Still no Cayman at the dealer. They just signed
launch
car paperwork a few days ago. While the sales people realize what the Cayman is I'm not sure management does. This is a joint
Audi
/Mercedes/Porsche store and the focus seems to be on
Audi
/Mercedes. So while the rest of the Club gets to look at, sit in, drive and even own
Caymans
I just live through your experiences.
Bummer, do they have one in Albuquerque? In your shoes I'd make the drive...
Albuquerque is my dealer. I'm thinking about a trip to Denver or Scottsdale believe it or not.
The local manager attended the event in Atlanta and 'wasn't impressed'. An MB guy I guess.
SF,
I asked Jim the manager of my dealership how did we get a car before NM, and he said that they all came in at San Diego harbor and your vehilces had to be off loaded and received by a flat rack, and then trucked to you. For all you know your vehicles could still be in SanDiego? Ours stayed on the vessel and left directly for Honolulu after the others were off loaded.
FWIW,
Russ
Ifinally saw the
Cayman S
at my dealer today. Like the other cars that have made it to US showrooms, it is silver and grey, with a suite of options totalling around $71K. My first impressions echo what others have said. The headroom is very noticable, yet I do not get the impression of a 'bubble top' that some others have reported. The rear quarter view is very sexy. I am glad I took the 'delete logo' option since IMOanything like that would detract from the clean sweeping lines of te hips and hatch.
On the negative side, the standard
exhaust
pipes are indeed of poor quality. Already brown and mottled, with only 30 miles on the odometer. I will have to get the stainless steel add-ons before the car is delivered. BTW, the dealer confirms that the car will be released on January 14th. Mods (bra, clear side markers, radar detectors)can be performed prior to that date so as not to deny us the cars a day longer./fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/thumbsup.gif
Uber,
Those were my thougths on the tailpipe as well, and maybe I just didn't want to see it, but I did not notice the so called 'bubble top' thing at all?
Russ
That is a great idea about getting mods done before delivery (assuming the car is in before 1/15). Good suggestion.