Confessions of a GT3 owner
03-28-2024, 08:13 AM
#31
Instructor
Ditto FatMike - Ditto.
Only as I am not a GT3 guy, I had to get a .2 S after owning a .1 base. THEN had to add Softrronic's ECU remap for 355+ HP. That made it the perfect car for me in 2013 with no looking back - 11 years and 109k miles into the car and I have no desire to replace it with anything - tho I could financially. Proof? I just put over $3k in the car with tranny & differential oil change, pan 7 filter, oil & filter change, and walnut-blasting intake manifold/valves. My commitment is firm. Do almost all my own work in my own shop.......
Ceased being my daily driver when I added my 944 S and finished the restoration (myself) on my '76 914 after 7 years work - so the Cayman does get to sit - but it's not at all ignored.
Like C&D said many years ago, the Cayman is the closest thing to the perfect car.......and I still believe it. And the 355+ HP in a 3,000 lb. car is as fast as I need.......
GN
PS: I am meeting more and more former 911 owners switching to the Cayman. Of course, if you can own both, I guess "Why not?"
Only as I am not a GT3 guy, I had to get a .2 S after owning a .1 base. THEN had to add Softrronic's ECU remap for 355+ HP. That made it the perfect car for me in 2013 with no looking back - 11 years and 109k miles into the car and I have no desire to replace it with anything - tho I could financially. Proof? I just put over $3k in the car with tranny & differential oil change, pan 7 filter, oil & filter change, and walnut-blasting intake manifold/valves. My commitment is firm. Do almost all my own work in my own shop.......
Ceased being my daily driver when I added my 944 S and finished the restoration (myself) on my '76 914 after 7 years work - so the Cayman does get to sit - but it's not at all ignored.
Like C&D said many years ago, the Cayman is the closest thing to the perfect car.......and I still believe it. And the 355+ HP in a 3,000 lb. car is as fast as I need.......
GN
PS: I am meeting more and more former 911 owners switching to the Cayman. Of course, if you can own both, I guess "Why not?"
I'm stunned by how good my 987.2 Cayman S is. I was shopping for a base, but I would have bought an R if the right one came along (I don't really think it matters with the Cayman).
What surprises me is how few of my "car guy" friends have ever driven a Cayman. Nobody knows what this car is.
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What surprises me is how few of my "car guy" friends have ever driven a Cayman. Nobody knows what this car is.
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fatmike (03-28-2024)
03-28-2024, 03:21 PM
#32
Intermediate
Thinking about the 987.2 Cayman as an inexpensive GT3 completely misses the point.
The Cayman stands on its own merits.
It's analog and right sized. Curvy in a way only older cars can be.
The car is balanced, playful/tossable and practical. Those aren't words I'd use to describe a GT3.
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The Cayman stands on its own merits.
It's analog and right sized. Curvy in a way only older cars can be.
The car is balanced, playful/tossable and practical. Those aren't words I'd use to describe a GT3.
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fatmike (03-28-2024)
03-28-2024, 03:28 PM
#33
Intermediate
Almost on topic - yesterday, I went to the NNJR PCA HPDE (lotta acronyms!) 2024 kick-off. Many 981, 918, and some other Porsches in the parking lot. Among them all was one red 987.2!
Among those other cars, it did look a bit vintage, a bit small, and - maybe - even a bit underwhelming. I thought it was perfect! A Goldilocks model!
Among those other cars, it did look a bit vintage, a bit small, and - maybe - even a bit underwhelming. I thought it was perfect! A Goldilocks model!
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