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tighnamara said:
Slippydiff said:
When the words rare and exclusive are used in the context of the CR, you know we’re scraping the barrel 
Does it really matter 
But for the record, if we’re talking “rare” and “exclusive” in the Porsche pantheon, this springs to mind :
Not what to all intents and purposes is a Cayman S with some choice fripperies deleted or added and a monika purloined from the lightest 911 Porsche ever produced by Stuttgart.
Slippydiff said:
Not in the least But for the record, if we’re talking “rare” and “exclusive” in the Porsche pantheon, this springs to mind :
Not what to all intents and purposes is a Cayman S with some choice fripperies deleted or added and a monika purloined from the lightest 911 Porsche ever produced by Stuttgart.
Very nice But for the record, if we’re talking “rare” and “exclusive” in the Porsche pantheon, this springs to mind :Not what to all intents and purposes is a Cayman S with some choice fripperies deleted or added and a monika purloined from the lightest 911 Porsche ever produced by Stuttgart.
tighnamara said:
Very nice
Yours for the price of £425Khttps://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202207217...
julian987R said:
tighnamara said:
Very nice
Yours for the price of £425Khttps://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202207217...
Edited by bencollins4 on Wednesday 21st September 21:46
ChrisW. said:
Or this ?
75000 miles ....
I don’t particularly like the impact bumper cars, but boy oh boy, would I make an exception for a 3.2 Club Sport Chris.
75000 miles ....
There’s a mega high miles one in the UK, it was owned by a gentleman in the Midlands who used it as his daily driver. I used to see it being used in all weathers.
The owner specified it from the factory sans side decals, so it looked very discrete (and special) in Grand Prix white with red and silver Fuchs (I think he may have fitted 7” & 8” versions, rather than factory fitted 6 & 7” items) either way, it was a lovely car to see on the road all those years ago
Escy said:
If I had the geo on an S done to the same spec as an R and drove each car back to back I wouldn't be able to tell the difference.
Fixed for you. But maybe it's best not to try and tell people what they would or wouldn't be able to tell. If you have driven an R and an S back to back as some of us actually have, you'd perhaps understand why your statement was a bit daft. The S with PASM in hard or soft mode, or an S with the standard suspension do not feel the same as the R setup.
You don't see the value in the R, and that's absolutely fine. Many don't, many do. It doesn't matter. I'm just not sure why you'd come to a Cayman R owners thread and try telling us we couldn't tell the difference. Bit odd.
julian987R said:
And then you'd have to pay to retrim it, assuming you weren't colour blind! Slippydiff said:
Not in the least But for the record, if we’re talking “rare” and “exclusive” in the Porsche pantheon, this springs to mind :
Not what to all intents and purposes is a Cayman S with some choice fripperies deleted or added and a monika purloined from the lightest 911 Porsche ever produced by Stuttgart.
No, that’s just a 997.2 S with a body kit, new wheels and engine tune if your Cayman R/ Cayman S logic is applied? Might as well just buy a regular 997S and fit aftermarket parts… But for the record, if we’re talking “rare” and “exclusive” in the Porsche pantheon, this springs to mind :Not what to all intents and purposes is a Cayman S with some choice fripperies deleted or added and a monika purloined from the lightest 911 Porsche ever produced by Stuttgart.
Or do special rules apply if it’s a 911?
swanny71 said:
No, that’s just a 997.2 S with a body kit, new wheels and engine tune if your Cayman R/ Cayman S logic is applied? Might as well just buy a regular 997S and fit aftermarket parts…
Or do special rules apply if it’s a 911?
What your forgetting swanny is his opinion is correct and yours is not! Or do special rules apply if it’s a 911?
I just love how we are on a cayman r chat, couple of guys mug it off completely to actual owners and then start spouting on about £300k+ porsche 911's, all very odd. I am not an owner of any but would 100% take an R over an S, if I couldn't afford an R I wouldn't buy and S and modify it.
joshcowin said:
swanny71 said:
No, that’s just a 997.2 S with a body kit, new wheels and engine tune if your Cayman R/ Cayman S logic is applied? Might as well just buy a regular 997S and fit aftermarket parts…
Or do special rules apply if it’s a 911?
What your forgetting swanny is his opinion is correct and yours is not! Or do special rules apply if it’s a 911?
I just love how we are on a cayman r chat, couple of guys mug it off completely to actual owners and then start spouting on about £300k+ porsche 911's, all very odd. I am not an owner of any but would 100% take an R over an S, if I couldn't afford an R I wouldn't buy and S and modify it.
I don't get why there is need for such negativity to a car others purchased and drive, all are entitled to opinions but it gets a bit boring.
If you don't like the R and think an S could be the same car fine just move on...........................
Cayman R owner (obviously a mug and should have purchased an S to modify) who needs to get out in his more
swanny71 said:
No, that’s just a 997.2 S with a body kit, new wheels and engine tune if your Cayman R/ Cayman S logic is applied? Might as well just buy a regular 997S and fit aftermarket parts…
Or do special rules apply if it’s a 911?
They made just 250. Hence it’s rare. Of course if you can find a widebody C2 with a Powerkit upgrade, a double bubble roof, in a unique hue, with a unique interior for less than £275K, my check book is ready to be opened.Or do special rules apply if it’s a 911?
Let’s not forget the SC cost more than a 997 GT3 RS at their launch, hence the exclusivity. The R was/is neither, and never will be.
joshcowin said:
What your forgetting swanny is his opinion is correct and yours is not!
I just love how we are on a cayman r chat, couple of guys mug it off completely to actual owners and then start spouting on about £300k+ porsche 911's, all very odd. I am not an owner of any but would 100% take an R over an S, if I couldn't afford an R I wouldn't buy and S and modify it.
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=231&t=1671855I just love how we are on a cayman r chat, couple of guys mug it off completely to actual owners and then start spouting on about £300k+ porsche 911's, all very odd. I am not an owner of any but would 100% take an R over an S, if I couldn't afford an R I wouldn't buy and S and modify it.
I’ve owned both, and a couple of old 911’s too in my time.
They say ignorance is bliss. Enjoy yours.
Slippydiff said:
ChrisW. said:
Or this ?
75000 miles ....
I don’t particularly like the impact bumper cars, but boy oh boy, would I make an exception for a 3.2 Club Sport Chris.75000 miles ....
There’s a mega high miles one in the UK, it was owned by a gentleman in the Midlands who used it as his daily driver. I used to see it being used in all weathers.
The owner specified it from the factory sans side decals, so it looked very discrete (and special) in Grand Prix white with red and silver Fuchs (I think he may have fitted 7” & 8” versions, rather than factory fitted 6 & 7” items) either way, it was a lovely car to see on the road all those years ago
Da Original Whyayedee said:
Guys Guys Guys,
This has always been one of the more jovial threads on this forum, can we get back to that
Where have you been the last few years This has always been one of the more jovial threads on this forum, can we get back to that
...this threads the most entertaining around...Anyway, I fooked off and bought a 911.
Mates got my R so it's not that far away if I ever want to razz it!!!
Slippydiff said:
swanny71 said:
No, that’s just a 997.2 S with a body kit, new wheels and engine tune if your Cayman R/ Cayman S logic is applied? Might as well just buy a regular 997S and fit aftermarket parts…
Or do special rules apply if it’s a 911?
They made just 250. Hence it’s rare. Of course if you can find a widebody C2 with a Powerkit upgrade, a double bubble roof, in a unique hue, with a unique interior for less than £275K, my check book is ready to be opened.Or do special rules apply if it’s a 911?
Let’s not forget the SC cost more than a 997 GT3 RS at their launch, hence the exclusivity. The R was/is neither, and never will be.
Proving your own logic is flawed and contradictory.
To be clear, I understand the reasons Sport Classics are considered special. And they the same (slightly irrational) reasons a Cayman R is more special/desirable/valuable to most than a well modified Cayman S.
swanny71 said:
Proving your own logic is flawed and contradictory.
Says the individual doing just that ...Shall we leave it at that and get matters back on topi now that you and your disciple have thrown your toys out of the pram because a couple of contributors dared to question just how special the Cayman R really is in the grand scheme of things.
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