Spot the problem... MarcW - 7 years ago |
The parking brake light won't go off? *NM* MikenOH - 7 years ago |
Re: The parking brake light won't go off? MarcW - 7 years ago |
Your LCD display is bleeding *NM* CarreraLicious - 7 years ago |
Bingo! You win.... MarcW - 7 years ago |
Re: Bingo! You win.... CarreraLicious - 7 years ago |
Re: Bingo! You win.... MarcW - 7 years ago |
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Haha thx. You can get a used cluster off eBay and swap it with yours. You can even get it programmed to match the mileage if you want. Much less than $1800.
Cluster swap:
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Re: Bingo! You win.... Lawdevil & CURVN8R - 7 years ago |
Re: Bingo! You win.... MarcW - 7 years ago |
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I think I would live it - or "fix" it with a piece of tape.
Re: Are they offering substantial discounts on the 718 Yet? There seem to be quite a few at the dealers. MarcW - 7 years ago |
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Re: Are they offering substantial discounts on the 718 Yet? There seem to be quite a few at the dealers. MikenOH - 7 years ago |
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Not that I can see. About the lowest 718 Cayman S price was $80K for I believe a car at Porsche of Marin which is north of the SF Bay Area. (I've never been to that dealer. The only one in the "Bay Area" I've not been to.)
(As an aside because when I start searching for another car I like to keep a hard copy record of what I find and when and where and the prices I tried to print the search results to a file -- this on my desktop machine at work -- and all I had available was some lame ass Microsoft XPS file format. After I "printed" the file I opened the document and it was just garbage. Should have used my MacBook Pro to print the search results in a PDF format. Anyhow, I just repeated the search on my Mac and saved the results and there is a black Cayman S for just under $80K but it is black and I don't want black.)
I just clicked on "Special Offers" and got a 2.9% financing offer. Not going to finance the next car. The last two I financed -- just to make car payments for a few months to touch up my credit rating because I haven't used credit in a long long time (I do not carry a balance on my credit cards even) -- and in both cases -- the Cayman S and then the 996 Turbo -- had accidents with both cars just weeks after buying them and to eliminate any interference from the bank/finance company regarding repairing the cars I just paid the notes off. I never even made a payment on the Cayman S or the Turbo. So all that extra paperwork at the dealer to finance was just wasted time.
There are a lot of cars for sale though. Within 100 miles of my location there are 40 cars. Not all are Cayman S's. I see at the bottom of the search there are 14 Cayman base models included even though I specified S in the search. There is one white S at the very bottom that just was added. This car is at the Livermore dealer.
Have to say the prices of the base models is attractive. For example a speed yellow base at Fremont Porsche (where I bought my used Turbo) is priced at $60,935. That's about what I would like to spend for an S.
I know times are different but it was just about this time in 2009 when I found and bought the new 2008 Cayman S at Stead Porsche (Walnut Creek, CA) that listed for $62.6K and was marked down to $50.6K. Things were a bit different then with the economy in the tank due to the I think housing bubble bursting but there are a lot of unsold 2017 Caymans around. I think someone could probably make a pretty good deal for one.
Frankly I'm of 2 minds regarding another Porsche. I mean I am a bit PO'd that an instrument cluster costs nearly $3K to replace. That's outrageous. And it really sours me on buying another Porsche. 'course on the other hand the Boxster has been a great car and the Cayman does away with the soft top which I really never cared all that much for.
Have to point out for say $80K for a new Cayman S -- assuming no discount -- I can buy a new Dodge Challenger R/T with the Scat Pack and have enough left over to buy a new Mini Cooper S and like a co-worker have the JCW engine/exhaust bits added afterwards by the dealer for around $3K. One gets the JCW power/torque without having pay for all the JCW froo froo and of course the JCW price premium and have enough left over to take a nice road trip in either car.
Re: Are they offering substantial discounts on the 718 Yet? There seem to be quite a few at the dealers. MarcW - 7 years ago |
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Not that I can see. About the lowest 718 Cayman S price was $80K for I believe a car at Porsche of Marin which is north of the SF Bay Area. (I've never been to that dealer. The only one in the "Bay Area" I've not been to.)
(As an aside because when I start searching for another car I like to keep a hard copy record of what I find and when and where and the prices I tried to print the search results to a file -- this on my desktop machine at work -- and all I had available was some lame ass Microsoft XPS file format. After I "printed" the file I opened the document and it was just garbage. Should have used my MacBook Pro to print the search results in a PDF format. Anyhow, I just repeated the search on my Mac and saved the results and there is a black Cayman S for just under $80K but it is black and I don't want black.)
I just clicked on "Special Offers" and got a 2.9% financing offer. Not going to finance the next car. The last two I financed -- just to make car payments for a few months to touch up my credit rating because I haven't used credit in a long long time (I do not carry a balance on my credit cards even) -- and in both cases -- the Cayman S and then the 996 Turbo -- had accidents with both cars just weeks after buying them and to eliminate any interference from the bank/finance company regarding repairing the cars I just paid the notes off. I never even made a payment on the Cayman S or the Turbo. So all that extra paperwork at the dealer to finance was just wasted time.
There are a lot of cars for sale though. Within 100 miles of my location there are 40 cars. Not all are Cayman S's. I see at the bottom of the search there are 14 Cayman base models included even though I specified S in the search. There is one white S at the very bottom that just was added. This car is at the Livermore dealer.
Have to say the prices of the base models is attractive. For example a speed yellow base at Fremont Porsche (where I bought my used Turbo) is priced at $60,935. That's about what I would like to spend for an S.
I know times are different but it was just about this time in 2009 when I found and bought the new 2008 Cayman S at Stead Porsche (Walnut Creek, CA) that listed for $62.6K and was marked down to $50.6K. Things were a bit different then with the economy in the tank due to the I think housing bubble bursting but there are a lot of unsold 2017 Caymans around. I think someone could probably make a pretty good deal for one.
Frankly I'm of 2 minds regarding another Porsche. I mean I am a bit PO'd that an instrument cluster costs nearly $3K to replace. That's outrageous. And it really sours me on buying another Porsche. 'course on the other hand the Boxster has been a great car and the Cayman does away with the soft top which I really never cared all that much for.
Have to point out for say $80K for a new Cayman S -- assuming no discount -- I can buy a new Dodge Challenger R/T with the Scat Pack and have enough left over to buy a new Mini Cooper S and like a co-worker have the JCW engine/exhaust bits added afterwards by the dealer for around $3K. One gets the JCW power/torque without having pay for all the JCW froo froo and of course the JCW price premium and have enough left over to take a nice road trip in either car.
I posted a pricing question on another site and the typical response on discounts for the 718 was about 5-6%; I guess the dealers aren't feeling the pain yet since that's pretty typical of what 981's were discounted.
OTOH, relative to your alternative strategy, a friend just picked up a slightly used Hellcat and I have to say, if you like lots of torque,burning rubber and a thunderous exhaust, it's a lot of car for the money. Big, comfortable and looking really bad-ass, it's throw back to the 60's but way faster than anything back then. The buyer has had a number of Porsches and Corvettes, but thinks this one is more fun than anything else he's driven.
Add to that, a good friend that had a 997 go boom at the track (and replaced the motor with a used one) sold it and eventually chose low mileage'14' Z51 over a '14' CS CPO. He liked the CS but felt the motor was a bit weak relative to the 997S and OBTW, the there was nearly a $20K spread in purchase price between the 2 cars. He was a long-time Porsche owner and PCA instructor but the C7 deal was too good to turn down.
Which brings me back to the 718S; all the cars I've seen locally are $80K + and even at that price I wouldn't call them fully loaded. The 718BS I drove was quick and a hoot to drive, the notion of paying $80k for a 4-banger takes a while to get used to. The Subie exhaust note doesn't help.
I'd suggest --if you haven't done so already--driving the base 718 first and see what you think; just based on the numbers--price/performance--it may be the best deal.
Re: Bingo! You win.... db997S - 7 years ago |
Spot the problem update: It is geting worse.... MarcW - 7 years ago |
Re: Spot the problem update: It is geting worse.... MarcW - 7 years ago |
Make that $389 for cluster repair. Let me try this... MarcW - 7 years ago |
Stopped at Parts Heaven today and one of the guys... MarcW - 7 years ago |
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Yes, it's that easy. There are places that can easily code the mileage too, if you feel the need. Bottom line, not a reason for you to get rid of the car. I'd personally like to see you get to half a million miles on her...with the original IMS!
Or, you can do this... CarreraLicious - 7 years ago |
Update: The "new" cluster installed... MarcW - 7 years ago |
Re: Update: The "new" cluster installed... Guenter in Ontario - 7 years ago |