After doing a lot of reading here it appears that ordering a new cayman s without PASM is "stupid" to put it blunt. It appears the standard suspension is in the middle of the two and not good, being too bumpy on normal roads and not good enough for the track. It also appears the way the PASM adjusts on the fly to the driver and the conditions is amazing, and why wouldn't you want this? In a way it sounds great but in some ways I'd rather always have the same suspension feel, something that I could always expect and know what's going to happen.
I guess my problem that I am running into is that it is very hard to find any 09 with PASM to start with. With that said, I am very particular on my color. The color that I want there is only 7-8 in the nation is appears. Only 1 or 2 of them have PASM. The ones that are close to me "don't" have PASM. Sadly I don't have any chance to test drive a Cayman S and I'm pretty much going to be leasing without even driving it (I'm out of the country and need a car ready to go when I return back to work).
With that said, would a 2009 Cayman s without pasm still seem like a good and enjoyable car? I've had a BMW 335I COUPE with the sports suspenion before and I felt that was good enough for most of my driving. I don't track at all. The only weekness with the 335i was that on the twisties it was not as nimble as I want (but still extremely good)
To make a long story short.. would a Cayman S (2009) suspension provide enough enjoyment atleast a 335i level? or is getting one without PASM just something I will regret for the next 3 years.
Thanks!
I guess my problem that I am running into is that it is very hard to find any 09 with PASM to start with. With that said, I am very particular on my color. The color that I want there is only 7-8 in the nation is appears. Only 1 or 2 of them have PASM. The ones that are close to me "don't" have PASM. Sadly I don't have any chance to test drive a Cayman S and I'm pretty much going to be leasing without even driving it (I'm out of the country and need a car ready to go when I return back to work).
With that said, would a 2009 Cayman s without pasm still seem like a good and enjoyable car? I've had a BMW 335I COUPE with the sports suspenion before and I felt that was good enough for most of my driving. I don't track at all. The only weekness with the 335i was that on the twisties it was not as nimble as I want (but still extremely good)
To make a long story short.. would a Cayman S (2009) suspension provide enough enjoyment atleast a 335i level? or is getting one without PASM just something I will regret for the next 3 years.
Thanks!