Sports car for wife...any ideas?

[frijolee]

Happy wife = happy life.  Well done sir.

[spacevomit]

I was hoping you'd choose the Cayman S! Lol.

[Mik3ymomo]

Basically a hard top Boxster. Nice job.
Probably one of the best sports cars for the money you could ever own.

Congrats

[UH-60Pilot]

Happy wife = happy life.  Well done sir.

She is definitely happy. She said she can't stop smiling when she drives it.

I was hoping you'd choose the Cayman S! Lol.

I just could not bring myself to by the Base model when the S was not much more.

Basically a hard top Boxster. Nice job.
Probably one of the best sports cars for the money you could ever own.

Congrats

Basically a hard top Boxster. Nice job.
Probably one of the best sports cars for the money you could ever own.

Congrats

Thanks. Yep its a hard top Boxster. My wife did not want a convertible, and neither did I

[digitalsolo]

It's funny, I hate the Boxster, but somehow when you make it into a Cayman...  I like it a lot.   Baby 911 pretty much.

[UH-60Pilot]

I feel the same way. The Cayman does look like the 911's Hot sister. 

[cholmes]

Yep, I agree too. Even when the Boxster has a removable hardtop on it, it still doesn't look near as nice as the Cayman.

[Friendbuilt]

What about a brz/frs there good looking fun to drive but not so fast she can put it into a tree
I know u got the Boxter but I think the brz should have been on the list. For next time

[UH-60Pilot]

What about a brz/frs there good looking fun to drive but not so fast she can put it into a tree
I know u got the Boxter but I think the brz should have been on the list. For next time

I mentioned the BRZ/FRS to my wife and she did not like it.

She loves the Cayman though. 

[GEAUX FAST]

Nice, I like the look of those Porsches more and more the older I get.

[LNF_AJ]

Miata @Sabre002

[Exidous]

If the motor ever gives out that car makes for a GREAT LS swap too. :-p

[UH-60Pilot]

If the motor ever gives out that car makes for a GREAT LS swap too. :-p

Yes it would. Hope it doesn't happen anytime soon though.

[sccaone]

MIATA, we are on our third one, change the timing belt at 70 or 80K and drive it 200K and you might have to do the brakes and a radiator.
My adult son has well over 250K on his daily driver and He beats the shit out of it, like tires every 8 to 9K, hills and lots of twistes

[UH-60Pilot]

So just thought I would give an update on Cayman S. Last couple of months I noticed some seeping from the Rear Main seal/IMS area. I figured no big deal, just a little leak. Then about a month ago it started leaking a lot. It would leave 10" diameter puddle in the garage. I thought RMS was the culprit. I pulled the transmission a few weeks ago, and discovered that the IMS cover/support cover was leaking. I replaced the IMS cover seal, and the RMS while I was in there. I inspected the IMS bearing and it has Zero play, which is good because you have to split the case to replace the bearing.

I also replaced the clutch and Flywheel(Dual mass, cant resurface). total parts cost was $800 and my labor. It's almost back together, just waiting on a few parts to arrive.

I was also surprised how easy it is to remove the transmission on these mid-engine cars.