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bwillia080261 · 07-07-2015, 06:22 AM

I own both. A 2001 986 Boxster S and a 2007 987 Cayman S, both with manuals, stock suspensions.

I too love the top down experience at times. The Box feels a little retro in a good way compared to the Cayman. The Cayman feels SO much stiffer in the twisties! I should mention that the Cayman came with optional big wheels and tires.

The shifter on the Box felt like a truck to me with it's long throws but after the installing the Schnell short shift kit it now feels much better and more modern. The Cayman was already adequately short but the clutch is heavy. Either car with the manual just makes it very busy in the cockpit in the twisty canyons we have here but also exhilarating. My next Porsche will probably have a PDK.

07-07-2015, 06:22 AM	#9
bwillia080261 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Fort Collins, Co. Posts: 74	I own both. A 2001 986 Boxster S and a 2007 987 Cayman S, both with manuals, stock suspensions. I too love the top down experience at times. The Box feels a little retro in a good way compared to the Cayman. The Cayman feels SO much stiffer in the twisties! I should mention that the Cayman came with optional big wheels and tires. The shifter on the Box felt like a truck to me with it's long throws but after the installing the Schnell short shift kit it now feels much better and more modern. The Cayman was already adequately short but the clutch is heavy. Either car with the manual just makes it very busy in the cockpit in the twisty canyons we have here but also exhilarating. My next Porsche will probably have a PDK. Last edited by bwillia080261; 07-07-2015 at 11:11 AM.