2006 Porsche Cayman S (6-Speed Manual) - POV Ownership Impressions 

This takes lots of Topher Training.

EVEN SOUNDS THE SAME

I always thought that's the same person

Counterpoint: they both probably codeveloped this style from being friends lol

@@fkkkkkenig haha very possible!

147k on my 06 987.1 Cayman S, so far so good. The only thing other than regular services that I’ve had to do was a heater core, which was a surprisingly easy diy. I agree with his sentiments about it being the best car he’s ever owned. I’ve had an E92 M3 with a supercharger that made almost double the power, which until this car was my favorite, other E9X M3s, E46 M3s, Honda S2000s, a C6 corvette, E63 M6, E36 M roadsters, E36 M3s, AMG cars (CLS55 and SLK32), and many other cars over the years. I never expected the cayman to fill the spot of favorite car I’ve ever owned but after a bit over a year of owning it, it’s my absolute favorite. Porsches were always somewhat on my radar, as I sold my supercharged M3 to buy a 996 Turbo, which unfortunately fell through after selling the M3. I didn’t end up revisiting the idea of buying a Porsche until years later, when I had the opportunity to drive a 981 Cayman base on the twisties to a Porsche event, with my buddy following me in another E92 M3 I owned that was in stock form. I was blown away at the fact that I, in the base Cayman in the corners was outpacing my buddy in M3 (enough so where he wasn’t catching me in the straights). It wasn’t long after that I sold the M3 and began the hunt for the Cayman S.

@@chriskilgore2521 Im looking to upgrade from my e90 335 next year or two...of course debating the e9x m3 route.never driven cars as nice as that or porsche.hard to decide when i can only have 1!

this was really cool to read. I drove between Calgary and Kamloops (6/10 hours to Vancouver) last year quite a bit in my Volkswagen Jetta for school, as I'm from Kamloops but spent the year in Calgary, and I really enjoyed that drive too, but I often think about doing trips like that in a Porsche. I'm a broke college kid but your story gives me hope I can one day have one of these cars and enjoy that trip to the full potential. Thank you for sharing!

do you still have the car? curious how much the 987 was?

@@shadow36057 I bought it for around $40,000 Canadian dollars in 2020 and sold it a year ago for a few grand more than that after putting 20,000 km on it. Pretty good deal to me!

@@agvwc Nice to hear that! Thanks for sharing too. Send me a message next time you plan to be in Calgary! It seems like we both have an affinity for P cars :) All the best in college! What are you studying?

@@carlosantos6029 Thank you, I will definitely reach out, I'd love to see your car! I'm in Psychology planning to be a lawyer hopefully, then maybe I'll be able to afford a porsche hopefully not defending criminals though haha

The OEM Gt3 shifter is a drop in replacement and that is good too.

Less than 5% chance of bore scoring. Also the $10k could be spend on LN engineering 3.8L kit. Repairing the scored engine and resulting in a 400hp Cayman.

LS swap would be better more horsepower torque and better reliability and less maintenance and maintenance costs

@@muffcabbage9742 and there goes your resale value because no Porsche purist will ever want to touch an LS swapped car with a 10ft pole.

@@muffcabbage9742 this is also $25k-$30k but is awesome

Never modify anything except LED driving lights LED interior lights and license plate lights.

Yep. Definitely seems to be that way. Looks like I need to start driving it more!

The Cayman S is definitely more fun, and more satisfying to drive. My Roadster has certainly been loved, and it shows. It's also a fabulous car and makes an amazing noise with the Dinan exhaust. I honestly like the carefree nature of the M Roadster, but ultimately would still choose the Porsche!

Mine is a 2006 S in cobalt blue. Manual, sport chrono, PASM, sport steering wheel, sport seats. Black leather interior. Tons of fun, but hard to fully enjoy on the street.

@@Nice_Clean_Run_Autocross It looks pretty easy to enjoy compared to my GT350 which only comes alive at 6k

It's me. I'm that one kid.

"that one kids car" 🤣😂

@@TopherDrives OH SHIT I just watched with audio 🤣🤣🤣

the gt4 is beautiful my dad has owned three of them since the early 90s and still has his 1991

Yes

No they don`t sound like bs, they sound just like a turbo engined car. In fact they sound pretty good. NA sound just different.

I think it a mileage or year type of thing. The car was probably 8 or 12 years old when it reached 30,000 miles, so it was due by age, not mileage. Although some people recommend to change every 40k on these cars.

Factory option. I think made by BBS.

Nope, not a bit -06 Cayman S @ 127k miles

Having driven a cayman s and a brz(older & modified model) I’d say the power and where it comes on at is a lot better and stronger in the cayman s.

Both handle great though. I’m not a fan of the brz motor.

Yeah I’ve owned a supercharged first gen BRZ, and now the new one.. the cars are quick enough for sure, but the engine feels sad and wheezy when you step on it

I’m not surprised, the bigger engine should have more mid range power, but the gear ratios maybe negate that? Just curious if there is more nuance to it than that

@@Aegizreal yeah, that’s my only complaint with the brz platform. Everything except the engine seems to be in synch lol at least in NA form. The longer gearing in the Porsches I’ve been in are also awkward but some may actually prefer shifting less I guess. Still loads of fun.

One is a Porsche one is a Toyota

I think that it might be a case of the limits of the car (Porsche) are so high, that it is tough to find on the street. Unless you push it pretty hard, it can feel less special. Also the Alfa is a turbo, making it's power way lower in the rev range. Gotta rev the Porsche to extract the power.

The heck is a guilin did I miss a new model?

@@RCXDerp thats how they call it in NC

You don't need to replace IMS with 987.1

Parts are super cheap and I do all the work myself. Performance parts are not cheap.