged the rebuild there are no category markers or anything else to ever suggest it’s ever been anything other than pristine.
Wow. I shall make a point of avoiding that one when the time comes!
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