“You can fit anything in an XJ”

True story: I cross shopped a Porsche Cayman, a Mazda Miata RF, *and*... wait for it... a Mazda3 Grand Touring hatchback with an MT.

Okay, the reveal of Darth Maul hurt me more than anything else they could have done, because:

Thanks, but again, I was talking about riding ON road, not off.

Sitting up high is awesome (SUPERMOTO TIME!). Mounting is easy if you use the peg.

That Porsche silver tho.

Everything I learned about oil I learned from Doc Williams— the man is a miracle worker!

I’m totally going to Safari my 981 Cayman before I’m done with it. Just can’t bring myself to do it yet...

I think the better comparison I’d like to see is between this and a 718 S, or even a Base 718. My 981 Base is about as pure a driver’s car as one can get. The engine will never get you out of trouble, but nor will it get you *into* trouble, either— put it’s just about perfect in stringing corners together at legal…

“My lord, I’ve reached the driveway. The garage door will be down in moments, you may start our dinner.”

Since it was my first Porsche, I admit that I was intimidated by the prospect of expensive routine service and even more expensive mechanical problems, but I got a CPO with 4 years’ worth of MFR warranty on it, the car only had 4K miles on it, and even as a CPO, I still got an independent Porsche shop to take a look…

Late to the game, but as 981 Base Cayman owner, what sort of electronics and driver aids come stock with the 718?

I’m one who actually cross-shopped a new 2018 Miata RF and a lightly-used 2016 981 Cayman Base model. Surprisingly enough, both cars felt very similar to me— acceleration was comparable, more body roll in the Miata (the Cayman is on rails in comparison) but that’s fun in its own way, both cars are plenty for the…

I didn’t— bought a 2016 CPO base Cayman with 4K miles on it two months ago, already added my own thousand miles flogging the hell out of it.

Unsure of the precise etymology, but “farkle” has a long and proud history associated with motorcycling, where decades of owners-- many of the pirate sort-- have “farkled” their bikes with all sorts of doodads, both useful and cosmetic.

Expensive.

The author and I share very different opinions of the definition of “downside.”

True fact: Australian embassies everywhere throw the best parties.

That’s actually a sharp color, AS LONG AS you have the appropriate contrast— more black trim, or a darker brown.

If I had more money than sense, I would *totally* mod a Camry with all of those options described just to admire the spectacle of the Frankencar that resulted.