Cayman R Chat

[PaulD86]

freedman said:

BillyB said:

It was great to see two R’s at Donington on Wednesday. If the owners are on here, good work

Thank you

One of the owners might be, but I know one isn't. He was, however, In Braemar yesterday as I met him there along with another R owning PHer from Aberdeen. I'd suggested to him that the run over the Glenshee road then over the Lecht to get to Aviemore would be worth the extra miles over the boring route he was looking at. Think he agreed.







And a few I took of mine before the others arrived.





And yes, I know I should have got the Porsche wheel crest vertical for that last shot....

[Andyoz]

I hadn't seen this video before. Some nice R action shots.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww6oWGHzBh8

[frayz]

PaulD86 said:

This is superb Paul

[FTW]

PaulD86 said:

One of the owners might be, but I know one isn't. He was, however, In Braemar yesterday as I met him there along with another R owning PHer from Aberdeen. I'd suggested to him that the run over the Glenshee road then over the Lecht to get to Aviemore would be worth the extra miles over the boring route he was looking at. Think he agreed.







And a few I took of mine before the others arrived.





And yes, I know I should have got the Porsche wheel crest vertical for that last shot....

Lovely shots. I think a road trip to Scotland is required next year.....

[PaulD86]

FTW said:

Lovely shots. I think a road trip to Scotland is required next year.....

If any of you guys are ever up here then give me a shout. I need little encouragement to get the car out

[julian987R]

Andyoz said:

I hadn't seen this video before. Some nice R action shots.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ww6oWGHzBh8

Any chance thats because it is a white R
Try this one...

https://youtu.be/xz3YQTHL7w4

...I wonder why I say that!

[julian987R]

what do you think to the idea of side louvre windows for the R?

[Mogsmex]

julian987R said:

what do you think to the idea of side louvre windows for the R?

[Slippydiff]

julian987R said:

what do you think to the idea of side louvre windows for the R?

I think you should probably seek help Julian

[PaulD86]

julian987R said:

what do you think to the idea of side louvre windows for the R?

Are you trolling us now?

Wooden steering wheels and side louvres.... How do you think of this stuff??

But seriously, has anyone ever considered covering their R in Creosote? I was thinking it might add a degree of rust proofing, especially on the brake discs. Would also be a good theft deterrent as you could park up by a fence and no one would know you were there!

[Slippydiff]

PaulD86 said:

Are you trolling us now?

Wooden steering wheels and side louvres.... How do you think of this stuff??

But seriously, has anyone ever considered covering their R in Creosote? I was thinking it might add a degree of rust proofing, especially on the brake discs. Would also be a good theft deterrent as you could park up by a fence and no one would know you were there!

If you're concerned about your brake discs corroding Paul, just give them a light spray with WD40 before you put the car away.

https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=13...

Or if storing over the Winter, lightly grease them ...

*****N.B. For those even contemplating doing either of the above, DO NOT DO IT !!*****

[ajondyh]

I think he's thinking along the idea of the original 911R

[Andyoz]

Gone. Money saved over one with PSE could have gone into insane aftermarket exhaust.

Lack of Buckets harder to get over though...but still a decent buy if they paid what £35k?

[Porsche911R]

Andyoz said:

Gone. Money saved over one with PSE could have gone into insane aftermarket exhaust.

Lack of Buckets harder to get over though...but still a decent buy if they paid what £35k?

great value if you plan to mod one as lower miles than most. every thing which is missing you rip out a modded car anyway.
clever buy as they all drive the same.

[Slippydiff]

Porsche911R said:

great value if you plan to mod one as lower miles than most. every thing which is missing you rip out a modded car anyway.
clever buy as they all drive the same.

^ This. Though as you've said previously, the folding buckets (if fitted) are saleable for a decent wedge of cash if you plan on fitting something more supportive and waaaay lighter.

[Rocket.]

Just curious and apologies if recently already covered but has anyone weighed their R? Preferably someone who had their car weighed and set up by Centre Gravity as that is where mine weighed in at 1389 kilos.

Would like to get a realistic idea of how much lighter they really are over an S assuming PCM and A/C are included.

Thanks

[ajondyh]

Rocket. said:

Just curious and apologies if recently already covered but has anyone weighed their R? Preferably someone who had their car weighed and set up by Centre Gravity as that is where mine weighed in at 1389 kilos.

Would like to get a realistic idea of how much lighter they really are over an S assuming PCM and A/C are included.

Thanks

It's about right as mine was weighed at Croft Circuit at 1366kg

[M1ke77]

Long time lurker here.

Have followed this thread for a while now, has been quite amusing and surreal at times! Good to see these cars generate so much positive feeling amongst their owners though.

I have owned a Z3M Couple for a number of years now, its had a great innings with me but it is time for a change and will be going up for sale shortly.

I'm drawn heavily towards either a Cayman R or a 996 GT3. I know there is a bit of a price variation between the two and that is certainly making a strong case for the R.

I'm not so bothered about spec or mileage. A good clean well maintained car is more important - Although i haven't this year, I normally do a few track-days in a year - Manual is clearly the favoured choice amongst the vocal members, but would a PDK actually be a better option on track ( not to mention better value and more choice)?

Hopefully i'll post some picture in here (or a 996 thread) soon.

[julian987R]

PaulD86 said:

Are you trolling us now?

Wooden steering wheels and side louvres.... How do you think of this stuff??

But seriously, has anyone ever considered covering their R in Creosote? I was thinking it might add a degree of rust proofing, especially on the brake discs. Would also be a good theft deterrent as you could park up by a fence and no one would know you were there!

No no not trolling. Genuine owner. Hey think about it. The louvre window on the new RS, looks nice right? Wooden gear knob, that also works. Wooden steering wheel, maybe, maybe not. These aren’t hugely wild ideas.

[Rocket.]

ajondyh said:

It's about right as mine was weighed at Croft Circuit at 1366kg

Thanks, does your car have buckets?