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      05-29-2022, 08:05 PM   #23
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Wait, youre talking going from a flat 6 to a blown 4?
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      05-29-2022, 09:50 PM   #24
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come take a look....white is the best color for Porsche's, everyone knows that

although I'd love a Miami or Shark blue


what city are you in?
Loll I appreciate it. But forreal won't be in the market for another year thanks to my current lease.
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Wait, youre talking going from a flat 6 to a blown 4?
yeah, it was an easy choice after test driving a 981 Cayman S 6MT and a
2.5 Cayman GTS back to back.....

the 718 sharper more aggressive looks, the updated tech and that instant torque of the turbo made it a no brainer....sure it doesn't sound as good as the flat six, but sounded pretty good from the cockpit.

After testing them back to back, thanks to Porsche of San Diego which actually had two manuals to compare, I started my search for a 718 6MT

sold my 52k mile 981 CS w/PDK on 6/3 and was on a plane to Tucson by 6/9 to pick up my 2018 base 718 6MT CPO with only 16K on the clock in graphite blue metallic ....haven't stopped grinning since
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bro, glad you went with a Cayman again! i can't get enough of mine especially after i added the Soul Performance Downpipe! got lots of thumbs up from 911 owners at the Rennsport Dragon Rally last week!


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      06-15-2022, 12:00 PM   #27
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nice choice. i rented a 718 boxster on turo and enjoyed it. Even though it was the basest of base models with no options the ride quality and handling was impressive, the power delivery and turbo spool up was nice and progressive, sound wasn't bad and is better than an s55 imo. and its got enough luggage space for 2 people easy.
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Congratulations!
Love the color and wheels

thanks! yeah, I really liked that color in the ad on the Porsche website and once the dealer sent me a walk around video of the car I was sold...sent a deposit to hold it.

funny thing is, I was having bad thoughts that I might not like it once I saw it in person as my salesman picked me up at the airport to take me to the dealership to finally see it with my own eyes, but those doubts quickly vanished when we rolled up and I saw it in the outdoor showroom that they had it in....it was love at first sight!!


been a week so far and its been a blast
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      06-16-2022, 10:46 PM   #29
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I saw one at a show last year in that color, and I really liked the color.
What options did it come with?
What size wheels are those?
I`m looking for a set of those wheels in 19" for mine, but all I found so far was 18`s.
Springs and spacers are on the way?
it was a pretty well spec'd base with just over $13K in options including the

20" Carrera S wheels, premium pkg, Bose, etc...

yes, lowering asap...unfortunately the Techart springs are about 6 week lead time

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Congrats SoCal, that's a nice looking 718. I heard one for the first time the other day and they actually don't sound bad for a boxer 4, I could definitely live with it.
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      06-17-2022, 07:39 PM   #31
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Congrats SoCal, that's a nice looking 718. I heard one for the first time the other day and they actually don't sound bad for a boxer 4, I could definitely live with it.
People who dismiss it solely on cylinder count don't know what the F they are talking about. Porsche engineered it to be extremely capable, drivable, sporty, etc. I race one at AutoX that has an insane exhaust on it that makes it sound better than any other car out there, 6, 8, how many ever cylinders the other cars have. It does everything well and there's a reason it always makes the best-sports-cars lists.
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      06-18-2022, 05:56 AM   #32
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congrats, I always loved that colour.

Guess it's true that for some of us, once you go cayman you never go back! (I am on my third one)
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Get a V10 R8 and don't look back
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Get a V10 R8 and don't look back
He already bought a 718 Cayman.
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He already bought a 718 Cayman.
yep!

had horrible experience yesterday tho


Had hook up with one of best suspension shops in SoCal and drove 50 miles to drop off car for spring install with wife following in the F32 to take me back home...left house at 7:30 am and was supposed to pick back up at end of day around 4pm

get a voice mail at about 1pm to call them.....uh oh

call them back and dude tells me the vendor sent them the wrong springs and that they can't get any until the 15th

I'm like wow!!!

long story short, I wasted day off, put 200 miles on BMW with two round trips another 100 on the Cayman and about 5 hours of drive time

They will take care of me when they get the springs in, but I'm still so bitter about the experience as you can imagine!!!
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yeah, it was an easy choice after test driving a 981 Cayman S 6MT and a
2.5 Cayman GTS back to back.....

the 718 sharper more aggressive looks, the updated tech and that instant torque of the turbo made it a no brainer....sure it doesn't sound as good as the flat six, but sounded pretty good from the cockpit.

After testing them back to back, thanks to Porsche of San Diego which actually had two manuals to compare, I started my search for a 718 6MT

sold my 52k mile 981 CS w/PDK on 6/3 and was on a plane to Tucson by 6/9 to pick up my 2018 base 718 6MT CPO with only 16K on the clock in graphite blue metallic ....haven't stopped grinning since
People who complain about the 4 cylinder Cayman/Boxster either haven’t actually driven one or are car reviewers who just like to find fault with anything. I loved the way my 2.0t Boxster performed and sounded. So impressed with it, it started my love affair with Porsche in general. I thought it was unobtainium, but realized I could find something in my price range, although CPO. Congratulations and I know you’re going to love it more and more as time goes on.
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Can you retrofit 718 taillight into a 981 plug and play?
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Can you retrofit 718 taillight into a 981 plug and play?
I don’t think so, they are completely different sizes. You’d probably have to replace the side and rear panels. They might bolt up the same, but I have no clue. A 718 is more like an evolved 981 so there are some similarities.
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Great looking car, Porsche has come along way w styling. I had an older 911 and always felt the styling was boring
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Good looking car. Seems quite a few BMW owners are picking up Caymans. Not surprising as BMW tends to be the gateway drug to Porsche.
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Good looking car. Seems quite a few BMW owners are picking up Caymans. Not surprising as BMW tends to be the gateway drug to Porsche.
Exactly.
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Good looking car. Seems quite a few BMW owners are picking up Caymans. Not surprising as BMW tends to be the gateway drug to Porsche.
this is exactly what happened.....
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thanks! yeah, I really liked that color in the ad on the Porsche website and once the dealer sent me a walk around video of the car I was sold...sent a deposit to hold it.

funny thing is, I was having bad thoughts that I might not like it once I saw it in person as my salesman picked me up at the airport to take me to the dealership to finally see it with my own eyes, but those doubts quickly vanished when we rolled up and I saw it in the outdoor showroom that they had it in....it was love at first sight!!


been a week so far and its been a blast
Graphite Blue is one of my top favorites along with Chalk and wished they didn’t stop offering it. But that makes it a little more rare and special. Looks a little more blue than the Arctic Grey currently offered.
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You don’t feel any difference in driving between the base and the S ?
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yeah, it was an easy choice after test driving a 981 Cayman S 6MT and a
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the 718 sharper more aggressive looks, the updated tech and that instant torque of the turbo made it a no brainer....sure it doesn't sound as good as the flat six, but sounded pretty good from the cockpit.

After testing them back to back, thanks to Porsche of San Diego which actually had two manuals to compare, I started my search for a 718 6MT

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