Cayman R - Only 80 Miles - £50k

[Axel987]

its 50 kiloes lighter, has a mechanical diff, carbon buckets, 10 bhp more, spyder wheels etc. all that stuff makes it a very special car.

id pay 20 grand over a similar S for it, no sweat. looks way more aggressive too.

[MJ911]

Dan911 said:

Only Red..

I might know of a nice good spec white one coming up in a month or two?

white is a possibility, as it looks good in that colour, though it really would look like a modern version of my current 911. (white with black P-graphics). Having owned a white 911 for 6 years and a black 964 before that, I fancy a red one. Orange would have been perfect!

50kilos is nice but bugger all really in a car weighing approx. 1400kg. I took 160kg out of the 911 and it flies along nicely.

Edited by MJ911 on Tuesday 5th May 14:34

[996GT2]

Axel987 said:

its 50 kiloes lighter, has a mechanical diff, carbon buckets, 10 bhp more, spyder wheels etc. all that stuff makes it a very special car.

id pay 20 grand over a similar S for it, no sweat. looks way more aggressive too.

I'd agree it's definitely worth a decent premium over an S, it's the perfect A and B road car. It also just looks right sat a bit lower and on the Spyder wheels.

I would have paid more for mine when I bought it 8 weeks ago as it's better than anything else with the same price tag.

I wanted one that looked a bit different, had loads of black/silver cars and I'm not a fan of white or peridot, wanted either red or aqua blue and this one came up for sale:

[MJ911]

nice, want to sell it? ;-)

Albeit another owner talking up the prices eheh.

[GT3cs]

Lost soul said:

I am liking the colour a lot

Thanks :-)

Dan is taking the pee by the way . He loves the colour !

MJ911 said:

nice, want to sell it? ;-)

Albeit another owner talking up the prices eheh.

As basically said already , this car is more than the sum of its parts . For me great value . I've been in one then out for a 991 GT3 and then back again . That's how much I rate them .

[GT3cs]

996GT2 said:

I would have paid more for mine when I bought it 8 weeks ago as it's better than anything else with the same price tag.

^ Agree ^

Looks stunning in red .

Red , White and Viper / RS green IMO really suit this car . Although it isn't bad in any colour .

[pete a]

Looks good in all those colours, I must admit I like the peridot green as well.

Mr Demons car looks the nuts.

[PorscheGT4]

pete a said:

Looks good in all those colours, I must admit I like the peridot green as well.

Mr Demons car looks the nuts.

ta :-)

[pete a]

PorscheGT4 said:

ta :-)

Oh Stop it, Looks great.

As an aside with Cayman R prices going up they are now the same price as a Gen 2 Carera S, that's a tough call when i think about it.

[PorscheGT4]

I think when buying you have to look at resale, buy high sell the same :-) prices have been very stable for the last 2 years.

[itsybitsy]

pete a said:

Oh Stop it, Looks great.

As an aside with Cayman R prices going up they are now the same price as a Gen 2 Carera S, that's a tough call when i think about it.

Not the same
A low mileage 2011/61 plate CR circa£45k whereas a low mileage 2011/61 plate good spec./ colour C2S circa £55k+

[Axel987]

PorscheGT4 said:

I think when buying you have to look at resale, buy high sell the same :-) prices have been very stable for the last 2 years.

send me the video david!

[tail slide]

Off to try this one next weekend, hiring and taking up to the Evo triangle & Anglesey circuit! (not on track though )



http://sportshire.co.uk/car/porsche-boxster-s/#.VU...


|http://thumbsnap.com/UD6eILUT[/url]

[Sarnie]

Thats been in the classifieds for a while!

[tail slide]

Sarnie said:

Thats been in the classifieds for a while!

Was it? Is the spec right on it - I've been thinking of one as almost sensible alongside my track-oriented TVR, so useful to have a full weekend test drive from a hire co.

Edited by tail slide on Friday 8th May 21:23

[Sarnie]

tail slide said:

Sarnie said:

Thats been in the classifieds for a while!

Was it? Is the spec right on it - I've been thinking of one as almost sensible alongside my track-oriented TVR, so useful to have a full weekend test drive from a hire co.

Edited by tail slide on Friday 8th May 21:23

Yep, same pics here;

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

[Lost soul]

PorscheGT4 said:

ta :-)

I know the Cayman was kind of derided when it first came out Gayman poor mans 911 and so on , but for my money its almost like a back to its roots 911 small fast and lighter than what the 911 has now become which can only be a good thing

[Axel987]

cant wait to tune up my R, 1295 kg 370 bhp carbon buckets manuall hydraulic steering - motoring nirvana.

[PorscheGT4]

Axel987 said:

cant wait to tune up my R, 1295 kg 370 bhp carbon buckets manuall hydraulic steering - motoring nirvana.

when are you getting it back ?

[Beanoir]

I'm tempted, especially no my geo is sorted but I'm in 2 minds as to whether I actually need more power (never thought I'd say that!)

Exhaust change is next though but that's noise rather than any (if at all) performance gains