J_Hale
New member
Hello All,
Going to apologise in advance for this as I'm going to get quite in depth but I will say first I will really appreciate if anyone responds to even 1/5th of the questions in this post!
Looking for a 981 Cayman S PDK. Perfect spec for me would be; GT Silver, 20" Carrera S wheels, PASM, Sports Exhaust, PCM with Satnav, Front/Rear parking sensors & >30K miles. Budget is 45K so I definitely think this is do-able!
From searching the forum for a lot of information I need some more specific help. This is to understand the current market for 981s and what to prioritise in my search. There are a few questions but I'd appreciate all of your expertise in answering them.
Market - How long were you all looking for your 981 Caymans, was it a long search or did you compromise some of the spec you wanted? How often do new 981's come on the market?
Retrofitting Missed Options - If I compromise my spec, I've had some quotes and done research on how I could get it to be perfect. These options I've got prices on are:
- Are all of the above reasonable prices or are there any specialist independents that would save quite a chunk and free up my spec search?
Paint Colour - Big one for me as I work in car design and the right colour sets off the highlights of the car.
Colour main two choices for me would be GT Silver then Sapphire Blue. GT Silver I have seen was a £3K option. I've also seen 2 cars in the market that are Rhodium Silver and Aqua Blue.
So, 1) How rare is a 981 Cayman S in GT Silver because of that option price? 2) Rhodium Silver and Aqua Blue... Would it hurt the resale to get one of these seemingly non standard colours?
Cruise Control - Can this be retrofitted and not affect warranty?
- I've seen posts that have said yes and that it has been done by an OPC. Alternatively to that I called my local OPC they said that it can't as to avoid voiding the warranty, electrical parts must have been an option on the model in the first place.
Cayman GTS - Considering my high required spec, am I better off looking for a Cayman GTS?
- From what I can see only the two interior options I'd really be looking out for would be PASM and SatNav and Sapphire Blue seems a common colour. I could stretch to the extra financials as the general consensus seems to be that although up to 10K more than an S they'll hold their value well.
Thanks for anyone that replies to this.
James
Going to apologise in advance for this as I'm going to get quite in depth but I will say first I will really appreciate if anyone responds to even 1/5th of the questions in this post!
Looking for a 981 Cayman S PDK. Perfect spec for me would be; GT Silver, 20" Carrera S wheels, PASM, Sports Exhaust, PCM with Satnav, Front/Rear parking sensors & >30K miles. Budget is 45K so I definitely think this is do-able!
From searching the forum for a lot of information I need some more specific help. This is to understand the current market for 981s and what to prioritise in my search. There are a few questions but I'd appreciate all of your expertise in answering them.
Market - How long were you all looking for your 981 Caymans, was it a long search or did you compromise some of the spec you wanted? How often do new 981's come on the market?
Retrofitting Missed Options - If I compromise my spec, I've had some quotes and done research on how I could get it to be perfect. These options I've got prices on are:
- 20" Carrera S Wheels - £5K (Forum find on one of your recommended all porsche wheels sites)
- Sports Exhaust - £2K (Forum find, a couple of posts but no confirmed OPC quote)
- PCM 3 with SatNav - £5K (OPC Quote)
- Front/Rear Sensors £1300 per bumper (OPC Quote)
- PASM - Don't even try.
- Are all of the above reasonable prices or are there any specialist independents that would save quite a chunk and free up my spec search?
Paint Colour - Big one for me as I work in car design and the right colour sets off the highlights of the car.
Colour main two choices for me would be GT Silver then Sapphire Blue. GT Silver I have seen was a £3K option. I've also seen 2 cars in the market that are Rhodium Silver and Aqua Blue.
So, 1) How rare is a 981 Cayman S in GT Silver because of that option price? 2) Rhodium Silver and Aqua Blue... Would it hurt the resale to get one of these seemingly non standard colours?
Cruise Control - Can this be retrofitted and not affect warranty?
- I've seen posts that have said yes and that it has been done by an OPC. Alternatively to that I called my local OPC they said that it can't as to avoid voiding the warranty, electrical parts must have been an option on the model in the first place.
Cayman GTS - Considering my high required spec, am I better off looking for a Cayman GTS?
- From what I can see only the two interior options I'd really be looking out for would be PASM and SatNav and Sapphire Blue seems a common colour. I could stretch to the extra financials as the general consensus seems to be that although up to 10K more than an S they'll hold their value well.
Thanks for anyone that replies to this.
James