Thanks for the advice - I did it!
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Hey all, thanks for the advice over the last few weeks with my very naff questions.
On Saturday I went to look at a 987.2 2.9 Cayman and after a test drive and good look around the car a deal was struck and I collect this coming Saturday.
She's on 68k miles with a FPSH, a wallet full of receipts for everything and appears to have been very well looked after by her previous owners.
On Saturday I went to look at a 987.2 2.9 Cayman and after a test drive and good look around the car a deal was struck and I collect this coming Saturday.
She's on 68k miles with a FPSH, a wallet full of receipts for everything and appears to have been very well looked after by her previous owners.
ATM said:
I think I see the 18 wheels.
PASM or standard?
Did you drive many before choosing this one?
Hi, I don't think it has PASM, but it is well equipped, the only thing missing is sport chrono and PASM from what I can see. It has the Bose sound, heated seats etc.PASM or standard?
Did you drive many before choosing this one?
It's the first one I've driven, but I've been looking and seeking guidance for about 13 weeks now, well, since lockdown began in fact. The 2.9's tend to get snapped up pretty quickly, there were a few that were within my price range, a few of those went before I was in a position to buy. Mostly black, grey with a couple of aqua blue ones.
Everything I'd read and been told made me head for the 2.9, or I would have probably gone for a 2.7, then this one came up and it seemed to tick a lot of boxes for me. It has FPSH, and will have a new service, MOT and warranty (3 month dealership).
I'm taking it to JMG Porsche for a health check next week, which they offer potential customers, so any major issues that may bring up (hopefully none) I'll get sorted.
So excited, can't wait to drive it home Saturday, I'll be taking the scenic route!
AshVX220 said:
Hi, I don't think it has PASM, but it is well equipped, the only thing missing is sport chrono and PASM from what I can see. It has the Bose sound, heated seats etc.
It's the first one I've driven, but I've been looking and seeking guidance for about 13 weeks now, well, since lockdown began in fact. The 2.9's tend to get snapped up pretty quickly, there were a few that were within my price range, a few of those went before I was in a position to buy. Mostly black, grey with a couple of aqua blue ones.
Everything I'd read and been told made me head for the 2.9, or I would have probably gone for a 2.7, then this one came up and it seemed to tick a lot of boxes for me. It has FPSH, and will have a new service, MOT and warranty (3 month dealership).
I'm taking it to JMG Porsche for a health check next week, which they offer potential customers, so any major issues that may bring up (hopefully none) I'll get sorted.
So excited, can't wait to drive it home Saturday, I'll be taking the scenic route!
Brilliant and well doneIt's the first one I've driven, but I've been looking and seeking guidance for about 13 weeks now, well, since lockdown began in fact. The 2.9's tend to get snapped up pretty quickly, there were a few that were within my price range, a few of those went before I was in a position to buy. Mostly black, grey with a couple of aqua blue ones.
Everything I'd read and been told made me head for the 2.9, or I would have probably gone for a 2.7, then this one came up and it seemed to tick a lot of boxes for me. It has FPSH, and will have a new service, MOT and warranty (3 month dealership).
I'm taking it to JMG Porsche for a health check next week, which they offer potential customers, so any major issues that may bring up (hopefully none) I'll get sorted.
So excited, can't wait to drive it home Saturday, I'll be taking the scenic route!
Yes I think the 2.9 cars get snapped up because they get you into a gen 2 at the lowest price point.
The sport chrono doesnt add much but you do get a useful tweak to the throttle response from the associated sport button. You can add this to a car without quite easily and even Porsche dealers will do this for you. It just sharpens up the throttle response / pedal and makes it a bit less lethargic or a bit more aggressive depending on your view.
Hopefully you'll love the car. I'd play around with the tyre pressures because that's all you can mess with. Some of the earlier cars came with rock hard recommended pressures which were crazy. No idea on these cars as I've never had one.
I'd still suggest keeping an eye out for some 17 wheels and tyres as lots of owners sell these on and can be had for cheap. Most people buy these then want to add the 19 wheels. But thats a conversation for another day once you're used to the car probably.
Will you be keeping us posted on this thread?
I drove a Boxster for the first time at a driving experience day - at Thruxton I think. Probably 2002 or 2003. Anyway I drove 4 or 5 cars and the Boxster was by far and away the best car there. The first 2 or 3 bends and I immediately said to the instructor guy beside me, wow how good is this car. That moment I decided I was buying a Boxster and got one a few months later. Up until that point I believed all the bull about poor man's Porsche. The instructor guy went on to tell me they hold up well for a road car too, going round and round the track all day long and just needing regular servicing.
ATM said:
Come on man. We're expecting more than that. What do you like about it?
OK, so far there's only a few techy issues I've not liked.
So, the Cons - for some reason it's not as straight forward connecting my phone, my phone is connected but I have no data when it is connected, not a major issue to be honest, but weird none the less. Everytime I get in the car I get a text from my network provider suggesting I install or change some settings to enable this, which I've done, but still no data. I think the way connects basically connects my SIM to the car through bluetooth, Vodafone tell me my SIM is in another device and as such has limited connectivity (no data). As I said, no biggy really, but not as straight forward as the connection I had in my 2009 C Class Merc.
Just remembered another Con, there's quite a bit of wind/road noise, I'm guessing from the huge tyres and also I'm guessing to reduce weight there may not be much sound proofing, which is in contrast to the reduced engine noise mentioned below. Again, not a massive issue, just an observation, probably more noticeable coming from the Merc.
Pro's - Well there are loads.
The handling obviously, it feels really stable and planted all the time, like my VX, but obviously far more refined.
The pace I like, it does fly, however, you need to use all the gears to really get the best from it, if I'm doing 30 and put my foot down, even in 3rd, it feels a little sluggish until the revs build, to really get the best from it in this situation you need to drop a gear and then go for it.
Everything feels well built and obviously German, everything feels solid, the switches, the gear change, it all feels so well engineered, you know that you're doing something whenever you do anything.
The seats are really comfortable, after a 2.5 hour drive home it was absolutely fine with no back ache at all, but then even my VX was pretty comfortable considering.
The engine feels and sounds so smooth, and the noise that comes into the cabin from it is minimal, again, remarkable considering how close it is to me, I thought I'd here it more, it's nice, but not invasive.
The storage, there are cubbie holes in the frunk and behind each seat, plus the huge frunk and the space above and behind the engine. It's all so well designed and has been so well considered.
I love the colour, unusual to find one that isn't Black, grey, silver or white it seams, though there are a lot in the aqua blue, I've not seen many at all for sale in midnight blue.
I'm only maybe 400 miles driven, but so far I love it, I'm glad I stretched the extra money to get a Gen 2.
Now I can't wait to get her on a track day to see how she performs in that environment, I'll insure her for trackdays on a daily basis for now and the first one I do will be close to home (just in case), so will probably aim to do Goodwood, or Thruxton first.
I like the idea of doing the training type events they do at Silverstone Porsche centre, but I'll need to ask if it's possible to do that in my own car.
All in all, I love it, it's very comparable to the VX in performance and very close in handling (from what you can do on the road anyway), but more refined, comfortable and easier to live with day to day than the VX was. So better for me as I get older.
Much much better, thanks. Yeah I cant help with the infotainment. Until recently the radio in my 996 was dead due to needing the code input. I think its taken me nearly 6 months to get round to that. I dont go far in it although I did spend a few hours in it on Sunday.
Which seats do you have - standard or the sport seats?
Which seats do you have - standard or the sport seats?
ATM said:
Much much better, thanks. Yeah I cant help with the infotainment. Until recently the radio in my 996 was dead due to needing the code input. I think its taken me nearly 6 months to get round to that. I dont go far in it although I did spend a few hours in it on Sunday.
Which seats do you have - standard or the sport seats?
Just standard I think. I only really need data so I can listen to music through youtube music, but that's downloaded enough for me to listen to. If I need data for anything else I won't be driving anyway, so it's not a massive problem to be honest.Which seats do you have - standard or the sport seats?
AshVX220 said:
Just standard I think. I only really need data so I can listen to music through youtube music, but that's downloaded enough for me to listen to. If I need data for anything else I won't be driving anyway, so it's not a massive problem to be honest.
That's the correct operation for rSAP on a pcm with telephone preparation I believe (mines the same). I understand later firmware allows it to be changed to simple hands free protocol ( uses the pcm like a headset only) but doesn't use cars built in antenna and phone book on the screen etc.PIWIS is needed to change modes I believe, it's not user selectable, so dealer/indy required.
Only repeating what I've read so far, my pcm 3.0 is still on original firmware (version V ) so I've no experience of using the Bluetooth any other way, but the cost to upgrade software/maps is not worth it for me.
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