TokstolleUK Posted July 23, 2019 Share Posted July 23, 2019 Hi, I'm finally dipping my toe into the world of Porsche! I have wanted a Cayman for sometime now and have done loads of research into the different engines, gen1 Vs gen 2 ect. I have decided to go for a gen 2 S manual, not too worried about the colour (apart from black or white!), I have searched all the usual sites, eBay, autotrader, motors.com, piston heads for the last month or so but nothing really jumps out. I want all the usually, reasonable to low mileage, full service history and a straight car, no crazy track mods. Does anyone know where i should be looking or know of anyone with a good solid car for sale? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post GlosRich Posted July 24, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) Hi and welcome, I bought mine from Autotrader, it was a trade in at an Audi dealer, so they do pop up all over the place. Also try the Porsche specialists: Ashgoods - https://www.ashgood.co.uk/ Cridfords - https://www.cridfords.co.uk/ Portiacraft - https://www.portiacraft.com/ 911 virgin - http://www.911virgin.com/ Maundrells - https://www.maundrells.co.uk/ You want to be seeing a fully stamped service book (every 2 years), plus extra receipts for parts replaced, Good quality tyres all round, preferably Michelin Pilot, check the clutch, listen for suspension knocks, and check the aircon condensors are not damaged and leaking. These cars are usually only owned for a year or so, then changed, so they have a lot of owners. Sometimes that's good (they get money spent on them) sometimes bad (they get sold before repairs are done). Prices vary considerably depending on spec, the options hold there value well, especially sports chrono, PASM, PSE, Sat Nav, leather dash trim etc. Also check prices as a low mileage 987.2 S will probably be near to a 981 in price, the 981 maybe a better bet. Good luck Edited July 24, 2019 by GlosRich 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TokstolleUK Posted July 24, 2019 Author Share Posted July 24, 2019 Thanks for the quick reply and the good advice. I have considered the early 981's however I'm thinking the 6 cylinder S is going to be a better driving experience, I maybe wrong on that, happy for guidance. This one took my fancy but there is something about the dealer that I'm not sure about. Anybody got any experience. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201907160137164?advertising-location=at_cars&price-to=25000&postcode=nn113th&model=CAYMAN&page=1&price-from=22500&make=PORSCHE&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 6 minutes ago, TokstolleUK said: Thanks for the quick reply and the good advice. I have considered the early 981's however I'm thinking the 6 cylinder S is going to be a better driving experience, I maybe wrong on that, happy for guidance. This one took my fancy but there is something about the dealer that I'm not sure about. Anybody got any experience. https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201907160137164?advertising-location=at_cars&price-to=25000&postcode=nn113th&model=CAYMAN&page=1&price-from=22500&make=PORSCHE&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used Thanks This car was for sale privately just few days ago at a lower price of course. You want a clean car where this one has few mods like a lightweight flywheel and an aftermarket exhaust. Also consider it has ceramic brakes tho...something to keep in mind as future expense. P.S. I may have what you looking for.....get in touch! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Popular Post Beanoir™ Posted July 24, 2019 Founder Popular Post Share Posted July 24, 2019 Welcome to the OC! A 987.2 is a good choice, the 981 will feel more refined in the cabin but gains things like E-PAS which some say dilutes the experience. Horses for courses and so best you go and drive both. All Cayman up to the 718 have 6cyl engines whether it's an S or not. Don't forget the buyers guides, you'll find them here: https://www.caymanoc.com/buyers-guides/ Happy hunting! 😎 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlosRich Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) As Andrea says, the carbon ceramic brakes would scare me off, due to potential replacement costs, I may be wrong, do they last a lot longer/have any problems with them? I know it has a lot of options, but thats all the money for it. I would think more like £21k? Edited July 24, 2019 by GlosRich 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougle_turbo Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 @Andrea Frasky is right, thats a nice spec car. Although starnge seeing the Cayman R door pulls on it, not seen that on an S before. If the ceramic brakes have been replaced recently then you are on to a winner, the disks last a very long time. Working out how worn they are is a little more tricky, they usually have a wear indicator which is more of a guide than anything else. To be sure of how much life they have left they need to be weighed. They will have a minimum weight stamped on them. If you haven't experienced ceramic brakes before they really are very impressive. Especially on the under braked 987. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlosRich Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 You can buy the door pulls from Rennline for the pricely sum of $665......bargain not. http://www.rennline.com/RS-Door-Pull-Strap-Conversion-Kit/productinfo/DH-DSK/2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 27 minutes ago, GlosRich said: You can buy the door pulls from Rennline for the pricely sum of $665......bargain not. http://www.rennline.com/RS-Door-Pull-Strap-Conversion-Kit/productinfo/DH-DSK/2015 Actually there is a guy in america who 3D prints them for £190....everyone buys them from him lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougle_turbo Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 Strange that the original owner speced the car so well, but didn't go for supersport or bucket seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougle_turbo Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Andrea Frasky said: Actually there is a guy in america who 3D prints them for £190....everyone buys them from him lol Good knowledge! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlosRich Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Andrea Frasky said: Actually there is a guy in america who 3D prints them for £190....everyone buys them from him lol Do you have a link for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 16 hours ago, GlosRich said: Do you have a link for that? This is the email: jj33low@hotmail.com Let me find his name on Facebook but if not just send him an email really. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodhouse Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 I contacted the private seller about the Guards Red car before he sold it recently. He retro fitted the R style door pulls and had already sold the original carbon bucket seats separately. Not sure what they sold for but I found a thread on a forum from around the end of last year and he was askng £5k iirc. He was asking about £21k for the car so I'm not convinced selling the seats separately was a smart move as the standard seats he'd fitted (not even Sports seats) were completely at odds with the rest of the spec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TokstolleUK Posted July 26, 2019 Author Share Posted July 26, 2019 Thanks for this. Did you find out if he had used it for track days. The spec makes me think the guy either had loads of cash to burn or was using it for track days. Marc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlosRich Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 I reckon its probably been tracked with that spec and the carbon brakes. If you were going to buy it, would be worth getting the rev limit data report, to see how hard it has been thrashed. Bit maverick of him to sell the original seats, spoils the car, but makes him lots of cash. But I guess when the seats are worth almost a quarter of the value of the car its tempting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 17 minutes ago, GlosRich said: I reckon its probably been tracked with that spec and the carbon brakes. If you were going to buy it, would be worth getting the rev limit data report, to see how hard it has been thrashed. Bit maverick of him to sell the original seats, spoils the car, but makes him lots of cash. But I guess when the seats are worth almost a quarter of the value of the car its tempting. Seats are worth roughly £3.5K and I'm sure he lost more than that in trading in the car for cash. Plus he had to buy a set of base seats.....not sure he made any money actually..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougle_turbo Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Andrea Frasky said: Seats are worth roughly £3.5K and I'm sure he lost more than that in trading in the car for cash. Plus he had to buy a set of base seats.....not sure he made any money actually..... Interesting, I think I almost ended up buying these seats a few months ago. They sold for 4.5K as a straight sale. I was hoping to swap my super sports seats plus 3K his way, but he had already sourced a set of seats. @Andrea Frasky I think you right, at that sort of sale price I'm not sure it would have been benficial to put base seats in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrea Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 1 hour ago, Dougle_turbo said: Interesting, I think I almost ended up buying these seats a few months ago. They sold for 4.5K as a straight sale. I was hoping to swap my super sports seats plus 3K his way, but he had already sourced a set of seats. @Andrea Frasky I think you right, at that sort of sale price I'm not sure it would have been benficial to put base seats in it. Sometimes they do sell for £4K or over yes, but it's rare tho. Anyway.....we love our Recaro/Sparco don't we?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougle_turbo Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Very happy with the pole positions, it's just theses came up around the same time so was tempted. But at 4.5K my sensible chip cut in, thank god. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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