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lavaman23 said:
Anyone who would go for a Cayman S over a used 996 TT or GT3 at similar price needs their heads examined.
The Cayman S is nothing but a marketing exercise to shaft the would be Porsche owner who wants to save a few PoundsPoundsPounds on buying what is essentially a Boxster with a tin roof. 15bhp for Pounds6k extra is an absolute joke.
To me the 911 is the real deal, say like proper home cooked lasagne and the Cayman S is the mircowaved version. Still tastes like the home cooked version but not quite as flavoursome.
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MikeN said:
Now this is some funny stuff! Strange how just about every review pretty much claims the opposite....how the 911 has become more sterile over the years and how the Cayman is a breath of fresh air to a lot of Porsche fans.
How will you feel when your $$$ home cooked "real deal" lasagne gets scorched by a $65k Chevy??
I'll offer my own comparison.....
For me the 997 is the high dollar blond with fake boobs and weekly botox injections.....she may get the most stares and her bra size will have the biggest numbers.....but when it comes down to what I want to be with on a daily basis she is not it. I'll take the natural bodied brunette with the better and more playful attitude and less baggage to contend with. She may not have the cup size the blond has, but she will end up being a lot more fun.
I'll leave it to someone else to chime in on redheads....
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Erpel said:
I think part of my problem with the slightly negative cast to some of the comments on the Cayman S is that I do not expect it to be anything more than a Boxster S with a fixed roof and better looks.
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RC said:
I don't say I like that but I just want to spare you a few embarrasing moments, especially on the track. How many Boxsters have you seen lately on the track, doing serious track racing? Not many if you ask me.
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zzboba said:
having in mind that the cayman S engine is a 3.4l 295 HP... it's really strange that the cayman's performance figures are no match for the 7 year old pre-facelift 996 with it's 3.4l 300 HP machine.
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luko said:
RC seems to have a lot of people kissing his ass.
Oct 28, 2005 4:20:55 PM
Oct 28, 2005 4:31:01 PM
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Gnil said:
There is lots of passion coming from everyone!!! and , I think , lots of misunderstandings. Sometimes one word can be interpreted differently .....
RC does seem to have facts, even if he might put it in a too abrupt way sometimes, or in a way that can be interpreted wrongly.
Cayman buyers, know why they bought the car.... not to be better than a 911 , but because they prefer it. I love how a 911 feels , my brother doesn't like the 911 at all!
Just preferences...and how people look for different things in cars. What is important for you is not the same as what is important for me...and that brings so much misunderstandings.
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KenH said:
All very interesting but blah, blah, blah!
What is it like to drive?
Isn't that what is important?
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schao said:
I suppose my point is that posts trying to posit why either a 911 or Cayman S is clearly superior is bound to be 1) controversial, 2) totally inappropriate as you don't know the intent of any one buyer, 3) simply a waste of a lot of time and bandwith. Let's all take a breather and think before typing.
schao