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Car Forum / Ferrari Cars / July 2006Yesterday I drove...
...a 2006 Porsche Cayman S... My employer ordered one and it had just came in. My drive was pretty short, but telling. The car is very solid, and responsive. The Sport Chrono and Bilsteins make for super-tight handling, without being nervous on bad pavement. The engine has a nice cammy rush from 4k on up, and the 6 speed has nice close ratios. I didn't think "Boxster coupe" once the entire time I drove it. It reminded me of the 993 I drove, except smoother, less raw. The 993 was twitchy and the engine barked and snarled, with the car just lunging and chomping at the bit to be hammered on. The Cayman S encouraged smoothness and the engine note was more refined. I guess I liked the 993 better, but there is a good argument either way. The brakes were outstanding. The car has several neat features too. The best part? My employer plans on using this as our travelling car, replacing his biturbo S4. That means I'll be driving this car once or twice a week... I've already planted the seed that he needs a new 911 Turbo next... He is definitely a Porsche guy, so the Ferrari argument is pointless with him... He likes them, but has no urge to own one. -Matt- "If only he had wanted a 355 instead..." and the point of posting this in this group was? > ...a 2006 Porsche Cayman S... > > My employer ordered one and it had just came in. My drive was pretty > short, but telling. > and the point of posting this in this group was? > >> ...a 2006 Porsche Cayman S... >> >> My employer ordered one and it had just came in. My drive was pretty >> short, but telling. Probably to share it with his friends here, all of whom are interested. This appears to be your first post to this group. Was there a particular reason why you felt the need to suddenly drop in and start criticizing the regulars? -Paul > This appears to be your first post to this group. Was there a > particular reason why you felt the need to suddenly drop in and start > criticizing the regulars? To be fair, if he's new here he wouldn't know who the regulars are, maybe he just thought that he was attacking a troll in defense of the group ;) One time is no time, two times is a habbit... :) Best Wishes Thomas *Ferrari 1-2 baby, yeah!* <<and the point of posting this in this group was?>> To confuse newbies. C. > and the point of posting this in this group was? Obviously you're new here. I suspect you'll be disappointed by the lack of actual Ferrari content on this group. If you have anything useful to share, perhaps even a Ferrari topic of your own, feel free. This group has a batch of regulars that regularly post OT content and nobody bitches except newbs trying to make a name for themselves by playing diss the troll. Well, Mark bitches too, but we're all used to him by now. Occasionally someone comes up with a Ferrari topic that we haven't already covered to death, or someone outside the core group posts a Ferrari question that may get answered if any of us have any helpful information to pass on. Currently we have a few 308s, a 328, a 355 Challenge, a TR, and a 250GTE among the regular posters as well as a few like myself that are still working toward the goal of owning a Ferrari someday. Some people here love F1, some couldn't care less. Some hate TRs, some find the V8 cars lacking, and some just worship anything with the prancing horse on it. Some work on their own Ferraris, and some restrict their mechanical work to applying tyre black. *cough* Most everyone here is friendly, and several of us have met in real life. Stick around, you'll see. Or f**k off. I don't care. -Matt- Obviously I'm new here. You're wrong about the lack of Ferrari content - many of the posts I've read are interesting, focused on what the newsgroup was set up for, and tell me more than I knew before about Ferrari. The fact that there's owners giving personal experiences of their cars is a bonus, and the group is also clearly a great resource for people wanting to research a particular vehicle. But more than half the posts recently seem to be about the ugliness and alleged sexual availability of the wife of a 'regular', along with childish guffawing regarding the word 'gearstick'. And some guy writing about a drive he had in his boss's Porsche, justified on the basis that he's also one of the 'regulars', is simply irrelevant to this group. He could have emailed the 'regulars' with this exciting tale, or posted it in alt.autos.porsche, or (better still) compared the vehicle with driving the equivalent Ferrari. Not trolling.... apologies if I appeared impolite - I just want to read about Ferraris. Have a great day Michael >> and the point of posting this in this group was? > [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > -Matt- > Obviously I'm new here. Not a hanging offence on it's own ;-) > You're wrong about the lack of Ferrari content - many of the posts > I've read are interesting, focused on what the newsgroup was set up [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > and alleged sexual availability of the wife of a 'regular', along with > childish guffawing regarding the word 'gearstick'. Well, sadly like so many newsgroups we suffer from trolls who try to stir things up, and spend time stalking us to find a few personal details in order to try to be offensive. Generally we ignore them, sometimes one or two respond, and sometimes when the respondent is Psycho Mike (a prose warrior who's lexicon of abuse is a wonder to behold) then 'cussing' becomes an 'extreme sport'. > And some guy writing about a drive he had in his boss's Porsche, > justified on the basis that he's also one of the 'regulars', is simply > irrelevant to this group. He could have emailed the 'regulars' with > this exciting tale, or posted it in alt.autos.porsche, or (better > still) compared the vehicle with driving the equivalent Ferrari. Yeah, but see, this is an 'alt' group. You could go to ferrarichat.com and be assured of nothing but on-topic and highly detailed posts, but this is more like a themed bar, you come in with an eye on the dancing donkey over the door, but you can talk about pretty much anything. > Not trolling.... apologies if I appeared impolite - I just want to > read about Ferraris. Ok. So mine is due for a service and I'm skint.... ...but cam belts are cam belts and they need doing. Last year (having done a paltry 1000 miles) I survived with just an oil change, carried out by general nice person and 328GTS owner, Iain Miller (he who suffered sniping about his beautiful wife from the aforementioned troll - probably because the aforentionned troll will never have a beautiful wife) but this year I'm hoping to get back to my more usual habit of touring in mainland Europe with the car (an '84 308 GTS Quattrovalvole, with very fine black tyres [go f.ck your hat, Matt]) so a proper service is in order if we are to enjoy the Alps without the fear of anything going bang... So. Who are you? I see you're probably a Brit. The Brits here are few, mostly live in the south, and mostly are or have been Ferrari owners. > Have a great day And you. -Paul > Ok. So mine is due for a service and I'm skint.... Does that mean you aren't going to stand me to a bottle or ten of Chateau Villiers Street on my next trip??? ...but cam belts are cam belts and they need doing. Last year (having done a paltry 1000 > miles) I survived with just an oil change, carried out by general nice > person and 328GTS owner, Iain Miller (he who suffered sniping about his [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > [go f.ck your hat, Matt]) so a proper service is in order if we are to > enjoy the Alps without the fear of anything going bang... And I trust this journey is going to be documented in the usual way? T308 (Who missed the MCPD travelogues...) > Does that mean you aren't going to stand me to a bottle or ten of > Chateau Villiers Street on my next trip??? My dear fellow! of course not. Even in the darkest of financial times, one can still manage a bottle (or ten) for a gentleman such as yourself. >> a proper service is in order if we are to >> enjoy the Alps without the fear of anything going bang... >> > And I trust this journey is going to be documented in the usual way? Abso-damn-lutely. That particular website is need of a serious overhaul. A Euro tour will be just the spark needed. > T308 > (Who missed the MCPD travelogues...) Too kind, <sniff> too kind... MCPD Jesus H. Christ! Are we back to the mutual love fest marathon? <Sniff>, indeed! I just wanted to tell all of you that I have decided to buy a shotgun. I think it is best for home protection in the wild, wild west that still exists here in Prescott. The guy at the Quik Stop liquor store a block away from my apartment (they still have Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale!!) told me he sells 30 crystal meth pipes a week. Since I have definitive knowledge of the kind of people who buy such apparati, and considering that my two cats, my TV, and my a/v equipment are more precious to me than life itself (well ... only sometimes for the TV and the a/v stuff), I feel it only necessary that I be able to blow some motherf..king tweaker's chest out of his a.s if threatened. And, like I did with my mountain bike, I will be affixing a Scuderia Ferrari sticker to the stock. That way the last thing Mr. Tweako will see as blood rushes out of his mouth will be the prancing horse. I got a job working the graveyard stocking shift at the local Petsmart. That way I get a discount on all the ridiculous things I lavish on Dahlia and Nickie, like Greenies dental treats (liver flavor). And the trip to Guns Guns Guns (also a block away) becomes a reality instead of a pile of bullshit. A warning to Mikal is now in effect. If he wants to get f.cked in the a.s by a Mossberg 500 Special Purpose - .410 pump loaded with #2 shot and slugs alternating with no choke - I beg him to follow up on his gutless insults and board that plane to his final destination. > Too kind, <sniff> too kind... > A warning to Mikal is now in effect. If he wants to get f.cked in the > a.s by a Mossberg 500 Special Purpose - .410 pump loaded with #2 shot > and slugs alternating with no choke - I beg him to follow up on his > gutless insults and board that plane to his final destination. You know Winchester makes (made, they went under this year) triple-aught buck for that little .410... I have a few boxes myself. They have 5 pellets per round in the 3" shell, and 3 pellets in the 2.5" version. -Matt- "..." I will take that under consideration, Tex. > You know Winchester makes (made, they went under this year) > triple-aught buck for that little .410... I have a few boxes myself. > They have 5 pellets per round in the 3" shell, and 3 pellets in the > 2.5" version. > > -Matt- "..." <<Obviously I'm new here.>> Quite. <<some guy writing about a drive he had in his boss's Porsche, justified on the basis that he's also one of the 'regulars', is simply irrelevant to this group. >> It's not irrelevant to THIS group. That's what we're trying to tell you. So do you currently own or aspire to Ferrari? C. > Obviously I'm new here. The others have pretty well covered the subject for me. Paul made a good point in that www.ferrarichat.com is a good source for Ferrari owner stories and the like. If you think this group is interesting you'll spend hours sifting through all the threads over there, as they have more members and are much more active. No offense taken, I just bristle at the bi-yearly "new guy complaining about off-topic content" posts, as we have no moderator here and don't particularly want one. Have a good one. -Matt- "..." "Matt Borland" <gp911911@gmail.com> wrote > > we have no moderator here and don't particularly want one. O'reilly? (sorry, I meant 'oh really?', but I raised an eyebrow so violently that cramp set in and now I'm stuck in the exact expression that a certain Fox presenter has when someone suggests that his argument lacks credibility. You know the look.). And I quote: "A warning to Mikal is now in effect. If he wants to get f.cked in the a.s by a Mossberg 500 Special Purpose - .410 pump loaded with #2 shot and slugs alternating with no choke - I beg him to follow up on his gutless insults and board that plane to his final destination." Now *that's* what I call 'moderation'. -MCPD "Matt Borland" <gp911911@gmail.com> wrote a load of stuff. Well said, sir! -Paul snippage > Currently we have a few 308s, a 328, a 355 > Challenge, a TR, and a 250GTE among the regular posters Actually we have two GT/Es here. One Series 2 in my garage and a Series 3 on the way which I have yet to see. T308 (Who will start adding garages shortly....) <<Actually we have two GT/Es here. One Series 2 in my garage and a Series 3 on the way which I have yet to see.>> And there's a Mondial QV Cab in my garage. C. > <<Actually we have two GT/Es here. One Series 2 in my garage and a > Series 3 on the way which I have yet to see.>> > > And there's a Mondial QV Cab in my garage. > > C. And I thought that was just a parts shelf. T308 <<And I thought that was just a parts shelf.>> No, no, not for years. The Mondial just needs a clutch. The Fastback has been a parts shelf for some time now, but it will be done by the end of the year. Has to be. It's going to SEMA. And, everyone, keep your fingers crossed. I think I've found hand controls for the Mondial. I may be driving it to Monterey this year myself! C. > <<And I thought that was just a parts shelf.>> > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > C. Wow, I'd forgotten about the "phantom phastback"... I'd love to know the details on it (engine, trans, chassis, etc.) when it's done... How cool would it be for you to arrive at the Historics in that Mondial... I hope your hand control system works out. -Matt- "..." > snippage > [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > T308 > (Who will start adding garages shortly....) Good on ya, man. I take it some progress has been made on the white car then? Or did Shaugnessy sell the engine like he threatened to..? That thread still cracks me up... -Matt- "..." >>snippage >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > Good on ya, man. I take it some progress has been made on the white car > then? Yes, Casper ran for the first time last week! It might even make it round the block this weekend. > Or did Shaugnessy sell the engine like he threatened to..? Nope, but he sold me the new one too! Quantity will be exchanged for increased quality as time passes. > That thread still cracks me up... and it lead to an article in Thoroughbred & Classic Cars. "Casper the GT/E" is now a star! The new one didn't come from Mexico, but from the other boarder to the North.... > -Matt- "..." T308 (Who will someday trade ten GT/Es for an SA...)
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