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Rsx Boy
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Sorry. Had this saved in a browser since lunchtime and did not see the other thread written since.
Coat / get / me / I'll
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Chief
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Location: The Middle lands
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I want one....
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Rioja996TT
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Location: Hereford
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Rear spoiler balances out the back end of the car superbly IMHO.
I always found that aspect of the Cayman less than satisfactory.
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Fulla
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So how do we feel about the fact it uses a "normal" engine and not something "special" like the GT3's?
I will watch the Evo vid later so might get enlightend about the normal engine.
My only issue is I am rebulding my home, which means I can't find away of funding a new GT4(I would sell a body part but knowing my luck I'd sell 1 eye and then get hit by an arrow in the other!).....My only hope is that after the hoopla has subsided after a few years they dip in proce so I can get one.
Will watch Cayman R prices now to see what happens, maybe GT3's will drop as well as people swap to the GT4....
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edge
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I really would like to own one , I love it.
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stumpy
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Joined: 14 Jun 2014
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Location: Kent
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Yes please.
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mazza
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Looks awesome and after watching the vid seems there's a lot of GT3 parts underneath to make it feel special...
Just went on configuration and came up at £80k with just a few "essentials" such as bucket seats, ceramics and PCM 
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Rioja996TT
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| mazza wrote: | Looks awesome and after watching the vid seems there's a lot of GT3 parts underneath to make it feel special...
Just went on configuration and came up at £80k with just a few "essentials" such as bucket seats, ceramics and PCM |
Must be a 'proper' Porsche then?
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stumpy
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So options then. What's "essential" ?
Appreciate this is very subjective, but some are generally desirable, others aren't, and being new to Pork, I'm not familiar with them all...
Hit me.
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GT4
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| Fulla wrote: | So how do we feel about the fact it uses a "normal" engine and not something "special" like the GT3's?
I will watch the Evo vid later so might get enlightend about the normal engine.
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The world (in general, not forums), seems to have no issue with the 991 GT3 and 991 Turbo having the same basic engine as the Carrera and the Cayman.
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Location: Surrey
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As a confirmed 911 owner, 996 followed by 997.2 ( Both Cabs ) ..... I had a Cayman S as a loan car at recent dealership service. Only able to drive it for limited period ( I actually did circa 150miles ) I thought that it was the best car I had ever driven. WHY, because it was a total compromise.
The GT4 looks fantastic ( albeit I think the spoiler mechanism and some of those grills may be difficult to clean ) and I'm sure will perform with perfect manners.
I have had a lot of cars over 48 years of driving, the most enthralling being a GT40 ( now only got 4k miles registered ) and very much cherished.
Of all I have owned the 997.2 in my view is the best of the bunch and in "hairdresser" form a truly great way to travel ...... go chase the sun!
The GT4 was on my order list, but no more, I love driving and all drivers would say a sports car has to be manual. BUT, the Porsche PDK is something else. I will wait for the PDK version, and then buy a great track car that will I am afraid become the best Porsche sports car so far!
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martin.997.C4S
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| Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 9:07 am Post subject:
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Just spec'd mine on the configuration page. £72K. Not too bad really.
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Disco
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| Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 11:35 am Post subject:
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| stumpy wrote: | So options then. What's "essential" ?
Appreciate this is very subjective, but some are generally desirable, others aren't, and being new to Pork, I'm not familiar with them all...
Hit me.
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Assuming that by "essential" you are asking what the resale market will want when a first owner sells it on - Pick at least these:
Full Bucket Seats [£1907]
64 Litre Fuel Tank [£0]
Clubsport package [£2670]
6 point belt for passenger [£284]
Cruise Control [£267]
Two Zone Climate Control [£518]
Smoking package [£0] {nothing to do with smoking - it is an extra in cabin power socket}
PCM [£2141]
Sound package Plus [£396 - required for PCM]
Mobile Phone Prep [£446]
Digital Radio [£324]
At this point, you already have £9k over list price.
Further to that you should pick something to uplift the interior - either paint, carbon or leather to the trim strips or centre console aren't stupid money - anything more than that is probably wasting cash though.
In addition to that you may want interesting colour paint (£588 for Metallic, £1595 for special colour or an expected £2800 or so for paint to sample)
Other options which you might like but which won't get you any extra love at resale are the Xenon headlights (which I would personally always have) at £477, the sport chrono timer which nobody ever uses but some people like the stop watch in the dash for £1085 and a round of drinks under £5k for the ceramic brakes if you aren't going to track much (or if you are - just on the Nurburgring).
As with previous GT cars, Clubsports will almost certainly be the most desirable yet rarest cars in the used market - if buying make sure that you get one.
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stumpy
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Cheers.
Gave heard that special paint isn't available at the moment - only those listed on the configurator.
CS is far too expensive for what it is but the buckets are a definite.
Sports chrono too seems pointless.
Thanks
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Slayer
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Very nice indeed!
Tried building one...over 70k!..for a Cayman!
I would possibly go for 997 Turbo/ S
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911UK
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PCM [£2141] but including Sound package Plus at [£396 - required for PCM]
Mobile Phone Prep [£446]
Xenon headlights [£477].
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£3,460 of essentials
Add the £64,451 base price
Should that be £67,911 as a starting price....
Maybe I should change the title to real title of
"Now official, the £68k 3.8 litre 380bhp Porsche Cayman GT4"
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Roro
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Genius.
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kingston
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| Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 4:45 pm Post subject:
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Had a lil play around, spec'd one up to what i want and not what 2nd owner might want and gave up when it got to £80k
It does look good though (especially in yellow) and can see the side pods being offered in different colours in the aftermarket.
Would i spend the extra 30k on one and swap from a 996 GT3, then no i wouldnt, would rather just buy a ducktail spoiler and be done with mine
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stumpy
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Been told I can't buy one!
I was nr 19 on the list it transpires (hadn't been told this previously) and they're only being issued 11 cars.
Pished off? Yup...
GT3 it is then!
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kingston
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Does anyone know what equivalent would be in the current line up or previous that would be the same as;
The gearbox
The suspension stiffness
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