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Old 07-21-2013, 12:19 AM
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Are all these trolling Gayman guys must be high?
Old 07-21-2013, 12:22 AM
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Originally Posted by jcastle
same driver, GT2 will be faster. Cayman is easier for a less experienced driver to find the cars full potential. the torque and horsepower of the GT2 will dominate on most tracks. As mentioned above, they really are two VERY different cars. You need to drive both and decide which feels best to you. I own a GT3RS and recently bought a Cayman. It's a great little track car. Excellent balance. Eats up the curves. Just needs more power. The Cayman does require some modifications (brakes, cooling, suspension) to handle advanced track duties. The GT2 needs very little to go out on track.
I was told:

And what does that have to do with the inherent superiority of the mid-engine platform?
Old 07-21-2013, 12:24 AM
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Originally Posted by TRAKCAR
Are all these trolling Gayman guys must be high?
I'm being trolled by Cayman guys and am just looking for answers as to why they're saying this.
Old 07-21-2013, 12:32 AM
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Originally Posted by TRAKCAR
Are all these trolling Gayman guys must be high?
Yeah that sentence made sense. Lol.
Are you mad that I pass 911s all the time on the track in my cayman? I bet you are
Old 07-21-2013, 12:37 AM
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Both are amazing cars, but the GT2 is brutally faster. The GT2 will be much more difficult to master, so if you want a challenge and a sense of accomplishment, it's the way to go. The cayman is better dynamically and the most balanced car porsche makes. The new version is good, but the steering feel is a big step backwards compared to the Cayman R.

But trolls will be trolls. We should put this to bed.
Old 07-21-2013, 12:38 AM
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Originally Posted by moneypenny
I'm being trolled by Cayman guys and am just looking for answers as to why they're saying this.
They're saying it, because all they can afford is a Cayman.

Have you found a GT2 to test?

Here's a brand new RS for sale. I came close to bidding on it. I'm thinking 225K might get it, but maybe not.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Porsc...d62#vi-content
Old 07-21-2013, 12:41 AM
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Originally Posted by Fergo
Yeah that sentence made sense. Lol.
Are you mad that I pass 911s all the time on the track in my cayman? I bet you are
No, I see it happen on rare occasions with beginners brining 911's to the track. No video = it did not happen
Old 07-21-2013, 12:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Fergo
Yeah that sentence made sense. Lol.
Are you mad that I pass 911s all the time on the track in my cayman? I bet you are
I assume you're talking about track/lapping days, and not racing? Don't they signal you to pass?
Old 07-21-2013, 12:46 AM
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I worry about Caymans on the track as much as I worry about Chrysler LeBarons. To me they are the same, a nonfactor.
Old 07-21-2013, 12:53 AM
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Originally Posted by moneypenny
I'm going to test drive a new Cayman and GT2, I'm wondering why there are so many arguments like these about the two?

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=997072

Can anybody tell me the real deal? It seems like Cayman owners have "something to prove"
99.9% of the ppl on bmw forums are well. lacking in brain cells. discount whatever they said.

KIDS drive bmw. adults drive real cars.
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Originally Posted by moneypenny
Well I'm being told to put my money on the Cayman or Boxster as it's a better track car and can pass a GT2. Obviously I cannot test drive these cars on a track

Are Cayman owners misleading me?
pls buy a bmw and dont bother adults.
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Originally Posted by moneypenny
I'm looking for a weekend track car only.

Cayman owners tell me to get a Cayman and often criticize the 997 for being a pendelum.

What I'm worried about is when I test drive these cars, I won't have the proper technique coming from a front-engine car and it won't strike me how to properly track it for a couple weeks.

I'm really gearing towards the 997 GT2 but will Caymans make me look like a fool on the track?
a car is a car. they all drive same. just drive it. you can put schumie in mid front rear drive, he will drive it well. you can put idiot in mid front rear drive. he will crash. dont blame the car.

Originally Posted by moneypenny
I'm not penny-pinching on this, so yes.



I only put "new" beside Cayman, sorry if this confused you.
then pls do what i did. buy 6 cayman and 20+ gt3/rs though no GT2 bc they are too cheap. and do your own testing. sometimes i also test colors. i can prove that white GT are faster than any other color given equal drivers. i have personally tested them. dont listen or read magazines. they dont own the car, they have no clue. i own the cars, i have clue.

Originally Posted by moneypenny
I'm not sure if it's because I'm new here and he's making fun of me, but this is what Cayman owners are telling me.

I'm pretty much dead set on the GT2, but I keep getting hassled by Cayman owners telling me how bad the GT2 design is.
why are you worried cayman hassle you? just hassle them back, take out their rear bumpers, flip them off. see my avatar. no one hassle me.

Originally Posted by Fergo
The 911 design is just awful. I mean really what other cars do you know that have their engines hanging all the way out its butt
if 911 is so awful why are u on this awful forum.? are you awful too and have your engine hanging out of your *** too?

Originally Posted by moneypenny
I was told:

And what does that have to do with the inherent superiority of the mid-engine platform?
if you want inherent superiority, well.... that would be ME.
mid engine rear engine front engine have nothing on ME.


Originally Posted by moneypenny
I'm being trolled by Cayman guys and am just looking for answers as to why they're saying this.
there are very few good cayman drivers, yes i drive one and quite fast at it.
not let cayman troll you. troll back. flip them off, see my avatar.


Originally Posted by Fergo
Yeah that sentence made sense. Lol.
Are you mad that I pass 911s all the time on the track in my cayman? I bet you are
this quote was responding to TRAKCAR's comment. NO one, even pros, or god himself is going to pass trakcar's GT3RS in a stock cayman. u have to be kidding.

who are you ppl? this is fun. bring it on. i need more bandwidth to waste.
Old 07-21-2013, 01:14 AM
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Moneypenny and Fergo, did you get bored trolling on the BMW boards? Judging by post count, I'd say yes.

I've owned a 987.2 Cayman S and now a 997.2 GT3 (slower than a well driven GT2). There is no comparison. Here's the delta for you based on real laps on real tracks (both on R comps):

AAA Speedway: GT3 - 7 seconds faster (gotta love aero and +115 hp)
Laguna Seca: GT3 - 3 seconds faster
Buttonwillow: GT3 - 4 seconds faster

Buy a GT3/GT2 on your video game of choice and have fun!
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lmao
Old 07-21-2013, 01:22 AM
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GT2 owner here. Scratch that. Very confused GT2 owner here.

Case for Cayman: less $ which = less risk at track.

Other than that, GT2.


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