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I don't think that's a bad price at all. It seems the prices have come down these since I looked at the beginning of last year, right before I picked up the 135i. I might revisit one of these again next fall.
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Beautiful car, I considered a similarly looking 2016 GTS with PDK and took a weekend to consider it. I decided to keep waiting for the C8, but we also have a very fun 718 so felt like I wasn’t missing much.
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I was ecstatic when I peeled the tint off the side markers and found out they were the clear corners and just about did a back flip when I peeled the tint off the tail lights and discovered it had the GTS tail lights!!! Have no idea why the previous owner would tint them? But it sure was fun discovering the car was even better than I thought! Before After |
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This thread has peaked my interest in a Cayman GTS but there are too many options on a Porsche for me to find exactly what I want in a used car. So the only way I would get one is a custom order and those are pretty expensive.
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09-06-2019, 08:06 AM | #36 |
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I went the GTS route instead of a 981 S because of the difficulty with finding the right options in a used car. With the GTS you get all of the must-have performance options (PASM/X73, PSE, Sport Chrono). It made the search much easier.
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I found exactly what I wanted but couldn't stomach the money even though it was priced fairly. Could be waiting years to find it again.
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X73 suspension was the hard one....once I found one with that with my other must haves at a price that was right I was on a one way flight the next day. If I had the money I would probably get the GTS, but My Cayman S is about a PSE short of a GTS basically and I saved about $20k from the next best priced 981 GTS I think the 981 version with the NA flat six is the one to have personally compared to the newer 718 with the 4 pot turbo... apparently they stopped making the base, S and GTS versions for the US so the only one you can spec and order now is the GT4 and the Spyder. I would suggest test driving both of them back to back Like I said, I narrowed my must haves to like 5 things (color, x73, SD steering wheel, sport Chrono, 20" Carrera S wheels) and the rest was gravy. Honestly, the hunt is half the fun....and the best time to buy a car is when you really don't need the car. You can be picky and have the time to find a great deal...by the end of a month or two you'll know what a great deal is when you see it. The Silver one I passed up on is a great deal if it is still available... it had all the right options. 2014 Cayman S Silver on blue loaded 30k miles with a $82,360 msrp He is asking $44,900 it is in Huntington Beach Ca It is on car gurus but easier to contact through his CL ad. |
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"I think the 981 version with the NA flat six is the one to have personally compared to the newer 718 with the 4 pot turbo... apparently they stopped making the base, S and GTS versions for the US so the only one you can spec and order now is the GT4 and the Spyder.
I would suggest test driving both of them back to back" 100%, the 4 cyl Turbo is faster off the line and at low revs, but doesn't sound anywhere near as good and is frankly a little boring compared to the flat 6. I've had a few as service loaners. |
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Congrats bro. Looks clean. I test drove a 2006 cayman S before my cousin decided to buy it. This thing is like glue on the road.
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