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K Tief wrote: Tue Apr 29, 2025 8:12 am Kurt from Connecticut. Always drove sports sedans, all the Germans and most recently three Lexus GS's which were great cars, very reliable if not exciting. Now I have a 2023 Macan S. I can say that this is the best car I have ever owned. Have a two car garage and that limits the number of cars I own so the Macan makes sense from a practical point. Need to retire, move, and get a three car garage. My family owns three 911s.
Kurt, welcome to Carpokes :!:
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K Tief wrote: Tue Apr 29, 2025 8:12 am Kurt from Connecticut. Always drove sports sedans, all the Germans and most recently three Lexus GS's which were great cars, very reliable if not exciting. Now I have a 2023 Macan S. I can say that this is the best car I have ever owned. Have a two car garage and that limits the number of cars I own so the Macan makes sense from a practical point. Need to retire, move, and get a three car garage. My family owns three 911s.
Music to Porsche lovers' ears! Welcome to Carpokes!
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K Tief wrote: Tue Apr 29, 2025 8:12 am Kurt from Connecticut. Always drove sports sedans, all the Germans and most recently three Lexus GS's which were great cars, very reliable if not exciting. Now I have a 2023 Macan S. I can say that this is the best car I have ever owned. Have a two car garage and that limits the number of cars I own so the Macan makes sense from a practical point. Need to retire, move, and get a three car garage. My family owns three 911s.
Welcome to Carpokes. The Macan S is indeed a great car!

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@Punk, VERY CLEAN looking 951!
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G'day everyone from Australia!

Name: Brett Redman
Location: Sydney Australia

Current fun cars: '23 Cayman GTS manual in Gentian Blue

Occupation: IT business owner in the Contact Centre space - Call Design

First Porsche: '23 Cayman GTS

I have owned multiple BMW M Cars (M3's and most recently a couple of M2's - all manual), a few Audi S cars, and lots of other things ..... including multiple motorcycles (current day ride is a Ducati Multistrada V4S). This is my first Porsche and I absolutely LOVE it... I thought it would be good, but cannot believe how much better it is than the BMW's and Audi's (and other stuff) I have owned. They all felt like very good cars, but a collection of parts bolted together... the Porsche feels like it was carved from a solid block of something!
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Love the sentiments Brett! You're going to have fun in your GTS - the 718s are so magnificently well-balanced and nimble. Your Cayman will be a pleasure to drive every time you get behind the wheel.

Post some pics!

And by the way, welcome to Carpokes!! :thumbup:
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redmanb4 wrote: Mon May 05, 2025 8:33 pm G'day everyone from Australia!

Name: Brett Redman
Location: Sydney Australia

Current fun cars: '23 Cayman GTS manual in Gentian Blue

Occupation: IT business owner in the Contact Centre space - Call Design

First Porsche: '23 Cayman GTS

I have owned multiple BMW M Cars (M3's and most recently a couple of M2's - all manual), a few Audi S cars, and lots of other things ..... including multiple motorcycles (current day ride is a Ducati Multistrada V4S). This is my first Porsche and I absolutely LOVE it... I thought it would be good, but cannot believe how much better it is than the BMW's and Audi's (and other stuff) I have owned. They all felt like very good cars, but a collection of parts bolted together... the Porsche feels like it was carved from a solid block of something!
Hi Brett,
As a fellow CGTS 718 owner, welcome to Carpokes and thanks for joining.
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Welcome to Carpokes Brett, pics of the Cayman are welcome as well :)
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redmanb4 wrote: Tue May 06, 2025 4:25 pm Like so???

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Nice :thumbup:
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