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      02-10-2008, 11:43 PM   #45
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They are great cars no matter what anyone says. I plan on getting a boxster s or cayman s in the future...
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      02-11-2008, 01:00 AM   #46
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A few questions on the Cayman S:

3) A good forum of Cayman fans, not 911 snobs?
Right now, Caymanclub.net is viewed as the best Cayman forum out there. You're right that on the regular Porsche forums, you still get a bit of snobbery from the 911 owners. I suspect they're a bit defensive of all the praise the Cayman gets in the press.

Had a funny moment in my office parking garage on Friday. I was pulling in with my freshly-washed black Z4MC just as someone was pulling out in his spotless black Porsche Cayman, and we were both sizing each other's cars up. I got the impression we both liked what we saw, while still being pleased with our own choice.
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I was pulling in with my freshly-washed black Z4MC just as someone was pulling out in his spotless black Porsche Cayman, and we were both sizing each other's cars up. I got the impression we both liked what we saw, while still being pleased with our own choice.
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      02-11-2008, 03:02 PM   #48
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The Cayman is an amazing car to drive, and you don't see the car's exterior while driving.
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Right now, Caymanclub.net is viewed as the best Cayman forum out there.
Thanks! Good stuff there
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      02-11-2008, 04:44 PM   #50
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any good boxster forums?
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      02-11-2008, 09:46 PM   #51
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I picked up a Cayman S almost 2 years ago when they came out and the car was a blast (previously I had an E46 M3). I went to the track constantly with it and that is where the car really shines. Brakes/steering are just awsome and the body is so stiff. Like others said though if you aren't going to do much track time I would get the Boxster S.

caymanclub.net is a great site also (the Cayman pictured above is owned by the guy that started it), so definitly spend some time there.
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      02-12-2008, 04:00 AM   #52
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i believe it is a budget car . ppl who cannot get a 911 got for the coxter and boxter .
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      02-12-2008, 08:22 AM   #53
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Caymanclub.net may be a reason to buy a Cayman! The site is great, thanks again.

OK now my next track/fun car purchase betting lines looks like this:

GT-R = 1-2.5 (40%)
09 Cayman S, DFI, DSG, PASM with SC = 1-5 (20%)
Keep my 335i = 1-5
Everything else (M3, C63, Elise, Corvette, etc...) = 1-5
Tiger to win his next golf tourney = 5-1

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i believe it is a budget car . ppl who cannot get a 911 got for the coxter and boxter .
Oh okaaaay. I dunno what your definition of a budget car is, but anything over 50k is definitely not a fkn budget car.
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My buddies are giving me a lot of crap about the Cayman / Boxster S not being a true P-car.
i hate that argument.
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LOL this guy drives a 330 coupe and calls a cayman s a budget car. Dude did you ever realize that your 3 coupe is about a third of bmw's most expensive car? Cayman S is about 1/2 of Porsche's most expensive car. Therefore, your bmw is more "budget" than the Cayman S in relative terms.
what? the cayman is not half as expensive as porsches most expensive car. Did you forget about the CGT? But any ways, i agree with you about cayman S not being a budget car. The base price might be cheap, but the options for porsche in general are very expensive. With a couple of normal options you could see yourself adding atleast 10k to the base price.
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They are BOTH great cars. Personally, i'd pick up another 987..

I used to have a 986 and now my brother has a 911 c2s vert. I still prefer the drive of a boxster over a 911 vert. Call me crazy and ill just smile back and tell you to go drive both. Porsche wouldn't put their name on it if it wasn't a realy porsche. Right?
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Porsche wouldn't put their name on it if it wasn't a realy porsche. Right?
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