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I was due to take delivery of my Cayman on Wednesday afternoon. After flying overnight from my job offshore India, quick shower and then driving 20 miles to my OPC, I couldn't believe it when I realized I didn't know the PIN number of my debit card. Rushed back home, got the number, back to dealer - still no go as the number of attempts had expired. Bl**dy hell. Eventually did a transfer and picked up the Cayman the next day.
I've only got a couple of days with the car as I am off on holiday for a week so no pics yet but my first (mainly irrelevant & irreverent) impressions are as follows.
The good:
Wonderful handling, build quality and finish.
Turbine like, smooth power. The 2.7 is powerful enough for my circumstances, down in the overcrowded SE, I am now convinced.
Great gear knob, love the shiny bit when changing gear.
Simple and well laid out CD/Radio (no satnav) - like all things that are well designed, it seems so obvious. My Merc was a programming nightmare.
Rear wiper, glad I had it, proved a real boon in light rain and traffic.
Auto climate control - again it just does what it says on the tin. The Merc was always too hot, cold or drafty.
Wiper controls and computer - yet again, simple and instinctive (I feel a Porsche theme running through here!).
The not so good:
Slightly clunky change from 1st into 2nd. Don't know if it will "bed in" as I have yet to cover 100 miles. If it persists, I might ask the dealer to check it or try another car - anyone have this problem.
I miss not having radio volume controls on the steering wheel/stalk (like even on my Clio).
The stick out key, I liked the folding Merc one for convenience.
A little bit noisier than I thought, and slightly harsher ride than I'm used to - but I'm going to check the tyre pressures after reading some comments on this forum.
Paying for it .
Hope to get my son to take some pics soon, but for now its got to be garaged for a week while I'm on holiday!
Cheers
Dave![[FONT=verdana,geneva"]](/forum/styles/default/pcgb/space.gif ". [FONT=verdana,geneva\"]")
I've only got a couple of days with the car as I am off on holiday for a week so no pics yet but my first (mainly irrelevant & irreverent) impressions are as follows.
The good:
Wonderful handling, build quality and finish.
Turbine like, smooth power. The 2.7 is powerful enough for my circumstances, down in the overcrowded SE, I am now convinced.
Great gear knob, love the shiny bit when changing gear.
Simple and well laid out CD/Radio (no satnav) - like all things that are well designed, it seems so obvious. My Merc was a programming nightmare.
Rear wiper, glad I had it, proved a real boon in light rain and traffic.
Auto climate control - again it just does what it says on the tin. The Merc was always too hot, cold or drafty.
Wiper controls and computer - yet again, simple and instinctive (I feel a Porsche theme running through here!).
The not so good:
Slightly clunky change from 1st into 2nd. Don't know if it will "bed in" as I have yet to cover 100 miles. If it persists, I might ask the dealer to check it or try another car - anyone have this problem.
I miss not having radio volume controls on the steering wheel/stalk (like even on my Clio).
The stick out key, I liked the folding Merc one for convenience.
A little bit noisier than I thought, and slightly harsher ride than I'm used to - but I'm going to check the tyre pressures after reading some comments on this forum.
Paying for it .
Hope to get my son to take some pics soon, but for now its got to be garaged for a week while I'm on holiday!
Cheers
Dave
