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Originally Posted by WolfpackS2k
Apparently you're not familiar with how Porsche price gouges people?  lol. Proper gear shifter paddles were/are available - but they cost extra. Likewise, better seats were/are available - they also cost extra. And yes there's a cost extra steering wheel also available.
And FWIW the standard seats in my Cayman are fine. Yes I preferred the seats of my BRZ but these seats work well enough on road courses.
Project Mayhem, it sounds like you drove a non-Sport Chrono equipped car. With Sport Chrono comes Sport Plus mode, as well as launch control. A 2011 Cayman S without SC won't have Sport Plus mode, but I thought it would have Sport mode (could be wrong about that). Either way, again it's all about the OPTIONS. |
cayman test drive #2. 987.2 2.9L manual. 19k miles on it. sport wheel and seats. cherry car minus the glazed rotors.
clutch is 370z-esque with a long,heavy throw and a late engagement.
shifter is extremely stiff, and each gear engagement feels different; mostly on the glacial side with fourth gear being particularly bad. i can say it feels alot like the 2003 M Roadster i have some miles behind. theres no such thing as a 4-3-2 snick-snick-snick real quick like in a FiSt or S2000. not happening. i suppose this is why porsche specs such long gears; like a corvette, they want you to stay in one for awhile. now i know why 70% of orders are PDK; despite the regrettable paddles-are-extra stock steering wheel.
HEY i suppose i could spend $700 in parts and labor on aftermarket shift cables and it might help a tad, but why would i do that when i can buy a Japanese car where things like shift cables and water pumps are lifetime items?
O, another thing, for being the World's Greatest Drivers Car(tm), they sure do place the brake pedal in a mighty awkward position. never had to contort myself so bad to perform a heel-and-toe downshift. ever. wayy too high. O BUT you can spend $400 and get a GT3 master cylinder installed. only the GT3 needs a low, firm brake pedal. because racecar.
sport seats have wonderful leather, but the shoulders are wayy too narrow (and i wear a 42 at most...); which makes them moot.
engine is nice. very nice.
dampers are firm yet supple; really nice curve on them (non-PASM).
steering is communicative but has more off-center play than the hydro steering in a $24k RSX Type-S (which has zero play; even with stock bushings)
sorry but, this car is really supposed to be God's gift to Driverdom???