Cayman R Chat

[Gixxerdave]

Thanks for the info.
PCGB .... must have missed that , I’ll have to look out for another one.

Just booked FOS for the Sunday , will look out for your car if you’re going ?
It was me in the other Peridot last year!

Dave

[frayz]

Gixxerdave said:

Thanks for the info.
PCGB .... must have missed that , I’ll have to look out for another one.

Just booked FOS for the Sunday , will look out for your car if you’re going ?
It was me in the other Peridot last year!

Dave

Ah yes i remember seeing you.

Not sure what day im doing this year if any. I usually find a way of getting there at least one day.

[PaulD86]

frayz said:

Sunstrip was from Mark @ MarkOne Graphics (same chap made my sticky front plate) Its matte black strip with gloss place Porsche typeface. The morning was a PCGB organisted PEC morning with tuition. I was asked what i wanted to learn most and that was getting teh R sliding about and learning to drift it a bit. So i spent basically my whole time on the low adhesion circuit sliding about

Is it high enough not to upset the MoT tester? I'm rather liking it.... although I may have to stop plagiarising your ideas

[frayz]

PaulD86 said:

Is it high enough not to upset the MoT tester? I'm rather liking it.... although I may have to stop plagiarising your ideas

Is not OTT Paul so quite subtle. I can measure it for you if you want but ive not had any issues with it come MOT time.
130mm deep rings a bell as the Cayman screen is so short and it needs to be in proportion.

[freedman]

Nice run out into Kent yesterday, stopping at Biggin Hill on the way home

[frayz]

Really prefer the all black wheels rather than with the silver rim the OEM black finish wheels have.

[Gixxerdave]

freedman said:

Nice run out into Kent yesterday, stopping at Biggin Hill on the way home

Hi Gary
Hope you’re enjoying the car?
Don’t forget , every time you take it out you need to spend the equivalent amount of time polishing it before wrapping it up in the garage.😂😂😂

Dave

[Gixxerdave]

Obviously , I’m with Frayz on the wheels.
Looks more purposeful , aggressive.
The stainless rimmed wheels are a thing of beauty though , and they do photograph well.

[Gixxerdave]

Obviously , I’m with Frayz on the wheels.
Looks more purposeful , aggressive.
The stainless rimmed wheels are a thing of beauty though , and they do photograph well.

[dirtbiker]

I really need to stop reading this thread - missing mine a lot! Ah well, better to have loved and lost and all that!

Don't suppose the new owner is on here? Peridot green with the usual desirable options (except for having a rear wiper) that was sold at DT Sportscars a couple of months ago...

[frayz]

Gixxerdave said:

Hi Gary
Hope you’re enjoying the car?
Don’t forget , every time you take it out you need to spend the equivalent amount of time polishing it before wrapping it up in the garage.??????

Dave

This is true, one wash per journey is the reccomeneded Cayman R cleaning cycle

[Mogsmex]

frayz said:

Really prefer the all black wheels rather than with the silver rim the OEM black finish wheels have.

you now must leave

[frayz]

Mogsmex said:

you now must leave

Haha, we've had this convo before

[freedman]

Gixxerdave said:

Hi Gary
Hope you’re enjoying the car?
Don’t forget , every time you take it out you need to spend the equivalent amount of time polishing it before wrapping it up in the garage.??????

Dave

Hi Dave, yes, loving it so far. Looking forward to taking it on track soon

Yes, it got a nice wash before I put it away on Sunday!! nice and easy, water just runs off that finish

Edited by freedman on Tuesday 7th May 17:44

[Slippydiff]

Gixxerdave said:

Obviously , I’m with Frayz on the wheels.
Looks more purposeful , aggressive.
The stainless rimmed wheels are a thing of beauty though , and they do photograph well.

Well yes, if you like your wheels to blend seamlessly into your tyres, black wheels do look absolutely awesome.

Oh hold on ...



Did I say absolutely awesome, sorry, I meant chavvy, naff and generally look like something you'd expect to see on a vehicle used by retailers of recreational pharmaceuticals. Each to their own eh

Stainless rims ??? Maybe some BBS wheels, but not the OE Cayman R Spyder items.

Edited by Slippydiff on Tuesday 7th May 18:42

[PaulD86]

My wheels were supposed to be off to be converted from black faced to silver this month but over £3k of unexpected bills (none for the Cayman I might add) has put that temporarily on hold.

I want my car to look like how Porsche launched the R. The perfect colour combo for it IMHO.

[frayz]

PaulD86 said:

My wheels were supposed to be off to be converted from black faced to silver this month but over £3k of unexpected bills (none for the Cayman I might add) has put that temporarily on hold.

I want my car to look like how Porsche launched the R. The perfect colour combo for it IMHO.

Agreed, but then I would say that.

[FTW]

frayz said:

PaulD86 said:

My wheels were supposed to be off to be converted from black faced to silver this month but over £3k of unexpected bills (none for the Cayman I might add) has put that temporarily on hold.

I want my car to look like how Porsche launched the R. The perfect colour combo for it IMHO.

Agreed, but then I would say that.

How cruel posting that picture! I wish mine was that spec! Dam the secondhand market.

[davidc1]

Nice peridot R at brands this evening. Such a nice colour. Anyone on here?

[ajondyh]

I prefer to keep mine the way they came from factory painted black with the grey inside and silver rim high lite it keeps the car factory and in my opinion more valuable/desirable as that is how they were. I like it too