2013 981 Cayman - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

ironchef · 11-28-2012, 10:00 AM

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Beyer Subaru · 11-28-2012, 10:22 AM

Dead Sexy. But it kinda reminds me of a 2014 MR-2/S.

lastsnare · 11-28-2012, 11:27 AM

I would love to have any Cayman someday, one of my favorite looking cars.
I know nothing about working on them however, and that might be quite a different story. But won't stop me from dreaming ;D

Texas BRZ · 11-28-2012, 11:50 AM

I can see the resemblance in design with the new Boxster...

Looks nice, but Porsche has lost my interest for a while now because of how much importance they place on the ridiculous options that can come with their cars.

Sort of off-topic: I was a big fan of the '12 Cayman R, but it disgusted me when I was talking to my neighbor who purchased his loaded Cayman R for close to $90k! Base price on the car is under $70k, which is still too high for the R, in my opinion...

I realize even more now on why the FR-S makes more financial sense, hehe.

Coaster · 11-28-2012, 02:49 PM

It resembles the Boxster because it is meant to be a Boxster with a hard top.

I couldn't ever afford this but I'd drive this over any 911.
The BRZ/FRS is patterned after this and they couldn't chose a more sweeter set of wheels.

dem00n · 11-28-2012, 03:56 PM

Porsche is sure as hell going to do good next year...

BMWDavid · 11-28-2012, 04:00 PM

I really like this new look. Will need to see in person to get full effect. I can see getting one but Porsche justs screws you on the options. A $65K Porsche can quickly turn into an $85K car.

That said if you can just stick with a couple of options on a base car it might be interesting. But...is it 2-2.5X's the car a BRZ/FR-S is?

ironchef · 11-28-2012, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by BMWDavid

I really like this new look. Will need to see in person to get full effect. I can see getting one but Porsche justs screws you on the options. A $65K Porsche can quickly turn into an $85K car.

That said if you can just stick with a couple of options on a base car it might be interesting. But...is it 2-2.5X's the car a BRZ/FR-S is?

Depends on the person I guess.

I'm a serious Porsche fan boy, and while I love the Cayman to death, I have a hard time justifying the additional money for a new Cayman S versus a BRZ.

Theres no question it's the better performer, it's built to a higher standard, the materials are nicer, etc.

But, I don't know if all that is worth an additional $30k+ over my new BRZ.

BMWDavid · 11-28-2012, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by ironchef

Depends on the person I guess.

I'm a serious Porsche fan boy, and while I love the Cayman to death, I have a hard time justifying the additional money for a new Cayman S versus a BRZ.

Theres no question it's the better performer, it's built to a higher standard, the materials are nicer, etc.

But, I don't know if all that is worth an additional $30k+ over my new BRZ.

My thoughts also. As you can see in my sig I have an older air-cooled 911. But I'm am looking forward to seeing the new Cayman in the flesh and hoping to get a drive in one as well.

Meanwhile our BRZ/FR-S's are certainly up to the job!

JoeBoxer · 11-28-2012, 04:32 PM

I played around with the options one day and was able to double the base price of the car just using the options on the website, i didn't click every box either!

Texas BRZ · 11-28-2012, 04:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Coaster

It resembles the Boxster because it is meant to be a Boxster with a hard top.

I couldn't ever afford this but I'd drive this over any 911.
The BRZ/FRS is patterned after this and they couldn't chose a more sweeter set of wheels.

Of course.

Quote:

Originally Posted by JoeBoxer

I played around with the options one day and was able to double the base price of the car just using the options on the website, i didn't click every box either!

SVTSHC · 11-28-2012, 04:45 PM

Striking resemblence to the rest of their line-up

...... but I love them all

. Well... almost all of them, not the Pandora- I mean Panama- Pandamonium? Panasonic? Pantera? Panaramic? ....................Panamera. That one

.

Re~Mix · 11-28-2012, 04:56 PM

Been waiting for the right moment to use this gif...

ironchef · 11-28-2012, 06:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BMWDavid

My thoughts also. As you can see in my sig I have an older air-cooled 911. But I'm am looking forward to seeing the new Cayman in the flesh and hoping to get a drive in one as well.

Meanwhile our BRZ/FR-S's are certainly up to the job!

If I was way more loaded, then yes Cayman would be on the radar.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SVTSHC

Striking resemblence to the rest of their line-up

...... but I love them all

. Well... almost all of them, not the Pandora- I mean Panama- Pandamonium? Panasonic? Pantera? Panaramic? ....................Panamera. That one

.

It's not the prettiest thing to look at. Though with some nicely sized wheels, it actually looks decent.

But, it sure is awesome to drive.

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Texas BRZ Imperfect Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: 2025 C8 Z06s and more! Location: Plano, Texas Posts: 925 Thanks: 374 Thanked 307 Times in 193 Posts Mentioned: 2 Post(s) Tagged: 1 Thread(s)	I can see the resemblance in design with the new Boxster... Looks nice, but Porsche has lost my interest for a while now because of how much importance they place on the ridiculous options that can come with their cars. Sort of off-topic: I was a big fan of the '12 Cayman R, but it disgusted me when I was talking to my neighbor who purchased his loaded Cayman R for close to $90k! Base price on the car is under $70k, which is still too high for the R, in my opinion... I realize even more now on why the FR-S makes more financial sense, hehe. __________________ Last edited by Texas BRZ; 11-28-2012 at 04:19 PM. Reason: Grammar edit : )

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BMWDavid Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: '89 911, '06 GTI, '13 BRZ Location: USA Posts: 313 Thanks: 40 Thanked 62 Times in 40 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I really like this new look. Will need to see in person to get full effect. I can see getting one but Porsche justs screws you on the options. A $65K Porsche can quickly turn into an $85K car. That said if you can just stick with a couple of options on a base car it might be interesting. But...is it 2-2.5X's the car a BRZ/FR-S is? __________________ 2005 Honda XR650L 1989 Porsche Carrera 3.2 Coupe 2006 VW GTI/DSG 2013 Subaru BRZ WRB Limited 6MT-gone but not forgotten 2014 Nissan Murano SV

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Coaster Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Civic Location: NY Posts: 197 Thanks: 75 Thanked 82 Times in 56 Posts Mentioned: 0 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	It resembles the Boxster because it is meant to be a Boxster with a hard top. I couldn't ever afford this but I'd drive this over any 911. The BRZ/FRS is patterned after this and they couldn't chose a more sweeter set of wheels.

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