Cayman 2014 with sport suspension. Doubts...
Discussion
Good day, and happy easter!
I know this subject has multiple previous posts, but they don’t seem to give me a clear answer.
I’m buying a 2014 Porsche Cayman - 211hp (Cause I live in Norway....) At the moment there are two cars for sale. One that has PASM, PTV and is registered first time in early 2013, and has 44.000km on the roads. The other one has Sport Suspension, no PTV and is registered late 2014, and has 9000km. (So basically a car that’s 2 years younger). The price difference between these is only £3.600,-. And both of these are on 20’’ wheels.
Obviously the 9000km car is the better deal. BUT, it has sportsuspension. Which makes me consider the other one instead. I live in the northern parts of Norway where the roads aren’t really good. Some areas are descent at it’s best (which is rare). So I’m afraid that a car with Sport Suspension will be a terrible ride in those conditions, and that PASM will be a much better fit for those roads.
Does anyone have any good advice regarding this matter? 20’’ won’t help either, but will 18’’ with the sport Suspension make it all better and rideable? Or should I actually wait for a car with PASM, and maybe even PVK? (gonna drive it in the winter aswell)
I hope you can forgive me for writing a post about something that has been discussed many times before. Just want some personal help in this matter.
I know this subject has multiple previous posts, but they don’t seem to give me a clear answer.
I’m buying a 2014 Porsche Cayman - 211hp (Cause I live in Norway....) At the moment there are two cars for sale. One that has PASM, PTV and is registered first time in early 2013, and has 44.000km on the roads. The other one has Sport Suspension, no PTV and is registered late 2014, and has 9000km. (So basically a car that’s 2 years younger). The price difference between these is only £3.600,-. And both of these are on 20’’ wheels.
Obviously the 9000km car is the better deal. BUT, it has sportsuspension. Which makes me consider the other one instead. I live in the northern parts of Norway where the roads aren’t really good. Some areas are descent at it’s best (which is rare). So I’m afraid that a car with Sport Suspension will be a terrible ride in those conditions, and that PASM will be a much better fit for those roads.
Does anyone have any good advice regarding this matter? 20’’ won’t help either, but will 18’’ with the sport Suspension make it all better and rideable? Or should I actually wait for a car with PASM, and maybe even PVK? (gonna drive it in the winter aswell)
I hope you can forgive me for writing a post about something that has been discussed many times before. Just want some personal help in this matter.
Are these 981 series cars? If so, with 20" wheels, poor road conditions and not much track use I'd go for PASM. The ride quality is fantastic and the best of both worlds.
If you want the "best" handling at all times, and are happy to accept that the ride will be hard and possibly uncomfortable a lot of the time, then Sport Supension is the way to go.
Only you can choose which is most important for you.
If you want the "best" handling at all times, and are happy to accept that the ride will be hard and possibly uncomfortable a lot of the time, then Sport Supension is the way to go.
Only you can choose which is most important for you.
Lasse189 said:
I’m after something that makes the car drivable on a daily basis
they are all drivable on a daily basis, I have 3 cars on Sports sus, you need to test drive them as forums are poor for advice as people buy what they like.I would say buy a Golf if you want to drive a nice car on a daily basis that's what I have done and I don't really miss the Porkers to be fair day to day.
Don't forget, you can use your tyre pressure just a bit to help with rock hard ride.
Obviously you can't go mad and reduce them that much.
My normal running pressure is 2 bars.... The other day as my cayman 981 was being hammered by bad roads in my local area, I reduced the pressure to 1.9 bars.
Believe me, this makes a vast difference at this time of year.
Obviously when the cold snap has passed they should go back to normal.
Its all about being sensible of course......but it does work.
Gadgit
Obviously you can't go mad and reduce them that much.
My normal running pressure is 2 bars.... The other day as my cayman 981 was being hammered by bad roads in my local area, I reduced the pressure to 1.9 bars.
Believe me, this makes a vast difference at this time of year.
Obviously when the cold snap has passed they should go back to normal.
Its all about being sensible of course......but it does work.
Gadgit
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