Yahoo Autos - FR-S vs Cayman S

[Synack]

Yahoo Autos puts the 86 up against the Cayman S, which we have been hearing several other unofficial reviews lately comparing the two together.

http://autos.yahoo.com/news/2013-sci...-s.html?page=2

[Gixxersixxerman]

Why the caymen s and never the caymen.. I wanna see that comparison

[jstans84]

No offense but how do you have 1,500 posts on here and not know that there is already a FR-S vs Cayman S thread in the proper VS section?

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18332

You should have posted there.

[Sigh-on-Rice]

Originally Posted by Gixxersixxerman

Why the caymen s and never the caymen.. I wanna see that comparison

I was about to post the comment to say what you said.
Why Cayman "S"!?!?

[Synack]

Originally Posted by jstans84

No offense but how do you have 1,500 posts on here and not know that there is already a FR-S vs Cayman S thread in the proper VS section?

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18332

You should have posted there.

The VS section gives itself away to be a section for encounters people between different vehicles, and discussions on possible VS scenarios.

I am merely posting a review article related to the FR-S. There have been mass amounts of review articles in this section and nobody complained before. Maybe we shouldn't start now?

I thought about where to put this before I posted as I like to be a thread-section Nazi at times too. But this isn't really that big of a deal. This thread could've easily fit in this section, the VS section, or even the Off Topic section.

[cwb48]

This Car & Driver "comparison" test is the most ridiculous thing I've seen in a long time. This is the same test in which they were able to squeeze 21 mpg from the FR-s, an absurd figure if they're trying to tell buyers anything realistic about the car. I wouldn't give you ten cents for C&Ds opinions about anything after reading the verbose nonsense they publish as a "review", I'm just glad I read it in the doctors office and didn't waste my money.

[ipothas]

Originally Posted by Synack

The VS section gives itself away to be a section for encounters people between different vehicles, and discussions on possible VS scenarios.

I am merely posting a review article related to the FR-S. There have been mass amounts of review articles in this section and nobody complained before. Maybe we shouldn't start now?

I thought about where to put this before I posted as I like to be a thread-section Nazi at times too. But this isn't really that big of a deal. This thread could've easily fit in this section, the VS section, or even the Off Topic section.

I hate when someone replies to a thread simply to critique the location of it or why it was posted. No attention was even paid to the content of the post itself :P

But in regards to the article you posted: given the price difference, idk how you could even begin to compare the two. Almost seems silly to try and pit them against each other

[Synack]

I didn't like the review either. It seemed very poorly thought out and executed.

[ipothas]

Originally Posted by Synack

I didn't like the review either. It seemed very poorly thought out and executed.

Specifically on the page concerning the FR-S, with the "cheap looking" interior. Of course...it's being compared to a Porsche interior...

[Snoopyalien24]

Originally Posted by ipothas

I hate when someone replies to a thread simply to critique the location of it or why it was posted. No attention was even paid to the content of the post itself :P

But in regards to the article you posted: given the price difference, idk how you could even begin to compare the two. Almost seems silly to try and pit them against each other

I read the article and it was like saying

"Oh yeah my house is way better than yours because it has 3 more rooms, 2 more baths, better backyard and lawn, but they are located in the same block."

I do not like how they were compared. Based on how they did, OF COARSE the Porsche was going to win. Its almost twice as much!

[so26]

Actually, I like the "looks" of the FR-S interior better. IMO the porsche's interior looks monotone and blah however I'm sure the quality of the materials used in the porscheare better then in the FR-S.

[whaap]

Originally Posted by Synack

Yahoo Autos puts the 86 up against the Cayman S, which we have been hearing several other unofficial reviews lately comparing the two together.

http://autos.yahoo.com/news/2013-sci...-s.html?page=2

The article is from Car and Driver, not Yahoo.

[Blue86]

Originally Posted by Snoopyalien24

I read the article and it was like saying

"Oh yeah my house is way better than yours because it has 3 more rooms, 2 more baths, better backyard and lawn, but they are located in the same block."

I do not like how they were compared. Based on how they did, OF COARSE the Porsche was going to win. Its almost twice as much!

almost twice as much... WTF!

In Australia the top spec 86 is the equivalent of about $39000 US (the entry GT about $35K) and a Cayman S would be about $145000 or more on road.

You guys get amazing prices on some stuff

[Dazza]

Originally Posted by Blue86

almost twice as much... WTF!

In Australia the top spec 86 is the equivalent of about $39000 US (the entry GT about $35K) and a Cayman S would be about $145000 or more on road.

You guys get amazing prices on some stuff

Haha here is a half glass empty vs full argument if ever I have seen one. Was about to post something similar re prices in Oz but was going to say how lucky are we to get a brand new 86 at 1/5 the price of a Cayman S??