Well, after several years of saving money and seesawing on what to buy, I purchased a 2009 Speed Yellow
Carrera
S. It has the usual minor imperfections of a "pre-owned" car but the
DME
report was very clean and the car appears to have been well taken care of.
I looked for a long time at the Cayman (S) but in the end felt more comfortable in the
Carrera
. Perhaps some day I'll get a
Cayman S
as my DD...
I don't know that Ken will agree with my choice, but he certainly cannot argue with the color...
Congrats. awesome ride... and I like the "S" (for obvious reasons)...
Post some pics.
Speed Yellow is the fastest color:taunt:
Thanks for your note. If you look at my "garage" I've uploaded one picture so far with the Bridger mountains as a backdrop. Let me know if you cannot see it.
My car also has the SSK which I really like. It is quite different in feel than my E36 (understandably).
I got my '09 two years ago with ~ 7800 miles, and I love every minute I spend behind the wheel. In the Fall of '11 I drove it cross country, and back, to go to Rennsport Reunion IV, 6500 miles in total. It excels as a grand touring machine.
That is what partly pushed me toward the
Carrera
. I have a road trip planned to drive into Canada and felt like the
Carrera
would be great for such an endeavor. Now to wait for the spring/summer...
Congratulations! I like the black (are they black?) wheels! :cheers:
Thanks. Yes, the wheels are black. They look great against the yellow. The center console and seat belts are also yellow, so it makes for a great contrast with the black interior.
The only two things it does not have are an
LSD
and the sport (adaptive) seats. I do find the standard seats to be very comfortable (for my frame) but would prefer the sport seats. I've ordered a CG-Lock to try at the next DE to see if that is sufficient. If not I'll start looking again for sport seats. I found a set on Ebay but they are more than I want to pay.
I've just taken the decision to go 997.2
Carrera
2
PDK
(need
PDK
due to dmaged left knee!). I've currently got a Boxster 987.2 but am fed up only being able to really enjoy the top down 1 day a year in the UK and also have a dog. Great colour speed yellow but difficult to find used. I'm going to look for white or aqua blue.