Cayman R Chat

[K400RDY]

Driving for charity UK said:

Does anyone have a Top Gear Sport 200 cell headers with PSE? I have a PSE with standard headers and I am keen to understand if I add the TG headers if this is a big step up in db levels and if it will still be track friendly in the UK?

Any videos of a TG 200 cell with PSE would be much appreciated.

Nice to meet you and the 'R' at Bedford yesterday. Perfect weather and a great day.

Kev

[Driving for charity UK]

K400RDY said:

Nice to meet you and the 'R' at Bedford yesterday. Perfect weather and a great day.

Kev

It was good to meet you to Kev. It was unbelievable weather for February and almost perfect for a trackday.

[Driving for charity UK]

Old Trout said:

Cargraphics 987 manifold - they increase power by about 10bhp and sound increases by around 2db on a static test.

I got them from eBay.

What a great find. Nicely done! 👍

[AAAndy]

woodysnr said:

Jump on the thread ..I have one Red 2011 14k miles FPSH had12yr big service. manual .buckets .Spyder wheels .AC sports exhaust. so how much would you pay ???

There are likely lots of differing views on a valuation for this, depending on people's viewpoint, and if they are a buying or selling.

For me I have seen only a few very good quality manual Rs on the market in the last 2 years (maybe circa 3 cars including the one I bought in 2021), that also have low mileage (less than 20k), buckets and the full quota of the other spec items that are deemed to be key for many buyers hunting their perfect R.

So if you have all of that, if condition is very good, and considering you've had 12yrs service recently done I'd say you should start asking a min of £50k, potentially a little more and test the appeitite and see what serious buyers may be lurking. Lots of people track this thread and Pistonheads when looking for these cars, also try the Facebook owners group, and PCGB.

Edited by AAAndy on Wednesday 22 February 17:37

[woodysnr]

Think I may have confused some by my comment it is Spyder I have not an R ..

[worldwidewebs]

woodysnr said:

Think I may have confused some by my comment it is Spyder I have not an R ..

Did you get the email from my friend?

[Nurburgsingh]

This poses another interesting question - What's worth more - An R or a Spyder ?

[Pflanzgarten]

Nurburgsingh said:

This poses another interesting question - What's worth more - An R or a Spyder ?

I cannot fathom anyone paying more for an R than a Spyder, I cannot fathom anyone paying more for an R than an S to be honest. Bucket seats aside, it's a nothing special edition.

The Spyder brings something genuine different to the party but the market dictates I suppose.

[Jellyfishfields]

Pflanzgarten said:

Nurburgsingh said:

This poses another interesting question - What's worth more - An R or a Spyder ?

I cannot fathom anyone paying more for an R than a Spyder, I cannot fathom anyone paying more for an R than an S to be honest. Bucket seats aside, it's a nothing special edition.

The Spyder brings something genuine different to the party but the market dictates I suppose.

Buckets were optional on R and S

[Pflanzgarten]

Jellyfishfields said:

Pflanzgarten said:

Nurburgsingh said:

This poses another interesting question - What's worth more - An R or a Spyder ?

I cannot fathom anyone paying more for an R than a Spyder, I cannot fathom anyone paying more for an R than an S to be honest. Bucket seats aside, it's a nothing special edition.

The Spyder brings something genuine different to the party but the market dictates I suppose.

Buckets were optional on R and S

Were they? It's so long ago, were they a no cost option on the R however?

[Andym3]

Jellyfishfields said:

Buckets were optional on R and S

Buckets were standard on the R with comfort seats as a no-cost option.

[woodysnr]

worldwidewebs said:

Did you get the email from my friend?

yes replied saying its a Spyder I have not an R if you look at your original post it did say Spyder so hence my original post

[worldwidewebs]

woodysnr said:

yes replied saying its a Spyder I have not an R if you look at your original post it did say Spyder so hence my original post

No, I put “spiders” in the list of options he’s looking for - as in spider alloys. Thanks anyway

[Jellyfishfields]

Andym3 said:

Jellyfishfields said:

Buckets were optional on R and S

Buckets were standard on the R with comfort seats as a no-cost option.

Thanks for clarifying that, made the R a good deal when new.

It's surprising that so many went for the comfort seats.

[Andym3]

Jellyfishfields said:

Andym3 said:

Jellyfishfields said:

Buckets were optional on R and S

Buckets were standard on the R with comfort seats as a no-cost option.

Thanks for clarifying that, made the R a good deal when new.

It's surprising that so many went for the comfort seats.

Yep, compared to the S, with all the extra kit you got, it was a bargain.

[ATM]

Pflanzgarten said:

I cannot fathom anyone paying more for an R than an S to be honest. Bucket seats aside, it's a nothing special edition.

We know the R has a few changes over the S. But in Porsche circles some people get very specific about the options they want. If you look at the R package as an option added to an S then it does look expensive. But if you think of it as an early foray into the GT product line with the Cayman then maybe it's the first GT Cayman and at a stretch there is value there. No idea. People are paying these prices so they must know more than me.

[PaulD86]

Pflanzgarten said:

I cannot fathom anyone paying more for an R than a Spyder, I cannot fathom anyone paying more for an R than an S to be honest. Bucket seats aside, it's a nothing special edition.

The Spyder brings something genuine different to the party but the market dictates I suppose.

Odd post. Whether you believe there is value in the differences or not, the R changed more than the seats and if you drive an S and an R back to back that's immediately obvious.

By your logic, all the Spyder brings, compared to an S, is a more awkward to operate roof. But that would be a daft way of looking at things too, wouldn't it?

[frayz]

Cant fathom why anyone would pay more for a Spyder than a basic Boxster.

Same same, right?

[STiG911]

frayz said:

Cant fathom why anyone would pay more for a Spyder than a basic Boxster.

Same same, right?

[Vee12V]

I have a friend who's currently looking for a LHD, manual, green CR with aircon, buckets, PSE, etc. But even when you ignore the options there are currently 0 green, manual CR's for sale.