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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 11:35 AM
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350Z (GT) vs cayman (non-S)!!

i need your help!! should i get the 08"350z gt or stay with my cayman?
 

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Old Jan 6, 2008 | 11:36 AM
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What's a carman?
 
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Stay with your Cayman. Much better car.
 
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Are you serious??? I'd take a used Cayman over a new 350 any day of the week.
 
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Trust me on this - keep your Cayman. Of course if you're really interested in the Z, give it a whirl - take it for a test drive and decide for yourself. But after driving both, IMHO the Cayman is a better car.
 
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i will try to test drive todays but the Z has all the opt. with brembo break and 300hp 6speed with nev bose els...i don;t know
my cayman is not the "s" so... need more help be4 is too late thanks^^
 
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Those tiny brembo brakes aren't even comparable. They're just there for marketing. You'll feel the difference once you sit in the car and take it for a drive. The drivetrain, suspension, gearbox is miles away from the Cayman.

The Z is a great car at its price point, but it will need some work in order for it to match a Porsche right out the box.
 
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I'd rather drive a base 50k mile '01 Boxster before a 2008 350Z...
 
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I'd take a Cayman any day. Once you get used to the balance of a mid-engined car it's hard to go back. Besides, I could never quite get past the door handles on a Z. They look like they'd be more at home on a Frigidaire.
 
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Cayman all the way.
 
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i love 350z(s) but u r comparing boys to men when comparning 350z to a cayman (or carman in your case) lol.

don't do it. if u must get a Z then get a 03 used one to add to ur carman collection.
 
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If you're a hot rodder, the Z is where it's at.
 
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Originally Posted by mister_jkd
If you're a hot rodder, the Z is where it's at.
You mean street racer right?
 
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I dunno, I'd take a 350Z over a Karmann Ghia... maybe.

Stick with the Cayman. 350's are nothing to write home about IMO.
 
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Originally Posted by cayman07
i will try to test drive todays but the Z has all the opt. with brembo break and 300hp 6speed with nev bose els...i don;t know
my cayman is not the "s" so... need more help be4 is too late thanks^^
dude those two car options in the same sentence are disrespectful, as a Cayman owner I find it offensive. My cayman "GT" has 355BHP I have yet to be passed by anything. My only mods are APR full exhaust, APR software and K&N filter. (yes proven dynoed to the wheels 301WHP=355BHP) WHPX1.18=BHP on Cayman S

 

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