Cayman R Chat

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Frrair said:

https://www.gtheritage.com/used-porsche-cayman-hen...

A GT4 under £70.

Under £70? Even the kids might break their piggy bank for that

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ColdoRS said:

CaimanR said:

ColdoRS said:

Been following this thread for a while after being taken out a run in my neighbours CR - opened my eyes to how competent these cars are.

Anyway, I’ve seen this one, seems reasonably priced although I appreciate the 60k miles is a red flag to most in this thread!

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...


Anyone know the car, any opinions on the spec or mileage?

ColdoRS - others here will give better guidance about the possible pitfalls of buying a car with that mileage. The price looks pretty keen to me and the colour is great. Purists will criticise the combination of sports seats and PDK, but it depends on what you are after. Mine is much the same spec and I adore it. My first Cayman was bought from Ashgood in 2016, and I found them very easy to deal with. It had a couple of early glitches, and there was never any problem getting them sorted. So I would have no problem buying through Ashgood based on my experience to date.

Thanks for the adult response, much appreciated.

Another thumbs up for Ashgood - I was tempted by a white Cayman R they had which had been upgraded with a roll cage, harnesses etc. It had a rear wiper though, which was just odd for a lightweight spec car.

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andy.yeow said:

freedman said:

There was another car without Pics this morning, £45k at TH Boler. It is not on their website and has now disappeared from Autotrader

This was me! Had tried to do a PX with the previous owner but as soon as I knew it was going SOR jumped on it as spec is very sweet!

After a couple of years of M2 I’m finally back in an R!!

Great news Andy - loved mine but can't complain about my new motor

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Joehow said:

Thanks guys!

Another for good measure, needs a set of cup2s next and some gt3 lower arms to get a bit more out of the chassis.

Nice - Cup 2s are awesome. Had them on mine - made it even better and they don't squeal, so brilliant on track!

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ClioTrophy55 said:

frayz said:

Currently have Cup2s on mine but tempted to try PS4S purely due to cost. However im reluctant to relinquish the amazing steering feel and grip provided by Cup2s.

Budflicker, personally i find GY EagleF1s pretty gooey on the sidewalls. So if you like the way your car drives on those, MPS4Ss will be a gamechanger IMO.

Having Cup2s put on mine this Saturday

You're going to love them! - they are awesome on track and great on dry roads too!

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That white car is a good spec - like that a lot!

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BillyB said:

That “special” feeling was what I was missing from the 981 Boxster S I tried 2 weeks ago. The R had it though

I know what you mean - the R is a great car. I was lucky enough to try the 981 Cayman, Cayman S and Cayman GTS back to back at the PEC a few years back. Needless to say the GTS was easily the nicest car to drive and the only one I would have seriously entertained. Found myself mentally specing one to be like my R and thought - "what's the point? I already have an R!".

Got back in it on the way home and savoured every moment. I loved that car, such a great bit of kit! Took a motorsport Porsche to get me out of it!

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Do we think that new flat 6 NA Porsche will be a Cayman R? That would be interesting...

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Love that black R - looks like my old car...it's a great bit of kit... good value kit

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Prestonese said:

A1Diego said:

I can tell it’s had a lot of love - kudos to you and Joe.

Nice. I spoke to Ashgood about this one before Christmas and it sounded like a sweet car. To be honest, I was surprised it took a bit longer to sell.

This is still a niche car where I think few realise what a gem they are. Or that everyone had one eye on the turkey around then. I also suspect it might be the amount of choice available these days. I've spoken to a few people who are looking at this price range and they have all spent an age agonising over their choice.

Good luck with the car. Hope to bump into you with mine one day and it would be interesting to exchange notes.

Ashgood are great - looked at this one myself but decided not to pull the trigger in the end.

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Thinking about getting another R. Finding a good one is pretty tough though!

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julian987R said:

That one was a specialist sports car hire company's, so the general vibe on it is not that favourable.

I am surprised this is still available.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202109257...

It's got all the trimmings and mileage that wouldn't out one off driving it.

That's the one that I had seen

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julian987R said:

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julian987R said:

That one was a specialist sports car hire company's, so the general vibe on it is not that favourable.

I am surprised this is still available.
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202109257...

It's got all the trimmings and mileage that wouldn't out one off driving it.

That's the one that I had seen

is it not doing it for you?

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I like it - but not sure if I'd rather have that or the Spyder that Ashgood has?

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julian987R said:

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I like it - but not sure if I'd rather have that or the Spyder that Ashgood has?

That red Spyder is the bomb. Looks amazing. Very rare to see a red one. About as good as it gets Spyder wise I'd say.

Yeah - and its very low mileage too!

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julian987R said:

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julian987R said:

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I like it - but not sure if I'd rather have that or the Spyder that Ashgood has?

That red Spyder is the bomb. Looks amazing. Very rare to see a red one. About as good as it gets Spyder wise I'd say.

Yeah - and its very low mileage too!

If that sold tomorrow I reckon you'd be disappointed. I say its got your name on it!

True - timing is everything though!

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breakfan said:

Not CR related but a few weeks ago I rented a Caterham for 4 days up in Scotland. I'd never driven one but had read a lot about them and how "extreme" they were, and to be honest I thought people were just being wimps. Well, turns out they are definitely extreme and you have to be pretty fkin hardcore to run one! Roof off and sunshine = glorious. Anything else was hard work. In the dark, you sit so low that your line of sight is perfectly level with the headlights of oncoming traffic, leaving you blinded by whatever's coming the other way. In the rain, the windscreen steams up (no heater). Need to wipe it down? Well you can't because you're harnessed in. Rear visibility, forget it because the side windows also steam up.

However on the right day it was fantastic (see video below). Lovely zingy engine, lovely gearbox, lovely steering - and of course a proper sense of occasion. A couple of my early morning drives are up there with my best motoring memories. Would definitely recommend the experience to any petrolhead and https://www.7ecosse.com was great to deal with and knows the cars inside out. For anyone heading up there, the A821 (Duke's Pass) is a stunning, quiet, piece of road.

https://streamable.com/mvqgb9

Yeah - they are awesome!

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tighnamara said:

And just for Julian.....

Congrats!! looks amazing! I hope you enjoy!

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countrymanwilts said:

Hi there...new to the forum.
It's me that's put the deposit down at 911V and will be looking at it on Saturday ..it's been serviced at main dealers every two years and has done about 4k miles pa so there don't seem to be any gaps there....though it was a year late on it's latest service at which point it also got Porsche extended warranty.

I've taken on board about it's use as a hire vehicle and have asked for more info.

I'm not new to Porsche ownership: I currently drive a Taycan 4 CT and have had a 996 C4S (which suffered from scored bores - very expensive to fix), Macan GTS, a Cayenne diesel and E-hybrid and a Carrerra 991.2

The R will be the fun car and I intend to have lessons to learn how it should be driven

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Edited by countrymanwilts on Monday 3rd January 10:16

Congratulations! You will love it, it's an awesome car!

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Andyoz said:

The written off R didn't meet reserve and is back up...I think 'sellers' need to wise up a bit...it's a new year and fizzy 2021 is distant memory..

https://www.copart.co.uk/lot/67385561/clean-title-...

What would be reasonable though - the seats are worth decent wedge (and the engine I'd imagine)

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Andyoz said:

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What would be reasonable though - the seats are worth decent wedge (and the engine I'd imagine)

Last R write off that wen thru them fetched £20k

Wow - that's punchy! I wouldn't pay that for it, not even close!