Hi from Oxford.. just started looking for a Cayman

[Jango-feet]

I managed to find some time today to go and look at a local 06 Cayman S with 60k miles..

 

This was the first time I've driven a Cayman. It was great, the sports seat were awesome, the drive was pretty good but there was one massive problem I don't think I could live with.. the low frequency buffeting.. it was awful, my ears drums were fluttering when driving at 40-50mph.. my head was hurting after a few miles..

 

The dealer selling the car car took me out in a gen 2 car and it was still there but not quite so bad.. still too much for me to live with on a daily basis..

 

is this normal for a Cayman? Do they all make this noise ? 

 

[FLAT STICK]

Hi,

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Having only owned ours for just over 4wks I would not say I was an expert but we cant believe how quiet ours is even with a 3.4 just behind our backs. None of the cars we took out where noise in any way.

Dean

[Bushman]

hi Jango-Feet, this is not something Ive encountered, or heard about. was this encountered with the windows down?

[mr pg]

If the buffeting was with the window down, 981's also suffer from this. Dropping the passenger window just a fraction cures it. There are some wind deflectors (not Porsche items) available which are supposed to prevent this.

[AndrewL]

Hi, I've owned a Cayman 2nd Gen 2.9 and currently a 2.7 981, never suffered from any buffering, only mild drone from 20 inch tyres on long motorway journey, but who notices when you have the stereo on anyway. 

 

[Jango-feet]

The windows were fully closed.. I have been reading about this a bit and it looks like it might be related the the rear hatch vibrating. The road surface I was driving on was not good (like most roads in the U.K.) so this and a poorly adjusted vibrating hatch could be a contributing factor..

 

 

I will try to get to see some other cars first before ruling the Cayman out completely 

 

[twopointnine]

When I first bought my 987.2 2.9 it was on 17" rims with Michelin tyres and buffeting was not very noticeable. I then switched to 19" rims with (old) Pirelli tyres and the buffeting was awful. I subsequently changed the tyres on the 19" rims to a new set of Michelin Pilot PS2 tyres and now I rarely notice the buffeting. Generally the Cayman cabin is a great place to be, especially with that flat six engine sound, it is only tyre noise/roar which detracts from the enjoyment.

[GregD2016]

Hi Jango-feet,

 

If you're still looking, I may be looking to sell my white Gen 2 2.9. 

 

It's in mint condition and just serviced.

 

You can see my thread here;

 

Also, I'm in West Oxfordshire (RAF Brize Norton) during the week or Swindon at the weekend where you could view the car. 

 

Let me me know if you'd be interested.

 

Regards,

 

Greg.

[GregD2016]

Not sure if my previous link worked. 

 

The car has 35k miles at the moment too.

[Jango-feet]

It's been a long time since I started this thread and I've test driven quite a few variants of Cayman and have finally put a deposit on a car.....

 

Unfortunately it's not a Cayman... every single one of them I took for a test drive gave me a headache and made my ears flutter after a few minutes... I just couldn't live with it...

 

i tried all all variants of the 987 with various wheel types and suspension but I guess it just wasn't to be..

 

So what did I buy?..  A 2001, black, auto, 996 Turbo... I pick it up next weekend...

 

I am disappointed about the Cayman but I'm sure this will more than make up for it..

[Keiththo]

I steered away from a 3.4 when I was looking due to increased cost of road fund licence (or whatever they call it now), the 2.7 with sports option was also in a  higher tax band.

I'm wary of the running costs on all Porsche, buying them is the easy part. I replaced air-con condensors 'cross-over' pipes and hoses for the cooling system on a 6 year Boxster and it cost £1200, brake disks also rust on the rear surface even on low mileage cars so that's another £600 an axle.

 

Great fun cars however, loving my 981 at the moment.