Porsche Cayman 2.0

[keo]

Hi everyone just after some real owners opinions and feedback on these? What are running costs like on a steady run? I have read the pdk with its high gears can get nearly 40mpg. Being honest though as much as pdk would suit my needs I’d imagine a manual Porsche is pretty good!

This would be for doing 20k a year in boring mainly motorway for work. I have had a diesel a3 for the last 7 years or so pretty good for what it needs to do but boring and long in the tooth now.


https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202209219...

This caught my eye as I thought it was pretty good value for money but I’d prefer something slightly higher spec. Iv read you can get a larger fuel tank option so I would need that. Filling up every couple of days soon gets tedious.

[fflump]

Doing 20k per year on boring motorways in a manual Cayman would be a pretty draining experience.

Maybe split your budget get a comfy barge for work miles and a 981 for weekend fun?

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202211151...

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202212162...

[keo]

Thanks fflump but I have a Lotus Exige for weekend fun. I had a 981 GT4 as a weekend car before but I found it boring as a toy. Nice car though. I could have happily used it as an everyday car if I needed. So a 2.0 Cayman might do me. Nice car and a little bit special but hoping for “cheap” running costs with it only being a 2.0.

[mabosh]

You'd probably be better posting this in the Boxster/Cayman subforum.

Anyway, we had a 2.0 PDK Cayman and it is certainly capable of hitting 40mpg on a steady motorway cruise. Having said that, our current 4.0 GTS can also hit 40mpg. The 2.0 is probably only about 10% more economical.

I don't think many original owners will have specced the larger fuel tank (64l in stead of 46l I think). It was a £250 or so option.

[Geoffscars]

44 mpg on a run is easy
Tyres every 12/15 k are expensive
Servicing is expensive
Tax is expensive
General maintenance and repairs are expensive
The noise is tiresome on long runs

[Scottie - NW]

Geoffscars said:

44 mpg on a run is easy
Tyres every 12/15 k are expensive
Servicing is expensive
Tax is expensive
General maintenance and repairs are expensive
The noise is tiresome on long runs

If the OP is looking at 2017 cars wouldn’t they just be £165a year tax now? At that age using a specialist instead of Porsche would also be a lot less expensive and maybe also better?

At 20k motorway miles a year hopefully tyres would last longer also

[Venisonpie]

I ran a 981 Cayman PDK in lieu of a company car and could squeeze high 30's mpg. However the tyre roar was tiresome and I sold it after 10 months.

A 718 will probably be more economical but I imagine the tyre roar will still be there.

[Geoffscars]

Yep the tyre roar is still significant
You can put on kumhos if you want but Michelins are still dear even if non n rated
Genuine parts still cost even if you save a bit on labour
Plus the 40 k service is a biggy and the pdk needs servicing at 60k which will come round quick at 20 pa
Don’t get me wrong mine is great just pointing out the costs

[AlexNJ89]

I agree with the barge and Cayman split.

I tried to daily the Alpine with the soft suspension and great mpg. But in the end it was draining and it also spoiled the car for those special weekend occasions because I was already so used to the car it had stopped being special.

My analogy is like having a cup of tea and a biscuit. If you eat all the biscuits at once they get boring, or if you drink the tea all at once it is boring. The best combination is having a swig of tea followed by a nibble on a biscuit and alternative between them for the best experience.

Edited by AlexNJ89 on Saturday 31st December 00:41

[SV_WDC]

These cars need servicing every 20k miles which will be a mix of minor & major. Owning a GT4 previously you're probably aware the cost of £300-500 minor & £600-800 major. Depending on whether you use OPC or indy.

Then you will need the time-based pieces outside of this (brake fluid every 2yrs, spark plugs every 4yrs).

So just remember to factor in the cost of a service annually based on your current mileage.

[soxboy]

The economy and service costs should be fine, the issue I would be wary of is that after say 3 years/ 60k miles there will be a larger drop in residuals and make it a much harder sell (Porsche nerds as you are aware get very scared about miles).

[CG2020UK]

Seeing as you already have a Lotus for a toy what about going the M2 or M4 route for that budget.

Obviously they aren’t going to be as good handling but they would be more GT focussed and probably suit your use case better with a slightly less premium badge.

[keo]

Thanks everyone some points made I haven’t thought about. In my eyes it definitely sounds suitable for what I want. I don’t think a bit of tyre noise will bother me that much. I had an Elise as my only car at one point, granted I didn’t do the miles in that I do now. But overall I think I put up with some compromises others would not.