iMotor - Caymen S vs 370z

Namir · 04-17-2009, 02:02 AM

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Originally Posted by NYBladeZ

I definitely thought about the Caymen before I bought the Z but in the end it just screams ”I bought a caymen because I couldn't commit for a 911". Personally I don't like driving the lowest tier model a manufacturer has to offer.

I disagree completely. The cayman chassis is far superior to the 911. Mid engine vs engine in the butt.
I'd take a Cayman S over a base 911 any day.
That lowest tier thing seems like a pretty BS pretentious excuse. The car doesn't scream that, the driver does.

PS. The F430 is the "lowest tier" Ferrari...

kamikaze_Z · 04-17-2009, 04:29 AM

did he just said 0-60 in just 5.3 second??? Isn't it 4.7 .

chubbs · 04-17-2009, 07:52 AM

Annoying to$$er, but he definitely got one thing right - It's ZED, not Zeeeeee.

epod86 · 04-17-2009, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by chubbs

Annoying to$$er, but he definitely got one thing right - It's ZED, not Zeeeeee.

Amen. Although I'm notorious for switching it up. Was just at the eye doctor and I kept confusing him.

"A Q V Zee N"
"and the next line"
F M Y D Zed"

Mrabyss · 04-17-2009, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by NYBladeZ

I definitely thought about the Caymen before I bought the Z but in the end it just screams ”I bought a caymen because I couldn't commit for a 911". Personally I don't like driving the lowest tier model a manufacturer has to offer.

Wouldn't that be the boxster?

Educ8r · 04-17-2009, 09:52 AM

I know that, again I was being facetious. Here in the United States of America we tend to do things a bit different.

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Originally Posted by mcheddadi

It's "coupé" (coo-pay), it's never been supposed to be pronounced coupe. Coupé is a french noun meaning "cut", like we cut two of the four doors and now it's a coupé.

chubbs · 04-17-2009, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Mrabyss

Wouldn't that be the boxster?

That's what I thought too, but then I thought maybe you don't have them in America, so I kept quiet!

Musashi · 04-17-2009, 01:41 PM

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Originally Posted by NYBladeZ

I definitely thought about the Caymen before I bought the Z but in the end it just screams ”I bought a caymen because I couldn't commit for a 911". Personally I don't like driving the lowest tier model a manufacturer has to offer.

You obviously have NO CLUE what you are talking about. Total D-bag statement. I have a Z, Porsche, and other cars. I know my ****, you clearly do not.

BobDigi5060 · 04-17-2009, 09:03 PM

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Originally Posted by imag

Also, being a porsche owner just seems like it would be embarrassing somehow. Getting out of a Porsche just seems to say "I'm an annoying dweeb".

What's embarrassing about driving such a quality car like that?

You're going to find far more annoying ricer type dweebs in the 350/370Zs because a lot more young drivers will be in them since it's a lot less money. I've been bumped up by more Zs and sporty cars in that price range than by cars in the Cayman's range.

MannyLJr · 04-19-2009, 10:14 AM

I too have been lusting for a Cayman S, until the 370Z arrived. I have yet to make my purchase. I've test driven '07 and '08 Caymans, both base and S models. Always with MT. I've driven their Tiptronic AT in a Boxster S and hated it. Nissan has done an excellent job with the 370Z and there is no better standard to strive for than a Porsche Cayman. A base Cayman costs over $50K, a full $20K over a base 370Z. In addition, the 370Z gives you more power, 332hp vs. 265hp in a base Cayman, more torque 270 vs 221, bigger wheels 18" vs. 17"($1235 for 18"), it's faster 5.3 sec 0-60 vs. 5.5, and HID lights ($1560 option on Cayman). The Cayman S starts at $60K, for that price you can buy a his and hers 370Z! The Cayman S, for all it's greatness is no where near twice better. Though, I do love it's engine sound!!

imag · 04-19-2009, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by BobDigi5060

What's embarrassing about driving such a quality car like that?

You're going to find far more annoying ricer type dweebs in the 350/370Zs because a lot more young drivers will be in them since it's a lot less money. I've been bumped up by more Zs and sporty cars in that price range than by cars in the Cayman's range.

Because most (not all) Porsche owners are total tools. The standard Porsche driver is a douchebag. I'm sorry, but it's true. They are often 50 year-old balding dudes who have spent their lifetimes ******* other people over and can't drive worth a crap.

I don't like Porsche's pricing strategy (ridiculously overpriced, especially for options); I don't like their poseur image, I don't really like their fanboys, who seem to think Porsches are god's gift to the automotive world, and I don't like the fact that they have deliberately kept the best car they are producing (the Cayman) down, just so it doesn't infringe on their precious (and outdated) 911. I feel like owning a Porsche is usually (but not always) about just owning an expensive car, without having the means to go whole hog and get a ferrari or something truly beautiful (AM Vantage).

Before people get their panties in a knot - yes, I've been to Porsche club track days and I've been very impressed with the cars and the drivers. Still, it is just a badge that I have never wanted on any car I own. A Carrera S was loping along in traffic next to me yesterday, and it sounded like a VW beetle around idle. For a 90K+ car, that's inexcusable to me. Those cars may sing as the revs rise, but they'll never sound like the aforementioned AM V8, a proper V12, or even the sbc in the Z06. Everyone has their version of automotive heaven, and Porsche has no place in mine...

...now a Caterham CSR - there's a true driver's car, without all the baggage.

04-17-2009, 07:52 AM	#18 (permalink)
chubbs A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Zeeland Posts: 1,046 Drives: 2016 370z Auto-Grey Rep Power: 7586	Annoying to$$er, but he definitely got one thing right - It's ZED, not Zeeeeee. __________________ . '03 Grey >>> '06 Black >>>'10 Silver >>> '16 Grey ^

04-17-2009, 04:29 AM	#17 (permalink)
kamikaze_Z Base Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Hawaii Posts: 22 Drives: 2009-TS-GP-6P Rep Power: 16	did he just said 0-60 in just 5.3 second??? Isn't it 4.7 .

04-19-2009, 10:14 AM	#25 (permalink)
MannyLJr Base Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: San Diego, California Posts: 12 Drives: 2004 Mazda RX-8 GT Rep Power: 16	I too have been lusting for a Cayman S, until the 370Z arrived. I have yet to make my purchase. I've test driven '07 and '08 Caymans, both base and S models. Always with MT. I've driven their Tiptronic AT in a Boxster S and hated it. Nissan has done an excellent job with the 370Z and there is no better standard to strive for than a Porsche Cayman. A base Cayman costs over $50K, a full $20K over a base 370Z. In addition, the 370Z gives you more power, 332hp vs. 265hp in a base Cayman, more torque 270 vs 221, bigger wheels 18" vs. 17"($1235 for 18"), it's faster 5.3 sec 0-60 vs. 5.5, and HID lights ($1560 option on Cayman). The Cayman S starts at $60K, for that price you can buy a his and hers 370Z! The Cayman S, for all it's greatness is no where near twice better. Though, I do love it's engine sound!!