Impulse porker.... 987.2 cayman

[duncancallum]

Where to start... an elusive mate from this parish @bracken bought a boxster...

This started an itch. I always wanted an aircooled 964 but they remain perpetualy out of reach. So i always liked the cayman after a mate did some work on one.

This then went from idle musings to sod it. But i had some paramiters... needed to be a .2 manual 3.4s with bose.

Half a bottle of red later i was bidding on a very nice black 987.2 with some nice bits on it via collecting cars I baulked at 18k. (Sold then apeared 4mths later with 7k of repairs back on colecting cars.)

So i spied a clean one 4hrs away. Roped my old pal in for a road trip. Hes merseysidish and im an emigree in Dumfrieshire.

We met up just to look at it. And it escalated. Tidy 987.2 in meteor grey. Good history. Solid ex owner. I drove it home!

So missus wasnt suprised...

Its ace. Unfortunatly i hit a pothole on the dalvine pass and snotted 2 tyres in the wet. But hey. Its a risk up here.

Its done 3k in my ownership and had a trip to aberdeenshire that made my portable concencse angry. How ever she does like driving it.

Clutch was getting tired and it needed a service so currently its getting a ninemiester flywheel as i accidently hit the button.

I took the exhaust off to do the clutch and some how ordered a topgear valved exhaust.

I need to be more carefull...

Anyway.... I blame @bracken entirely!





Big steve Mc aproves

[Panamax]

duncancallum said:

Unfortunatly i hit a pothole on the dalvine pass and snotted 2 tyres

How does that translate into English,
a) A pair of flats and recovered by the AA/RAC?
b) Significant damage to two tyres that didn't go flat but needed replacing?
c) Two tyres knackered and a pair of damaged rims as well?

But leaving that aside, enjoy! A bit of mid-engine glory with good parts/specialist availability. Excellent.

[duncancallum]

One damaged tyre that let go 40min later and a recovery truck.

Unfortunate in the fact it was sunday. Raining cold and the missus was with me.

Osf replaced...

Found a bubble on the rear this week.


Pothole was on the centre line in a puddle.. no rim damage thankfully

[Panamax]

Bummer, glad to hear the rims escaped.

If you have an inflator kit in the frunk they're supposed to be replaced from time to time. Not cheap but aftermarket ones are available at more sensible prices.

Enjoy!

[duncancallum]

I did... most of it ended up on the floor before i gave up

[John D.]

Got my eye on these. Seem like good value to me.

[Bracken]

I just thought that mine was lonely and needed a friend.

[duncancallum]

New exhaust landed!

[Court_S]

I really like these and the .2 is very much on my list to replace my Z4 at some point. The interior updates are definitely worth it over the .1.

[prtyqwerty]

I have one of these - always found the exhaust note really poor throughout the rev range with no sports exhaust but have held onto it as it drives so well. How does the topgear valved exhaust sound?

[duncancallum]

Will let you know later hopefully. Clutch and that being done today