I was at the local car dealership and noticed a couple new Porsche models. WOW!!!!

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - I was at the local car dealership and noticed a couple new Porsche models. WOW!!!!

Posted: 12/9/2005 2:58:09 PM EDT

I saw this odd looking thing and wondered what it was:

Very cool. A new model Porsche!

Then I saw something underneath a car cover. Mind you, this is a Porsche/Audi/Mercedes dealership. What the hell could they have under a car cover? Why wasn't it displayed? I talked with my salesperson I bought my last car from, and he uncovered the car.

I just about shit myself:

Mother of God!!!!

That sure is a pretty butt:

Another angle from the front:

Carbon Fiber brakes:

The heart of the beast. A nice compact V10:

Sorry about the picture quality, but I wasn't expecting to run into one of the rarest new vehicles in the world. A camera phone just was all I had.

Posted: 12/9/2005 3:01:53 PM EDT

[#1]

Posted: 12/9/2005 3:27:00 PM EDT

[#2]

The Cayman at $65,000 (IIRC) looks like a wonderful car falling between the Boxster and the Carerra.

Too bad it came out this year instead of last when I was buying.

Posted: 12/9/2005 3:58:11 PM EDT

[#3]

They should put the turbo engine in the Cayman. With its lighter, better balanced chassis it would kick ass. Never happen though.

Posted: 12/9/2005 4:14:58 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
They should put the turbo engine in the Cayman. With its lighter, better balanced chassis it would kick ass. Never happen though.

The Cayman runs about 295 Horses in the S trim. It looked pretty light. It'll scoot pretty good, I have a feeling.

The funny thing is that if I wanted to buy that Cayman, I would have to wait two months to take delivery. They don't start shipping officially till February. My dealership got a "pre-release" version.

Posted: 12/9/2005 6:07:00 PM EDT

[#5]

Ah..why is it "plugged in"?

Posted: 12/9/2005 7:08:39 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
Ah..why is it "plugged in"?

Battery charger on the battery. The customer was coming in to take delivery tomorrow, I think. It's amazing what $300,000 looks like sitting in one spot.

Posted: 12/9/2005 7:21:05 PM EDT

[#7]

Top Gear review video on the Carrera GT 928supermodel.com/media/Top_Gear_Porsche_Carrera_GT_hi.wmv

Posted: 12/9/2005 7:35:53 PM EDT

[#8]

They had a GT in NoDak? Farming must be picking up!

Posted: 12/9/2005 10:59:51 PM EDT

[#9]

Quoted:
They should put the turbo engine in the Cayman. With its lighter, better balanced chassis it would kick ass. Never happen though.

can you say 'RuF'?

Posted: 12/10/2005 6:21:35 PM EDT

[#10]

Awesome!

Posted: 12/10/2005 6:49:27 PM EDT

[#11]

When my 928 was stolen I replaced it with a 5.0L Mustang GT.

I no longer worry about parking lots etc. - its just transportation (Very fast transportation that the cops seem to ignore)

Posted: 12/10/2005 8:16:02 PM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Ah..why is it "plugged in"?

Battery charger on the battery. The customer was coming in to take delivery tomorrow, I think. It's amazing what $300,000 looks like sitting in one spot.

$300k is that all? Where I'm at they've got one listed for $430K

Posted: 12/11/2005 8:35:49 AM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:
Quoted:
Ah..why is it "plugged in"?

Battery charger on the battery. The customer was coming in to take delivery tomorrow, I think. It's amazing what $300,000 looks like sitting in one spot.

no no its not a battery charger, its one of those theft prevention devices like ya see at the gun shows.

Posted: 12/11/2005 9:23:41 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
When my 928 was stolen I replaced it with a 5.0L Mustang GT.

I no longer worry about parking lots etc. - its just transportation (Very fast transportation that the cops seem to ignore)

I was shopping Carerras and Boxsters when it came to me that I'm going to end up with a gun in my ear at one of the local shopping centers. One of the ladies that works in our contracting shop got carjacked for her Dodge Magnum

in broad daylight at one of the local lunch places with three other ladys present. I just could bring myself to having to shoot someone to death over my car ... must be getting soft in my old age.

Posted: 12/11/2005 9:27:25 PM EDT

[#15]

I remember reading in autweek about the hard time Porsche had with these when they lent them to

magazine writers. One fo them (might have been French, not sure) downshifted but went a few too

many gears. Engine went way past redline and voila - exploding V-10. Then another writer crashed

one into a tree. A sad day for auto enthusiasts...

Edited because I'm a terrible typist.

Posted: 12/12/2005 8:50:49 PM EDT

[#16]

There is a GT a few blocks down from me. I can not help but drool when I drive by and it's out.

Posted: 12/26/2005 7:57:25 PM EDT

[#17]

Both are fine cars, I'll take the GT over the cayman though....

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