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Old 04-10-2007 | 12:16 PM
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Yesterday I was stopped at a red light on rt. 1 north in Wrentham. I was minding my own business playing with the radio when I saw a brand new "window sticker and all" Porsche Cayman fly up next to me. He inched forward a couple times and I new what was going on. So I gave him a good day nod, The light turned green and by by. I had him The first hundred or so feet. Then he caught up for a moment then When I hit third it was all over for him. I think this is a pretty impressive kill. It is a Porsche although not the fastest car I was happy. I stopped in a motorcycle dealer up the road and he came in behind me. He was very curious what was hiding under the hood. I spent a few minutes going over the mods and it turns out he worked for a dealer and was pretty impressed.
Old 04-10-2007 | 12:47 PM
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Nice kill, I bet the porche thought he was going to easily beat you. I forget are the Cayman's turbo charged?
Old 04-10-2007 | 12:55 PM
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Good kill.
Old 04-10-2007 | 01:15 PM
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Actually Cayman's are alligator type critters, it's a Porsche Cayenne. Either way good kill, Porsches are over priced under performing status symbols in most cases.
Old 04-10-2007 | 01:59 PM
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Nice kill, I bet the porche thought he was going to easily beat you. I forget are the Cayman's turbo charged?

They are twin-turbos with about 450 HP.
Old 04-10-2007 | 02:08 PM
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They are twin-turbos with about 450 HP
Thats the suv cayenne the cayman is 3.4 liter H6 with 295hp
Old 04-10-2007 | 02:09 PM
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Originally Posted by dbuie
They are twin-turbos with about 450 HP.

No, it's actually a 300 hp flat six or at least close to that in hp.
Old 04-10-2007 | 03:03 PM
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What an idiot I am. I was thinking about the SUV (Cayenne) not the Cayman. Duh. Sorry 'bout that. As far as performance goes, they are slugs for the money.
Old 04-10-2007 | 03:05 PM
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My boss has one...I keep joking with him to race......he won't do it. ....of course.

and HOLY CRAP..I agree with Randy W.....mark the calendar folks.

Nice Kill.
Old 04-10-2007 | 03:13 PM
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Performance wise, they are between the Boxster and 911. I easily beat one in a little street race a few months ago. They beat me on the road coarse though.
Old 04-10-2007 | 04:05 PM
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good kill. They're way overpriced for what they are.
Old 04-10-2007 | 05:07 PM
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HOLY CRAP..I agree with Randy W.....mark the calendar folks.
It had to happen!
Old 04-10-2007 | 05:53 PM
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Originally Posted by Randy_W
Actually Cayman's are alligator type critters, it's a Porsche Cayenne. Either way good kill, Porsches are over priced under performing status symbols in most cases.
No. A Porsche Cayman is basically a Boxster coupe. And for all of you that are saying it's overpriced... it is built to be a "track toy," and it's simply one of the best you can buy. Some people are saying that a Cayman S can be more fun to drive than a base 911. I definitely think you get what you pay for.
Old 04-11-2007 | 06:52 AM
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Originally Posted by Irunelevens
No. A Porsche Cayman is basically a Boxster coupe. And for all of you that are saying it's overpriced... it is built to be a "track toy," and it's simply one of the best you can buy. Some people are saying that a Cayman S can be more fun to drive than a base 911. I definitely think you get what you pay for.
I was just kidding about the alligator.
Old 04-11-2007 | 10:28 AM
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Good kill. There's a hot chick that drives around in a bright red one around my work... m not sure which i drool over more, the girl or the car...
Old 04-11-2007 | 10:49 AM
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Originally Posted by Randy_W
Actually Cayman's are alligator type critters, it's a Porsche Cayenne. Either way good kill, Porsches are over priced under performing status symbols in most cases.
Umm no
Old 04-11-2007 | 10:51 AM
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Originally Posted by racinws6
good kill. They're way overpriced for what they are.
Umm no
Old 04-11-2007 | 11:05 AM
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I know a lot of people here think my truck is reserved for grandpa to take out on Sundays but I love proving people wrong and breaking em of one at a time.
Old 04-11-2007 | 01:25 PM
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Caymans have been proven to be faster around a track than the 911s except for the 997 turbo. Porsche purposefully holds back power on the cayman to keep the 911 at the top of their food chain. Its a shame...
Old 04-11-2007 | 03:14 PM
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good kill, you dont see very many modded SSR's running around, at least where i live anyways.



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