awesome car you got there!
awesome car you got there!Rabid 987.2 Spyder owner doing some head scratching about getting a 718 Cayman as a daily driver. Will be lurking on this forum in a data gathering mode. Previously had a 981 Cayman 2.7 and a 981 Cayman GTS.
Welcome to the forum, @michael!Rabid 987.2 Spyder owner doing some head scratching about getting a 718 Cayman as a daily driver. Will be lurking on this forum in a data gathering mode. Previously had a 981 Cayman 2.7 and a 981 Cayman GTS.
Most of the time (unless it is freezing/snowing outside) I daily an 08 MX-5 Miata and I have owned a 987 Boxster 2.7 before that. I am pretty much doing the same as you in that I am doing a lot of lurking and reading before I start actually test driving. Like you, I am considering a base 718 Cayman to take the place of the MX-5 but I have promised my wife that I would not start seriously test driving anything until next year.Rabid 987.2 Spyder owner doing some head scratching about getting a 718 Cayman as a daily driver. Will be lurking on this forum in a data gathering mode. Previously had a 981 Cayman 2.7 and a 981 Cayman GTS.
That's what I did on early December........Like you, I am considering a base 718 Cayman to take the place of the MX-5.................
Russell,I daily drive my 718 CS in all weather. I currently have winter tires installed on it and have driven it in everything from 0 degrees (F) with snow on the roads to freezing rain, to just standard cold days. With the weather looking like it will be warming up in the coming weeks I may switch back to summer tires soon. It is an amazing car, and out handles my VW Tiguan in bad weather. And in the summer mont's it is even better.
So there's nothing to worry about - this car can be driven every day in all weather with no issues.
Haha....I have the 2018 Cayman AND the "clapped out British sports cars."Sounds like a lot of us have Miatas in our gene pool. Way back when, I bought a new NA-generation R-Package. It was my first new sports car after a long line of clapped out British sports cars. That was followed by a couple of NC generation cars. Ultimately, all roads led to Porsche. My biggest regret is that I didn't get into Porsches long ago, back when I still had some (self-delusional) driving skills......
Your stable of cars is fantastic. Out of that group, I am guessing the 718 Cayman is the "luxury" sports car?Haha....I have the 2018 Cayman AND the "clapped out British sports cars."![]()
My garage is like the ridiculous to the sublime![]()
Also, don't give up an performance driving yet!
You own a Porsche, which is a great tool to exercise your driving skills. Your local Porsche club probably has track days / DE days / autocross events. These can be great fun!
I'm in my late 60s and am signed up for at least 8 weekends of (vintage) racing with my old MG in 2018.
Plus probably some Porsche DE days with the Cayman.
At least half the guys I race with are older than me and one of the guys I have the most fun racing against is 80.
Roger Penske never calls any of us anymore, but we still have a great time.![]()
I have Continental ContiWinterContact TS830 P tires on 19" wheels. I forget the exact size, but I think it is the same as the 19" summer tires which came with the car. I know the size is whatever the Porsche manual suggests.Russell,
If I may ask, what do you have for winter tires (brand and size), and are they on dedicated wheels (of what type)? Thanks!
Mike