I’m way off the plantation with this — no, not that plantation — but, since you asked, here’s what my new car looks like.
It’s a 2016 base Porsche Cayman, and, no, I didn’t set out to get one with that color scheme in mind. Fortunately, it just worked out that way. School affiliation aside, the other benefit to Guards Red (that’s what Porsche calls it) is that I’ll never lose the car in a parking lot.
The car is an absolute blast to drive. It’s mid-engined, and if you’ve never driven a car with its engine in the middle, it’s hard to describe the sense of balance you have driving. Between that and the sound of the flat-six engine behind your head when you hit the throttle, it’s as intoxicating an experience as you can have behind the wheel without alcohol being involved.
The car’s not for everyone, I know. I’m just lucky enough to be at the stage in my life when I can get away with a two-seater that has modest storage capacity. The rest of the package more than makes up for its shortcomings.
I’ll leave the final word on it to the smug musings of Mr. Ferris Bueller.
Wow! Enjoy that ride, Senator!
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Awesome! I’ve always wanted to drive a mid-engine! I’ll think of all the fun you’re having while I drive my forest green 2001 Buick Century (with a Georgia decal on the back glass!).
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If you had access to a car like this, would you take it back right away? Me either.
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Congratulations. Beautiful car. Finally old enough to afford one, too old to get in and out of it.
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Um, yeah… that’s another one of those shortcomings I was referring to.
One day they may wind up burying me in the car because I wasn’t able to get out of it.
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Damn, who knew writing about UGA football could be so profitable. 😀
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Boy, do I wish. 😉
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What you didn’t pay for it with all the ad clicks?
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Sadly, no.
But the ad clicks did pay for my new floor mats!
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Always heard the color called Arrest Me Red. Drive safe.
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Nice! So that’s where all my clicks went!
Congrats, and enjoy it in good health.
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Very nice, gradulations from Corrine Brown.
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Well then, we have something in common. I have a blue igloo cooler too 😉 Nice looking car Bluto.
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All it needs is a license plate with Bad Motherfucker on it. 🙂 Awesome car!
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I couldn’t get a UGA tag with that on it. 😉
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Nice ride enjoy, I would have gone for the Boxster, but that is why they make different models. Don’t let Al f it up. 🙂
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two-seater that has modest storage capacity. modest storage capacity maybe BUT how many of us can say we have two trunks? now quite your bitchin and go kick in some vectored torque steering and than bitch about the storage capacity. …storage capacity…it’s a Porsche for christ sake…..People who drive a Porsche don’t complain about storage capacity …they have “people” for that type of problem…storage capacity in a Porsche…..talk about a first world problem. Mo money mo problems. Do it make your demi thicker?
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Yeah and no questions about how many MPG you get. Who effin cares!
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Beautiful car! Have fun with it!
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Awesome, congrats senator. Many Ear to ear grins in your future. I had the privilege of taking one around seabring on some hot laps…those caymans are truly works of art, and the noise it makes when wide open is better than anything on the radio.
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I recommend a little German autobahn musik. Neu! is a fine choice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQCTTvUqhOQ
especially “Negativland.”
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Awesome car. Where did you buy it?
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Ordered it through Porsche.
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Which dealer in Atlanta delivered it? Didn’t you have to pick it up at one of them?
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I arranged for a PEC delivery, which I highly recommend.
Porsche Atlanta Perimeter (Ellis) handled the paperwork.
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I had to scratch that itch once many years ago. If you haven’t had time to experience it yet, the most exhilarating experience I had in my “middle age crazy” sports car (also red) was driving in the mountains through the curves . Going up you can really challenge the curves with little fear and fully appreciate the handling. On the downward curves, the car was willing and able but I didn’t have the courage to push it. Have fun.
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dayum, son! you an empty nester now?
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Way to go Senator! Enjoy, I have a 66 GTO ,restored to the max. Love driving it around and turning heads!
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More power to you. And it’s not “urnge”.
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I’m obsessed with Caymans. Congrats Senator. Did you go with the PDK or the manual? I’m looking for a used one myself.
For those unfamiliar with Caymans specifically, here’s what Car and Driver has to say about it: “The secret is its mid-engined chassis, which imparts hyper-sharp reflexes and a natural at-the-limit stability that requires electronics on the rear-engined 911. From its sublime steering to its wonderful transmissions, and from its gorgeous styling to its rigid structure—40 percent torsionally stiffer than the hyper-rigid Boxster convertible—the Cayman is one of the very best cars on the planet.”
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After 40 years of driving manual transmissions, I decided to go with the PDK. I’ve grown tired of driving a stick in rush hour traffic, I’m afraid.
That being said, if the PDK wasn’t such a bloody brilliant thing, it would have been a much tougher call. Porsche’s old Tiptronic pretty much sucked.
Good luck on your hunt.
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Boo hiss…
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I have a major motor jealousy stiffy!
Nice ride sir.
As for transmissions, have a 76 Bronco under reconstruction. Keeping the three on the tree, even though the HP might be a little much. 302 you know.
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Thanks for the post and congratulations. Enjoy, brother.
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Boy does that have Lester Burnham middle age fling written all over it.:-)
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Congratulations ! Beautiful car
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This is going to sound ridiculous to some for a car with that price tag, but I believe that the Cayman one of the best, if not the best, values on the market today. SOOOO much for the money.
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I would like to take a moment to say eff yeah! Nice!
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Nice ivy!
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I can’t decide if you’ve become Mr. Wolf or Cameron’s dad. Either way, you’ve got a sweet ride. 😉
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You’ve come along way since the VW Scirocco. Enjoy it Dawg.
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That Scirocco was a sweet car.
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Jelly
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Great car congrats!
Steep driveway?
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Totally flat, thank goodness.
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Very nice, sir.
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Nice and congrats, but can’t hold the golf clubs. I’ve got an Audi SQ5 which is essentially the Macan and am convinced Germans don’t play golf…other than Langer…as a bag with driver (BullDawg headcover of course) won’t fit straight across the back.
Nice kudzu too!
P.S. If you need to discuss increasing your life insurance coverage…
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Seriously, I had a friend whose wife made him do just that after he bought a ‘Vette. With the way he drove, I didn’t blame her, either.
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Liit off this track but reminded me. Business colleague of mine in the nineties,had a Vette. called his insurance guy and wanted to buy a $250,000 policy on his wife.. Insurance guy asked why, since she didn’t have a job and he was a well paid exec. He said, with a straight face, “Well, if something happened to her, it would take at least a Ferrari to help me get over it.”
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Ha!
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Isn’t it nice that nowadays you buy a very nice car and it comes with a very nice sound system as well. Rock on.
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Keep it wheels side down, sir.
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I got one of those –its just 1/16 scale that my 5 yr old likes to play with. Enjoy!
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Sweet!
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Beautiful..but now you’re a marked man. I’ll be looking out for it on SSI.
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Can’t wait to see it with the car flags and magnets! Show off….
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Nice ride, Senator … I’ll have to be content at the moment with my old Hyundai Sonata, with the Georgia Bulldogs license plate frame, as I drive around northern California. But, at least I got to play with the Kepler Space Telescope for a number of years.
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That must have been pretty cool, SH.
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Tang Mobile!
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Did someone hack this site? Lol this post can’t be real
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That’s the only color for a sports car, Senator. I’ve always known it as Ferrari Racing Red. Had a Fiat Spider that color when I was at UGA a long time ago. When my last kid goes off to college in 5 years I’ll be in the market for one if you’re ready to sell. That’s one gorgious car.
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You’ll have to contact the executor of my estate, Gurkha. 🙂
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Congrats! It looks and sounds like an awesome car.
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Love those mid engines. My high school girlfriend had a Fiero. So, I know how you feel. 😉
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Speak English
Eat French
Wear Italian
Drive German
Sound about like you, Senator?
ps. My C300 folds…actually, it becomes my wifes (she can’t be trusted with anything more). Take possession of my AMG C 63 Coupe in August
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Post of the year right here!
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Well done, Senator. Well done.
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