X73 SS on the Cayman GTS
01-22-2015, 04:58 PM
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We have X73 on our Cayman (S, not GTS) it works for me. I daily drive and some track days. It feels very connected to the road, I like that.
There have been two occasions (only 2) in the last 4500 miles where I though I might like a more compliant suspension, even then I appreciated being connected to the road.
It scrapes occasionally, it doesn't really bother me. Dips in the road are the worst, I don't usually have a problem with bumps. I usually approach driveways, gas stations etc at an angle and don't have a problem. The worst scrapes have been on the passenger side side skirt, which seems to be at exactly the right high to catch kerbs if you park too close.
There have been two occasions (only 2) in the last 4500 miles where I though I might like a more compliant suspension, even then I appreciated being connected to the road.
It scrapes occasionally, it doesn't really bother me. Dips in the road are the worst, I don't usually have a problem with bumps. I usually approach driveways, gas stations etc at an angle and don't have a problem. The worst scrapes have been on the passenger side side skirt, which seems to be at exactly the right high to catch kerbs if you park too close.
01-26-2015, 04:41 AM
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My X73-equipped Cayman GTS does scrape the front occasionally. You learn tricks.
I now have learned to pull in and out of my own driveway at about a 45 degree angle. It doesn't scrape that way, and I have a double wide driveway so there's room to do it.
You might also consider front parking assist. I passed on the option, and I have found that I'm lucky if I can guess within 6 inches how close my front is to obstacles. I'm sure I'll get better with experience, but I'm generally erring on the conservative side and probably leaving 12 inches of room in front of the car when I park. (The car's 26 inches shorter than our minivan, so I think I'm pretty much centering the car in the minivan's parking footprint...)
The ride when it's not scraping is fine. There is one rough road that I often use on my morning commute, for about 300 meters, where I wish I had something a little more compliant. What's funny is that I pick that road because it allows me to miss the speed bumps in the neighborhood. I guess they figured that road was already so poor and bumpy that speed bumps weren't needed...
