Porsche Cayman Road & Track Letters to the Editor January 2006 page 30


I can't eat, I can't sleep. I have never wanted anything more in my life than a Porsche Cayman (November Cover Story). I have looked at Boxsters for years with a ho-hum feeling. The Cayman has that look i have been waiting for: powerful and unique. For me, it is still out of reach as dream always seem to be, and I hope Porsche comes out with a regular Cayman (no S), which might bring the price down a bit. Otherwise, I will have to wait a few years to get a used one. Either way, I will have one someday. Steve Christy Lancaster, PA.


As a heads-up to other potential owners of the cayman thinking about untapped potential: The line forms behind me at 19-21 Mindelheimer Str., Pfaffenhausen, Germany. Joseph Carastro Goleta CA.


Ruf Automobile GmbH is located in Pfaffenhausen. - Ed.


I have been curious as to how the new Aston Martin V8 Vantage (November road test) would compare with its competitors, especially Porsche. I was glad to see the comparison box with the Maserati and Porsche 911 Carrera, but what I hadn't realized (until flipping back a few pages) was that the true Porsche competitor to the Aston is not the 911, but the Cayman! Each has two seats, near-identical 0-60 times and comparable braking specs. Both have plenty of cachet, and yet Porsche does it for almost half the price. Who would have thought a Porsche would be such a bargain? Barnett Adler Provinceton, MA.


If I see another car magazine with the Cayman S on the Cover, I'll flip. This new Porsche is significant, but how many times can one read about the same car? Besides, I'd rather have my manual Mercedes-Benz SLK 350. It may not handle as prodigiously as the cayman S, but it is now a real sports car, costs about $11,000 less, has a trunk and best of all, it is a hard-top convertible. I can have only one 2-seater in my family and I want it to be a roadster that offers topless motoring. Joe Carballosa Delray Beach FL.

You almost feel bad for Joe in Florida, don't you. Sorry bub, as improved as the current SLK is over the original... she's still a far cry from a sports car.

'This new Porsche is significant, but how many times can one read about the same car?'


I am laughing at that one! Obviously he dosen't know who is talking to here!! We are indeed that Caymanuts and we cannot get enough, EVER! PERIOD!


Aloha Russ

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