sonnenschein3000 Posted March 10, 2017 Share Posted March 10, 2017 Hi Guys, I recently bought a 2014 Cayman S and I'm enjoying it very much. I've previously had fast luxury cars like the Mercedes CL63 AMG, BMW M5 and Jaguar XF-R but nothing compares to the way my cayman handles! (Although it must be said that the main reason for that is that the 3 I mentioned were much heavier and based on cars originally designed for comfort). What has pleasantly surprised me is how comfortable it is. I am 6ft 3in tall and a one-too-many-kebabs body type and I find the cabin to have ample head and leg room and the seats (sports seats plus) to be supportive but still large enough, although there is some effort required to get in and out especially in a car park (long legs), but I'm only 26 so I'm fairly flexible....for now! Otherwise it sounds fantastic, has ample power for the road (and the country roads...ahem, Sport mode and flappy paddles on!), and the PDK is excellent, even better than BMW's DCT that they use in their M cars - which is in itself very good, so that's saying something. The only thing that really gets me is the fact that there is no volume control on the steering wheel. There's that little indicator stalk thing on the steering column that let's me do everything from viewing a map on the instrument closer to going through my phone book as well as my ipod, but they couldn't attach a little jog dial to the end of the stalk so I can adjust volume?!... I will post some photos tomorrow when I'm at my computer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Beanoir™ Posted March 10, 2017 Founder Share Posted March 10, 2017 Welcome! The PDK (and PDK-S) is very good these days, I'd say it's probably the best out there followed very closely by the DCT on the BMW. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Tom Posted March 10, 2017 Administrators Share Posted March 10, 2017 Welcome along! And yes, photos are obligatory 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sonnenschein3000 Posted March 10, 2017 Author Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2017 Here are some photos The eagle eyed amongst you will notice that the passenger side centre console trim cover is missing. The main L-shaped clip on it somehow broke when the panel was removed by the previous owner (probably to put a phone mount there or something? I dunno). The trim piece didn't go back on properly and was wobbly. Its usually not excessively expensive to replace for most interior specifications, but lucky me has natural red leather which meant that was a £560 mistake (yes, really!) and a 6 week waiting time. Its due to arrive early April, hopefully. Wasn't a great start to Porsche ownership lol 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Beanoir™ Posted March 10, 2017 Founder Share Posted March 10, 2017 Very nice! What's the gadget on the air vent? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnenschein3000 Posted March 10, 2017 Author Share Posted March 10, 2017 (edited) 4 minutes ago, Beanoir said: Very nice! What's the gadget on the air vent? Its a Cheetah speed camera detector (GPS) http://www.cheetahgps.co.uk/Cheetah_C550_Platinum_Membership.php Its not hard wired or anything, its just clipped onto the air vent. I use a cigarette lighter adapter powered from the socket in the passenger footwell to power it when I visit other towns. Edited March 10, 2017 by sonnenschein3000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJMC Posted March 11, 2017 Share Posted March 11, 2017 Welcome. Did you consider a specialist "chips away" type company to fix the existing trim, or is the leather damaged? I used one to repair a cigarette burn in a fleet car once. Invisible repair at around £40. There's probably one for trim too!? GT silver? Mine's Rhodium. I'm often in Cov so keep an eye out for each other. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnenschein3000 Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 Hi It wasn't the trim itself, it was the clip at the back. I did have a proper go at trying to fix the clip on it using araldite and waiting for it to set before reattaching the trim to the centre console. I could hear the clip fall off again whilst attaching it lol. The tech at OPC had a look at it and said that even if I find the plastic clip (1cm long worth) again, there's nothing that can really be done to properly attach it back onto the trim piece. So I had to order a new one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnenschein3000 Posted March 12, 2017 Author Share Posted March 12, 2017 On Sat Mar 11 2017 at 22:09, DJMC said: GT silver? Mine's Rhodium. I'm often in Cov so keep an eye out for each other. Yes indeed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Popular Post Forum Admin Posted March 13, 2017 Administrators Popular Post Share Posted March 13, 2017 Welcome! Lovely interior! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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