Re: Distance yourself from the Cayman S.
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JimFlat6 said:
Mike theres nothing "wrong" with offering a hardtop or convertible models of the same car car. Its a good idea to give buyers choices. But Porsche augered in and took a big dirtnap to some people about the Cayman.
Porsche tried to present it as a entirely new model when it is just a variant of the 987.
Porsche demands more retail money for it when it costs less to produce. They cleverly contravened buyers acceptance of paying more for a cab and less for a hardtop.
They gave it a "special" motor - then put the same motor into the Boxster.
They gave the Cayman wierd gearing to slow it down.
They put a ridiculous name on it that is a linquistic double entendre name in some cultures.
Tried to tell everyone it handles better than the cab version when the numbers proved otherwise at the Ring.
I think it looks better from the back 3/4 than a Boxster and looks tons better than a Audi TT or R8. But it also appears to be a cynical marketing ploy to extend the life and optimize the profit of the Boxster at their dealers expense.
Porsche could have reached higher and given customers more for the same costs. They chose not to. Joy!
Jim, we all know the concessions Porsche made with the Cayman....
Whether it actually costs more to produce is irrelevant....Porsche knew they could charge more for it and get it....good business is all.
Anybody but a moron would think it wasn't a Boxster coupe......my original deposit slip actually said Boxster coupe on it.....before the Cayman name was even announced.
They gave it the so called weird gearing to protect the 911.
Porsche conceded and gave the 3.4L to the Boxster because it was starting to fall behind the rest of the roadster competition.
As far as the name goes.....ya, at the time I was scratching my head....but now I actually like it.....and so do most other folks I know of....sure beats Boxster Coupe IMO.
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