Does anyone have experience with SeaSucker mounts?
@homeforsummer surely you've used suction mounts for camera equipment, right?
Could've sworn I responded to this at some point but apparently not. Not that it'd have done any good as I don't have much first-hand experience - photographers use similar for their kit but I've no idea what company makes what they've been using.
I can possibly offer some insight into your 986/987 and 981/982 question though. The models I've driven have been quite disparate - most of the 982 range, but from 981 only a Cayman GT4 I think and from 987 just the Spyder.
From that small selection what I can confirm is that the 987 is so much more of an "intimate" feeling car than the 981/982 - while the current Boxster and Cayman are hardly huge, the older ones are more like the difference between the jump from 997 and before, to later 911s in terms of how compact they feel on the road. It may not bother some but for me I just prefer the smaller feel, it just instantly feels like more of a sports car than a luxury car.
The other thing is the older Boxster/Cayman engine, at least on the basis of the Spyder, feels much more raw than the later cars. The later ones still sound great and feel responsive, but it's almost like a digitally enhanced version with the rough edges selectively removed. Again for me that's not quite as exciting as the older engine which actually has a bit more of the character of the old aircooled cars.
The steering in the later cars is very good... but again, it just doesn't have that natural feel and detail of the older models. If just one of the above was different then I'd happily go for a later car, but given the choice I just want an earlier one even more now.
That said, as you've pointed out, with the later cars you do avoid IMS-related issues (though I've no idea whether later cars have their own characteristic issues), and if you're not bothered by the sound (I really can't get on with it - after the six it just sounds so rough and uncultured) then there are definitely benefits, those turbo fours in particular have a really strong mid-range that makes up somewhat for the typically tall Porsche gearing.
I've posted this photo elsewhere, but for me the 987 Spyder isn't just the most I've liked a Boxster/Cayman, but probably the most I've liked any Porsche. It was great fun on a circuit, but flowed down a local bumpy road so much more naturally than any other model I've tried, GT3s and the like included. And the performance was ideal for the road too. I know a regular early 986 Boxster isn't that quick but driving the Spyder made me really want one, as I reckon it'd be spot-on.
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