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A lovely run through the peak district yesterday, over the cat and fiddle which was surprisingly excellent (having not done it before) despite the average speed cameras as traffic was light and the sun shining and the twisty bits could still be enjoyed, snake pass and wynnats pass. 360 miles covered with return trip home, first long run in the cayman and thoroughly enjoyed it. Even the wife enjoyed it and drove 100 miles on the way back (first time driving it). Sadly almost zero photos except a few at Ladybower reservoir.
Edited by CantDecide on Wednesday 8th February 06:16
Yellow491 said:
Slippy if you look at the pourover out of the dam,i have a photo somewhere of myself kayaking down it,mate who took the photo was ex para/sas said i was a nutter for some reason
Looks pretty simple task to get to the bottom, with those concrete guard rails. Whether you'd get there in one piece and then survive the exit onto the river looks less certain to me. I think I'd have given it a miss.By the way, PM'd you about RS Track Day.
CantDecide said:
A lovely run through the peak district yesterday, over the cat and fiddle which was surprisingly excellent (having not done it before) despite the average speed cameras as traffic was light and the sun shining and the twisty bits could still be enjoyed, snake pass and wynnats pass. 360 miles covered with return trip home, first long run in the cayman and thoroughly enjoyed it. Even the wife enjoyed it and drove 100 miles on the way back (first time driving it). Sadly almost zero photos except a few at Ladybower reservoir.
Very cool looking car.Edited by CantDecide on Wednesday 8th February 06:16
I see a lot of photos of Caymans with the little rear wing having appeared to have got stuck in the 'up' position. My understanding is that it is supposed to retract, can you confirm the situation with that?
paulguitar said:
Very cool looking car.
I see a lot of photos of Caymans with the little rear wing having appeared to have got stuck in the 'up' position. My understanding is that it is supposed to retract, can you confirm the situation with that ?
I'd imagine there's an override button to enable the spoiler to be lowered and raised manually for cleaning (or for taking pictures).I see a lot of photos of Caymans with the little rear wing having appeared to have got stuck in the 'up' position. My understanding is that it is supposed to retract, can you confirm the situation with that ?
Slippydiff said:
paulguitar said:
Very cool looking car.
I see a lot of photos of Caymans with the little rear wing having appeared to have got stuck in the 'up' position. My understanding is that it is supposed to retract, can you confirm the situation with that ?
I'd imagine there's an override button to enable the spoiler to be lowered and raised manually for cleaning (or for taking pictures).I see a lot of photos of Caymans with the little rear wing having appeared to have got stuck in the 'up' position. My understanding is that it is supposed to retract, can you confirm the situation with that ?
ATM said:
Slippydiff said:
paulguitar said:
Very cool looking car.
I see a lot of photos of Caymans with the little rear wing having appeared to have got stuck in the 'up' position. My understanding is that it is supposed to retract, can you confirm the situation with that ?
I'd imagine there's an override button to enable the spoiler to be lowered and raised manually for cleaning (or for taking pictures).I see a lot of photos of Caymans with the little rear wing having appeared to have got stuck in the 'up' position. My understanding is that it is supposed to retract, can you confirm the situation with that ?
paulguitar said:
ATM said:
Slippydiff said:
paulguitar said:
Very cool looking car.
I see a lot of photos of Caymans with the little rear wing having appeared to have got stuck in the 'up' position. My understanding is that it is supposed to retract, can you confirm the situation with that ?
I'd imagine there's an override button to enable the spoiler to be lowered and raised manually for cleaning (or for taking pictures).I see a lot of photos of Caymans with the little rear wing having appeared to have got stuck in the 'up' position. My understanding is that it is supposed to retract, can you confirm the situation with that ?
paulguitar said:
Very cool looking car.
I see a lot of photos of Caymans with the little rear wing having appeared to have got stuck in the 'up' position. My understanding is that it is supposed to retract, can you confirm the situation with that?
There is a button to put the spoiler up/down (obviously also does automatically at a certiain speed). I just prefer the spoiler up most of the time. Annoyingly on my year of car (2013) it doesn’t remember so when you start the car again it will go down when you start driving, so you have to press the button again.I see a lot of photos of Caymans with the little rear wing having appeared to have got stuck in the 'up' position. My understanding is that it is supposed to retract, can you confirm the situation with that?
CantDecide said:
paulguitar said:
Very cool looking car.
I see a lot of photos of Caymans with the little rear wing having appeared to have got stuck in the 'up' position. My understanding is that it is supposed to retract, can you confirm the situation with that?
There is a button to put the spoiler up/down (obviously also does automatically at a certiain speed). I just prefer the spoiler up most of the time. Annoyingly on my year of car (2013) it doesn’t remember so when you start the car again it will go down when you start driving, so you have to press the button again.I see a lot of photos of Caymans with the little rear wing having appeared to have got stuck in the 'up' position. My understanding is that it is supposed to retract, can you confirm the situation with that?
paulguitar said:
Thanks, I thought this was the case as I spent a lot of time in a 964 back in the 90s which had a similar arrangement. I see so many Caymans with the spoiler up in sales photos that I have felt it necessary to clarify with the seller a couple of times that it is not stuck when I have been interested in a car. Was it the 964 where the spoilers sometimes got stuck? I seem to remember they were sometimes referred to as making a 'coffee grinder' noise and failing.
They normally just need decent maintenance, ie all the pivots lubricating, along with the spoiler “rack” and motor “pinion”.Digga said:
Yellow491 said:
Slippy if you look at the pourover out of the dam,i have a photo somewhere of myself kayaking down it,mate who took the photo was ex para/sas said i was a nutter for some reason
Looks pretty simple task to get to the bottom, with those concrete guard rails. Whether you'd get there in one piece and then survive the exit onto the river looks less certain to me. I think I'd have given it a miss.By the way, PM'd you about RS Track Day.
Yes the bottom was interesting,there is a concrete anti scour lip at the bottom that kicks you skywards to get some serious air,had the waterboard warden chasing us after
Yellow491 said:
Digga said:
Yellow491 said:
Slippy if you look at the pourover out of the dam,i have a photo somewhere of myself kayaking down it,mate who took the photo was ex para/sas said i was a nutter for some reason
Looks pretty simple task to get to the bottom, with those concrete guard rails. Whether you'd get there in one piece and then survive the exit onto the river looks less certain to me. I think I'd have given it a miss.By the way, PM'd you about RS Track Day.
Yes the bottom was interesting,there is a concrete anti scour lip at the bottom that kicks you skywards to get some serious air,had the waterboard warden chasing us after
Reply received, thanks.
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