06 Z06 VS 06 Cayman S?

[karl_1052]

Originally Posted by CasterTroy

Chris did you get rid of that caymen?

Whats the NC part of your miata mean?

No Cawks, since they are a chick car and all.

[Chris S]

Originally Posted by goof2

NC refers to the generation of Miata. NA is 1st gen, NB is 2nd gen, NC is 3rd gen.

Just noticed I missed Troy's first question. I traded my CS for an '08 M3 sedan in March, the extra seats come in handy now that I have a kid. Got the Miata 2 wks later.

[tached1000rr]

a friend of my has the 06 Z06 black on black, it's always been my dream car.

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by Chris S

The question is whether he's buying a car to enjoy as a sports car, or if he's going wheel to wheel racing. There are many, many factors that go into ownership satisfaction beyond lap times. If that was all that mattered, I'd just suggest he buy a shifter kart. How many naive Z06 owners bought into that train of though only to drive it into a ditch? It's performance is well beyond what can sensibly be used on most public streets, and I've seen very few @ DE's.

BTW, maint. came up, and I have to dispel the Myth of Porsche maint. It took one $200-$230 oil change per year, and that's it. Tire wear was great since the car is so well balanced. I'm convinced that maint., tire/brake wear, etc. will be more on the Z06.

Yeah that's all cool and stuff as long as you understand that you're car is not king. LOL

Besides, they liked the R8 chassis better than the Porsche, granted it's the same company.

[101lifts2]

Originally Posted by Chris S

Car wash?

It takes 9 qts. of Mobil 1. Yes, I could have done it much cheaper myself.

The upside is that maint. intervals were 20K miles, I just did it once a year to err on the side of conservatism.

Why is there 9 qts of motor oil? That motor is not air cooled which would def. need an oil cooler. Prolly has an oil cooler, but in order to get all that oil up to the front you need 9qts.

[Chris S]

Originally Posted by 101lifts2

Yeah that's all cool and stuff as long as you understand that you're car is not king. LOL

Besides, they liked the R8 chassis better than the Porsche, granted it's the same company.

I never said or implied the CS is king. I loved mine for what it was, that's all. I def. knew better than to go picking fights w/ Z06's, but I'm not into street racing anyway nor do I feel the need to pound my chest over having the fastest car around (I would have kept my old Supra Turbo had that been the case).

I'd rather have an R8 myself, but it's out of reach financially w/o being stupid w/ my money. The CS, OTOH, isn't.

Re: the 9 qts. of oil, it's just typical Porsche over-engineering, and helps the oil last longer. I believe the Z06 also takes a lot of oil IIRC.

[Sean]

9 qts of oil = 20k oil change intervals (or one year, which most people hit first).