i'm finally going to purchase my cayman and i'm really excited...anyway, i just wanted to hear other owners' thoughts about which options they felt were must-haves...and any other advice you can offer about the buying process or maintenance would be appreciated. also, what sort of deals or discounts are people getting these days on the 2006 model? thanks and i'll post pics in the future.

Where to begin? Could you describe some option-suites on the models that you are looking at? Provide some URLs to dealer sites where you are looking? If you are limiting yourself to cars in stock then the options list is already defined to a certain degree. So, it becomes a matter of choosing what's behind door number 1 or 2, etc.

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That's what I thought when I embarked on a weekend trip to Denver to visit the 5 area dealers. I'd seen the Porsche site inventory and was convinced I'd find one I'd like. That was six weeks ago and I'll hopefully see my new Cayman in another six. The two places that had any real inventory weren't offering any discounts, so the conversations never got very far there. I ended up ordering the car in my profile and saved a bit over $3000 off list. Good luck--maybe you'll have more than I did.

Andy

this is a model i may potentially get:


ORD REF NO : 2217245 ORDER TYPE : STOCK<o></o>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> VIN : WP0AB29836U784906 ORDER STATUS: INVSHP<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"><o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> Retail<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> 2006 Cayman S 987 120 Price<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> BASE Porsche Base Model 58,900.00<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> E9 Midnight Blue Metallic 825.00<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> E9 Midnight Blue Metallic 0.00<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> TD Sand Beige Standard Leather 0.00<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> C02 U.S. Standard/Emissions 0.00<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> P74 Bi-Xenon Headlamp Package 1,090.00<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> 403 19' Carrera S Wheel 1,550.00<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> 446 Wheel Caps with Colored Crest 185.00<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> 573 Automatic Climate Control 550.00<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> 680 Bose Surround Sound System 950.00<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> M6N Sand Beige Floor Mats 115.00<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> XCZ Sport Shifter 765.00<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> XSC Porsche Crest in Headrest 270.00<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> 435 Sport Steering Wheel 250.00<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
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<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> Total with Options ___FCKpd___19nbsp; 65,450.00<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> -------------------------<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> DSTCHG Destination Charge 795.00<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> -------------------------<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> Total Charges ___FCKpd___23nbsp; 795.00<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> -------------------------<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"> Total Order ___FCKpd___25nbsp; 66,245.00<o></o>[/quote]</pre>
<pre style="PAGE-BREAK-BEFORE: always"><o></o>[/quote]</pre>

The list looks pretty good. Good luck, keep us posted.

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2006 Cayman S Artic Silver
2006 MB C230 Sport
2002 MB SL 500
2002 Saab 9-3 Aero CV Nordic Stage 2

You will get many compliments from non-Porsche people on the midnight blue paint. I know I do!

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Mike
2006 Midnight Blue Cayman S

picked up an atlas grey cayman withgrey interior (sport steering, sport shifter, sport seats, 19' carrera sport wheels, bose)

NIce choice. Congrads!

Congrats!.......Atlas Grey.....best color out there. [img]/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/teeth_smile.gif[/img]

Good choice. Good color. Arctic Silver rules. [img]/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/shades_smile.gif[/img]

Nice, Drive the hell out of it this weekend! Have fun. [img]/fckeditor/editor/images/smiley/MWPX/shades_smile.gif[/img]

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2006 Cayman S Artic Silver
2006 MB C230 Sport
2002 MB SL 500
2002 Saab 9-3 Aero CV Nordic Stage 2

thanks everybody, i'll post pics once i figure out how.