Is it hopeless for me?
04-20-2015, 07:26 PM
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04-20-2015, 07:40 PM
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Here...steal this Spyder for under $60K. Perfect spec with manual and sport buckets:
http://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/de...9950/overview/
http://www.cars.com/vehicledetail/de...9950/overview/
04-20-2015, 08:09 PM
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04-20-2015, 08:14 PM
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I may be biased but a Cayman S with mods can be a great track weapon. I picked mine up for $39k and have about $20k in mods (including full suspension, brakes, 2nd set of wheels, and performance mods) and I keep up with 90%+ of cars at the DE events and that's only on NT01s. Wait till I bust out the R7 cheater tires...I'm going to give Mooty a run for his money at my home track. 
Awesome track cars. Is the new one PDK? Haven't been keeping up lately.
04-20-2015, 08:36 PM
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Just watched a vid on the soft top removal for the Spyder. Albeit a beautiful car, that isn't what I had in mind with the top. Maybe Cayman R? What will happen with the R values when the GT4 comes out?
04-20-2015, 09:02 PM
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I think they will hold up just fine. A nicely optioned GT4 is $30,000-$40,000 more that a Cayman R. Not to mention they barely sold any Cayman Rs so it's got that going for it too...
04-20-2015, 09:44 PM
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You already have 2 race cars so this car would be for what you've described in your first post. Not necessarily for track duty, but I know you, so here's my $.02
If not a GT-4 then no Cayman. A Cayman R isn't the same. (Granted I have no experience with a GT-4)
IMO I'd get a 911 S (997) before a Cayman R. You can GT the body if that's what you want. And you get the back seat for the kiddo's on occasion... I would't trade my RS for anything, but I do wish at times I had a back seat to bring the rug rats.
Plus I doubt a Cayman R would out-do a 911 for what you'd use it for....
Cayman R < Carrera S < GT-4
If not a GT-4 then no Cayman. A Cayman R isn't the same. (Granted I have no experience with a GT-4)
IMO I'd get a 911 S (997) before a Cayman R. You can GT the body if that's what you want. And you get the back seat for the kiddo's on occasion... I would't trade my RS for anything, but I do wish at times I had a back seat to bring the rug rats.
Plus I doubt a Cayman R would out-do a 911 for what you'd use it for....
Cayman R < Carrera S < GT-4
04-20-2015, 09:54 PM
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There definitely is not a front anti-roll bar or a rear anti-roll bar.
Always a red flag for me when they don't pay attention to details.
04-21-2015, 08:48 AM
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04-21-2015, 12:01 PM
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that car crashed both side front
it's 15000 below not from a dealer....
no one is that stupid
it's 15000 below not from a dealer....
no one is that stupid
04-21-2015, 12:08 PM
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I very much like the older cars and for different reasons, but to compare any of them to a GT3 is unfair (to them). Unless you've put 10s of thousands of dollars into engine, transmission, and suspension upgrades. Then you could maybe make a case but at that point they'd be in a similar price range anyway...
04-21-2015, 02:21 PM
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I very much like the older cars and for different reasons, but to compare any of them to a GT3 is unfair (to them). Unless you've put 10s of thousands of dollars into engine, transmission, and suspension upgrades. Then you could maybe make a case but at that point they'd be in a similar price range anyway...
That said...I enjoyed the 964 every bit as much as the I do the .2 GT3. I have the newer car, however, because I'm not comfortable with having my son in a car with outdated safety systems.
04-21-2015, 08:18 PM
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You already have 2 race cars so this car would be for what you've described in your first post. Not necessarily for track duty, but I know you, so here's my $.02
If not a GT-4 then no Cayman. A Cayman R isn't the same. (Granted I have no experience with a GT-4)
IMO I'd get a 911 S (997) before a Cayman R. You can GT the body if that's what you want. And you get the back seat for the kiddo's on occasion... I would't trade my RS for anything, but I do wish at times I had a back seat to bring the rug rats.
Plus I doubt a Cayman R would out-do a 911 for what you'd use it for....
Cayman R < Carrera S < GT-4
If not a GT-4 then no Cayman. A Cayman R isn't the same. (Granted I have no experience with a GT-4)
IMO I'd get a 911 S (997) before a Cayman R. You can GT the body if that's what you want. And you get the back seat for the kiddo's on occasion... I would't trade my RS for anything, but I do wish at times I had a back seat to bring the rug rats.
Plus I doubt a Cayman R would out-do a 911 for what you'd use it for....
Cayman R < Carrera S < GT-4
04-21-2015, 10:28 PM
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For your budget a 964 would be an easy fit. You could easily upgrade the suspension and stay inside the budget. And when it was time to move on you would likely be in the black. As a long time air cooled guy I am the odd duck here having a .1 GT3 and 10 AC cars. Both put a smile on your face. The driving experience is different, a momentum car vs big power, but car control is car control. It is often said it is more fun driving a slow car fast. And there is the classic look.