Cayman R Chat

[Old Trout]

Peridot car up for sale under £40k. Buckets and PDK.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202301253...

[Armitage.Shanks]

Old Trout said:

Peridot car up for sale under £40k. Buckets and PDK.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202301253...

Mentions AC but doesn't look like it has? That'll be a deal breaker for many.

[Edmundo2]

Got giddy for a second until I spotted pdk...

Pretty much decided an Evora is the car for me but a manual Peridot/Meteor/GT Silver CR at the right money could disrupt things..

[Nurburgsingh]

Old Trout said:

Peridot car up for sale under £40k. Buckets and PDK.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202301253...

Wasn’t this for sale somewhere else not long ago.. the non AC and rear wiper are familiar

[jimmy p]

Weird spec that, pdk, full leather, but air con delete

Edited by jimmy p on Sunday 29th January 13:58

[AAAndy]

Edmundo2 said:

Got giddy for a second until I spotted pdk...

Pretty much decided an Evora is the car for me but a manual Peridot/Meteor/GT Silver CR at the right money could disrupt things..

Price seems ok considering it’s a high mileage car (relatively speaking), but no chrono, no A/C, no PSE, and a rear wiper. So I suspect that spec will no suit many of the people hunting an R.

But there are always folks out there seeking a bargain who aren’t as obsessive on the options and will just jump in and enjoy it.

[Nurburgsingh]

My 993 doesn’t have AC and much like the 987 there’s a lot of glass for that small cabin.

It gets proper roasty hot in the summer - and I don’t have black seats either. It is a shame it hasn’t got AC. Seems an odd thing to leave out given everything else it’s got.

[frayz]

Leave out the AC, because #weightsavingsbro...

adds rear wiper...

[Old Trout]

frayz said:

Leave out the AC, because #weightsavingsbro...

adds rear wiper...

Random question - is this Frayz from Scoobynet/22B?

[frayz]

Old Trout said:

frayz said:

Leave out the AC, because #weightsavingsbro...

adds rear wiper...

Random question - is this Frayz from Scoobynet/22B?

You mean this guy?



Afraid so

[julian987R]

georgefreeman918 said:

Can this thread be for an aspiring R owner, but without the funds and looking for the next best thing?

Is a 2012 987 Cayman likely to be a money pit? Like this example -

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/403987196097?hash=item5...

This ...
https://www.pistonheads.com/buy/listing/14475319

....is likely closer to an R than the one you linked to, as it has been upgraded officially with a R suspension.

or this one

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/204227829921

with factory R Aero kit and PSE.

Edited by julian987R on Sunday 29th January 15:31

[ChrisW.]

Old Trout said:

With Cayman R inbound this week - recommendations for a good Porsche independent in the Leeds/York area, please?

There is a chequered history of Porsche indy's around here

RPM in Knaresbrough, and I have also found Strasse in Leeds to be very good ...

[ChrisW.]

julian987R said:

ATM said:

What about Strasse?

Just seen this ... they've never failed me

[Old Trout]

frayz said:

You mean this guy?



Afraid so

It's Trout/Rannoch from the old days. When I was chatting about the R, Gary Moulton and Steven Darley mentioned you. It was Steven that turned my car into the Banana.

[ATM]

ChrisW. said:

julian987R said:

ATM said:

What about Strasse?

Just seen this ... they've never failed me

I don't understand what Julian was trying to say.

[julian987R]

ATM said:

ChrisW. said:

julian987R said:

ATM said:

What about Strasse?

Just seen this ... they've never failed me

I don't understand what Julian was trying to say.

They were deemed sexist, offensive, misogynistic and irresponsible by the Advertising Standards.

https://www.decisionmarketing.co.uk/news/porsche-d...

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...

[ChrisW.]

I know everybody involved and whilst the claim may be made by the wokerati, I have never seen or experienced any foundation to this.

They are a very strong family business ... welcoming and professional ... with a very good mix of customers.

Times may be changing, but aren't we in danger of draining the fun out of things ? The ads to me were just cheeky fun, remember that ?



This is a recent advertisement for a radio station at a public bus stop in Holland ....

Would substituting a male image make it any different other than the obvious pun ???

When a society can't even define gender in a PC correct way without getting it's knickers (underpants?) into a twist, we clearly need to have a re-think.

There'll be violent predatory men in women's prisons next ...

Edited by ChrisW. on Monday 30th January 09:41

[Old Trout]

The fact it is on a bus stop in Holland does not make it any less misogynistic.

[ajondyh]

ChrisW. said:

I know everybody involved and whilst the claim may be made by the wokerati, I have never seen or experienced any foundation to this.

They are a very strong family business ... welcoming and professional ... with a very good mix of customers.

Times may be changing, but aren't we in danger of draining the fun out of things ? The ads to me were just cheeky fun, remember that ?



This is a recent advertisement for a radio station at a public bus stop in Holland ....

Would substituting a male image make it any different other than the obvious pun ???

When a society can't even define gender in a PC correct way without getting it's knickers (underpants?) into a twist, we clearly need to have a re-think.

There'll be violent predatory men in women's prisons next ...

Edited by ChrisW. on Monday 30th January 09:41

100% agree Chris!!

[ajondyh]

Another one less in the world https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275653833587?_trkparms=...