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Couple of UGLY German cars
The designers of these cars should be punished. They may be great cars dynamically but they are ugly! Just about as ugly as the Lotus Elise/Exige .
 
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Hmm, I think the Cayman looks pretty sharp. The wagon is moderate. I'd rather have a Z3-coupe. But then Station Wagons have never been known as sexy cars.
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The Cayman rocks, pictures don't do it justice.
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I'd own a Cayman in a heartbeat if I had the cash.
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And I'm betting that a Cayman with the 9ff logo on the side is probably pretty special.
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Pictures on the internet tell you nothing about the soul of a car.
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saw my first Cayman S live on the road today and it was very nice.
But this on the other hand, is not. And we cannot blame Bangle for this one; Adrian van Hooydonk get the "credit"  
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I think the Cayman looks awesome... not "beautiful" in the Ferrari 250GTO or Jaguar E-type mold (or even 993), but very cool-looking.
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Re: Couple of UGLY German cars
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I'd rock that cayman - !
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Predented...a totally new concept..Don't have to fear that first "fenderbender!!"
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Predented, hmmmm, I wonder if you get an insurance break on that? It could be a "total" right off the showroom floor.
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A Cayman RS?
But Porsche promised it wouldn't support any racing of the Cayman...
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I wonder how long it will take RUF to put a Turbo or GT3 engine in a Cayman...
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New BMWs look like *****.
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Funny thing is that Jorg Hermann who headed development for the Z4 M Coupe at BMW says "The 911 was our target..... We wanted the M Coupe to be a match for the 911".
Now it may be a fine driver but on looks alone it will never be a 911.
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1977 Porsche 911S 2.7L
1979 Porsche 911SC 3.0
Sinister Dove
Gemini Boomerang
Porsche 996 Turbo Convertible
996 Turbo
2007 Porsche Cayman S
The Viridian Falcon
SOLD! -- The Purple Pig
SOLD! -- Mighty Mouse
SOLD!! -- Alpine Wolf
Gone to California
Turbo
