Current Excellence Mag, 993TT vs. CaymanS
07-18-2008, 12:39 AM
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As much as I loved the Caymans I drove/considered, going with my 993 wasn't a tough choice. I do think that it takes some work to get a Cayman up to the $100,000 mark... you have to check a LOT of stuff... stuff that I wouldn't pay for.
07-18-2008, 12:42 AM
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Great point. Buying Cayman at $60K is buying high. Why not buy one year later from folks who are forced to sell low since it is mass-produced just like its brethren the Boxster? In three years it will be closer to $35K.
07-18-2008, 10:35 AM
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That turbo is my ex. Here's the skinny:
I was the third owner and had the car for about a year before selling it to the current owner. When I got it, the car had already been modified (at no small expense) to look like a turbo S and had PSS9s, but was otherwise essentially stock, powertrain-wise. I simply added the 3-spoke steering wheel and modified the odometer (drove it!).
Interestingly, it was a paint-to-sample 96 in Arctic Silver with a Flamenco Red interior, both of which I personally loved. Had I kept it, I was planning to convert it to rwd, add a lwfw/clutch, and do some power mods, but decided to move in another direction.
Seeing it in Excellence is like seeing an ex-girlfriend in Playboy!
I was the third owner and had the car for about a year before selling it to the current owner. When I got it, the car had already been modified (at no small expense) to look like a turbo S and had PSS9s, but was otherwise essentially stock, powertrain-wise. I simply added the 3-spoke steering wheel and modified the odometer (drove it!).
Interestingly, it was a paint-to-sample 96 in Arctic Silver with a Flamenco Red interior, both of which I personally loved. Had I kept it, I was planning to convert it to rwd, add a lwfw/clutch, and do some power mods, but decided to move in another direction.
Seeing it in Excellence is like seeing an ex-girlfriend in Playboy!
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07-18-2008, 10:46 AM
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07-18-2008, 02:51 PM
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daily driver, as in really having to commute = Cayman S
weekend fun = 993, even a mere NA one
(the Cayman S is faster on an AX course in my experience)
but
errrrrrrrr you can tell from my sig where our loyalties lie
cheers
Craig
07-18-2008, 03:42 PM
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That turbo is my ex. Here's the skinny:
I was the third owner and had the car for about a year before selling it to the current owner. When I got it, the car had already been modified (at no small expense) to look like a turbo S and had PSS9s, but was otherwise essentially stock, powertrain-wise. I simply added the 3-spoke steering wheel and modified the odometer (drove it!).
Interestingly, it was a paint-to-sample 96 in Arctic Silver with a Flamenco Red interior, both of which I personally loved. Had I kept it, I was planning to convert it to rwd, add a lwfw/clutch, and do some power mods, but decided to move in another direction.
Seeing it in Excellence is like seeing an ex-girlfriend in Playboy!
I was the third owner and had the car for about a year before selling it to the current owner. When I got it, the car had already been modified (at no small expense) to look like a turbo S and had PSS9s, but was otherwise essentially stock, powertrain-wise. I simply added the 3-spoke steering wheel and modified the odometer (drove it!).
Interestingly, it was a paint-to-sample 96 in Arctic Silver with a Flamenco Red interior, both of which I personally loved. Had I kept it, I was planning to convert it to rwd, add a lwfw/clutch, and do some power mods, but decided to move in another direction.
Seeing it in Excellence is like seeing an ex-girlfriend in Playboy!
And so which car would you rather have? Your ex or the boxster with a roof?
07-19-2008, 12:05 AM
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Isn't the driver's seating area in the Cayman bigger than the 993??? I know my 996 front seat area was a LOT bigger than any of the 993's I've been cramming myself into lately...
07-19-2008, 12:18 PM
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I can barely fit in a Cayman as well-plus the roof comes down too low for me around the A pillar, making visibility a challenge. I did not feel confortable in it at all.
07-19-2008, 12:46 PM
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I'm a big guy at 6'4" and 220# and fit in the Cayman just fine, but a lot of my height is in my legs... I can see longer torso fellows having issues in the Cayman. Visibility is a lot better in the Cayman than the Boxster tho.
07-19-2008, 04:16 PM
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07-20-2008, 02:34 AM
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both great cars.
to putter around on street: 993TT
to drive on track: cay s
the fact that they both cost 60k each should not be part of the purchase consideration. if you want value, bmw is much better bang for the buck.
to putter around on street: 993TT
to drive on track: cay s
the fact that they both cost 60k each should not be part of the purchase consideration. if you want value, bmw is much better bang for the buck.