Crixy Posted December 26, 2016 Share Posted December 26, 2016 Hello guys just joined today. Wanted to say hi. I'm living in Southend on sea, Essex. Is there local meet? I'm looking to buy a Cayman £17000 budget if anyone has one, please get in touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caymanwhite Posted December 27, 2016 Share Posted December 27, 2016 I'm sure you know where to look. Pistonheads is always a good place to start. Be prepared to travel to get what YOU want. Good luck with your search. What are you after, Cayman or Cayman S? My only comment would be to to take your time, look for the seller who has looked after their car. Someone who is a keen Porsche fan and has cherished their car compared to someone who bought one, couldn't afford to run it and didn't give it the needed attention. Post pics when you've bought one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Tom Posted December 27, 2016 Administrators Share Posted December 27, 2016 Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Beanoir™ Posted December 28, 2016 Founder Share Posted December 28, 2016 Welcome! £17k should get you a decent Gen1 car. Whereabouts in Essex are you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Posted December 29, 2016 Share Posted December 29, 2016 Welcome As others have said, £17k will get you a decent Gen 1 Cayman. The biggest worry with the Gen 1 cars is that that generation of engines had some issues, most famously, bore scoring. Therefore it is important to have the necessary checks carried out before you commit, and ideally have some kind of warranty in place if something were to go wrong during your ownership. People say that an engine rebuild will set you back £5-8k. The other option is to spend a little more, £18k upwards and get a Gen 2 Cayman, although at that price you'd be looking at a lower-spec non-S car. Very difficult decision to make and one I was making in July, I went with the latter option. Good luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crixy Posted December 31, 2016 Author Share Posted December 31, 2016 Thanks guys I'm in Southend on Sea area. Im after a Cayman S, yeah the main bearing and the engine scoring is a real concern as I can't really afford a gen 2 s. Presumably only a specialist can do the engine scoring checks? Where is it best to get it served in my area? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caymanwhite Posted December 31, 2016 Share Posted December 31, 2016 Please, please, please, read this first!!!! http://philipraby.co.uk/porsche-boxster-996-and-997-engines-the-truth/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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