Cayman R Chat

[V800MJH]

Jim1556 said:

With that spec + Manual with PSE, I'd have been knocking on your door!

Who was that message meant for chap?

[Porsche911R]

he has been looking for a car with impossible spec.

but they don't really come up for sale now let alone in crazy specs, a lot seem keepers.

Edited by Porsche911R on Monday 12th March 09:29

[Jim1556]

V800MJH said:

Who was that message meant for chap?

There was a post that's since been deleted, looked very nice but no PSE or manual...

Mr D, my specs have been loosened a little. Otherwise, as you say, they never come up. Nav is no longer a prerequisite, neither is leather. With hindsight, the JZM car that ChrisABP bought was pretty good!

[chrisABP]

Jim1556 said:

There was a post that's since been deleted, looked very nice but no PSE or manual...

Mr D, my specs have been loosened a little. Otherwise, as you say, they never come up. Nav is no longer a prerequisite, neither is leather. With hindsight, the JZM car that ChrisABP bought was pretty good!

Jim - my car was the 911V car and you're correct - you should have bought it as its superb! Don't miss the extended leather from my 997 GTS or GT4 at all and the Garmin nav & Apple carplay in the new head unit that I had fitted is better than any Porsche Nav.

As I've now mentioned a few times driving the R is a revelation and its an outstanding example of so much less offering so much more!

[boxsey]

Another pic of the Cayman Rs that gathered at the recent RS day at Oulton Park...credit to Porsche911R for organizing the photo opportunity

[V800MJH]

Do you know what would have made that photo even better...

Another R, in blue :P

[tracydeedance]

Porsche911R said:

he has been looking for a car with impossible spec.

but they don't really come up for sale now let alone in crazy specs, a lot seem keepers.
True can't remember when I last saw a low mileage manual buckets PSE Chrono Spyder wheels for sale. Let alone one with leather and the outdated sat nav.in CRs don't think it's a big deal.
[pic]https://thumbsnap.com/sc/QgtHCSVZ.jpg[/pic

Edited by Porsche911R on Monday 12th March 09:29

[tracydeedance]

Nice photos .
Must get mine taxed and back on the road for spring.

[boxsey]

V800MJH said:

Do you know what would have made that photo even better...

Another R, in blue :P

There was a blue one in the paddock early on but left before the photo!

[s3 akr]

tracydeedance said:

Nice photos .
Must get mine taxed and back on the road for spring.

I'm with you on that too.......... Need to get the skip in front of my garage removed so I can get mine out on the road and taxed too!!

[ajondyh]

boxsey said:

There was a blue one in the paddock early on but left before the photo!

Really?? Didn't see that

[boxsey]

ajondyh said:

boxsey said:

There was a blue one in the paddock early on but left before the photo!

Really?? Didn't see that

Yep, owner came over to have a chat with us at our garages.

[Ben-v0vyj]

Sorry to derail - But I thought I'd go to a thread where the owners are first.

Thinking of making a foray into the world of the Cayman R - Have just chopped in my LE500 M3 and have been looking for something fun to drive - Budgeting to 45k and whilst having a look on the Porsche website I saw the below Cayman R

http://locator.porsche.com/ipl-customer/ipl/detail...

Any opinions on this?

With my budget I have the choice of a Cayman R, a 987 S, or even buying a new 718 Cayman.

Please help me decide

[Porsche911R]

Ben-v0vyj said:

Sorry to derail - But I thought I'd go to a thread where the owners are first.

Thinking of making a foray into the world of the Cayman R - Have just chopped in my LE500 M3 and have been looking for something fun to drive - Budgeting to 45k and whilst having a look on the Porsche website I saw the below Cayman R

http://locator.porsche.com/ipl-customer/ipl/detail...

Any opinions on this?

With my budget I have the choice of a Cayman R, a 987 S, or even buying a new 718 Cayman.

Please help me decide

The R is a very special car imo, but black seems the worse seller and that car is PDK again the worse sellers.

but it's all personal at the end of the day.

I see the R as the modern 964RS and as thus it really should be manual, if you want PDK then a 981 GTS is worth a look, if you want a 4 pot turbo then the 718 is worth a look.

The R has a following for a reason and many owners came from 964's and are very happy in the choice.

I cannot help you decide as you must know deep down what you want from a car and any thing I say is pointless on the matter.

[boxsey]

Ben-v0vyj said:

Sorry to derail - But I thought I'd go to a thread where the owners are first.

Thinking of making a foray into the world of the Cayman R - Have just chopped in my LE500 M3 and have been looking for something fun to drive - Budgeting to 45k and whilst having a look on the Porsche website I saw the below Cayman R

http://locator.porsche.com/ipl-customer/ipl/detail...

Any opinions on this?

With my budget I have the choice of a Cayman R, a 987 S, or even buying a new 718 Cayman.

Please help me decide

Well if you want a Cayman R with PDK mine has just gone up for sale at the specialist dealer below

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

Brilliant car...the only reason I changed it was to buy a GT4.

[Ben-v0vyj]

left4dead said:

Black, manual R:

https://rpmtechnik.co.uk/sales/vehicle/cayman-r-3/

I see this one is still up for sale, although it now has the Porsche script back on it again - Found a copy of the original advert by the look where it wasn't on there.

https://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C950230

[Ben-v0vyj]

Porsche911R said:

The R is a very special car imo, but black seems the worse seller and that car is PDK again the worse sellers.

but it's all personal at the end of the day.

I see the R as the modern 964RS and as thus it really should be manual, if you want PDK then a 981 GTS is worth a look, if you want a 4 pot turbo then the 718 is worth a look.

The R has a following for a reason and many owners came from 964's and are very happy in the choice.

I cannot help you decide as you must know deep down what you want from a car and any thing I say is pointless on the matter.

I must admit I've always had a hankering for the 'R' - I've discarded the example above as it's now showing 6 previous owners.

My heart says get an R - Regarding the Manual \ PDK debate - I'm not to fussed and with the scarcity of the cars coming up , I don't think I can afford to be.

But the must haves are the 4 primary that are mentioned in depth on this thread

[Porsche911R]

Ben-v0vyj said:

I must admit I've always had a hankering for the 'R' - I've discarded the example above as it's now showing 6 previous owners.

My heart says get an R - Regarding the Manual \ PDK debate - I'm not to fussed and with the scarcity of the cars coming up , I don't think I can afford to be.

But the must haves are the 4 primary that are mentioned in depth on this thread

I think the gearbox choice is the biggest choice, not being many about does not mean plump for PDK. I would rather a 981 GTS PDK over a R PDK

but I would take a manual R every day of the week.

once you bring dated tech to cars it dates badly imo gen 1 PDK is not great. the cars don't down shift when you want etc etc 981 gen 2 PDK is far better and 718 better again, and GT cars better again. the R with PDK will make you loose interest in it very quick.

while people don't like the engine in the 718, because the cars have tech the 718 is a better carto drive than the 981.

the R is about having NO tech, hydraulic steering , passive shocks, a real diff, no PTV, No RWS, no PASM no PDK no EPS no E-diffs.

If you start adding tech choose a newer car imho esp PDK.

Edited by Porsche911R on Friday 6th April 08:15

[boxsey]

Ben-v0vyj said:

I must admit I've always had a hankering for the 'R' - I've discarded the example above as it's now showing 6 previous owners.

You'll find many have multiple owners. They're often bought as trophy cars to use as a daily driver and then they find that buckets are a PITA to get in and out so they move on to something else.

[TDT]

Porsche911R said:

I think the gearbox choice is the biggest choice, not being many about does not mean plump for PDK. I would rather a 981 GTS PDK over a R PDK

but I would take a manual R every day of the week.

once you bring dated tech to cars it dates badly imo gen 1 PDK is not great. the cars don't down shift when you want etc etc 981 gen 2 PDK is far better and 718 better again, and GT cars better again. the R with PDK will make you loose interest in it very quick.

while people don't like the engine in the 718, because the cars have tech the 718 is a better carto drive than the 981.

the R is about having NO tech, hydraulic steering , passive shocks, a real diff, no PTV, No RWS, no PASM no PDK no EPS no E-diffs.

If you start adding tech choose a newer car imho esp PDK.

Edited by Porsche911R on Friday 6th April 08:15

Yep!