Cayman R Chat

Author
Discussion

PaulD86

1,757 posts

141 months

Thursday 13th October 2022
quotequote all
Andym3 said:
Reading some of the comments, the Viper Green paint wasn't getting much love back in the day.
Probably as it doesn't suit the car. Looks great on a GT3, but I wouldn't want it on a Cayman.

Nurburgsingh

5,337 posts

253 months

Thursday 13th October 2022
quotequote all
ATM said:
Andym3 said:
julian987R said:
Viper Green, Ceramics, Bucket seats, AeroKit, Ltd Slip, PASM, Xenons, PSE, Spyder wheels, short shift, not an R but probably very close!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202210110...
Looks like it is probably this one...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mFoSpbhAOw
The ad doesn't mention spyder wheels and in the YouTube video it has black sport wheels.
Its apparently already sold...

julian987R

6,840 posts

74 months

Thursday 13th October 2022
quotequote all
Nurburgsingh said:
ATM said:
Andym3 said:
julian987R said:
Viper Green, Ceramics, Bucket seats, AeroKit, Ltd Slip, PASM, Xenons, PSE, Spyder wheels, short shift, not an R but probably very close!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202210110...
Looks like it is probably this one...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mFoSpbhAOw
The ad doesn't mention spyder wheels and in the YouTube video it has black sport wheels.
Its apparently already sold...
No surprise there. It was so unvalued. Whoever got it must be very happy.

Gibbo205

3,572 posts

222 months

Thursday 13th October 2022
quotequote all
julian987R said:
No surprise there. It was so unvalued. Whoever got it must be very happy.
How much was it up at ?

julian987R

6,840 posts

74 months

Thursday 13th October 2022
quotequote all
Gibbo205 said:
julian987R said:
No surprise there. It was so unvalued. Whoever got it must be very happy.
How much was it up at ?
£26K I think. Silly low. I don't know what they are thinking. I was going to ring up and offer £35K but the ad got removed.


Baked_bean

1,933 posts

207 months

Friday 14th October 2022
quotequote all
Andym3 said:
And here it is again.....

https://www.pistonheads.com/news/ph-spottedykywt/s...

New cost was £72k!! Reading some of the comments, the Viper Green paint wasn't getting much love back in the day.
The thread for that car shows the change of the tide in the market, a high spec unusual colour cayman GTS wouldn’t lose £20k in a year! These days people would be fapping about it selling for overs. Also the way the thread reacts to the car is negative considering (although Ph Comments section is generally grim).

tracydeedance

787 posts

194 months

Friday 14th October 2022
quotequote all
julian987R said:
Gibbo205 said:
julian987R said:
No surprise there. It was so unvalued. Whoever got it must be very happy.
How much was it up at ?
£26K I think. Silly low. I don't know what they are thinking. I was going to ring up and offer £35K but the ad got removed.

[/quote

Sounds on the low side to me no wonder if sold fast.

ATM

19,773 posts

234 months

Friday 14th October 2022
quotequote all
Nurburgsingh said:
ATM said:
Andym3 said:
julian987R said:
Viper Green, Ceramics, Bucket seats, AeroKit, Ltd Slip, PASM, Xenons, PSE, Spyder wheels, short shift, not an R but probably very close!

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202210110...
Looks like it is probably this one...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mFoSpbhAOw
The ad doesn't mention spyder wheels and in the YouTube video it has black sport wheels.
Its apparently already sold...
I was tempted at that price but I dont like the colour.

BrotherMouzone

3,169 posts

189 months

Friday 14th October 2022
quotequote all
I bet it will reappear at dealer with big mark up.

Escy

4,085 posts

164 months

Friday 14th October 2022
quotequote all
If I bought it, it would re-appear at the same price without the seats.

ATM

19,773 posts

234 months

Friday 14th October 2022
quotequote all
Escy said:
If I bought it, it would re-appear at the same price without the seats.
And the PCCB

ColinclareD

3 posts

47 months

Sunday 16th October 2022
quotequote all
julian987R said:
Ah yes I saw that one listed today, very nice indeed. What are you moving onto car wise?
I’m struggling with that! 996,997 and even the bigger 991 as well as an XKR-S are all too small as my 12 year old is 5ft 6” already. I then started to look at something with a nice engine but not so good driving capability and started with mustang then moved to an AM rapide and then a Maserati gran tourismo, but none seem quite right for us. They all have 4 seats, but each has its own issues. All first world problems I know, but there it is. At the moment the Rapide is still top of the list…

ATM

19,773 posts

234 months

Sunday 16th October 2022
quotequote all
ColinclareD said:
I’m struggling with that! 996,997 and even the bigger 991 as well as an XKR-S are all too small as my 12 year old is 5ft 6” already. I then started to look at something with a nice engine but not so good driving capability and started with mustang then moved to an AM rapide and then a Maserati gran tourismo, but none seem quite right for us. They all have 4 seats, but each has its own issues. All first world problems I know, but there it is. At the moment the Rapide is still top of the list…
No love for

M3 / M5 / RS4 / RS6

What about

Panamera / Macan / Cayenne

squirdan

1,107 posts

162 months

Sunday 16th October 2022
quotequote all
Who was at Goodwood yesterday? Cayman R was going well …

BillyB

1,428 posts

273 months

Sunday 16th October 2022
quotequote all
And two lovely R's at RPM this morning 👍

PaulD86

1,757 posts

141 months

Wednesday 19th October 2022
quotequote all
Service time for my R and I have just had the quote from Porsche. £1,298.04. This was for a "12 year" service and covered filters, oil, plugs, brake fluid and gearbox fluid change. Parts came to £449.61 and then the rest was 5.75 hours at £132/hour. My last major service was eight-hundred and something so this seems like a ridiculous jump.

I've always had servicing done by Porsche, but had my local garage MoT it first and attend to anything "extra" the car may need. This time I'm wondering if it's time to just get the local garage to do the lot... If we had a local specialist up in this part of the world I'd go there, but we don't and the one garage that sort of claims to be, isn't one I'd use. This morning I had the car MoT'd and given a once over by my local garage who, other than some corossion on caliper brake pipes, found nothing wanting doing.

My reasoning for keeping OPC history has been mainly for resale reasons, and while I don't plan to sell it, you never know when circumstances may force something like that (especially when the government seem to have totally lost touch with all forms of reality) and punters do seem to like an OPC history (rightly or wrongly). As I say, a Porsche specialist would be my preference, but there isn't one that it is practical to go to. So what do we think? Time to just get my trusted local to do the lot? I'm torn.

tighnamara

2,385 posts

168 months

Wednesday 19th October 2022
quotequote all
PaulD86 said:
Service time for my R and I have just had the quote from Porsche. £1,298.04. This was for a "12 year" service and covered filters, oil, plugs, brake fluid and gearbox fluid change. Parts came to £449.61 and then the rest was 5.75 hours at £132/hour. My last major service was eight-hundred and something so this seems like a ridiculous jump.

I've always had servicing done by Porsche, but had my local garage MoT it first and attend to anything "extra" the car may need. This time I'm wondering if it's time to just get the local garage to do the lot... If we had a local specialist up in this part of the world I'd go there, but we don't and the one garage that sort of claims to be, isn't one I'd use. This morning I had the car MoT'd and given a once over by my local garage who, other than some corossion on caliper brake pipes, found nothing wanting doing.

My reasoning for keeping OPC history has been mainly for resale reasons, and while I don't plan to sell it, you never know when circumstances may force something like that (especially when the government seem to have totally lost touch with all forms of reality) and punters do seem to like an OPC history (rightly or wrongly). As I say, a Porsche specialist would be my preference, but there isn't one that it is practical to go to. So what do we think? Time to just get my trusted local to do the lot? I'm torn.
I get where you are coming from, same area and OPC as yourself.

Mine is going in for the 10 year service, £729 quote.

Received a mail from OPC where they are offering 20% off parts and labour up to the 31st October, was going to wait until at OPC before showing them the offer they sent out.

Edited to add, thought I would just ask beforehand and 20% off applied so now down to £583.

Pretty impressed with that.............................


Edited by tighnamara on Wednesday 19th October 14:49

PaulD86

1,757 posts

141 months

Wednesday 19th October 2022
quotequote all
tighnamara said:
I get where you are coming from, same area and OPC as yourself.

Mine is going in for the 10 year service, £729 quote.

Received a mail from OPC where they are offering 20% off parts and labour up to the 31st October, was going to wait until at OPC before showing them the offer they sent out.

Edited to add, thought I would just ask beforehand and 20% off applied so now down to £583.

Pretty impressed with that.............................


Edited by tighnamara on Wednesday 19th October 14:49
The 12 year seens to be a major, plus some "checks" and gearbox oil. Is your quote minor, I assume? I've looked up the cost of the parts (they provided breakdown) and I could get some cheaper (oil) and the rest are pretty mcuh the going rate for them, so not huge savings to be had there. I'm just thinking that 5.75 hours to do plugs, filters, gearbox oil and brake fluid sounds a very long time. My local garage at half the labour rate which would save a chunk.

tighnamara

2,385 posts

168 months

Wednesday 19th October 2022
quotequote all
PaulD86 said:
The 12 year seens to be a major, plus some "checks" and gearbox oil. Is your quote minor, I assume? I've looked up the cost of the parts (they provided breakdown) and I could get some cheaper (oil) and the rest are pretty mcuh the going rate for them, so not huge savings to be had there. I'm just thinking that 5.75 hours to do plugs, filters, gearbox oil and brake fluid sounds a very long time. My local garage at half the labour rate which would save a chunk.
Yip it is for the minor. but was mostly thinking the 20% off would help a bit with the price of your major, all be it has to be before 31st October I think.

Around 3 hours for the minor.

swanny71

3,137 posts

224 months

Wednesday 19th October 2022
quotequote all
tighnamara said:
PaulD86 said:
Service time for my R and I have just had the quote from Porsche. £1,298.04. This was for a "12 year" service and covered filters, oil, plugs, brake fluid and gearbox fluid change. Parts came to £449.61 and then the rest was 5.75 hours at £132/hour. My last major service was eight-hundred and something so this seems like a ridiculous jump.

I've always had servicing done by Porsche, but had my local garage MoT it first and attend to anything "extra" the car may need. This time I'm wondering if it's time to just get the local garage to do the lot... If we had a local specialist up in this part of the world I'd go there, but we don't and the one garage that sort of claims to be, isn't one I'd use. This morning I had the car MoT'd and given a once over by my local garage who, other than some corossion on caliper brake pipes, found nothing wanting doing.

My reasoning for keeping OPC history has been mainly for resale reasons, and while I don't plan to sell it, you never know when circumstances may force something like that (especially when the government seem to have totally lost touch with all forms of reality) and punters do seem to like an OPC history (rightly or wrongly). As I say, a Porsche specialist would be my preference, but there isn't one that it is practical to go to. So what do we think? Time to just get my trusted local to do the lot? I'm torn.
I get where you are coming from, same area and OPC as yourself.

Mine is going in for the 10 year service, £729 quote.

Received a mail from OPC where they are offering 20% off parts and labour up to the 31st October, was going to wait until at OPC before showing them the offer they sent out.

Edited to add, thought I would just ask beforehand and 20% off applied so now down to £583.

Pretty impressed with that.............................


Edited by tighnamara on Wednesday 19th October 14:49
Quote from my local OPC for a 10 year service was “approx £900” to which I’m sure they would have added all sorts of extras (rusty exhaust bolts, tyre foam etc). If they’d been below £700 I’d probably have gone with them and also renewed warranty.

Instead I went to a well respected local Indy and paid £464, including fitting a GT3 master cylinder that I supplied. No shiny showroom, fancy coffee or pencil skirted receptionist but good service, VFM and a decent loan car from real enthusiasts.

I’m now free to fit PS4S, tinker with the exhaust if I wish, DIY some other routine maintenance (air filter, gearbox oil, serp belt) and worry about any loss of value whenever the time comes to sell.

It’s kinda liberating….

Edited to add: had “notes” from Indy for rusty exhaust bolts, tyre foam out of date, rear discs getting low (but still in spec) and lightly corroded but OK rear brake pipes. All of which I can do myself rather than paying a grand or more to the OPC.


Edited by swanny71 on Wednesday 19th October 16:03