Erisu7 Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Hi all, I might pull the trigger on purchasing a 981 Cayman from a dealer soon but the website I saw it on does not give any information about the car. I'd like to find out some answers first but not exactly sure what are the things I should look out for when purchased a used Cayman. Any helpers here? I got the usual service history, tyre thread covered. But is there anything specific I need to ask? It's a 2014 model that's done very little mileage. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr pg Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Have you got a link to it? Is it a Porsche centre? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twopointnine Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Apart from the usual condition and service history checks you’ll probably want to make sure that it’s got the options you require, e.g...... Sports Chrono PASM PSE Climate Control (a lot have plain air conditioning) Navigation Cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMC Posted June 5, 2018 Share Posted June 5, 2018 Cruise can be retro-fitted around £500 at an OPC. Think about re-sale too. If it's cheap 'cos it has little in the way of options it will be cheap when you come to sell it! Find out where the car has been serviced (should have had maybe two services by now) and contact that OPC to ask if any advisories or work done? Most will be helpful. If little info on the website, is it an official Porsche centre selling it? We need more info ideally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erisu7 Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 Hi all, Here's the car in question:http://www.stratstone.com/search/vehicledetails/used-car-porsche-cayman--automatic-petrol-white-coupe-BR14HAL/ The options that were a must is to have 20" alloys and Sport design steering wheel which this car has. The nice to haves were twin exhaust pipe, Porsche crescent on headrest, Sports Chrono but for the price of this car, I thought it's a bargain so didn't mind none of the nice to haves were on there. Spoke to the sales rep on the phone and he said the next service is due 2020. There's only been one service and that was at a Bentley service centre. Unsure if it has Navigation, PASM and Air con. I assume it has Air Con... nearly all modern cars have Air Con these days??? I can check on these things tomorrow though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erisu7 Posted June 5, 2018 Author Share Posted June 5, 2018 Furthermore I received pictures of the interior and looks like these are standard seats instead of sport seats? Suits me fine because the sports seats were abit uncomfy for me as I have wide shoulders so they kept digging into me.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Beanoir™ Posted June 5, 2018 Founder Share Posted June 5, 2018 11 minutes ago, Erisu7 said: Hi all, Here's the car in question:http://www.stratstone.com/search/vehicledetails/used-car-porsche-cayman--automatic-petrol-white-coupe-BR14HAL/ The options that were a must is to have 20" alloys and Sport design steering wheel which this car has. The nice to haves were twin exhaust pipe, Porsche crescent on headrest, Sports Chrono but for the price of this car, I thought it's a bargain so didn't mind none of the nice to haves were on there. Spoke to the sales rep on the phone and he said the next service is due 2020. There's only been one service and that was at a Bentley service centre. Unsure if it has Navigation, PASM and Air con. I assume it has Air Con... nearly all modern cars have Air Con these days??? I can check on these things tomorrow though. Easiest thing to do is ask the dealer for photo of the option code label either off the label in the boot or from the inside front cover of the user manual - post them here and we will help you identify the exact options and spec the car has. There is aircon, climate and dual climate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twopointnine Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 From the picture it appears to have front and rear parking sensors, and Xenon headlights, both of which were options I think? Just because 'all modern cars have Air Con these days' don't assume anything when buying a Porsche even if you do think a prestigious brand would have all mod cons as standard - yes air con is standard but it you like to set the temperature to a known value such at 20 deg then you'll need the climate control option. Dealers can make mistakes and state a car has options which it does not, double check everything with your own eyes! As Beanoir says, get the dealer to send you a photo of the option code label. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draven Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Mine doesn't have air conditioning - didn't want to lug around an extra 15kg ? I can count the number of times I turned the AC on in my 911 on the fingers of one hand over the three years I owned it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twopointnine Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 51 minutes ago, Draven said: Mine doesn't have air conditioning - didn't want to lug around an extra 15kg ? I can count the number of times I turned the AC on in my 911 on the fingers of one hand over the three years I owned it. I didn’t realise you could get a 981 without even basic air conditioning - I should have heeded my own advise and not assumed anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draven Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 47 minutes ago, twopointnine said: I didn’t realise you could get a 981 without even basic air conditioning - I should have heeded my own advise and not assumed anything! Sorry, was replying to the "all modern cars have air con" bit, rather than specifically 981. Was talking about my 987 R, but then given that it's over seven years old now, maybe it's not modern anymore ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMC Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Yes, A/C is standard on the 981, but not climate control. From what I can see, I believe the Stratstone car has these options: "Bi-Xenon headlights including Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS)." Night Design rear lights. Seats are Sports seats but not the Sports seat plus you're thinking of with the shoulder bolsters. Front & rear parking sensors. Rear wiper - if worried, see: https://autouniversum.wordpress.com/2015/04/30/the-rear-wiper-a-vital-strand-of-porsche-dna/ Windows look dark tinted in the photos? If so, with aftermarket film, check the fronts are legal. PDLS... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Whalley Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 Seems to be at the lower end of prices asked by dealers. Isn't Stratstone a Porsche Centre? Odd that the web page shows so little information. A good price if it includes the normal 2 year warranty. Most seem to be asking around £35k for such a car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twopointnine Posted June 6, 2018 Share Posted June 6, 2018 The advert says that the car is in Glasgow, the Stratstone dealership in Glasgow is a Mercedes-Benz dealer not an OPC so that may explain the price and lack of details. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windymiller Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 On 06/06/2018 at 14:20, DJMC said: Rear wiper - if worried, see: https://autouniversum.wordpress.com/2015/04/30/the-rear-wiper-a-vital-strand-of-porsche-dna/ Damn, wish I’d read that first - I’d have added ‘rear wiper’ as a must have when I was looking just for the pedigree.... ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMC Posted June 7, 2018 Share Posted June 7, 2018 2 hours ago, Windymiller said: Damn, wish I’d read that first - I’d have added ‘rear wiper’ as a must have when I was looking just for the pedigree.... ? If I hadn't found the article I wouldn't have put a deposit down on this one!!: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erisu7 Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 Update: looks like the car is provisionally sold as the site says reserved. Unfortunately i’m not the one that reserved it. My hunt continues! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerec1 Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 On 07/06/2018 at 20:03, Windymiller said: Damn, wish I’d read that first - I’d have added ‘rear wiper’ as a must have when I was looking just for the pedigree.... ? My first Cayman had a rear wiper, my GTS doesn’t. Dont miss it at all. Ugly things in my view. Just use ‘Rain X’ after washing the car. Water just beads off the rear screen. I do however miss climate control, my current car only has air con. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Windymiller Posted October 20, 2018 Share Posted October 20, 2018 17 minutes ago, Cerec1 said: My first Cayman had a rear wiper, my GTS doesn’t. Dont miss it at all. Ugly things in my view. Just use ‘Rain X’ after washing the car. Water just beads off the rear screen. I do however miss climate control, my current car only has air con. Or just drive so fast that rain simply evaporates as it hits the car... ?? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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