SeanAlexander

Hello Rennlist!

Yesterday, I traded-in my 2011 M3 sedan (M-DCT) on a new '14 Cayman S (manual) at Walter's in Riverside, CA.
They gave me a FANTASTIC deal and over-valued my trade which made the whole transaction painless and easy.
The new car is absolutely gorgeous in-person and I like it much better than my past '99 996 (manual, coupe) and '04 986-S (manual).
It even sounds better than any of my previous P cars!

2014 Porsche Cayman S
FACTORY OPTIONS:
N0 - Agate Grey Metallic
AJ - Sport seats Plus in Black leather
P04 - Sport Seats Plus
840 - SportDesign steering wheel
658 - Power Steering Plus
640 - Sport Chrono Package (i.c.w. PCM)
423 - 20-inch Carrera S wheels
XDH - Wheels painted in Platinum (semi-gloss)
603 - Bi-Xenon™ headlights with Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS)
748 - Electrically folding side mirrors
P13 - Auto dimming mirrors with integrated rain sensor
P9A - Convenience Package
P9G - Infotainment Package with BOSE Surround Sound

I'm very pleased!
-Sean

Frank 993 C4S

Very nice! Congrats.

mcomet

Beautiful. I keep going back and forth on the carrera classics vs carrera wheels. I think these look best when done in platinum. Lovely.

Stevie 911

I love it, I saw the same car on tues. in Connecticut. same colors & wheels, except it had PDK & sport exhaust, tempting. I'm waiting to find out what the dealer offers me on my trade (2012 370Z NISMO). I see you are going from a dual clutch to a manual, how is the M3 in dual clutch? I'm curious which tranny u would recommend in the M3 because I'm considering a 2013 in frozen blue manual that my local dealer has. Any input would be greatly appreciated. BTW, Congrats!

SeanAlexander

I would only consider the E90 series M3 with an M-DCT, for an E46 or E36, I would only consider a manual. I've had about two dozen cars in my driving "career" and only two have not had three pedals in them. I really dislike automatics, they drive me crazy. The M-DCT is quite good and the current BMW manuals are slow, rubbery and generally terrible, otherwise I would have never considered M-DCT. That said, part of the reason I bought the new Cayman S is because as good as the M-DCT is, I still missed heel&toeing through life.

Anyone know how to disable the downshift auto-blip when is Sport-Plus mode with a manual Cayman?

-Sean

turbo_newb

Awesome color combination, congrats!
Good to see they worked with you at Walter's...when I looked at trading in my 996TT...they were terrible.
Hope to see your Cayman over at Cars&Coffee.

SeanAlexander

I'll be there! This will be my first time, I know where it is, but what's the best time to arrive/park? Is there a particular area I should go to for new cars, or Porsches? Help a brother out!

-Sean
310-707-8551

73S

It can't be disabled unfortunately. If you don't want it, you'll need to just use regular or sport mode.

TheDatanator

... Amazing - 3 weeks ago tomorrow I did just the same thing. Traded my Melbourne Red E92 M3 for a '14 Cayman S. it is configured exactly like yours too except it is guards red. This really is a nice piece is work.

stujelly

you are going to love it.

SeanAlexander

Four days in and the first road trip is out of the way... Had some fun on (Censored) Canyon Road...

TexasRider

Nice . Good show .

william_b_noble

nice car - I almost bought a non-S in that exact color with those exact wheels - ended up with a silver one (not S).

Cuda911

Nice pix, thanks! You'll love it. Bet it makes you feel good taking a peek into you garage!

URG8RB8

Sorry to go off topic a bit, but I am looking at buying a E93 M3 convertible with M-DCT. After seeing two being dropped so quickly, I would like to know what you didn't like about the M3? I am moving back to Bay Area an want a convertible to go with my 951 project car. Any major issues? Feel free to PM me, thanks!