Jim45 Posted 18October, 2022 Report Share Posted 18October, 2022 Currently in a sorted 996.2 but wouldn't mind something a bit newer to use semi daily. Think I've convinced myself I don't really want a 718 as I already have a tuned turbo 4 banger (not Porsche) even though there are some huge HP numbers for the 2.0. Been looking at the 981 Cayman, both base and S recently but not a lot of manual options. Think a 981 GTS / GT4 will be slightly out of reach at the moment so that does not really leave me with a lot of options. 997 too much like the 996 and the 991 too high price wise as well. I was not really a fan of the 987 variant until I noticed the R. Looks like they have almost the same power as the 996 I'm currently in, which is enough for me on the road. I've been perving at the white one on car sales, looks like a great example, but the PDK is putting me off. I'm guessing I could get a 987 S manual if they come up and throw a spoiler etc on it but I like the limited edition aspect of the R. My aim is not to hoard the thing but drive it, just thinking the R might be more sought after further down the track which would help if I wanted to change again. Thinking about it I've not seen a manual one for sale - Maybe I need to try the PDK? Just interested if anyone has thoughts on the 2 cars - 996 v 987R. Cheers Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeatesy Posted 18October, 2022 Report Share Posted 18October, 2022 Hey Jim, You’ll be looking to find 1 of the 5 manuals delivered to Australia, there’s 1 white, 2 red & 2 green ones. They are a fantastic car and I was set on getting one but after a year of searching I bought something else. This is the only manual I’ve seen for sale in the last 18 months. Good luck, Leon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GlennB Posted 18October, 2022 Report Share Posted 18October, 2022 Jim, A mate has a 997.2 S manual and the same in a PDK, he prefers the manual as a road car but he also has a manual Cayman R. From a pure driving point of view the Cayman is a standout to him and I suggest if you could get one it would be worth the effort. The limited edition status with specific setup from the factory made for a special car. One of 5 manuals in Australia is a tough find but PDK would be a fun car and still appreciate. Once he lets me drive them all I could offer more helpful insights... Cheers, Glenn Yeatesy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apogee Posted 18October, 2022 Report Share Posted 18October, 2022 10 hours ago, Yeatesy said: Hey Jim, You’ll be looking to find 1 of the 5 manuals delivered to Australia, there’s 1 white, 2 red & 2 green ones. They are a fantastic car and I was set on getting one but after a year of searching I bought something else. This is the only manual I’ve seen for sale in the last 18 months. Good luck, Leon Hi, how do you find out that there are only 5 manuals in the country? I want to find out how many 987.2 Spyder manuals there are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted 18October, 2022 Report Share Posted 18October, 2022 2 hours ago, Apogee said: Hi, how do you find out that there are only 5 manuals in the country? I want to find out how many 987.2 Spyder manuals there are. I’d always heard the same 5 number for Spyders but not sure where it’s from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleazius Posted 18October, 2022 Report Share Posted 18October, 2022 2 hours ago, Apogee said: Hi, how do you find out that there are only 5 manuals in the country? I want to find out how many 987.2 Spyder manuals there are. You contact Porsche Cars Australia and basically be a very polite pest. There are no guarantees that you will ever hear anything back, or that if you do hear from them the information they give you will be correct. For instance I know that all 911s are listed under the same item in their system "911", so if you have a specific question "how many manual 997.1 GTS 911s are there?". Someone has to go through all deliveries line by line to pull out all the GTS models, secondly are they manual. As you can imagine they're never keen to do this task. Apogee 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim45 Posted 19October, 2022 Author Report Share Posted 19October, 2022 Cheers for the input guys - looks like the boat may have sailed! Now there are some interesting R8's around....... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redracn Posted 19October, 2022 Report Share Posted 19October, 2022 I have a Black Cayman R PDK that will be for sale before Xmas. Yeatesy, Jim45 and Prodigy 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwoHeadsTas Posted 19October, 2022 Report Share Posted 19October, 2022 1 hour ago, Jim45 said: Cheers for the input guys - looks like the boat may have sailed! Now there are some interesting R8's around....... Had a brief drive of an 08 V8 manual over the weekend. Glorious sounding car..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeatesy Posted 19October, 2022 Report Share Posted 19October, 2022 12 hours ago, Apogee said: Hi, how do you find out that there are only 5 manuals in the country? I want to find out how many 987.2 Spyder manuals there are. A PFA member had a list of the all the cars VIN’s and was kind enough to send it to me. 5 manuals & 14 autos. Apogee and JWM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim45 Posted 20October, 2022 Author Report Share Posted 20October, 2022 21 hours ago, Redracn said: I have a Black Cayman R PDK that will be for sale before Xmas. Not sure I could do another Black car tbh. Would be interested in the spec though. Cheers Jim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midnight 911 Posted 21October, 2022 Report Share Posted 21October, 2022 Hi Jim. I have a 981 Cayman S for sale. White. Message sent. Cheers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apogee Posted 21October, 2022 Report Share Posted 21October, 2022 On 19/10/2022 at 20:46, Yeatesy said: A PFA member had a list of the all the cars VIN’s and was kind enough to send it to me. 5 manuals & 14 autos. Hi Yeatesy, Is that for Spyders or Cayman Rs? I read somewhere that there were 34 or 37 Spyders in the country. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redracn Posted 21October, 2022 Report Share Posted 21October, 2022 3 hours ago, Apogee said: Hi Yeatesy, Is that for Spyders or Cayman Rs? I read somewhere that there were 34 or 37 Spyders in the country. That’s for Cayman R’s 19 Aus imports including the red manual press car. Yeatesy and Apogee 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxer Posted 1November, 2022 Report Share Posted 1November, 2022 I too like Yeatsey searched for a manual 987.2S or even better an R manual, but it never eventuated. Just so rare, PDK was new and all the rage, GFC meant not many prestige cars were being sold..... I had a good look at that PDK R, nice car but yeah I just couldn't convince myself to go with the PDK, as my daily is PDK and I wanted the visceral analogue feel for the weekender. Ended up with a 987.2 Spyder in manual and love it. What colour is yours @Apogee? I'm keen to know numbers as well. I had heard 34 in total in Aus, but no breakdown of PDK vs Manual Yeatesy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apogee Posted 10December, 2022 Report Share Posted 10December, 2022 On 01/11/2022 at 22:12, Boxer said: I too like Yeatsey searched for a manual 987.2S or even better an R manual, but it never eventuated. Just so rare, PDK was new and all the rage, GFC meant not many prestige cars were being sold..... I had a good look at that PDK R, nice car but yeah I just couldn't convince myself to go with the PDK, as my daily is PDK and I wanted the visceral analogue feel for the weekender. Ended up with a 987.2 Spyder in manual and love it. What colour is yours @Apogee? I'm keen to know numbers as well. I had heard 34 in total in Aus, but no breakdown of PDK vs Manual Sorry for the late reply @Boxer, PFA is not sending me alerts on posts. I also have a 987.2 Spyder with a MT in White and Silver alloys. I really would like to know how many 987.2 Spyders out there that are manuals. Yeatesy and Boxer 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxer Posted 20February, 2023 Report Share Posted 20February, 2023 Indeed! would be interesting to confirm numbers and suspect manuals are almost as rare as the R (going by percentages I'd be guessing 10 manuals at best) Mines also white and has the carbon buckets, sport design wheel, PDLS, but no Sport Chrono Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxer Posted 1May, 2023 Report Share Posted 1May, 2023 I see all of a sudden 3 x 987.2 Cayman S manuals for sale.....after years of looking and never finding one, there are 3 for sale simultaneously! Yeatesy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted 1May, 2023 Report Share Posted 1May, 2023 4 hours ago, Boxer said: I see all of a sudden 3 x 987.2 Cayman S manuals for sale.....after years of looking and never finding one, there are 3 for sale simultaneously! Seems to be more and more interesting stuff finding its way onto the market lately... Carsales is more fun the last few weeks than it has been in years ... 😁 sleazius, Yeatesy and Apogee 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted 5May, 2023 Report Share Posted 5May, 2023 On 01/05/2023 at 16:22, Boxer said: I see all of a sudden 3 x 987.2 Cayman S manuals for sale.....after years of looking and never finding one, there are 3 for sale simultaneously! One listed today on Collecting Cars as well: https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2011-porsche-987-2-cayman-s. tomo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeatesy Posted 5May, 2023 Report Share Posted 5May, 2023 5 hours ago, JWM said: One listed today on Collecting Cars as well: https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2011-porsche-987-2-cayman-s. That was 1 of the 3 on Carsales, it was listed for $92,500. JWM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Euge Posted 22June, 2023 Report Share Posted 22June, 2023 On 05/05/2023 at 15:23, JWM said: One listed today on Collecting Cars as well: https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2011-porsche-987-2-cayman-s. Thanks for post. Is that winning bid of $73k right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yeatesy Posted 22June, 2023 Report Share Posted 22June, 2023 2 hours ago, Euge said: Thanks for post. Is that winning bid of $73k right? Yes I was watching the auction JWM 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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