[JazzCatGab]

Well, finally had a day above 50 F degrees and had to take my car to the detailer to get a wash and inspection now that the Ceramic Pro has cured. Thought I'd take Carmen the Cayman out for a nice 43-mile back-roads jaunt afterwards.

The enjoyment of this car in the curves and its acceleration is transfixing. But I've discovered an issue somewhere between the seat and the steering wheel. Bottom line is I keep looking down and seeing that I'm exceeding 80 mph. It happened a few times on the bigger, newer patches of road, and I really only did it about two times (maybe a third time but I couldn't bring myself to look at anything but the RPMs, which I'm keeping under 4K). One time I was transitioning from a really rural road onto a bigger, newer 55 mph highway, and I went into a 90 degree turn in third gear and was at about 3K RPMs instantaneously, I shift up to fourth and the next thing I know, I'm near 3-4K RPMs again, so of course, I shifted up to fifth, and the same **** thing happened! So I just went to sixth and looked down. 80 mph.

The next time was not quite so weird. I turned from that nice road onto another one just like it, but more sparsely populated. The car in front of me wandered over to the right lane and inspiration struck and I ran it through the gears again, but gently! Same result!

I suspect the cost of group therapy would be less than the ticket that surely looms before me one day. Is there a 12-step program for this?

 

[GregW]

Yup.

Drive. Drive. Drive. Drive. Drive. Drive. Drive. Drive. Drive. Drive. Drive. Drive.

 

[RGM718]

I am still breaking in my Cayman but I understand what you are feeling. Unless i use the paddles, I do not see 4K in Auto mode even when running in Sport.

 

[alf_17]

Porsche should have included a running-in mode where the rev limiter can be set to 4k to avoid any mistakes, not that I think it will matter that much, but for peace of mind

 

[rsmith]

if you need a 12 step program I need a 15-16 pointer. I'm still working through the break-in mileage. Despite several Porsche people telling me the cars don't need a break-in period I've been trying to be somewhat gentle on mine - firm but gentle. Not to say it hasn't seen some revs north of 4k a few times, just not super hard or for anything extended.


If it helps make you feel better, as others have noted in other threads cars at various Porsche events to do not see break-in runs. And I have personal proof of that as I was invited to a Porsche Drive Experience and the cars we drove on the autocross and regular track were brand new off the boat cars. maximum miles of the cars we were driving was way under 100, a few were in the 20 mile range and they were driven all day on tracks for three days at our event, then were headed to several more events over last summer. We were told they would be sold eventually with full warranty.

 

[Olympic Blue]

If it helps make you feel better, as others have noted in other threads cars at various Porsche events to do not see break-in runs. And I have personal proof of that as I was invited to a Porsche Drive Experience and the cars we drove on the autocross and regular track were brand new off the boat cars. maximum miles of the cars we were driving was way under 100, a few were in the 20 mile range and they were driven all day on tracks for three days at our event, then were headed to several more events over last summer. We were told they would be sold eventually with full warranty.

I have a sneaking suspicion my car may have been one of those. 2017 Cayman S CPO with 5200 miles, "program car" (according to dealer) Porsche auctioned out of Atlanta, original dealer Jim Ellis

Being a Cayman S with PDK, PTV, Sport Chrono, PASM Sport and 20" wheels it would be a perfect track car. IMHO.

 

[8833]

If it helps make you feel better, as others have noted in other threads cars at various Porsche events to do not see break-in runs. And I have personal proof of that as I was invited to a Porsche Drive Experience and the cars we drove on the autocross and regular track were brand new off the boat cars. maximum miles of the cars we were driving was way under 100, a few were in the 20 mile range and they were driven all day on tracks for three days at our event, then were headed to several more events over last summer. We were told they would be sold eventually with full warranty.

My salesman sold me on the Cayman on my first test drive. He hammered the 60 mile old Lava Orange Cayman S so hard I could not believe it. His wild drive and my subsequent turn at the wheel ("Faster" my salesman encouraged) sold me on that very day.

 

[Calimerus]

I'm in break-in period too...

So I'm hardly trying to stay under 4K

Hit 5k, or a little more, a few times... and wen no more than 230 Km/h >


Anyway the break-in period for new cars, nowadays, is more for ALL the moving parts... like brakes, clutch, turbo etc...

In the past the engines needed a REAL break-in and then an oil change to take ut metal dust, not today.

If the oil is hot, you can go safe...

 

[rsmith]

I have a sneaking suspicion my car may have been one of those. 2017 Cayman S CPO with 5200 miles, "program car" (according to dealer) Porsche auctioned out of Atlanta, original dealer Jim Ellis

Being a Cayman S with PDK, PTV, Sport Chrono, PASM Sport and 20" wheels it would be a perfect track car. IMHO.

Possibly from a previous year. The Cayman S cars we drove were red, the 911 GTS cars were blue this past summer. I preferred the Cayman and Boxster drives on the track more than the 911 GTS and T models. It was probably my driving skills (first time on a track) and I was maybe going faster, but man, hit the throttle hard in the 911 GTS and you could feel the front end go light and start to push in a hurry. but a slight lift corrected that. The 718 just seemed more balanced and confident - which is what we all say around here anyway right?

 

[Schredder]

I'm sure we all will have some problems with that. I passes a car with my gt 350 in 4th gear and noticed I hit 90 without breaking a sweat. And these are faster and more capable. I have never even driven any Porsche. I sat in a boxter gts, heard it run and ordered a cgts that day. My car came in and is at the dealership till spring. Im sure I will have to restrain myself.