New Addition To The Family

[husker boxster]

Originally Posted by ddb

Any major differences compared to the Boxster (other than the obvious)? Acceleration, stiffness, braking, handling, noise? Or do they feel the same?

Good question. I do notice some differences but since I haven't driven Punkin much in the last 3 months, I was wondering if I was just imagining things. The Cayman seems livelier even though they have the same HP (the 08 Box got a 10 HP bump to 295 - same as the 07 Cayman). The Boxster has Sport Chrono, the Cayman doesn't. I don't drive in the sport mode very often so maybe the base mode of SC isn't as quick as a non-SC car. The Cayman has a stiffer ride. It has Michelins and the Box has Contis, maybe the difference is there? Handling and brakes are not different. Noise is interesting - the Cayman has a rattle at start up and a constant rattle. The latter is from the little curtain thingy they use to hide the contents in your trunk. It has a couple of sprung arms that rattle. It will be coming out soon to either be fixed or permanently removed. Cayman owners on Planet-9 talk about a "beer can sound" that fits the rattle at start up, which is also in the rear of the car. Need to do some investigating into this one. I hate rattles. So for now the Box wins the quiet award.

Originally Posted by ddb

Are you going to really retire the PT Cruiser?

Sadly, Petey must go. I have to slash inventory. I currently own 4 cars and have a 2 car garage (BTW... I'm single). My 79 Mustang Pace Car resides at my mom's. I spent all weekend cleaning Petey, so he still gets 1 of the available garage slots and the Cayman sits in the driveway. Don't want to keep that arrangement for too long. Petey was a good soldier and was very utilitarian.


UPDATE
Just sold Petey tonight (3/16). :dance:

[husker boxster]

The ad on ebay said the warranty expires the end of Aug of this yr. When I checked CarFax, the in-service date didn't match that (it was Apr 07). He handed me a bunch of paperwork when we were doing the deal and it included a CPO packet. That still didn't add up so I stopped by Woodhouse today after work. They punched it up and said the factory warranty expires 5/10/11 but the CPO extends it to 5/10/13.

Found money. Sweet!!!

[ddb]

Congrats on the warranty and for selling Petey!

[Pilot2519j]

Congratulations, but I have to say that having the top down today in NY was fantastic and I would not trade that. Still I love the Cayman but prefer the Boxster by a scintilla.

[Perfectlap]

Glut of Caymen? what's the cheapest you've seen yet? If I wasn't holding out for a C4 I'd be all over a Cayman. I've also been fixating on a local 997 GT3 that always seems to be in my path. Too many good options...

[husker boxster]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

Glut of Caymen? what's the cheapest you've seen yet?

07 base models are as low as $26K. There is a very nice blue 07 base in Chicago with 19K mi advertised for $28K. S models are holding their value better. Seems 06 S's are $30-$34K, while the 07 S is $35-$38. I was looking for low mileage cars. The higher mileage cars are even less. I paid $34K for my 07 S with 18K mi.

Pilot - the nice thing about having both is I can take the Box out on nice days. The weather's getting better here, but not quite top down nice yet.

[Norminhouston]

I traded a Boxster for my Cayman. Love both cars.