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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 07:23 PM
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Yea those are badass of course. That blue one looks sick, with some nice black wheels it would look even nastier.
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 07:58 PM
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Ya'll should check out the color schemes on the old Porsche 968s. Colors like Mint Green and Casis Red, to name but 2. Wild.
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 08:59 PM
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God I want to molest that blue one.

It's funny, you could get a 370Z in Nissans blue colour (which is similar) for half the price and 95% of the fun and yet still I want to give the Cayman the bad touch.

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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 09:25 PM
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Does one person own all three of those Porsches?
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 09:26 PM
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^^^^wow you have insulted porsche sir

i mean I like the 370z a lot but its never a cayman
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 10:08 PM
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Originally Posted by alienRX8
^^^^wow you have insulted porsche sir

i mean I like the 370z a lot but its never a cayman
how the hell is that an insult lol. The 370Z is a beast on wheels, the cayman is pure sex...sign me up for an orange cayman S and a black 370z for those days when i dont want any other man laying eyes on my cayman.
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 10:18 PM
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wow those colors are amazing.. i'd have any one of those three + the yellow one ..

i can't believe my sister passed up on this car...
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 10:20 PM
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idk man id never compare the 2, but like I said id like both. Hell I already said in another post if I my rx8 wasnt so new id sell it and buy a 370z, but thats only cause I cant buy a cayman haha
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Old Jan 28, 2009 | 10:37 PM
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the grill under the fog light for the blue looks nice ~
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 02:18 AM
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Except those colors are going to get real old in about two years.

But my main problem is the effort that Porsche put into crippling this car so that it doesn't embarrass the 911. I mean, $70k for a Cayman S and it doesn't even have LSD? WTF
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 02:37 AM
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Originally Posted by m477
Except those colors are going to get real old in about two years.

But my main problem is the effort that Porsche put into crippling this car so that it doesn't embarrass the 911. I mean, $70k for a Cayman S and it doesn't even have LSD? WTF
It's an option now...and it's not 70K...that's what it starts in CAD...it's 60K and for 1K you can get a LSD =)
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 02:59 AM
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 04:44 AM
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It's an option now...and it's not 70K...that's what it starts in CAD...it's 60K and for 1K you can get a LSD =)
Actually, I just did a "Build Your Own" on the Porsche website and to get the LSD, you have to get the PDK transmission (your twisting my arm!). But the sticker price can still be US$66K if you don't break the bank on other options. PDK and LSD are also available on the standard Cayman (which also got power/displacement) upgrades for about US$10K less.
On a side note, when I was test driving almost a dozen cars last fall (finally ending up buying the RX-8), I test drove a '08 Cayman S for fun and it was the only car of the bunch that I enjoyed driving more than the RX-8. The '09s with LSD and 25 hp more must be wicked.
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Old Jan 29, 2009 | 06:29 AM
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The Tech Art Cayman is sick! That red one is hot too...
I just love how the Cayman wears the Porsche badge, but it doesn't look like a Porsche , it almost has italian-esc lines to it. They kind of remind me of the old Ferrari Dino of yester year.

And I thought the Cayman S was faster than the standard 911 or at least matches it in performance?
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 12:47 AM
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Originally Posted by shipdriver
Actually, I just did a "Build Your Own" on the Porsche website and to get the LSD, you have to get the PDK transmission (your twisting my arm!). But the sticker price can still be US$66K if you don't break the bank on other options. PDK and LSD are also available on the standard Cayman (which also got power/displacement) upgrades for about US$10K less.
On a side note, when I was test driving almost a dozen cars last fall (finally ending up buying the RX-8), I test drove a '08 Cayman S for fun and it was the only car of the bunch that I enjoyed driving more than the RX-8. The '09s with LSD and 25 hp more must be wicked.
Not in Canada! but PDK is amazing anyways! But Canadians can get the LSD without the PDK option...I never checked the Porsche USA site =)
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 02:11 AM
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That's basically lowly miata level. Why bother?

Mazda ascension:

mazda2
miata
mazda3
mazda6
mazda7
mazda8

Porse ascension:

boxter
boxter s
cayman
cayman s
911 carrera
911 carrera 4
911 carrera s
911 carrera cabriolet
911 targa 4
911 carrera 4 cabriolet
911 carrera 4s
911 carrera s cabriolet
911 targa 4 s
911 carrera 4s cabriolet
911 gt3
911 turbo
911 turbo cabriolet
911 gt2
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 06:46 AM
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What? I suppose we could list all the different trim levels of the Mazda models too. It may be lowly Miata level, but it's that level in a different league.
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 09:23 AM
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I want a green one daddy, ppppplllleeeeaaaasssseeee

Lets start a petition to Mazda to offer that same green color on 2010 RX-8s.

I want!
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 04:07 PM
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Originally Posted by User24
That's basically lowly miata level. Why bother?

Mazda ascension:

mazda2
miata
mazda3
mazda6
mazda7
mazda8
dont you mean mazda2, mazda3, then mx-5 miata, ...
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 05:59 PM
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Didn't think that Porsche could make the front end even uglier... I guess that is the trend lately.
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 06:29 PM
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Wow like that blue. Is this the model with more hp?
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by User24
That's basically lowly miata level. Why bother?
Because it's still better than an RX8 in every performance and engineering fashion.

As well the Cayman s with it's midengine layout actually handles BETTER than the 911 with their rear engine layout
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 08:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Daemos
Because it's still better than an RX8 in every performance and engineering fashion.
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Old Feb 2, 2009 | 08:32 PM
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Originally Posted by DOMINION
You don't think so?

The Cayman S handles better, accelerates quicker, has a higher top speed, looks better, although does not have a back seat, has more cargo space, AND gets better fuel economy in the city and on the highway.
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Old Feb 3, 2009 | 06:15 AM
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Exactly right Daemos. The only issue for me is relative cost, and that I would be therefore even less inclined to take a nice Cayman out in inclement weather. I'm already **** enough with my '8.

Still.... I'm debating ....

Originally Posted by Daemos

The Cayman S handles better, accelerates quicker, has a higher top speed, looks better, although does not have a back seat, has more cargo space, AND gets better fuel economy in the city and on the highway.
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