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    Swapped my 987 for a Cayman

    Strange as this may sound, but the first of springs warmer weather actually encouraged this move.....

    Found the 987 a bit to blustery roof-down - guess I got used to bigger coupe-cabs, so started thinking about a change.

    Found a nice stock car with Sport Exhaust..... would be happy to post pics, but I guess I'll be banished to the Cayman forum from Saturday

    Re: Swapped my 987 for a Cayman

    What spec?

    Re: Swapped my 987 for a Cayman

    Post your comparisons when you've had chance to put a few miles on.

    I know what you mean about the blusteriness.
    Downsides of open-top:
    - Fuel economy suffers a bit
    - It's windy and noisy when you go fast
    - You need sunglasses all the time
    - You get sunburnt unless you wear a hat and cream up. (Or at least I do!)
    - You get hat hair if you wear a hat
    - You can't hear the engine any more.
    - Your girlfriend complains that her hair blows all over the place.

    BUT
    - Fresh air, blue sky!
    - You can hear birds chirping in the air and trees as you drive by
    - You feel more connected to the world you're driving through.
    - You look cool

    Re: Swapped my 987 for a Cayman

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    wtsnet said:
    Post your comparisons when you've had chance to put a few miles on.

    I know what you mean about the blusteriness.
    Downsides of open-top:
    - Fuel economy suffers a bit
    - It's windy and noisy when you go fast
    - You need sunglasses all the time
    - You get sunburnt unless you wear a hat and cream up. (Or at least I do!)
    - You get hat hair if you wear a hat
    - You can't hear the engine any more.
    - Your girlfriend complains that her hair blows all over the place.

    BUT
    - Fresh air, blue sky!
    - You can hear birds chirping in the air and trees as you drive by
    - You feel more connected to the world you're driving through.
    - You look cool




    Advantages to a Cab:
    - It's beautiful and warm and sunny and you don't care about fuel economy
    - It's windy and noisy when you go fast
    - You get to wear sunglasses all the time
    - You get to wear a cool hat all the time
    - You get to wear the cool hat after you're finished driving cause you have hat hair
    - You can't hear your passenger complaining about anything ;-)

    Seriously, all of your observations are correct but the balance is clearly positive for a Cab on a warm summer day (or night).

    Re: Swapped my 987 for a Cayman


    Warm nights are great with the top down.

    And I still prefer the rear 3/4 view of the Boxster to the Cayman.

    Re: Swapped my 987 for a Cayman

    Be happy and enjoy your Boxster C7 coupe!

    Re: Swapped my 987 for a Cayman

    Congratulations, please post pictures of it and a video of the sport exhaust

    Re: Swapped my 987 for a Cayman

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    temm said:
    Congratulations, please post pictures of it and a video of the sport exhaust



    Congrats and please,do what Temm suggested you!!!

    Re: Swapped my 987 for a Cayman

    and a comparison when u can

    Re: Swapped my 987 for a Cayman

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    wtsnet said:
    Post your comparisons when you've had chance to put a few miles on.




    Will indeed do a comparison ..... with as little post-purchase "I've made the right decision" bias as possible

    Looking forward to my first Cayman drive, but the way I look at it.....

    - Either I'll not like it, and will sell it in 2-3 months

    Or......

    - I love it, but will still sell it in 3-6 months for one to my spec

    I'm afraid its a bit of a habbit..... turning lovely new Porsches into nice spec/low miles Approved Used material

    Re: Swapped my 987 for a Cayman

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    GR said:
    What spec?



    Basalt Black/Black Leather
    19" Turbo wheels
    Bi-Xenon
    Rear Wiper
    Auto dim + Rain sensor
    Sports Exhaust
    Twin Chrome Tail Pipes
    Auto A/C
    Crests in seats
    Sound Pack Plus
    CDC-4

    Rather modest, lost quite a few toys, but seems quite sporty

    Re: Swapped my 987 for a Cayman

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    temm said:
    Congratulations, please post pictures of it and a video of the sport exhaust



    Would love to do a video, but unfortunately I don't have the recording tools.

    But rest assured, as an exhaust aficionado .... many Termignoni, Akraprovic and Lotus Sport ..... I'll post an honest down the line opinion.

    After all, I didn't spec it, so if it's a waste, I'll just say

    Re: Swapped my 987 for a Cayman

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    MattyMo said:
    and a comparison when u can



    Drive home is 80-miles, so watch this space come Sunday

    Re: Swapped my 987 for a Cayman

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    xbox said:
    Quote:
    GR said:
    What spec?



    Basalt Black/Black Leather
    19" Turbo wheels
    Bi-Xenon
    Rear Wiper
    Auto dim + Rain sensor
    Sports Exhaust
    Twin Chrome Tail Pipes
    Auto A/C
    Crests in seats
    Sound Pack Plus
    CDC-4

    Rather modest, lost quite a few toys, but seems quite sporty



    Very nice - I'm interested in how you find the ride on 19" without PASM

    Re: Swapped my 987 for a Cayman

    You're still in a 987... but it's a 120 now

    Re: Swapped my 987 for a Cayman

    Congratulations on your dubious decision Only joking.

    I assume you are getting the Cayman S? It's a great car I'm sure you will be thrilled with it.

    Re: Swapped my 987 for a Cayman

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    GR said:

    Very nice - I'm interested in how you find the ride on 19" without PASM



    My Boxster has the same setup, however, my previous 987 was on 18"s. I could hardly tell the difference between the two cars, in terms of ride quality - if anything the extra grip seemed to work the suspension better on 19"s, if that makes sense.

    Re: Swapped my 987 for a Cayman

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    dreamcar said:
    Congratulations on your dubious decision Only joking.

    I assume you are getting the Cayman S? It's a great car I'm sure you will be thrilled with it.



    Sorry, another 2.7 ...... gotta watch that CO2 and road tax

    Did consider a used S, but then decided on a new stock car

    Can you beleive they also had a Cobalt/Grey with painted console ...... how freekey would that have been three times in a row

    Re: Swapped my 987 for a Cayman

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    xbox said:
    Sorry, another 2.7 ...... gotta watch that CO2 and road tax




    Glad to hear you are concerned about the environment.
    Still a great car, though. In this congested overpopulated country of ours you can hardly ever use the extra grunt of the 3.4 anyway. That's why I keep going the France and Germany at every opportunity.

    Re: Swapped my 987 for a Cayman

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    xbox said:
    Quote:
    GR said:

    Very nice - I'm interested in how you find the ride on 19" without PASM



    My Boxster has the same setup, however, my previous 987 was on 18"s. I could hardly tell the difference between the two cars, in terms of ride quality - if anything the extra grip seemed to work the suspension better on 19"s, if that makes sense.



    Ride is on the hard side of firm. I've only ever driven a C2S on 19"s with PASM (normal mode), and would say this is slightly firmer.

    Re: Swapped my 987 for a Cayman

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    Ride is on the hard side of firm. I've only ever driven a C2S on 19"s with PASM (normal mode), and would say this is slightly firmer.



    That makes sense. I've driven a non PASM Cayman on 18" and that was fairly firm, especially at low speed

     
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