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Old 05-04-2010, 12:06 PM
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Default Cayman- the neglected Porsche middle child

It seems that nothing really exciting happens to the Cayman. The 911's get all the best stuff. The Boxster gets some fun stuff. The Panamera gets all the ugly stuff. The Cayenne even gets some good stuff for its redesign. That leaves the Cayman.
Old 05-04-2010, 12:18 PM
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Actually the Boxster gets stuff to catch up the the Cayman. The Cayenne has went to crap that or Hyundai took over the design, the rear end and those new tail lights are terrible. Keeping my 04, best of all the models rear tail lights in my opinion.

I would really like to pick up a Cayman but it would take to much $$ to make it equivalent to a GT3 and on a leased vehicle can't do modifications. The GT3 on the other hand is set to go and requires no mods, which is good for me and a lease.
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As a future cayman owner I would say "The more things change the more they stay the same!!"
Old 06-05-2010, 01:58 AM
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Keep in mind that the Cayman seems to be the worst seller. Personally, I think it's a terrific car and I predict it will fetch good money years from now because it will be relatively rare (compared to all those Boxsters and Carreras).
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Originally Posted by jumper5836
Actually the Boxster gets stuff to catch up the the Cayman. The Cayenne has went to crap that or Hyundai took over the design, the rear end and those new tail lights are terrible. Keeping my 04, best of all the models rear tail lights in my opinion.

I would really like to pick up a Cayman but it would take to much $$ to make it equivalent to a GT3 and on a leased vehicle can't do modifications. The GT3 on the other hand is set to go and requires no mods, which is good for me and a lease.
Get a gen 1 Cayman and have TPC turbocharge it for you.
Old 06-22-2010, 12:44 AM
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were there not rumours of a cayman RS in the pipeline?
Old 06-22-2010, 08:52 AM
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The press have reported a cayman "spyder" recently announced at PCNA national sales meetings.
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Originally Posted by pedsurg
The press have reported a cayman "spyder" recently announced at PCNA national sales meetings.
Wouldn't a Cayman Spyder be a Boxster?
Old 06-22-2010, 01:24 PM
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With the new Cayman interseries starting to gain some strength, I think that we may see this model garner a bit more attention, but I think it is going to be a tough call for Porsche as the 911 has always been their flagship car. It will be interesting to see what happens though.

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Originally Posted by GTgears
Wouldn't a Cayman Spyder be a Boxster?
GT: Porsche's terminology, or the terminology of the attendee who leaked the news is confusing. Think of it as "adding" liteness to croc in a manner similar to the boxster spyder.
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stripped out cayman - that would be a hell of a car!!
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Originally Posted by pedsurg
GT: Porsche's terminology, or the terminology of the attendee who leaked the news is confusing. Think of it as "adding" liteness to croc in a manner similar to the boxster spyder.
Maybe they're going a sort of "Glockler" direction with it, using a factory removable hardtop...
Old 06-23-2010, 10:06 PM
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Originally Posted by gooner
stripped out cayman - that would be a hell of a car!!
many say it, few does it.
just buy a cay s and strip it.
i am stripping a perfectly new 12000 mile GT3 as we speak.
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Originally Posted by gooner
stripped out cayman - that would be a hell of a car!!
It is:







Cheers,
Old 07-15-2010, 03:49 PM
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Krokodil, do you have more pics or a thread about the build process? I'm interested in seeing more!

What are the before and after weights?


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