Cayman 987

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Bumping. Interested in these as well

Bumping since mechanically these are very similar to the 986, I have the same questions regarding those. Except S versions cost 50% more instead of 30%.

>>16225521
A Cayman is basically a non-ragtop Boxster.

Get the S...it's good for a gob more HP from a bigger engine, and will hold it's value much better.

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I have one.

>>16228029

So basically I researched these cars for a year. I went for a 987 2.9 (non s) facelift, manual and black on black with perfect service history. Ims stuff freaed me out, so I went facelift which is generally 10k more. The thing is a real racecar, every street is now full of people driving too slow, especially around corners.

I sometimes wish I had the S power, but it's a manual, so I just downshift.

What do you want to know?

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This is it. Facelift has a way nicer ass

>>16228046
>The thing is a real racecar, every street is now full of people driving too slow, especially around corners
I feel like this in any car I drive.

>What do you want to know?
Mostly how is it as a DD and if non-S version is really cuts off all the feels. But you have 987.2 version and I definitely won't afford that one, so not sure what you can say about the maintenance and stuff like that.

>>16228532

Don't get a pre-facelift. You will end up with a 22k car with a motor that explodes and costs 20k to replace. There is nothing more expensive than a cheap porsche. Hell my 30k porsche is expensive. Tires 1k, wintertires 3k, service 2k, sport exhaust 3k, get to use the phone buttons by installing a pcm from 2010, 4k. They are just expensive. For 20k, you can drive a top miata or abarth 500, or...every car /k/ drives

>>16228576
I see.
Well, my three top options for this money were MB C207 E550, Cadillac CTS Coupe and Cayman 987, but looks like I don't really need a Porsche now.
I was mostly interesting in it just because of the badge desu.

>>16228576
>You will end up with a 22k car with a motor that explodes and costs 20k to replace
Get the IMS replaced along with the clutch and this shouldn't be a problem. Sure, the IMS is an issue and it's a big deal if it fails, but it tends to get blown way out of proportion.

>>16228610
I mean the IMS bearing* of course.

>>16228610

Yes but still - everything about them has a 0 too much because these days porsche likes to make cars for newly rich/old rich idiots who know nothing about cars. How else did 911s get to 100k levels.

>>16228635
True, parts and especially labor are expensive just because Porsche.
Getting the IMS bearing done along with the clutch shouldn't be that much extra though, it's a relatively cheap part after all (by Porsche standards).
I'm just saying you shouldn't be too quick to dismiss the earlier models.