Beej4 Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 (edited) Hi caymanites! Saying hello to the forum and looking forward to expert advice, similar to 911uk.com where I'm also a member. I have the Porsche itch again after several years away. I used to own a 911 996 c4s tip coupe in seal grey and as soon as I sold it, I regretted it immediately. Absolutely loved the way it drove and the fairly exclusive club Porsche is, even with the knowledge of the higher cost of ownership cf your standard Euroboxes. So, I might be interested to get back into a Porsche but something newer and more agile than the 996, hence considering a Cayman. After reading a few guides, I've prelimarily decided on a gen 2 3.4 S. I cannot decide on manual or PDK so members' thoughts and experiences on both would be invaluable. Of course, I know I should drive both variants to ultimately decide what suits me best. A 2.9 would be a second choice and I know it's just as capable but I love more power!!! My c4s had had a Hartech rebuild, that's why I bought it but I know the gen 2's don't suffer from bore scoring and don't have an IMS to worry about either, both important considerations. If that's not true, please correct me! Desirable options to have would also be nice to hear from members. Not sure when I'll pull the trigger but I'm trying to arm myself with as much info as possible before doing so, just like I did when buying my c4s. Looking forward to hearing back from members! Regards Beej Edited January 6, 2019 by Beej4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alucardo Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Welcome. I went PDK having been manual in all my cars as I quite liked ease of day to day use not that mine is used everyday but on occasion it makes negotiation of a boring drive much easier and certainly any traffic. Also the flappy paddles are actually fun to use when pushing on. So the best of both worlds. However its a very personal choice so get out there and drive them both. For me desirable options are for PDK this is for a 981 PDK Sports Chrono PASM Porsche Torque Vectoring (PTV) Sports steering wheel BOSE Surround Sound-System Sport Seats Plus Porsche Dynamic Light System Bi-Xenon Headlamps Parking Distance Control - Front and Rear Cruise Control If you can get PSE aswell your ona winner and basically in a GTS just about. Alot of the options will be down to what you use the car for. I go on track occasionally so PTV Sports Chrono and PASM where something I wanted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beej4 Posted January 7, 2019 Author Share Posted January 7, 2019 Hi Alucardo Thanks for your welcome! I've actually already driven a PDK version and it was fantastic, just as your experience. Yet I keep having this nagging feeling that a manual will eventually become more desirable over time, what with most cars going down the auto route. A lot of the options you mention I would also like in the car I want but I'll probably won't track it so PTV is not essential. Also, trying to find one with PSE is challenging, and the ones I do see are more that I wish to pay. There's a few I've noted that look very good. Everyone's opinions matter to me so please let me know what you guys think https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/porsche/cayman/porsche-cayman-s-987-gen-ii-24v-one-previous-owner-pasm-sports-suspension/9028116 https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/porsche/cayman/porsche-cayman-s-aqua-blue-manual-sport-seats-chrono-987-gen-ii-24v/9289337 https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/porsche/cayman/fully-loaded-cayman-s--p-c-g-b-member/9294602 https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201809110383598?logcode=visc&fromSA=true https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201811202587883?logcode=visc&fromSA=true Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Tom Posted January 25, 2019 Administrators Share Posted January 25, 2019 Welcome to the OC Beej! Have you found our buyers guide for the 987, if not you'll find them here: https://www.caymanoc.com/library/ If you end up looking at the 981 then @Beanoir helped CAR magazine write the buyers guide that has been published in this months magazine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Beej4 Posted January 27, 2019 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 27, 2019 Thanks Tom, I read many 987 buying guides as my budget changed significantly. So yesterday, I went to see and bought this beautiful creature! As you can see, it's black on black on black (!), looks amazingly stealthy in the dark! FSH, Chrono, PSM, PASM, Xenons and most importantly, a full Hartech engine rebuild 30K ago (receipt for 15+K). I also love the LED spurs fitted instead of the horrible (in my opinion) round front fog lights. To say I'm chuffed is an understatement! 111K on the clock but taking into account the rebuild 30K ago, it didn't bother me too much and the car is tight as a drum to drive. With it being debadged and the private plate (reads JOKER...see pic), it's super clean and you'd never guess it was a 2006. Now I know what all you people bang on about! Two things I want to address. 1. It doesn't have locking wheel nuts so I wanted to ask where I can buy either the 4 locking nuts or perhaps the full set of black nuts to continue the black theme 2. The climate 'wheels' that control temp and fan speed are faded (see pic). Any way to replace just these controls or do I need the whole ac unit? Anyway, happy to physically join the forum with a real car now! Adding more pics in the next thread as I'm over my limit... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Beej4 Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 PS, although it doesn't have a sports exhaust button as such, it has been fitted with a Miltek sports exhaust which sounds amazing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beej4 Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 Sorry to keep adding but I keep forgetting! All vents covered in mesh, which is something I would've done on any car which didn't have it. The wheels are 19" carerra sport alloys so if I wanted to buy the wheel nuts, what type of tapering do the nuts have? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Beanoir™ Posted January 27, 2019 Founder Share Posted January 27, 2019 Congrats!! Looks lovely in black. Looks like a Gen2 Black Edition. Extended leather and rear wiper(!) options by the looks of it too. I bought black nuts from my local Porsche center, in fact I still have them and I don't think they were that expensive. They were extra long though to fit with the GT3 spacers. There is a thread about the heater controls and various fixes for the rubber coating wearing away. It's very common on the Gen1. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beej4 Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 Thanks Beanoir! I think the previous owner (who apparently is a big Batman fan, hence the plate) wanted to re-create the black edition. The interior also has the alcantara wheel and gear gator which I also really like the feel of...oh er missus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushman Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 Hi Beej4. welcome mate, great looking ride. I'm sure you already know being a previous Porker owner but to remind you that Porsches use a radius seat washer on a wheel bolt not a taper seat washer or fixed taper bolt. To prevent galvanic corrosion, I smear Copperslip (other brands available) over the radius seats and the threads. quite a few owners fit spacers, especially on the front to reduce understeer, this might be cheaper way of getting new black bolts and lockers ( I've only seen extended lockers in Chrome though) hope this helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beej4 Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 Thanks Bushman! i couldn't remember the bolt type so thanks for answering that for me. I'll look out for these type of bolts although I haven't checked if there are spacers fitted yet or not. Good tip about the Copperslip, cheers. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Beanoir™ Posted January 27, 2019 Founder Share Posted January 27, 2019 51 minutes ago, Bushman said: ( I've only seen extended lockers in Chrome though) hope this helps. Black lockers definitely available Steve, they're standard on the CR. I'm sure there's a Pork premium to pay. Failing that, McGuard do black ones - also expensive! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushman Posted January 27, 2019 Share Posted January 27, 2019 cheers for stepping in Nick, 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beej4 Posted January 27, 2019 Author Share Posted January 27, 2019 So guys, apart from OPC, any other places to get these bolts? Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beej4 Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 Update - Phoned OPC Cambridge and they cannot source black bolts for my car...at all! Plenty of silver options though. I'll try elsewhere so suggestions gratefully received! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beej4 Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 Yes, McGuard is an option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beej4 Posted January 28, 2019 Author Share Posted January 28, 2019 22 hours ago, Beanoir said: Congrats!! Looks lovely in black. Looks like a Gen2 Black Edition. Extended leather and rear wiper(!) options by the looks of it too. I bought black nuts from my local Porsche center, in fact I still have them and I don't think they were that expensive. They were extra long though to fit with the GT3 spacers. There is a thread about the heater controls and various fixes for the rubber coating wearing away. It's very common on the Gen1. Hi Benoir My issue with the heater controls is the "TEMP" and 'fan' icon are faded out too, so I can't 'touch up' the rubberised areas alone, I'll still have no symbols! I can live with it, doesn't really bother me as I've quickly worked out what each button does...LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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