Re: Wiping the grin off smug 911ers.....
If you ever suggest that the Cayman is underpowered and overpriced on caymanclub.net or even imply that you might consider any other manufacturer's car, you're immediately deluged with brilliant replies like
"Porsche is the most profitable company in the world. They know what they're doing." How condescending is that?
Condescending to whom? It is a Porsche forum, almost exclusively populated by Porsche enthusiasts'. To be condescending, you must first have someone to target for your condescension
"A Porsche is a Porsche is a Porsche." You can't argue against brilliant logic like that.
Out of context it does sound a little dumb. Man, it's a good thing we've never written anything that stupid, huh.
"Horsepower is never cheap in a Porsche." What does that have to do with anything?
Again, out of context. Many of these discussions center on adding more power to the Cayman, and how much that would cost. Strange that you should bring that one up, given the previous statements on this thread that the lack of power is never discussed.
"The Cayman doesn't need any more power." What?
Depends on your application, and driving style. As a track car, I would disagree, as a grocery getter, I would not.
The club there is dominated by people who already have a Cayman and don't want Porsche to make any improvements whatsoever to it.
I have read a few comments from people who think the car is good as is. Far more people think there should be improvements, particularly in additional power.
Unfortunately, they're also not the people who'll be buying Porsches in the near future and they definitely won't be buying any more Porsches unless Porsche makes significant upgrades to the Cayman.
There are a large number of people on the board who have owned Porsches before, and I would imagine they will buy again. Your assumption about what they will "definitely" do, assumes they will purchase another Cayman. Unless you are financing all these folks, I'm guessing that you don't have a clue as to what they would "definitely" do in the future.
So their opinion should count the least with the ever profit-oriented Porsche.
If I were Porsche, I would pay the most attention to current owners of my brand and model. After all, they are in the best position to tell me what's good and bad about the vehicle.
I'm not sure why Caymanclub.net gets bashed here so often, and if that is what you're about, so be it. I like the discussions on both boards. I would admit that Caymanclub is a more civil environment, and a place where you are much less likely to read long threads about how bad they Cayman is, or how people hope the Cayman will simply disappear when the Boxster upgrade appears. It is a relaxing community of people who love their cars. According to nearly every article written about it, they have every right to feel that way.