Popular Post huytonman Posted October 10, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2016 Time to fess up...I havent had a Cayman since 2010...but I have had a variety of Porsches over the years, I think it was twelve when I last counted em and now I've gone back to basics with a 981S manual gearbox boxster (after three PDK cars, a 981S, 991S and 987S) and have been viewing the CaymanOC forum for a little while and decided to jump in and mix it with you lot. I must admit that I was sorely tempted by the GT4 that my favourite OPC had in stock when I had my 981 serviced recently but sense and the desire to avoid divorce stepped in and shook me out of that dream. Anyway hope I can contribute some value on here and learn some useful tips along the way. Cheers Keith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Popular Post Beanoir™ Posted October 10, 2016 Founder Popular Post Share Posted October 10, 2016 Welcome along! Im sure we can find somebody with a welding kit and some sheet steel to cure your problem though Lets see some photos though before we convert?? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987Monkey Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Dave Posted October 10, 2016 Share Posted October 10, 2016 Welcome Keith! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Ahh.... soft top Cayman! All are welcome here 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMC Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Hi Keith and welcome. I understand why you'd keep looking in here as you're subconsciously longing for a Cayman! Was one of your previous models a Cayman? Which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post huytonman Posted October 11, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2016 1 minute ago, DJMC said: Hi Keith and welcome. I understand why you'd keep looking in here as you're subconsciously longing for a Cayman! Was one of your previous models a Cayman? Which one? Cheers guys, yes I had a Mk1 CaymanS in silver, bought from RSJ in Slough but wait for it...I traded a 1996 993C4 with full RS bodykit for the Cayman...at the time I was happy with the £23k trade in allowance, being yellow lots of traders wouldnt touch the car...apparently something like that now sells for >60k..c'est la vie! As requested pics of the current motor attached, these are from the original add placed by the OPC in Bristol, the car is now entombed in a PermaBag for the winter, one of the downside of a ragtop at least for me. The Permabag is being used because less than a month into my ownership some friendly rats discovered the dogs food and decided a nice place to store it for future use was the 981...in the process they had a little chew on bits of wiring landing me with a £500 bill...so lesson learned, dog food now in the house, car hermetically sealed! Keith 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Very nice! Just to make the wounds even more sore... do you have and pics of the 993!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post huytonman Posted October 11, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 11, 2016 1 hour ago, Andy said: Very nice! Just to make the wounds even more sore... do you have and pics of the 993!? Hmm..cruelty...not a great pic but cant find anything better at the moment. cheersa keith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMC Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Sealed away!! How very sad. Ah well, I guess that's what convertibles are for... ...no, wait a minute I had rag tops for 15 years as daily drivers!! Are you of the "nice car in the garage... crap runabout" brigade? I do hate that. Please tell us your daily is an RS6 or V12V or similar, then I could maybe understand it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987Monkey Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Oh I quite like the 993! But the Cayman Cabriolet is a lovely car also Keith! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
987Monkey Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 4 hours ago, DJMC said: Sealed away!! How very sad. Ah well, I guess that's what convertibles are for... ...no, wait a minute I had rag tops for 15 years as daily drivers!! Are you of the "nice car in the garage... crap runabout" brigade? I do hate that. Please tell us your daily is an RS6 or V12V or similar, then I could maybe understand it? Dude you're harsh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkGTS Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 9 hours ago, huytonman said: Cheers guys, yes I had a Mk1 CaymanS in silver, bought from RSJ in Slough but wait for it...I traded a 1996 993C4 with full RS bodykit for the Cayman...at the time I was happy with the £23k trade in allowance, being yellow lots of traders wouldnt touch the car...apparently something like that now sells for >60k..c'est la vie! As requested pics of the current motor attached, these are from the original add placed by the OPC in Bristol, the car is now entombed in a PermaBag for the winter, one of the downside of a ragtop at least for me. The Permabag is being used because less than a month into my ownership some friendly rats discovered the dogs food and decided a nice place to store it for future use was the 981...in the process they had a little chew on bits of wiring landing me with a £500 bill...so lesson learned, dog food now in the house, car hermetically sealed! Keith Very nice, welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMC Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 58 minutes ago, 987Monkey said: Dude you're harsh! Only because I suspect Keith, with his past pedigree stable, will not be in a crap runabout. C'mon Keith, can you match Beanoir's brand new M5 daily driver? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post huytonman Posted October 12, 2016 Author Popular Post Share Posted October 12, 2016 Well guys up until June when I found myself without a job I had a nice new shiny Discovery HSE...but needs must so I've had to "downgrade" to a Merc 320CDI estate..dogs and stuff - so no doubt that would qualify as crap runabout (but having the engine re-mapped makes it quite a nippy one)..as you can see though the 993 (note the frost) and all my other motors until I moved to a house with a proper garage three years ago were driven year round and were used for commuting, same went for the various motor bikes that I've owned. So no I'm not in the crap runabout brigade but as I dont think the funds will be around to replace the 981 anytime soon I want it to last a while so yes its being cocooned until the spring. Cheers Keith 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huytonman Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 by the way, on the subject of M5's, I had an E39 M5 in the mid-2000's, it was a cracking motor and one of the few that I wish I hadnt moved on - thats also probably worth a bit more than I sold it for now too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMC Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 1 hour ago, huytonman said: I want it to last a while so yes its being cocooned until the spring. Now this is what I just don't get. I do understand the thought process, and even more so when someone has bought, say, a GT3 almost purely as an investment, but for me I couldn't bear to be in an "inferior" car even for mundane motorway and trips to the shops etc. Do you not think, whilst driving the Merc sometimes, "I wish I was in the Porsche right now"? My thoughts are "I want it to last a while but every minute it sits in the garage is a minute of enjoyment lost" so mine will do 15k miles a year, out in all weathers, all winter, attract stone chips and other damage, be worth half of what yours will be in 5 years time BUT... enjoyment costs money and I can accept that. Take it to extremes. If you never, ever, drove your 981 it would depreciate to £20-25k in five years. What have you had in exchange for that loss? We too have a "sensible" car for the dogs etc but I couldn't bear to stick my 981 in a plastic bag and forget about it for 6 months. It must be driven, and often! PS. Not having a go at you personally as I don't know you from a Vauxhall Adam! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkGTS Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Each to their own i'd say, on the flip side keeping the sports car in the garage for occasions when the sun shines means it keeps that 'special' feeling for much longer. Using my GTS as a daily driver does mean it feels pretty much like my daily driver now if I'm brutally honest. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huytonman Posted October 12, 2016 Author Share Posted October 12, 2016 18 minutes ago, DJMC said: Now this is what I just don't get. I do understand the thought process, and even more so when someone has bought, say, a GT3 almost purely as an investment, but for me I couldn't bear to be in an "inferior" car even for mundane motorway and trips to the shops etc. Do you not think, whilst driving the Merc sometimes, "I wish I was in the Porsche right now"? My thoughts are "I want it to last a while but every minute it sits in the garage is a minute of enjoyment lost" so mine will do 15k miles a year, out in all weathers, all winter, attract stone chips and other damage, be worth half of what yours will be in 5 years time BUT... enjoyment costs money and I can accept that. Take it to extremes. If you never, ever, drove your 981 it would depreciate to £20-25k in five years. What have you had in exchange for that loss? We too have a "sensible" car for the dogs etc but I couldn't bear to stick my 981 in a plastic bag and forget about it for 6 months. It must be driven, and often! PS. Not having a go at you personally as I don't know you from a Vauxhall Adam! As this is the first year I've done this I wont be able to anwwer your question until the Spring but I'm sure there will be days when I will regret it but I'm not going to lose sleep over it, lifes too short and I can live in anticipation for a few months. Incidentally the 981 isnt exactly the most comfortable of cars for long boring motorway journeys and sometimes there really isnt an alternative to using MWays and on those days if I was in the 981 I would certainly regret not being in a comfortable car like the 320... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Good job everyone is different really isn't it.... Not everyone can afford to run such a car as a daily, so having one kept in the garage and running a shed for the boring trip to work where it will pick up all sorts of damage is a way in which they can have such a car. You might not really care that yours will pick up all of those miles, but others certainly would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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