Open mind or lost my mind?
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Back to this forum after a year or so away, so I'm not expecting much change in response to this thread. 
Having been madly in love with my 981 CGTS and getting rid towards the end of summer 2017, I have spent the last 15 months in an Audi S5 coupe. Not a bad car at all - really well equipped and a very comfortable place to be.
Now, I have definitely been among the 'what a shame about the F6 to the F4T' brigade since the start, but after a casual browse through the Porsche Approved site I have ended up purchasing (without seeing in person, hearing or driving!) a 2018 718 Cayman S. I just completely fell for the Sapphire Blue.
It's not a massively specified car, but certainly has enough kit for me to be happy. The only thing I might have wished for would be the PSE which it does not have. I wonder why the first owner felt the need to get out of it after only 8 months....
I know I can retro-fit the PSE for less than £2k at a Porsche dealer (and there seems to be a few aftermarket options these days for similar prices), but I will have to see how I feel after living with it for a couple of months. If the sound becomes the one thing that spoils the car for me, then I will spend the money.
Anyway, I am going from arguably the 981 to have (certainly for every day use) to a 718S...so will be (after a while) able to genuinely express an opinion on the two as cars to live with every day.
Watch this space!
Phantom
Having been madly in love with my 981 CGTS and getting rid towards the end of summer 2017, I have spent the last 15 months in an Audi S5 coupe. Not a bad car at all - really well equipped and a very comfortable place to be.
Now, I have definitely been among the 'what a shame about the F6 to the F4T' brigade since the start, but after a casual browse through the Porsche Approved site I have ended up purchasing (without seeing in person, hearing or driving!) a 2018 718 Cayman S. I just completely fell for the Sapphire Blue.
It's not a massively specified car, but certainly has enough kit for me to be happy. The only thing I might have wished for would be the PSE which it does not have. I wonder why the first owner felt the need to get out of it after only 8 months....
I know I can retro-fit the PSE for less than £2k at a Porsche dealer (and there seems to be a few aftermarket options these days for similar prices), but I will have to see how I feel after living with it for a couple of months. If the sound becomes the one thing that spoils the car for me, then I will spend the money.
Anyway, I am going from arguably the 981 to have (certainly for every day use) to a 718S...so will be (after a while) able to genuinely express an opinion on the two as cars to live with every day.
Watch this space!
Phantom
Thanks for the responses and also thanks for the alternate forum suggestion - signing up now.
No cryptic reason why I sold the 981GTS - my wife went back into fun time education and aside form the money saving aspect, we also needed the extra 2 seats (such as they are) - hence the S5.
One of the things for me with the 718S, is that I am looking for something a little less raucous than the 981GTS. It's why I've gone for the spec I have (by and large), but ultimately I just really liked the colour!
Nothing wrong with that!
I would never consider myself a good enough driver to fully exploit the chassis of either the 981 or the 718, so as far as I'm concerned, I will have just as much fun in the 718 on the weekends as I would have another 981GTS - but I also get a little more comfortable a daily with all the up-to-date toys such as Apple CarPlay, heated steering wheel, etc, etc.
I also found out this year that I am not a very well chap, so whilst I can still leap in and out of a sports car, I intend doing so. At some point I won't be able to, but until then I intend trying as many things as possible. So 718/981/991/Huracan/458/Aston Martin...whatever...I am going to open my eyes and mind and try each thing that comes my way without prior judgement - and if it's not right, I will make a change.
No cryptic reason why I sold the 981GTS - my wife went back into fun time education and aside form the money saving aspect, we also needed the extra 2 seats (such as they are) - hence the S5.
One of the things for me with the 718S, is that I am looking for something a little less raucous than the 981GTS. It's why I've gone for the spec I have (by and large), but ultimately I just really liked the colour!
Nothing wrong with that!I would never consider myself a good enough driver to fully exploit the chassis of either the 981 or the 718, so as far as I'm concerned, I will have just as much fun in the 718 on the weekends as I would have another 981GTS - but I also get a little more comfortable a daily with all the up-to-date toys such as Apple CarPlay, heated steering wheel, etc, etc.
I also found out this year that I am not a very well chap, so whilst I can still leap in and out of a sports car, I intend doing so. At some point I won't be able to, but until then I intend trying as many things as possible. So 718/981/991/Huracan/458/Aston Martin...whatever...I am going to open my eyes and mind and try each thing that comes my way without prior judgement - and if it's not right, I will make a change.
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